This research guide will explain how to find and cite library materials appropriate for your literature assignments for Professor Rivers.
Select the tabs at the top to explore additional topics in detail.
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 edition, should consist of your last name and page number, aligned to the right corner in the header.
Professor: Bryan Rivers
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.
Hover over the "i" to learn more about a particular database.
Recommended for biographical information:
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.
If you're not already logged in, you will need to login using your student ID number as the Borrower ID and the last four digits of your student ID as the PIN.
NOTE: The library is shifting to Single Sign On (SSO) access with Open Athens. Beginning March 2021, you will be able to access all library resources using your login information for Passport.
The list of all PSC databases will appear--arranged alphabetically. You can also view the databases arranged by subject area by selecting the "Subject" button near the top.
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!
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!