Harry Cook
English 102 - Jack London
There is a wealth of information on Jack London in books, magazine,
journal articles and on the web. Below are some helpful resources to
find that information.
Books: top
Most of the
books on Literature are in the P section. The books and media material
on Jack London are in the PS section of the library.
Do a subject search using the CCBC
Dundalk Library Catalog to find books on your topic or for
information about an author and criticisms of an author's work.
Hint: Use the author's last name in the subject search (Ex: London,
Jack) or do a keyword search by typing in the author's last name and
criticism.(Ex: London and criticism.) Use the index or table of contents
in the books to narrow your search. For an individual work use the title
search.
Use the Literature Reference books in the library. They are in the REF P
section.
Suggested Books and Reference Material:
Jack London handout PDF
Reference Books:
Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism REF.
PN771 .G27 multi volume
Short Story Criticism REF. PN3321.S56 multi
volume
World Literature Criticism REF. PN523 .W67 1992 multi volume
Dictionary
of Literary Biography REF. PS221 .D5 multi volume
Novels for Students
REF. PN3365 .N6 multi volume
Short Stories for Students REF. PN3373
.S54 multi volume
(Some reference books suggest you also see London, John Griffith)
Magazine, Journals, & Newspapers: top
Go to the Periodical page and use the
Periodical Databases that include articles from magazines, journals and
newspapers to find focused articles on your topic. Go to the Databases
listed by Subject page. See also Instructions
to access databases from off campus.
Use the Literature
Databases page to find the best databases for finding articles on
literature.
Listed below are some of the databases that will be
useful for your research on Jack London.
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Literature Resource Center by Gale is a good literary database
with overview of works, criticisms and information on individual
authors.
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Lion: Literature Online is a literary database
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Humanities International Complete
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Proquest Direct has some literary articles in the Humanities
module and General Research module.
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Academic Search Elite in EBSCOhost has some literary articles
and information.
Search Tips for Databases - Remember to try
different search words to find information. Use your particular topic
(Example: criticism and Jack London)or use broad terms (Example:London,
Jack, or "Call of the Wild")
Research Tips :Top
How
to Do Research - helpful link on research
How
to Write a Research Paper - From OCLC Hot Topics - June 5, 2002
Citing
Sources -Make sure you use the correct citation for your research
material.
MLA Guide (PDF)
MLA
Style from University of British Columbia Library
Plagiarism
- Make sure you do not plagiarize
Web Resources: Top
Use Evaluative
Web Guides, such as Librarian's
Internet Index ,to find web sites on a general topic.
The Resource
Discovery Network , an evaluative web guide, is from England. It has
a free, "teach yourself" tutorial. There is one on English
Literature. Use the tour to see the different web sites that might
help you.
Use Search Engines , such
as Google & Ask Jeeves to focus your search for web sites.
To get better results connect your terms with the Boolean term "and"
(ex:criticism and London,) or put quotes around a phrase (ex:"Jack
London".)
Performing
Precise Searches on web searching
Evaluate:
Evaluate your material for its relevance and
authenticity. See evaluation criteria for web
sites.
Suggested Web Sites: Top
Many of these sites were from the Librarians'
Internet Index
Jack London Onlline Collection
http://london.sonoma.edu/
Sponsored by the Sonoma State University
Library. Includes links to other web sites, resources for teachers and
students, bibliographies, his writings, images, documents,
organizations, biographies and what's new.
The World of Jack London http://www.jacklondons.net/index.html
Information
and links on his poetry, his stories, bibliography, books on Jack London
and much more.
Jack London
http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/london.htm
Site maintained by Dr.
Donna M.Campbell of the Dept. of English at Washington State University.
A
timeline on London, images, collection of his works and many links to
other sites and information.
Jack London International http://www.jack-london.org/
This
Website is maintained and developed by a group of German Jack London
aficionados and experts, along with direct descendants of Jack London
and other members of Jack London's family. Includes biography, essays,
overview, material, links, gallery, forum, movies and more.
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