Where can I find ... websites, books and DVDs?

We recommend:

American Literature
British Literature
Canadian Literature
Poetry
Shakespeare
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How do I choose ... a suitable book for my ISP?

Try:

• Novelist Plus
• What Do I Read Next?
• 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
• Good Reading Guide
• Dictionary of Literary Biography
• Fiction Catalogue

Make sure your teacher approves your choice if it's for an assignment!

Where can I find ... Literary Criticism?

Try:

• A SUBJECT search in the Library catalogue by your author's last name
• Literature Resource Center
• Canadian Business and Current Affairs (CBCA)
• Contemporary Literary Criticism
• Shakespearean Criticism

For best results, search by author AND title. When structuring your search, put quotation marks around names and titles. e.g. "Mary Shelley" AND "Frankenstein".

What if I need ... book reviews?

Try:

• Novelist Plus
• Literature Resource Center
• Contemporary Authors
• Canadian Business and Current Affairs (CBCA)
• Ebsco

Add the phrase AND "book review" to your search. e.g. "Joseph Boyden" AND "Three Day Road" AND "book review"

Your Sources

Questions to Consider:

• Do I need a bibliography?
• Do I need to incorporate quotations?
• How reputable are my sources?
• How many sources do I need?
• What kind of sources do I need?

Checklist

• Author of book, website or magazine article
• Title of book, website or magazine article
• Volume, issue numbers & pages of magazine
• Publication date
• Place of publication
• Publisher
• Date of access of online articles and websites
• Title of webpage
• Title of database
• URL

Examples of Bibliographies

On Your Own
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers

APA Style 
APA citation style is generally required for social and behavioural research papers.  American Psychological Association provides style guides and tips.

Citation Machine
Make citation machine generate standard MLA and APA citations.

Dr. Abel Scribe PhD
Dr. Abel Scribe's Guides to Research Style and Documentation are concise guides to formatting and documenting research papers in AMA, APA, ASA, CBE, Chicago, and MLA style. The APA Web Sheet PDF and MLA Web Sheet PDF explain how to format Internet sources.

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