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Course Guide ~ LIT 138 / The Road Trip in 20th Century American Literature

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Advice on how to search by title, author, keyword, or citation.

Search by a work's title


MLA International Bibliography

  • SEARCH: "title" AND author's last name
  • EXAMPLE: "on the road" AND kerouac

 


Artemis Literary Sources

  • Enter a title in the box next to the "Name Of Work" heading and select a title from the pre-populated list that appears.

 


FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Database

  • SEARCH: "title" AND author's last name
  • EXAMPLE: "on the road" AND kerouac

 


Academic Search Premier

  • SEARCH: "title" AND author's last name
  • EXAMPLE: "on the road" AND kerouac

Search by a work's author


MLA International Bibliography

  • Enter author's first and last name (any order).
  • Choose "Primary Subject Author" from the list to the right of the search box.

 


Artemis Literary Sources

  • Enter an author's last name in the box next to the "Person-By or About" heading and select an author from the pre-populated list that appears.

 


Academic Search Premier

  • Enter author's first and last name (any order)
  • Choose "People" from the list to the right of the search box.

 


ALEX (Library Catalog)

  • Enter author's last name and first initial (e.g., kerouac j).
  • Select the "Subject heading" category under "Search Type."
  • Look for the subheading "Criticism and interpretation."

Search by keyword

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narrative
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Search from a citation


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To find an article or book you located in a bibliography:

  • Enter a short phrase (in quotes) from the title of the article or book
  • Enter the last name of an author or editor

 

An Example

To find the following book:

Brigham, Ann. American Road Narratives: Reimagining Mobility in Literature and Film. University of Virginia Press, 2015.

Search:

"american road narratives" AND brigham

 

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