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toc =Eng 101 English Composition I=
 * Professor H. Tia Juana Malone**
 * Instruction Librarian: Ted Intarabumrung**



This guide is designed to help you research topics. 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.
 * tintarabumrung@rcc.mass.edu: Please contact Ted 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)]

=EBooks= There are three databases of electronic books, encyclopedias and dictionaries. Ebrary has about 284 documents under search terms: "toni morrison"and "song of solomon".

Good Search Terms to use: words or phrase

 * Toni Morrison
 * Song of Solomon
 * Literary criticism and Song of Solomon

Books
__New Essasys on the Song of Solomon__: PS3563.O8749 S636 1995

__Toni Morrison: a critical companion__: PS3563.O8749 Z75 1998

__Bloom's how to write about Toni Morrison__: PS3563.O8749 Z575 2008

General
__The Toni Morrison Encyclopedia__, Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2003. Ref. PS3563.O8749 Z913 2003

Biographies
__African American Writers__, New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 2001. Ref. PS153.N5 A344 2001 __American Ethnic Writers__, Hackensack, New Jersey : Salem Press, Inc, 2000. Ref. PS153.M56 A414 2000 __American Writers: a collection of literary biographies__, New York : Charles Scribner's Son's, 1981-. Ref. PS129 .A55 __Contemporary Authors: A Bio-biographical Guide to Current Writers in Fiction, General Nonfiction, Poetry, Journalism, Drama__, Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1962-. Ref. Z1224 .C58

Literary Criticism
__African American Literary Criticism, 1773 to 2000__, by Hazel Arnet Ervin, New York : Twayne Publishers, 1999. Ref. PS153.N5 A33 1999 __Black Literature Criticism, Detroit__ : Gale Tresearch Co., 1992-. Ref. PS153.N5 B556 1992 __Critical Companion to Toni Morrison: a literary reference to her life and work__, by Carmen Gillespie, New York : Facts On File, 2008. Ref. PS3563.O8749 Z653 2008

=Periodicals= Browse these paper journals and magazines in the library's first floor periodicals section for articles about //Song of Solomon.//
 * __Contemporary Literature__
 * Use databases to find articles on //Song of Solomon.//
 * E-Journmal List

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

Literary Reference Center
Literature Resource Center provides biographaphical essays, literary criticism, summary plot. Literary Reference Center™ is a comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. This is the best place to start. Over 130 articles on the //Song of Solomon//. [|Tutorial]

Literature Resource Center
Literature Resource Center provides biographaphical essays, literary criticism, summary plot.

[|Contemporary Literary Criticism]
CLC is an extensive collection of critical essays on contemporary authors. 9 articles on the //Song of Solomon// and dozens more on Toni Morrison.

[|Biography Resource Center]
This database contains more than 400,000 biographies on nearly 275,000 people gathered from over 90 reference sources. Good place to find information about Toni Morrison.

[|Academic Search Premier]
Provides full text for more than 3,800 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including over 90 articles on the //Song of Solomon//. [|Tutorial]

BPL Literature Databases
Provides full text for articles published in scholarly journals. You can use your RCC library barcode for access.

=Web sites= There are many good Toni Morrison 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.

Search Engines

 * [|Altavista]
 * [|Google]

Web sites
[|Literary Resources on the Net] [|PAL: Perspectives in American Literature] [|Voice of the Shuttle: (Literature in English)]
 * General**

[|Anniina's Toni Morrison Page] [|Toni Morrison: Voices From the Gap]
 * Toni Morrison**

Streaming Videos
There are around nine segments of videos under search terms, Toni Morrison.

Snapshot from Youtube
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=Citing Sources: Style Guides= [|Duke Library Guide to Assembling a List of Works Cited] [|Laguardia Community College Library MLA and APA citation style] [|The Owl at Purdue: APA Formatting and Style Guide] [|The Owl at Purdue: MLA 2009 Formatting and Style Guide]

=Basic Research Help= 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.
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 * Looking for articles? Search our [|Databases].
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Research guide prepared on 10-18-10 by Ted Intarabumrung: tintarabumrung@rcc.mass.edu