Elizabeth Brookbank is associate professor and instruction librarian at Western Oregon University.

• Introduction1. Starting the Research ProcessUnderstanding Your Research Paper AssignmentDeveloping a TopicDeveloping a Search StrategyThe Research Process: Five Top Tips for Doing Better Research2. Searching Your Library Discovery System or CatalogIs This like Google? Your Library's Discovery SystemThe Library's Special Language: Library of Congress Subject HeadingsMoving beyond the BasicsUsing Materials from Other LibrariesChoosing the Right Library Sources for Your Assignment3. Searching Subject-Specific DatabasesHow to Select the Right DatabaseSubject-Specific DatabasesAdvanced Searching in the MLA International BibliographyInterdisciplinary Databases4. Searching the InternetFinding Scholarship on the InternetAccessing Scholarship OnlineSearching Smarter: Search Engine Advanced ToolsEvaluating Internet SourcesEvaluating Library Sources5. Finding Reviews6. Using Contextual Primary SourcesWhat Is a Primary Source?Periodicals as Primary SourcesAudiovisual Media as a Primary SourceUsing Primary Sources in Literary ResearchFinding Primary Sources Using a Library Database or CatalogFinding Primary Sources Using the Internet7. Finding Background InformationLibrary Sources for Biographical and Historical InformationInternet Sources for Biographical and Historical InformationFinding a Definition or the Source of a Quotation8. Managing Sources and Creating Your BibliographyCreating In-Text Citations and a Works-CitedListOrganizing Your Research9. Guides to Research in Literature Written in EnglishHarner's Literary Research GuideSeries on Literary Research from Scarecrow PressAppendix: A Selected Bibliography of Research Sources for Literature and Literary Studies in EnglishGlossaryIndex

Elizabeth Brookbank is associate professor and instruction librarian at Western Oregon University.

• Introduction1. Starting the Research ProcessUnderstanding Your Research Paper AssignmentDeveloping a TopicDeveloping a Search StrategyThe Research Process: Five Top Tips for Doing Better Research2. Searching Your Library Discovery System or CatalogIs This like Google? Your Library's Discovery SystemThe Library's Special Language: Library of Congress Subject HeadingsMoving beyond the BasicsUsing Materials from Other LibrariesChoosing the Right Library Sources for Your Assignment3. Searching Subject-Specific DatabasesHow to Select the Right DatabaseSubject-Specific DatabasesAdvanced Searching in the MLA International BibliographyInterdisciplinary Databases4. Searching the InternetFinding Scholarship on the InternetAccessing Scholarship OnlineSearching Smarter: Search Engine Advanced ToolsEvaluating Internet SourcesEvaluating Library Sources5. Finding Reviews6. Using Contextual Primary SourcesWhat Is a Primary Source?Periodicals as Primary SourcesAudiovisual Media as a Primary SourceUsing Primary Sources in Literary ResearchFinding Primary Sources Using a Library Database or CatalogFinding Primary Sources Using the Internet7. Finding Background InformationLibrary Sources for Biographical and Historical InformationInternet Sources for Biographical and Historical InformationFinding a Definition or the Source of a Quotation8. Managing Sources and Creating Your BibliographyCreating In-Text Citations and a Works-CitedListOrganizing Your Research9. Guides to Research in Literature Written in EnglishHarner's Literary Research GuideSeries on Literary Research from Scarecrow PressAppendix: A Selected Bibliography of Research Sources for Literature and Literary Studies in EnglishGlossaryIndex

Elizabeth Brookbank is associate professor and instruction librarian at Western Oregon University.

• Introduction1. Starting the Research ProcessUnderstanding Your Research Paper AssignmentDeveloping a TopicDeveloping a Search StrategyThe Research Process: Five Top Tips for Doing Better Research2. Searching Your Library Discovery System or CatalogIs This like Google? Your Library's Discovery SystemThe Library's Special Language: Library of Congress Subject HeadingsMoving beyond the BasicsUsing Materials from Other LibrariesChoosing the Right Library Sources for Your Assignment3. Searching Subject-Specific DatabasesHow to Select the Right DatabaseSubject-Specific DatabasesAdvanced Searching in the MLA International BibliographyInterdisciplinary Databases4. Searching the InternetFinding Scholarship on the InternetAccessing Scholarship OnlineSearching Smarter: Search Engine Advanced ToolsEvaluating Internet SourcesEvaluating Library Sources5. Finding Reviews6. Using Contextual Primary SourcesWhat Is a Primary Source?Periodicals as Primary SourcesAudiovisual Media as a Primary SourceUsing Primary Sources in Literary ResearchFinding Primary Sources Using a Library Database or CatalogFinding Primary Sources Using the Internet7. Finding Background InformationLibrary Sources for Biographical and Historical InformationInternet Sources for Biographical and Historical InformationFinding a Definition or the Source of a Quotation8. Managing Sources and Creating Your BibliographyCreating In-Text Citations and a Works-CitedListOrganizing Your Research9. Guides to Research in Literature Written in EnglishHarner's Literary Research GuideSeries on Literary Research from Scarecrow PressAppendix: A Selected Bibliography of Research Sources for Literature and Literary Studies in EnglishGlossaryIndex