This document provides an outline and schedule for a junior term paper library instruction session. It includes an introduction to using literary criticism resources, how to evaluate online information, citing sources using MLA style, and hands-on activities. Students will have several days of library instruction and work periods to research their papers. The librarian, Mrs. Bernet, is available for individual research support.

1. Junior Term Paper
Mrs. Bernet
January-February 2013

2. Outline: Class I
• Introduction to project and library schedule
• Introduction to LibGuides and Project Page
• Literary Criticism
• What is it? Why use it? How to find it?
• Additional Secondary Sources
• Ex. Dickens and Poor Law of 1834
• Review: Evaluating Information Found Online
• C.A.R.P.

3. The Junior Term Paper
Library Schedule Outline of Class II
• Day 1: ½ block library instruction:
Literary Criticism Resources Citing Sources
• Day 2: Full block library
instruction: Citing Criticism
Resources • Using MLA Manual
• Day 3: Full block- Research and
work day • NoodleTools: Works
• Day 4: Full block- Research and Cited and Note Cards
work day
• Day 5: Optional, full block- • Citing reprinted sources
research and work day
• Hands on activity
* Mrs. Bernet is always available for
individual consultations and library
research support.

4. Welcome to LibGuides!
New Library Website New Project Page
www.libguides.harpethhall.org/home • Direct access to
• Access to library catalog, subscription databases
database guide, project for literary criticism
pages, citing sources tolls, • List of resources by
and so much more! author and available
• Contact information for print resources in library
Mrs. Bernet. • Direct access to eBooks
and eResources
Let’s have a look at the new site   

5. Literary Criticism
What is it?
“Consideration or analysis
of a text”
• Language, Structure,
Biography, History, etc…
Sources of literary
criticism?

6. Where can you find literary criticism?
In the library Online
LibGuide Project Page
Books of Collected Criticism
Literary Reference Encyclopedias

7. Gale Literary Criticism Series
• Use authors death date to determine
series or look up author in the index of
the LAST volume of CLC, TCLC, or
Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism
(based on death date)
Which Volume?
1. Go to Literature Resource Center in TEL
2. Click on Gale Literary Index
3. Do an author search to find volumes which
contain information about your author.