ENG102.English.Composition.II.King.Spring.2009

toc =Course: Eng 102 English Comp II Spring 2009=
 * Professor Patrick King**



This guide is designed to help you search for literary critiques and reviews about George Orwell's __Nineteen Eighty-four__. It includes an index of scholarly sources that should be used. Included in the list are websites and search engines that will be helpful in your research. If you have any trouble finding these sources, please ask a librarian for help. Good Luck! Any comments or suggestions are welcome!
 * [|RCC Library Home Page]: Most materials found in this research guide are available at the library's home page.
 * Please contact me (Ted Intarabumrung), tintarabumrung@rcc.mass.edu) if you have any questions concerning this guide or research.

=Books=

Books
The on-line catalog provides access to the Library's collection of approximately 40,000 books, periodicals and audio-visual titles. These resources may be used to find information for assignments or general interest. [|Tutorial for searching catalog and ordering books from Metro Boston Library Network (includes Boston Public Library)]

Good Search Terms to use: words or phrase

 * Orwell and 1984

Reference Books
call number: Ref. PR83 .H34 1998
 * Library of Literary Criticism: Modern British Literature edited by Ruth Z. Temple. call number: Ref. PR 473 .T4
 * Cambridge Guide to Literature in English by Ian Ousby. call number: Ref.PR 85 .C29 1993
 * Cambridge Guide to English Literature by Michael Stapleton. call number: Ref. PR85 .C28 1983
 * Literary Research Guide: an Annotated Listing of Reference Sources in English Literary Studies by James L. Harner.

=Periodicals= Browse these paper journals and magazines in the library's first floor periodicals section.
 * __Contemporary Literature__

=Articles= Access to millions of journal, magazine, newspaper and reference source articles through our research databases.


 * [|Credo Reference,] collections of reference books such as selected titles below.

The Bloomsbury Dictionary of English Literature The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature Critical Terms for Literary Study A Dictionary of Literary Symbols The Edinburgh Encyclopedia of Modern Criticism and Theory


 * [|Biography Resoruces Center], providing biographical essays of George Orwell, magazine and news articles about his works, and some free links related to him.
 * [|Contemporary Literary Criticism,] collection of full-text literary critques published in journals and other periodicals.
 * [|Literary Reference Center], providing summary essays related to George Orwell's __Nineteen Eighty-Four__, such as character profile, literary places, story plot, critical evaluation and bibliography.
 * [|Academic Search Elite,] collection of scholarly information, such as peer-reviewed articles and research articles.
 * [|Campus Research] collection of worldwide newspapers.

=Web sites= There are many good [insert topic] web sites on the internet. These web sites have been evaluated by library staff. Remember to always evaluate internet resources. To find out more about evaluating web sites, [|Lesley University]has a very good guide.

Multimedia
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Search Engines

 * scholar.google.com
 * altavista.com

Web sites

 * 1984 snapshot

Please click the Ask a Librarian icon if you have any questions concerning these guides, need help finding material for your research or any general questions you might have.

=Documenting Source: MLA Style=
 * Looking for books? Search our [|Online Catalog].
 * Looking for articles? Search our [|Databases].
 * Can't find what you are looking for? Use our [|InterLibrary Loan Form].

Articles retrieved from a RCC library's subscription database service.
 * 1) publication information (Lastname, first name. "article name." __periodical name__ volume.issue: page range.)
 * 2) database name (__Academic Search Premier.)__
 * 3) name of the service (Gale, EBSCOhost, Proquest)
 * 4) name and location of the library where you retrieved the source (Roxbury Community College Lib.)
 * 5) your date of access (23 Mar.2009)
 * 6) URL of the service ([|http://find.galegroup.com])

Sample

//**Gale, Cengage Learning**//

Leman, Nicholas. "The Limits of Language. (Orwell in '08)." __Columbia Journalism Review__ 46.4 Nov.-Dec.2007: 31-34. __Academic OneFile__. Gale.
 * Roxbury Community College Lib. 23 Mar. 2009 [|http://find.galegroup.com].

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Research guide prepared on 03-20-09 by Ted Intarabumrung: tintarabumrung@rcc.mass.edu