FYS 101: Words & IdeasLiterature of Travel

Kristen L. Young, MLIS, AHIPDenison University

Thursday October 18, 2012

Assignment Students need to choose one of the authors

Montagu Trollope Darwin Dickens Twain D. H. Lawrence Kerouac Naipaul

Prepare a bibliography of critical sources on that author that relate to their travel writing

Using Academic Search Complete and the CONSORT Catalog, demonstrate to the students how to go about creating such a bibliography.

http://www.denison.edu/library/

The Library

Steps to researchDefine your topic or question Create a search strategy

What type of information is needed? Scholarly journal articles, books, magazines,

newspapers, websites What keywords/headings will you need in

databases? Search the literature & collect sources Evaluate the informationCite the sources

Creating a search strategy List main topics and alternate terms

Initial: Mark Twain, travel, writing

Related: Samuel Langhorne Clemens, tourism,

explore, vacation, literature, diary.

Gender, age, year of publication, language

Selecting your terms

Travel*

Travel

Travels

Traveled

Traveling

Connector WordsConnect words with AND…

Connect words with OR…

…to find articles that include both words

…to find articles that include either or both of the words

Travel Writing

Travel ANDwriting Writing OR Diary

Writing Diary

BibliographyAnnotated CriticalBibliographic

informationExplain the

qualifications of the author

Scope/purpose of workAny biases?Intended audience,

reading levelWhy it is useful to your

topic (evaluation) DESCRIBE a work

How the work relates to other works on the specific topic

Evaluate the usefulness of a work for a specific audience/situation (others exploring the topic)

EVALUATE a work

CitationsMLA Style Chicago Book: Lastname, Firstname. Title

of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

Scholarly Database: Junge, Wolfgang, and Nathan

Nelson. “Nature's Rotary Electromotors.” Science 29 Apr. 2005: 642-44. Science Online. Web. 5 Mar. 2009.

Book:Yow, Valerie Raleigh. Recording

Oral History: A Guide for the Humanities and Social Sciences. Walnut Creek, CA: Alta Mira Press, 2005.

Scholarly Database:Frank, Alison. "The Petroleum War

of 1910: Standard Oil, Austria, and the Limits of the Multinational Corporation." American Historical Review 114, no.1 (Feb. 2009): 16-41. doi:10.1086/ahr.114.1.16.

MLA Style (sample)Works Cited

"Blueprint Lays Out Clear Path for Climate Action." Environmental Defense Fund. Environmental Defense Fund, 8 May 2007. Web. 24 May 2009.

Clinton, Bill. Interview by Andrew C. Revkin. “Clinton on Climate Change.” New York Times. New York Times, May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009.

Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." New York Times. New York Times, 22 May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009.

Ebert, Roger. "An Inconvenient Truth." Rev. of An Inconvenient Truth, dir. Davis Guggenheim. rogerebert.com. Sun-Times News Group, 2 June 2006. Web. 24 May 2009.

Citation guide!

http://www.denison.edu/library/research/citation_guides.html

The Consort Catalog

Bibliographic record

Getting to Academic Search Complete http://www.denison.edu/library/

Academic Search Complete

Academic Search Complete

Libraryland: a real session - class LiveStudents = active participants - groupsQuestions

Website – whyJournal/databaseBoolean operators

Personal experiences Road blocks

Personal opinionMost helpful

Libraryland: a real session - extras Handout LibGuide Informative information tutorials – JingAdditional instruction sessionsOffice hours

Thank You!