7. Zotero
• Manages citations
• Screen captures
• Pdfs
• Metadata
• Generates bibliographies, most citation styles
• Word processing plug-in
• Sync
• Groups
8. Literary, critical,
or close reading
• Include name of text or
author in search
• Add terms to explore an
aspect of the text that
interests you
• E.g., characters, themes,
places, etc.
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Image from ManageWP blog post by Tom Ewer
9. Historical
• Include words or phrases
important to historical
context
– date-specific (19th or
nineteenth century)
– Geographical (england)
– Topical term (wom*)
• Do not include text title or
author
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Image from Wikimedia Commons
Joseon Chest
10. Theoretical
• Include words or phrases
related to your theorist or
lens
– Select discipline specific
databases (e.g., gender
studies, philosophy, psychol
ogy, etc.)
– Use theorist's name or
philosophy in search term in
interdisciplinary database
– Consider reference sources
• You may or may not include
text title or author
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Cover from editor's webpage.
11. read
stacks
Use CLIO (catalog) to find the call number for a book that interests you and
find it in the stacks
• A-M 3rd floor
• N-Z 2nd floor
lab
Conduct articles searches, using Find Articles, or one of the individual
databases recommended on the guide.
12. review
What did you find?
Is it worth using?
• Relevance
• Authority
• Time
• Scope
• Audience
