ENC1102

English Comp II

Instructor:  Eileen Murphy

 

Fairy Tales

Guide to Your Research Paper

Getting Started | Finding Books | E-Books | Finding Articles | Internet Resources
Getting Assistance | Library Home Page | Your Assignment

 Getting Started

Peruse Some Fairy Tales

Web Sites

Reserve Materials chosen by your instructor
Several resources have been place on reserve for you class. 
These are good resources to start your research. 
Ask the circulation staff or librarian for assistance.

Heaven's Unearthed The Witch Must Die
       
Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales When Dreams Come True
       

Titles via the E-Books collection and at the Lakeland and Winter Haven Campus Libraries

Titles in the E-Books: Electronic Books Collection (available 24/7 online via the Library's Online Catalog or through the NetLibrary database)

Titles at the Lakeland Campus Library

Titles at the Winter Haven Campus Library

 Other places to check

 

 Finding Books       

 

Use the Online Catalog on the Library Home Page to find books at the PCC libraries (or any Florida Community College library)

The Online Catalog is simple to use...

 

 

Using the keyword "fairy tales" is probably too general for your needs.  Use an author's name or the name of a specific fairy tale, or use the term fairy tales -- criticism for better results.

 

Find the item you want by its "call number"
Feel free to ask the librarian for assistance finding your resources.

The Catalog also includes "e-books" 

E-Books are electronic books. 
The entire book is available via the Internet; simply click on the link and
logon with your ID (social security number) and PIN (last 4 digits of SSN).
An electronic copy of the book will load in Adobe Acrobat. 
 

You can find e-books in the PCC Online catalog or through the e-books or NetLibrary databases.

E-books are denoted by the symbol. 

Here is a sample of some titles of interest.
You can search the entire content of ebooks, jump through chapters, flip pages, cut and past, print out pages and take notes using the software provided. 

 

Functions vary depending on the publisher of the specific book.

 

 Finding Articles


PCC's Databases - online access to periodical articles, references resources, & electronic books

The PCC Libraries have many databases.  They all work in a similar fashion, like the Online Catalog (which is just another database - it's just that it is for books, not articles) there is usually a box where you type in what-ever it is that you are looking for and then you click on search and the clever thing gives you a list of compatible results - it's kind of like computer dating only the computer is matching you to an article not a date.  Actually, a good search strategy is a bit more complicated than that's but that's a start.

 

 

Your Borrower ID is your Student ID (SS#)
Ask a Librarian for assistance if you are prompted for a "User Name" and "Password"
or if you get a message that your ID is invalid.
 

 

Where to begin? Which resource to Choose?

 

 

Try Academic Search Premier - Academic Search Premier (ASP) is a combination index, abstract & full-text/image database

EBSCOhost's Academic Search Premier offers full-text articles for over 1,250 journals dating back to 1990, and abstracts and indexing for nearly 2,880 scholarly journals dating back to 1984. Many of the journals are peer-reviewed. Academic Search Premier offers embedded images and provides journal coverage for most academic areas of study, including biological sciences, economics, communications, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences and women's studies.

Click on the "Databases" button on the library home page
and logon on with your SS# and PIN (last 4 digits of your SS#)

Once you are logged in you should see a list of databases - select the first one on the alphabetical list - Academic Search Premier.
Once you "connect" to the database you should see a search screen like the one below.

1. Put your search term(s) in the "Find" box
Omit little words like an, and, or the
2. Click on Search
You will receive a list of results in the form of citations.
(Notice that at the top you will see how many records were found - you may need to broaden or narrow your search?)
3. Choose what results you would like to see
Click on the title of an article and you will receive more information about that article - a summary
To see the "whole enchilada" click on the link that says " Full Text" or "Full Image"... and there's your article.
4. Print your article or save it to a disk.
You can print from the file menu or from your tool bar, or e-mail the article to your e-mail account, or save the article to your floppy disk.

 

You can also try the advanced search for more specific searching
and/or limit your search to only full text articles
(especially good if you are at home)

 

Remember, they all work kind of the same, just read the screens and take your time.

 

 

Also, remember some databases will give you the full-text of the article
some will give you the full image and some will give you the citation only -
you have to fetch those yourself.

 

 

There are many more databases you can use...

Additional databases you might find useful for this project:

 

 

If you are not finding the kinds of articles you feel you need for your project, 
please ask the librarian for assistance.
That's why they are here, and they love to feel needed.

 

 

 Internet Resources
 

You can find anything on the "Net" -  right?  Well... maybe not.

 

Be very choosy about resources you find on the Internet.
One of the great things about the Internet is that anyone - ANYONE - can post information to the Web;
your sister, my sister (very scary), PHD's, or a very talented pet...

General Searching Tips

Evaluating the Information You Find

Before you use a website, evaluate it carefully. 
Who wrote this?
Why did they write this?
Does the writer have the expertise to write about this subject?

 

If you can't find an author, the credentials of the author or any responsible party --
then you probably don't want to use that resource.

 Use a check list to evaluate your resources if you aren't sure.
LAB (Library Assignment Bank) Resource Evaluation Checklist

 

 

 Getting Assistance


You can stop by the library and ask the Librarian for assistance. Library Hours
You can call the librarian at the library and get assistance over the phone. (WH 297-1040 or LK 297-1042)
You can e-mail the librarians. Staff Directory
You can use the TLCC tutors for writing assistance
You can use any of the many tutorials and help screens available from our college or others.

Looking for online assistance with writing, citing, or set-up?

You can link to several sites through the PCC Library "How To" Pages
and the PCC Library Bookmarks Page for English Comp sites
or...
check out UC Berkley's page for Style Sheets for Citing Internet & Electronic Resources
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Style.html
or
The University of Illinois' Writer's Workshop
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/writer_resources/citation_styles/citation_styles.htm

 

 

We are all here to assist you - so please ask!

 

 

This class guide was made for your pleasure and researching enjoyment by Helen Schmidt & Chris Fullerton 2/2006. 
Please send comments, complaints, and suggestions to hschmidt@polk.edu or cfullerton@polk.edu

 

 

Last updated 7/2006