ENG102EngCompII.Nefer

toc =ENG102: English Composition II=
 * Professor Tua Nefer**



This guide is designed to help you research //The Bluest Eye// 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.
 * whoag@rcc.mass.edu: Please contact me 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

 * Toni Morrison
 * The Bluest Eye
 * Literary and The Bluest Eye

Books


Toni Morrison and Motherhood: a politics of the heart: PS3563.O8749 Z79 2004


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


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

Reference Books
__The Toni Morrison Encyclopedia__, Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2003. Ref. PS3563.O8749 Z913 2003
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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: classic and emerging authors since 1950,__ Detroit : Gale Tresearch Co., 1992-. Ref. PS153.N5 N557 2008x __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

Electronic Books
[|Ebrary] The library has recently added 20,000 online books from the vendor Ebrary. This is the “community college” collection, of interest to students and faculty at 2-year colleges. All books are simultaneously available to all RCC users.

=Periodicals= Browse these paper journals and magazines in the library's first floor periodicals section for articles about //The Bluest Eye//
 * __Contemporary Literature__
 * Use databases to find articles on //The Bluest Eye.//

=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. [|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.

==[|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 [|Tutorial]

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

=Streaming Videos= Full length and segment videos from Films On Demand.

Films On Demand


Toni Morrison: A Writer's Work 52 Minutes Toni Morrison exists in two worlds: the visible world, bustling around her, and the world of her novels, whose characters tell about an interior reality hidden from the eyes of strangers. In her work,...

Toni Morrison Uncensored 30 Minutes In this compelling program, world-renowned author Toni Morrison candidly answers questions regarding how she became a writer, the pain of empathizing with her characters, the sensual nature of her nov...

=Web sites= There are some good 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**

=Citing Sources: Style Guides=

__[|APA Style Tutorial]__ [|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 01/25/11by Wiliam Hoag: whoag@rcc.mass.edu