Library research instruction for English Senior Seminar: Poets & Correspondence http://www.barnard.edu/library/old_website/courses/current/ENGL/ENGLX3997003.html
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Do a Keyword Search for < elizabeth bishop letters>: 75 &quot;elizabeth bishop&quot; letters: phrase/proximity 36 &quot;elizabeth bishop&quot; and (letters or correspondence or epistolary): boolean 38 Sort newest first switch back to relevance Current 5 years: limits 11 Full view of Words in air : the complete correspondence between Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979. Controlled vocabulary Lehman thing, other libraries—not what Barnard's specialty is Downloading options RefWorks
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Subscription databases are NOT the same as websites. Some non-sub databases, too, as those provided by libraries and other academic institutions. They know what's in each item (that CLIO only knows we have). Connected with e-link. Listings by genre/format A to Z, vs. subject lists Assign people to look at: AccuNet Google Scholar Int'l bib of theatre & dance IIPA JSTOR N. American Theatre Online Project Muse ProQuest Ten minutes for breakouts/twenty for show and tell And demonstrate/report back: TRUNCATION BOOLEAN LOGIC ADJACENCY CONTROLLED VOCAB/COLLOCATION
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Times when the web is best. Good for current info, things in public domain, such as gov’t publications. Evaluating your results Author/Publisher Date/Currency Bias Best available?