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Engl 054 : Faulkner, Morrison, and the Representations of Race (SC)
finding books:
Tripod
To locate books at the Tri-College Libraries:
4. Finally, search by those subject headings.
Or you can search by Subject. Click the highlighed subjec headings below to be taken to a list of books in Tripod on that topic.
Faulkner William 1897 1962
Faulkner William 1897 1962 Criticism And Interpretation
Faulkner William 1897 1962 Political And Social Views
Morrison Toni Criticism And Interpretation
Morrison Toni Political And Social Views
Most of these books will be in the same call number range on the 3rd floor: PS3563 for Toni Morrison and PS3511 for William Faulkner.
1. Start with a KEYWORD search.
2. Look at relevant items.
3. Note the subject headings assigned to those items.
4. Finally, search by those subject headings.
4. Finally, search by those subject headings.
Or you can search by Subject. Click the highlighed subjec headings below to be taken to a list of books in Tripod on that topic.
Faulkner William 1897 1962
Faulkner William 1897 1962 Criticism And Interpretation
Faulkner William 1897 1962 Political And Social Views
Morrison Toni Criticism And Interpretation
Morrison Toni Political And Social Views
Most of these books will be in the same call number range on the 3rd floor: PS3563 for Toni Morrison and PS3511 for William Faulkner.
If all copies of a book in Tripod are checked out, don't worry, use E-Z Borrow to request the book from a partner library. These books are delivered in 2-7 days.
finding journal articles:
Literature resource center
Provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors. The most useful thing for us is the full-text availability of critical articles on William Faulkner and Toni Morrison - over 150 of them!
MLA international bibliography
Provider: ProQuest
This is the main database for English Literature. Lots of articles on Faulkner and Morrison - just be sure to click on the FIND IT button to find the article. Covers 1926-present.
ProQuest Research Library
Provider: ProQuest
Provides citations and full-text magazine and journal articles in a wide variety of disciplines, both scholarly and popular in scope. Covers 1971-present.
JSTOR
An obvious choice, but don't limit your search to just JSTOR. Make sure to try MLA and LRC as well.
getting the articles you've found:
In MLA, and indeed most databases that don't have the full-text of the article, there is a 
icon next to each citation. Click on it to find out if the article is available in full-text online from the campus where you are doing your research, to search Tripod for the journal in print, or to request the item through interlibrary loan. If does not appear in your database, use Tripod to search for the journal title in your citation.
icon next to each citation. Click on it to find out if the article is available in full-text online from the campus where you are doing your research, to search Tripod for the journal in print, or to request the item through interlibrary loan. If does not appear in your database, use Tripod to search for the journal title in your citation.If the journal is in print or online at one of the other two schools, you can request that the journal or article be sent to you. If a journal in not in Tripod, you can request the article using ILL. In both cases, follow the directions on the EZ-Borrow/ILL page
reference sources:
We have a large number of subject encyclopedias on various topics. Sometimes these are really helpufl for contextualizing your topic. To look for reference titles on your own, do an Advanced Search in Tripod and limit your search to SC Reference Collections.
William Faulkner encyclopedia
An online encyclopdia through e-brary which includes information on Faulkner's characters, works, themes, and techniques.
The Columbia guide to contemporary African American fiction
Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press, c2005.
"From Ishamel Reed and Toni Morrison to Colson Whitehead and Terry McMillan, Darryl Dickson-Carr offers a definitive guide to contemporary African American literature."
The companion to Southern literature
Publisher: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2002.
selected web sites:
The Toni Morrison Society
William Faulkner on the Web
This website was put together by Dr. John Padgett, an English professor at Brevard College. While the layout is a bit...dated, the content is still useful and the bibliographies for the books is extensive. It also has some nice features on Faulkner's home town, house, and family.
The William Faulkner Society
Annina's Toni Morrison page
Put together by an ambitious graduate student, it has extensive links to online articles on Morrison.
selected journals:
Faulkner journal
Holdings:
(Bryn Mawr College) Available from 1997-present.
(Haverford College) Available from 1997-present.
(Swarthmore College) Available from 1997-present.
Publisher: [Ada, Ohio?] : Ohio Northern University.
African American review
Holdings:
(Bryn Mawr College) Available from 1990-present.
(Haverford College) Available from 1990-present.
(Swarthmore College) Available from 1990-present.
Publisher: Terre Haute, Ind. : Dept. of English, Indiana State University,
American literary history
Holdings:
(Bryn Mawr College) Available from 1989-present.
(Haverford College) Available from 1989-present.
(Swarthmore College) Available from 1989-present.
Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press.
Mississippi review
Holdings:
(Bryn Mawr College) Available from 1995-present.
(Haverford College) Available from 1995-present.
(Swarthmore College) Available from 1995-present.
Publisher: Hattiesburg, Miss. : Center for Writers, English Dept., University of Southern Mississippi,
Southern literary journal
Holdings:
(Bryn Mawr College) Available from 1968-present.
(Haverford College) Available from 1968-present.
(Swarthmore College) Available from 1968-present.
Publisher: Chapel Hill, NC Dept. of English, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
assembling a bibliography, citing sources, avoiding plagiarism:
Swarthmore Libraries' research FAQs
Includes a guide to citation styles and instructions for using the EndNote citation software package.
EndNote
EndNote is a powerful bibliographic management tool that allows you to search online resources (like Tripod), compile citations in one place, and format your bibliography and footnotes. The learning curve is a bit steep and you only have access to it while you are a student. But it is great for thesis writers and those doing extensive or multiple research papers.
Zotero
Zotero is similar to EndNote except that it is free andworks only on Firefox. It is easier to use than EndNote with many of the same functionalities (so similar, in fact, that they are being sued by EndNote). The disadvantage is that you have to download it to your computer and you can't access it if you are using another computer on campus. But if you use your laptop exclusively, give this one a try.
guide to citing sources, from Duke University
This guide deals with the proper way to cite various kinds of sources, demonstrating all the major citation styles (MLA, Chicago, Turabian, APA). See the "Assembling a List of Works Cited" guide for help with putting together a bibliography.
BibMe
BibMe is the low rent alternative to EndNote and Zotero. It basically just creates a bibliography for you (in a style of your choice) if you can find the titles in Amazon. Dirty, quick, easy. A last minute solution.
citation, paraphrasing, and avoiding plagarism
A handout from the Writing Center, explaining how to avoid plagiarism and when citations are necessary.
getting more help:
Contact Information: Anne Garrison, agarris1, x8492
If you need research assistance, I am at the Reference desk on Tuesdays 3:00-5:00 and Thursday nights, 7:00-10:00. You can also make an appointment and meet with me in my office, which is on Level 1 of McCabe in the far southeast corner. Or is it the northwest corner? I really don't know, but if you just keep walking around, you're bound to find me eventually!