Reference

The Reference category of literary criticism refers to critical articles included in large collections that appear in multi-volume print resources and online databases. At Newington High School most of the "literary" reference works will be found in //Gale Research// titles which can be accessed by using either the Literary Index database to determine exact volumes and pages for print articles or the NHS Catalog (and Gale Virtual Reference Library) for access to eBooks available through NHS.

__**BROWSE 800s**__

Browse titles in the REF 800s for other titles that are not published by Gale Research, but might contain information on your topic. EXAMPLES: //American Women Writers (REF 810.9 AME)// for additional information on Sylvia Plath //World Poets (809.1 WOR)// for information on Walt Whitman. See Noodle Tools Hints below for additional citation information


 * __Literary Index (for access to Gale Research print titles)__**

Use the electronic //LITERARY INDEX// to access literary criticism in the print version of the //Gale Research Series.//
 * 1) Search by **//title//** (exact title) for best results to get a list of possible //Gale Research// articles OR search by **//author//** and then look for the specific title in the list of works by the author
 * 2) Check list below to determine what is owned by NHS
 * 3) Copy and paste the name, volume & page information to a word document (or just write it)
 * 4) Follow the corresponding call number from the list below to access the Gale title in the NHS library - all print versions are located in the Reference Room OR link directly to the eBook version. //NOTE: you will need a password to access eBooks from home. Passwords are available on p. 41 of your student planner and are also posted in the NHS library classroom//
 * 5) Use information from the //Literary Index// to find the exact volume and page


 * //Gale Research// titles owned by NHS:**

Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism (CMLC) REF 809 CLA Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC) REF 809 CON Dictionary of Literary Biography (DLB), various titles REF 810.9 DIC Drama Criticism REF 809.2 DRA Drama for Students REF 809.2 DRA Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century REF 803 ENC Hispanic Literature Criticism REF 860.91 HIS Literary Movements for Students REF 809.91 LIT Literary Themes for Students: War and Peace REF 809.9 LIT Literature and Its Times REF 809 LIT Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism (NCLC) REF 809 NIN Novels for Students REF 809.3 TEL Poetry for Students REF 809.1 POE

Poetry Criticism REF 809.1 POE Reference Guide to American Literature REF 810 REF Reference Guide to World Literature REF 809 REF Shakespeare for Students REF 822.3 SHA Shakespearean Criticism (SC) REF 822.3 SHA Short Stories for Students REF 809 SHO Short Story Criticism REF 809 SHO Twentieth Century Literary Criticism (TCLC) REF 809 TWE World Literature and Its Times REF 809 MOS World Literature Criticism REF 809 WOR

See Noodle Tools Hints below for additional citation information


 * __eBook Access__**

  All of the Gale Research eBooks (listed above) can also be accessed through one database, //Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)//. Click on the icon above. You can either search the entire collection from the search box or click on **+Literature** to select and search within an individual title. **//This is a general database that includes many kinds of articles. Therefore, select ONLY articles from literary sources if your assignment is to gather literary criticism.//** //Note that you WILL need a password to access any eBook from home. Passwords are available on p. 41 of your student planner and are also posted in the NHS library classroom // See Noodle Tools Hints below for additional citation information

**NOODLE TOOLS HINTS** 

__ **Reprinted Articles** __ (many **LITCRIT** books contain articlespreviously published in other journals and books)

Start with **book** or **journal** (whichever the ORIGINAL material was) Then select **REPRINT** Follow the rest of the prompts -- you will enter information about the original source first, then you will enter information about the book in which the material is reprinted.


 * __Poetry for Students__**

For introductory material (up to the Criticism section) and for critical essays written for Poetry for Students, use **Reference Source** and keep the default "article or entry" form when prompted. Introductory material is unsigned, so you will leave the author area blank. (You will enter the editor of the book's name when prompted later in the form)

Essays are signed, so you will enter the author name.

Some critical articles are reprints - follow the instructions above for reprinted articles for these.


 * __Reference Books (including eBooks)__**

Use **Reference Source** unless articles are reprints. (see reprinted articles above)


 * __Discovering Collection__**

Use **Online Database** and follow prompts.