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English 168-- Vielbig --Introduction to Multi-Ethnic Literature
Course Specific Resources
Resources for Author Reports
From syllabus: "When called upon to do research for this class, it is best to do it in peer-reviewed
academic journals (whose authors are recognized scholars in their disciplines) or other sources
whose reputation is satisfactorily well established."
**Tip: start with references sources and identify the keywords for the author (For eg. Jacob Riis,
slum dwelling, welfare reform)
Cultural (Reference) Sources:
History Reference Center offers full text from more than 1,600 reference books, 150 leading history periodicals, historical documents, biographies of historical figures,
historical photos and maps.
Oxford African American Studies Center
The most comprehensive collection of scholarship available online focusing on the lives and events which have shaped African American history and culture.
Search@UW -- Limit results to "Reference Entries"
Biographical Sources:
Contemporary Authors provides complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors.
Search@UW -- Search for author's name
Contemporary Non-Literary Sources:
Academic Journals/articles
Films On Demand is a digital video delivery service that allows users to view thousands of high-quality educational titles in dozens of subject areas.
America: History and Life is the definitive index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, with indexing for 1,700 journals
dating back to 1910.
Humanities International Complete
Provides full text to hundreds of journals, books and other published sources from around the world including full text for more than 1,200 journals.
Women and Social Movements in the United States: 1600 to 2000
Books, images, documents, scholarly essays, commentaries, and bibliographies documenting the multiplicity of women's reform activities.
Ethnic NewsWatch is a full-text collection of newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.
Provides access to over 4 million articles from 1500 journals and 14,000 online books.
Literary Reference Center Plus
Literary Reference Center Plus contains full text for more than 100,000 resources including full text articles, biographies, plot summaries, and book reviews.
Communication & Mass Media Complete
Communication & Mass Media Complete provides the most robust, quality research solution in areas related to communication and mass media, including full text for over 450 journals.
Taylor and Francis provides access to research articles from over 2,000 scholarly journals.
A leading provider of digital humanities and social science content for the scholarly community.
Example: photography AND poverty AND social reform
Contemporary Non-Literary Sources:
**Tips:
-Be sure to be on the look out for different keywords or phrases. (instead of "native american casinos,
you'll read more about "tribal casinos"
-Be ready to adjust your topic slightly according to your discovered information.
-Look at catalog tags for alternative keywords
-further refine your search with filters on the left side of the catalog.
-Be sure to use quotation marks to keep phrases together. Such as: "Native American Women"
-Pay attention to number of results (if in the thousands, refine by date or sub-topic)
References
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
UW Madison Writing Center.-Citing References in Your Paper