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Barnard College Library Research Guide CPLS-BC3997
Senior Seminar in Comparative Literature
Professor Ariella Lang
Spring 2007
Librarian: Karen Dobrusky |
Contents
Reference Books | CLIO |
Databases & Indexes
Interlibrary Loan & Other Libraries |
Selected Websites |RefWorks
& EndNote
Consultation Request
Use for:
| Title | Call Number |
| Black Women in America | E185.86 B452 2005 |
| Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture | F1406 .E53 1996 |
| Encyclopedia of European Social History | HN373 .E63 2001 |
| Women in Western European History | HQ1588 .F74 1982g |
| Women in Russia and the Soviet Union : an Annotated Bibliography | HQ1662 .R885 1993g |
| New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians | ML100 .N48 2001 |
| Grove Music Online | In A-Z list of Databases: Grove Online |
| Reference Guide to Russian Literature | PG2940 .R43 1998 |
| Leo Tolstoy : an Annotated Bibliography | PG3385 .E53 1979g |
| Encyclopedia of the Novel | PN41 .E487 1998 and online |
| Glossary of Contemporary Literary Theory | PN44.5 .H37 2000g |
| Dictionary of Cultural Theorists | PN74 .D53 199g |
| Encyclopedia of Contemporary Literary Theory | PN81 .E43 1993 |
| Literary Critics and Criticism | PN86 .E63 1999 |
| Continuum Encyclopedia of Modern Criticism and Theory | PN94 .C695 2001 |
| Gustave Flaubert Encyclopedia | PQ2249 .G85 2001 and online |
| Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism | PN86 .J554 2005 and online |
| European Authors (Tolstoy & Flaubert, vol. 7) | PN501 .E9 1983 |
| Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature | PQ7081 .A1 E56 1997 and online; check CLIO |
| Dictionary of Literary Biography (check author index for volume) | PS129 .D5 and online |
CLIO (Columbia Libraries Information Online) is the on-line catalog for the Barnard & Columbia Libraries. CLIO can be searched by author, title, subject and keyword. Help for searching CLIO is available on the Web CLIO opening screen.
Sample Searches:
Title search: leave off the initial
article (the, an, la, etc.)
johns hopkins guide to literary theory
journal title: comparative literature
Author search: put last name, then
first name
foucault michel
Finding a book about a person
or a subject: start with a Keyword
search using the most distinctive words associated with the topic. Then look for
useful subject headings and do a Subject search.
Keyword search: use: (" ") for a phrase, and use ? for
truncation (to find variant endings of a word)
turkish literature german
beethoven "folk songs"
zoe valdes
Subject search: use Library of Congress (LC) subject headings
tolstoy l
cuban literature
france social life and customs
france social conditions
france history
women france history
Limiting to books in Barnard Library: use the Pre-Select Limits or Post Limit option; can use with keyword and title searches only
Call numbers: Overview of the Library of Congress Classification Outline
Note that although the Barnard Library is in Lehman Hall, CLIO location Lehman means the Social Sciences library at Columbia; Barnard books have the location Barnard
DATABASES & INDEXES: for locating periodical & journal articles
In the list of
Databases, which you can access from the
Barnard Library home page as well
as the
Columbia University Libraries home
page, there
are links to many databases and indexes which can be searched for citations, abstracts as
well as full-text
articles in various disciplines. Many databases have e-Links which will
search to see if the full-text of a particular item is available online through
CU Libraries. If you are unable to locate an item full-text search CLIO
directly for the journal title.
The following indexes and databases will probably be the most relevant to your research:
Humanities Full Text
Citations and abstracts for
articles in the humanities, including history, literature and more,
1984-present.
Search Tips: Use " " for a phrase; * for truncation, Use keyword option
MLA
Bibliography
Major database for literature, language, linguistics and folklore. Citations
for articles, dissertations, books, book chapters, etc. from 1963 to the
present.
Search Tips: Use " " for a phrase; * for truncation
LION: Literature Online
English and American poetry, drama, prose, biographies, and secondary
sources, from the Anglo-Saxon period to the 20th century.
Search Tips: To find critical articles click on "Search criticism and
reference"
Phrase is assumed - use "and" if not a phrase; * for truncation.
JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive
Project Muse
Full-text articles from more
than 200 scholarly journals published by university presses in the arts,
humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Includes: Essays in Medieval Studies,
Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies and more.
Search Tips: Use " " for a phrase; * for truncation
ProQuest Direct
Online journal articles and
citations, Indexes: Medium Aevum, Speculum and more.
Search Tips: Select scholarly materials by clicking on "Scholarly Journals"
after receiving search results
Two words phrases are assumed to be a phrase; use " " for phrases of more
than two words. Use * for truncation
ADDITIONAL DATABASES: for locating periodical & journal articles
ABSEES: American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies
Indexes all disciplines of study relating to Eastern Europe and the former
Soviet Union. Includes citations for journal articles, books, book chapters,
government publications and more, 1990 to present.
Search Tips: Use keywords, * for truncation
America: History and Life
A major periodical index to scholarly journals containing articles on all
aspects of American history. This index is useful for finding articles about
topics and it can also lead to primary source material. Includes citations from
1954 to present.
Search Tips: Use " " for a phrase; * for truncation
Black Studies Center
This fully cross-searchable gateway to Black Studies includes scholarly
essays, recent periodicals, historical newspapers, articles and more. From
Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, International Index to Black
Periodicals and the Chicago Defender.
British Humanities Index
Indexes articles in more than 320 humanities journals and weekly
magazines published in the U.K. and other English speaking countries, as well as
quality newspapers published in the U.K., 1962 to present.
Search Tips: Phrase is assumed - use "and" if not a phrase; * for truncation"
Film Index International
Provides in-depth indexing of over 115,000 films - from the
first silent movies to the latest blockbusters - and biographical information
for almost 57,000 personalities. Its rich content also includes coverage of
international film awards and prizes as well as searchable plot summaries and
full cast and crew lists. Based on the Summary of Film and Television database
maintained by the British Film Institute.
Film
Literature Index
Citations to articles published in film and television periodicals between
1976-2001.
Francis: International Humanities and Social Sciences
A multilingual and multidisciplinary and bibliographic database with
international scope, covering humanities: archaeology, history of art, history
of science, linguistics, literature, philosophy, prehistory, religions; & social
sciences: administration, Latin America, computer and law, education, ethnology,
geography, health, sociology; Economics: economy, energy economics, management,
1984 to present.
Search Tips: Use keywords; ? for truncation
Gender Studies Database
Interdisciplinary, women's studies, gender studies, feminist theory from 1972
to present. Includes citations and links to full-text.
Search tips: use keywords, "and" operator, * for truncation
Handbook of Latin American Studies
Citations to articles and materials in Latin American Studies including
history, 1935 to present.
HAPI:
Hispanic American Periodicals Index
Citations to articles and book reviews in scholarly journals published in
Latin America and the Caribbean, or those dealing with topics relating to Latin
America, the Caribbean and Hispanic Americans. Subject focus excludes pure and
technical sciences. Links to full-text are available for selected journals, 1970
to present.
Search Tips: Keywords; automatic truncation
Historical Abstracts
Index to articles in world history excluding the U.S. & Canada. Historical
time period 1450 to present. Articles, books and dissertations, 1954 to present.
Search Tips: Use " " for a phrase; * for truncation
Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective, 1907-1984
Indexes major journals in both humanities and social sciences topics and
includes some links to full- text articles.
Search Tips: Use keyword option and "and" between keywords. Use " " for a
phrase; * for truncation
Index Islamicus
Indexes materials including periodicals and books on Islam, the Middle
East and the Muslim World, 1906 to present.
Search Tips: Phrase is assumed - use "and" if not a phrase; * for truncation
International Bibliography of Periodical Literature: IBZ
Worldwide index of literature, primarily humanities and social sciences.
Indexes some European periodicals.
International Film Archive
Citations for the holdings and publications of the International Federation of
Film Archives.
International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP)
Citations, abstracts and full text for
articles in music periodicals.
International Index to the Performing Arts
Citations and abstracts for
articles on the performing arts, 1864-present.
Phrase is assumed - use "and" if not a phrase; * for truncation
Periodicals Archive Online (PAO)
Archives of hundreds of digitized journals published in the arts and humanities.
More than 200 years of scholarship.
RILM
Abstracts of Music Literature
Ethnomusicology, music literature, music
theory, musicology
INTERLIBRARY LOAN & using other libraries
Click on Other Library Catalogs to search additional library catalogs. CATNYP is the online catalog of the NYPL research library and LEO is the online catalog of the NYPL Branch Libraries.
Click on Request It to borrow books or order photocopies of items that are not available at the Barnard or Columbia Libraries using Borrow Direct or Interlibrary Loan. There is no charge for these services and more detailed instructions are provided on the Request It page. A Columbia UNI is needed for these services.
To locate items that are located at other
libraries, check the Eureka and WorldCat links listed below.
Eureka is the online collective catalog of many major research and academic
libraries, archives, museums and more.
WorldCat is the online collective catalog of OCLC members around the world.
REFWORKS & ENDNOTE: Bibliographic Software at Barnard and Columbia