Research his works - LIT 2000h - Tartaglia (Dale Mabry) - LibGuides at Hillsborough Community College

Find more materials about Gaiman by using PRIMO

PRIMO, the catalog, is the library's general search portal. It will will usually bring up a big and diverse list of results.

You will find this portal on your Canvas course page, as explained in Where's the Library?

Or, use this box:

Video tutorial

Video Tutorial: PRIMO run-through with search tips (00:17:31) Sampling of some useful tools in Primo, the library's search engine and catalog, to help you save and cite what you find. Also, some librarian search tips to make your searches more productive and help you think about what you find.

PRIMO run-through with search tips video: timeline of topics To help you navigate the long video tutorial linked above.

PRO TIP: The filters in PRIMO are very similar to ones you'll find in many databases. The strategies demonstrated will also work in many databases.

Also use: Literary research databases

Besides the Libraries' general search portal, PRIMO, you can alway search directly in sothe smaller, more-specific databases that populate results in that portal. Go to Databases A-Z and use the subject dropdown—or try the databases selected for your below.

PRO TIP: Tutorials are included. In addition, more tips appear when you hover over the "i' icons..

Bloom's Literature (Infobase Publishing) Use the author, character, or work indexes to find your subject, or use the search box at the top of the homepage. • TIPS: On the item pages, there are categories such as reference, criticism, images, etc. that you can explore. You can also narrow results on the right side of page, to more specific entries like biography, essay topics, thematic or structural analysis, topic and theme, etc.
Literature (Gale) The title of a work goes in Name of Work.The author's last name goes in Person-By or About. If the list is too big, Filter Your Results AND/OR Select the option to Revise Search and add a search term to a Keyword field. If searching for articles about a film adaptation: The film title goes in "Name of Work" then select the autofill option for "Motion Picture."

Literature (Gale) helpsheet Courtesy of Plant City Campus library.

VIideo tutorial: Using PRIMO and the databases Bloom's Literature and Gale Literature for literary research Courtesy of Plant City Campus library..

More databases to try

Literary Reference Center Plus (EBSCO) Start by typing the name of the work in the first box, and the author's last name in the second box. Results can be narrowed with a term in the thrid box AND/OR Refine Results by Subject, Source Format, etc. For film adaptations, follow this example: First box, type gaiman. Second box, type stardust (film).

Literary Reference Center Plus helpsheet Courtesy of Plant City Campus library.

JSTOR Use the search bar on the homepage, the Search dropdown menu, or the Browse dropdown menu at the top of the page to find sources. With Advanced Search you can search and narrow down the kind of results you want by date, discipline, and item type.
Humanities Source (EBSCO) Use keywords, authors, titles, or subjects. Try adding AND between words for results with both words, or OR between words for results with either or both words. Add quote marks around phrases In the Search Options, check “Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals” if you need articles from these, and check off “Full Text” to only get results with the full article. You can also narrow down full text, scholarly journals, publication range, subject, and other source types (book reviews, magazines, etc.) on the search results page. You can often find subjects and keywords listed that you might not have thought to use in your search. You can also use that item’s bibliography/references, if provided, to find more related sources.

LIT 2000h - Tartaglia (Dale Mabry): Research his works

Find more materials about Gaiman by using PRIMO

Find books, articles, videos, & more

Video tutorial

Also use: Literary research databases

More databases to try