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Contents 1 Use Reference Sources to Get an Overview of your topic 2 Make Sure You Check The Following Titles on Desk Reserve 3 Find out more by using Circulating Books 4 Find additional and specific information using electronic access to full-text materials from Scholarly Journals and Literary Resource Centers 5 Preparing your Bibliography 6 Your Instructional Librarian 7 Selected Sites on the Free Web About Literary Criticism 8 Preparing your Bibliography 9 Your Instructional Librarian

Use Reference Sources to Get an Overview of your topic

Reference sources help you identify key words that will aid you in searching the online catalog and various electronic databases. Also, reference sources often give suggestions for further reading, which can include books, articles or websites. All of the reference sources listed below can be found in the Garver Room (silent study room).

• Ref 291En 33 - Encyclopedia of Religion
• Ref 299.7 H57en - Encyclopedia of Native American Religions
• Ref 299.7 G41d - Dictionary of Native American Mythology
• Ref 810.3 Ox21 - Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature
• Ref 810.9 Am3 - American Writers (supplement 4, part 1)
• Ref 810.9 Am35 - American Women Writers (supplement)
• Ref 810.9 C144 - Cambridge Companion to Native American Literature
• Ref 810.9 N21 - Native North American Literature
• Ref 813 F19we - Facts on File Companion to the American Novel
• Ref 970 Am35 - American Indians
• Ref 970 L55c - Concise Dictionary of Indian Tribes of North America
• Ref 970.1 En19 - Encyclopedia of North American Indians
• Ref 970.1 En 195 - Encyclopedia of American Indian History

Please note that the tribal terms Ojibway, Ojibwe,and Chippewa may be used interchangeably.

Make Sure You Check The Following Titles on Desk Reserve

• 299.7 B92n - North American Indian Mythology, Burland
• 299.7 J64m - The Mantous: The Spiritual World of the Ojibway, Johnston
• 299.7 R11t - The Trickster, Radin
• 810.9 C721w - Winged Words: American Indian Writers Speak, Coltelli
• 813 Er26zbe - A Reader’s Guide to the Novels of Louise Erdrich, Beidler
• 813 Er26zs - Louise Erdrich a Critical Companion, Stookey
• 970.1 H23 v. 4 - History of Indian White Relation Handbook of North American Indians
• 970.3 L762- Living our Language: Ojibwe Tales, Treuer (ed.)

Find out more by using Circulating Books

Try these subject headings:

• Ojibwa Indians-History
• Ojibwa Indians-Folklore
• Ojibwa Indians-Religion
• Indians of North America-Government Relations
• Magic Realism (Literature)

Find additional and specific information using electronic access to full-text materials from Scholarly Journals and Literary Resource Centers

Title of e-Resource	About the e-Resource
American Indian History On Line	Provides information on Native Americanhistory and culture.
Biography Resource Center	Learn more about what Biography Resource Center offers. A great resource for biographical information as well as magazine and journal articles and web sites about a specific person (make sure to click on the various tabs above the main information area after you do your search).
Cambridge Collections Online	Learn more about how and why to use Cambridge Collections Online.
Contemporary Literary Criticism Select	Learn more about how and why to use Contemporary Literary Criticism Select.
JSTOR	Provides full-text access to articles in scholarly journals.
The Literary Encyclopedia	Learn more about how and why to use The Literary Encyclopedia.
Literary Reference Center	Learn more about how and why to use Literary Reference Center.
Literature Online (LION)	Learn more about how and why to use Literature Online.

If you are trying to access these databases from off-campus, you will be prompted to enter your Library Card Number. This is your PA ID Number.

Preparing your Bibliography

For this assignment, you will be required to use the MLA Citation Style. Remember, you not only have to cite direct quotes, but also text that you paraphrase. Anything you write that is not an original thought must be properly cited! For help, see the Citing Sources page, pick up an MLA Style sheet from the help desk, or ask a librarian!

Your Instructional Librarian

Having trouble finding that perfect source? Having trouble finding ANY sources? Please come in to see me! I am in the library every day. Just ask for me at the circulation desk, or email me at rpenner@andover.edu to ask a question or set up a meeting.

If you are trying to access these databases from off-campus, you will be prompted to enter your Library Card Number. This is your PA ID Number.

Selected Sites on the Free Web About Literary Criticism

• Native American Humor:Powerful Medicine in Louise Erdrich’s Tracks - http://itech.fgcu.edu/&/issues/vol1/issue2/erdrich.htm
• Ojibway Culture and History - http://www.geocities.com/athens/acropolis/5579/ojibwa.html

Preparing your Bibliography

For this assignment, you will be required to use the MLA Citation Style. Remember, you not only have to cite direct quotes, but also text that you paraphrase. Anything you write that is not an original thought must be properly cited! For help, see the Citing Sources page, pick up an MLA Style sheet from the help desk, or ask a librarian!

Your Instructional Librarian

Having trouble finding that perfect source? Having trouble finding ANY sources? Please come in to see me! I am in the library every day. Just ask for me at the circulation desk, or email me at rpenner@andover.edu to ask a question or set up a meeting.