Use the HCC library catalog to answer this question and to search for your subject term.
The OED is available from the library as a database. You can access OED by clicking on the link below. Once you have opened OED, type your word in the search box and click Go. Your results list should appear. Click on "Full Entry" to look at the complete entry for your word.
Biography in Context is now called Biography Gale.
See the link below for access.
a. Open Biography Gale
b. Type the name of the person you are researching in the search box. Your results list should appear. *If there are multiple people with the same name, look at the occupation and/or birth and death dates to pick the right one.
c. Choose the person's name to see all of the biographical articles about them. Choose any of the article titles to look at the full title.
From the HCC Library's Online Catalog page, open Databases. You can access all of the electronic resources available at the library organized by major subject area.
Look at the Subject pull down menu and choose "Literature" to see all of the databases that have literary specific information. Literature (Gale) and Literary Reference Center are recommended as Best Bets.
*To look up your article, go to your selected databases, type in the author's name in the search box and choose search. On the results screen, click on header titled "Literature Criticism" to locate critical articles.
For this assignment you must prepare proper citations. MLA has been updated to the 8th edition. Please be cautious of using the citations suggested by the databases. Please verify the citation suggested by a library database. Any questions on how to build citations for this assignment, please speak to an HCC librarian or a writing tutor at the Academic Success Center. Please see the MLA Citation Tools page on this LibGuide for more information.
The language for the statement below has changed. The first statement refers to Scholarly. Open the PDF file "Comparing Scholarly versus Popular Articles" below and look at the statement under the Introduction. This is where you can find information to fill in the blanks for Question 6.
In general, articles are viewed as having more . Articles from the popular press are viewed as having . This is why faculty often request students find "scholarly or academic journal", not "popular magazine" articles for their research sources.
Review the suggestion for question #5.
Review the suggestion for question #5.
Use your preferred search engine, such as Google, to locate this answer.
Type "American Memory" in the search box. Use quotation marks around your search term. Make sure you are choosing the link at the Library of Congress.
Scholarly Resources include:
See Questions 2 and 5 for information on how to access the Library Catalog and Library Databases.
11. (A)Use the Biography in Context database to find information on Toni Morrison; describe her in one paragraph; (B) then locate and cite a periodical article from a scholarly source that critically analyzes any of her works.
JSTOR is a good database to use for Part (B).
Review the suggestion for question #2.
Review the suggestion for question #2.
Review the suggestion for question #2 to locate a hardcopy or eBook version of the text