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Literary Piece? What's that again? Literature (narrative story) is created and published, then people write about it and analyze it -a lot. Book reviews, scholarly works, sociological treatises and more can all point to what the best literature for your community is.
Where to Start
Modern Language Association (MLA) International Bibliography
Project MUSE (select "Literature" before searching here)
Literature Resource Center (LRC)
JSTOR
Google Scholar (note: if you find a good one, you may have to request it via Interlibrary Loan)
Marriott Library Catalog (note: literary criticism can show up as chapters in books -check tables of contents in your searches)
Reviews, Analysis and Other Places to Look
Essay and General Literature Index
Film and Television Literature Index | Film Literature Index
Humanities & Social Sciences Index (book reviews)
Poetry and Short Story Reference Center
Scribner & Twayne eBooks (this one is pretty good)
ALSO (from previous classes):
ProQuest Newsstand (search "title of the book" AND review OR author)
The Library Catalog (search "title of the book" -we may have copies of the book, but there may also be links to analysis of the book)
Sociological Abstracts (search "title of the book" -this may be an analysis/review of the book, and it may be something deeper like how it reflects the community itself -good place to check!)
Biographies and Authors
Gale Literary Sources
Keyword and Search Strategies
You can find more suggestions with the handy Library of Congresss Subject Headings guide -just search for your community name and then you'll see a list of many ways to describe them
Chinese, hmong, vietmamese, etc. = X
"x in america"
X-americans
X americans
X families
X AND immigration OR emigration
X and "united states"
X and (poetry or literature or film or folk or stories or fiction)
X and authors
X american authors
Google; 'literature and "hmong-american" or Narrative or Story or Poetry or Film (you get the idea)
literary criticism:title of your book, story, work, etc.
book review:title of your book, story, work, etc.
How to Write About Literature
Purdue Online Writing Lab: Writing About Literature
Purdue Online Writing Lab: Writing a Literary Analysis (slide show -recommended!)
13 Essential Literary Terms (dictionary.com)
metaphor
simile
analogy
hyperbole
allusion
euphemism
paradox
oxymoron
satire
onomatopoeia
alliteration
allegory
irony
Booksellers like Amazon can have a good selection -but also may incorporate reviews that are easy to access
Google Books is a full-text searchable discovery tool -but beware, many are protected by copyright and you'll have to track down the actual book in the library catalog
LIBRARY CLASS 3: FIRST STOP RESOURCE LIST
Google Books
Marriott Library Catalog
Amazon
WorldCat
MLA Style Help
MLA Formatting and Style Guide - Online Writing Lab (Purdue) is great for samples
Library Database Recommend: NoodleTools | Guide (see the top tabs in this guide)
Ok ELEAP -are you interested in trying to find a short story for your literary piece? This somewhat dated video can show you how to access some of the short stories (using "Short Story Index" over on the left-hand column.
1. Short Story Index - find a story you like, note the book it is in
2. Library Catalog - look up the book and go get it
3. Scan the story, send pdf to all on your team
