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LIT 1000 - Introduction to Literature, Prof Siler: Home

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Welcome!

This library research guide is for Professor Siler's LIT 1000 classes. It covers where to find and how to cite articles for your literature assignments. Plus it includes recommended books, ebooks, and full plays to help bring the literature to life. For assignment instructions and due dates, please refer to the specific assignment(s) in Canvas.

Recommended Databases

The databases below can help you critique poems, short stories, and plays. They may include plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, articles of literary criticism, author biographies, full text of literary journals, book reviews, classic & contemporary poems, classic & contemporary short stories, full text of classic novels, author interviews, and images of key literary figures.

Select the "i" to learn more about a particular database.


Recommended for biographical information:

You will notice many of our databases say Gale or Ebsco at the end of their names.  Most of those databases have similar search features and tool boxes.

In your ENC1101 classes you learned how to search in Academic OneFile (Gale) and Academic Search Complete (EBSCO). For a quick refresher on searching in Gale, select the link below.

For tips & tricks on using the Gale databases Click Here! 

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You will notice many of our databases say Gale or Ebsco at the end of their names.  Most of those databases have similar search features and tool boxes.

In your ENC1101 classes you learned how to search in Academic OneFile (Gale) and Academic Search Complete (EBSCO). For a quick refresher on searching in EBSCO, select the link below.

For tips & tricks on using the EBSCO databases Click Here! 

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Works Cited - MLA Format Tutorial

This 7 minute video tutorial will walk you through formatting a Works Cited page that already includes database generated citations.

Note: Adding a running head is not covered in this tutorial. It was omitted to save time as this video was created to be one in a series made by various librarians. The running head on a works cited page, in MLA's 8th or 9th editions, should consist of your last name and page number, aligned to the right corner in the header.

Writing Assistance for Polk State students from real tutors & professors:

TLCC Writing Tutors (online &/or on campus): Must "enroll" for online access via Canvas (don't worry - this is NOT a graded class): https://canvas.polk.edu/enroll/ENYJRB

Writing Studio: Assistance from Polk State writing professors & access to turnitin: https://www.polk.edu/teaching-learning-computing-center-tlcc/tutoring/the-writing-studio/ 

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Just want a quick refresher in writing?

Try the Writer's Reference Center database: https://libguides.polk.edu/writers-reference-center

Frost & Hughes


Looking for a poem?

One place to find many poems is in the Columbia Granger's World of Poetry Database. Do a "Quick Search" by Poet (bottom left corner) - select the correct poet - select a poem from the A-Z list. Note: Full text is NOT always included.

Life of Pi

Anna in the Tropics

Othello

Streaming Videos of and/or related to Othello in our library catalog: https://bit.ly/Othello_AV


Selected plays below:


Selected videos about Othello (commentary, analysis, etc...) below:

Spark Notes - side by side no fear translation:

https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare/othello/

Accessing the Polk State College Library Databases

To access the Library's databases, start at the Library's homepage (https://www.polk.edu/library-tlcc-tutoring/).

From there, select the link for Articles/Databases

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The list of all PSC databases will appear--arranged alphabetically. You can also view the databases arranged by subject area by selecting the "Subjects" dropdown near the top. 

Polk State Library A-Z List of Databases

After selecting a specific database, you will be prompted to sign in.

Students: Use your Passport information - Student ID number and Password (default: two-digit month and two-digit year of your birth).

Staff/Faculty: Use your Polk email address and password 

If you are having difficulty signing in with your Passport credentials, try clearing the cookies/cache in your browser OR try using a different browser (Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox, etc...). This will fix the problem about 90% of the time. 

Your Professor for this Course is:

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Professor Siler

Office: WLR240

 

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AskALibrarian

Your Personal Librarian for this Course is:

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Shannon Schane

email: sschane@polk.edu

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