ENGL 203:American Literature I for Online Students: General Information

In the Books & Media Tab:

• Conduct a subject search on the author of the work in question.  This will give you books about the author.
• Don't forget to use Boolean Operators (AND, OR, NOT).  These can help you focus your results.
• If you are looking for literary criticism, try a subject search on the author's last name AND criticism.
• If your author is associated with a literary movement (e.g. Harlem Renaissance) do a subject search on the movement. 
• How do you do a subject search?
  • Go to the OneSearch and type in the subject you are looking for (e.g. Harlem Renaissnance), then hit return.
  • On the results screen, go next to the search bar and click on the advanced search link
  • On the Advanced Search screen you want to go to the drop down menu next to where it says Any field and select subject.
  • Under Material Type (to the right of the top search bar) from the drop down menu select Books/eBooks.
  • When you've selected all of these, click on the Search link.
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If you are having difficulty finding information, talk to your professor or one of the librarians at the Research Assistance desk.