ENGL120 An Introduction to Literature and Screen Studies
This guide has been developed for the ENGL120. It will provide you with quick links to resources which will be of most use to you when looking for information to answer your assessment tasks.
Referencing in English Studies
The English Studies Guide to Essay Writing provides guidance in the use of the New MLA style. All the information provided in this document is important however Citation and Bibliography commences on page 16.
ENGL120 Library information
The information on this page will help you get started with your Library searches.
Take time browse this page and come back to it when you need to.
If you get stuck, and can't find what you need, ask for some help from the Library
Find that book
| SearchGuru demonstration [PDF 1.31 MB] |
| Classic Catalogue demonstration [PDF 1.2 MB] |
Check the Library's classic catalogue for books for your essay by using keywords, alternative keywords and truncation.
| For example | This search will find the following combination of words |
| detective | detective |
| AND | and must include either of the following words |
| fiction* OR literature |
fiction; fictional; fictions; literature |
| AND | and must also include any of these words |
| critic* | critic; critics; criticism; critical |
Helpful guides from the UOW Learning Development
Take a look at these great guides for help with critically analysing what you read and then writing your report.
Critical Thinking [PDF 28 KB]
UniLearning an online guide to help you to develop and practice your study and writing skills.
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Use the search strategy worksheet to create your own plan for searching databases and the Library's catalogue
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Need definitions or background for your essay?
Use subject dictionaries and encyclopedias for definitions & overviews
| View the Oxford Reference Online demonstration [PDF 805 KB] |
Access the Oxford Reference Online or Printed References
Online Database
Oxford Reference Online
Print Resources
Cambridge companion to Australian literature 828.993/44
Encyclopedia of post-colonial literatures in English 820.991712/15
The New Princeton encyclopedia of poetry and poetics 809.103/1A
Journal articles for your arguement ... Use a database
The examples below demonstrate searching databases that may be useful for your assignment.
Click on them to open and then move through the slides by using the navigation arrows at the top of the screen.
| MLA example [PDF 1.21 MB] | Access MLA |
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JSTOR example [PDF 840 KB] |
Access JSTOR |
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APAFT (Australian) example [PDF 1.53 MB] |
Access APAFT |
What ... the database isn't showing you the full text!
Some databases only provide a reference. How do you find the fulltext?
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Click the Show me icon at left for a short guide to finding the full text of a journal article Try this for yourself. Locate this article. |
| Alexander N. Howe. "The Detective and the Analyst: Truth, Knowledge, and Psychoanalysis in the Hard-Boiled Fiction of Raymond Chandler." Clues 24(4) (2006):15-29. |
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