EDRD 3301 (Dr. Mott): Teaching Reading Through Children's Literature

Purpose: To acquaint you with materials in Cornette Library and on the World Wide Web that will make research for your assignment easier.

Reference Sources

Excellent place to start research.
Provide background information.
Include basic information sources like dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, chronologies, and research guides.

Something About the Author: PN 451 .S6 Ref; An ongoing reference series that provides information about the lives and works of authors and illustrators of children's books.
Contemporary Authors: Z 1224 .C63 Ref; Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information on U.S. and international authors.

Children's Literature Review: PN 1009 .A1 C5139 Ref; An illustrated series that covers more than 600 writers and illustrators for children and young adults.

Library shelves contain more than 1500 bound and current journals.
Microform (film or fiche) available for dozens of leading newspapers, as well as other periodicals.
Databases index articles found in journals and magazines.
- Citation only;
- Citation and a short summary of the article (abstract);
- Full text;
- General, covering many kinds of topics, and specialized, for specific disciplines.
For this assignment be sure to use scholarly sources, not general interest magazines. The differences are important, for citation and for evaluating reliability.

On-campus: In the library or HELC.
Off-campus: Login with your Buff Advisor username (for example, js123456) and your Buff Advisor password (for example, buffaloes).
Database citations not in full-text may be located in the library catalog, or the journals locator.
Use Interlibrary Loan to request articles inaccessible through Cornette library. Allow up to 2 weeks for articles (3 weeks for books) to arrive.

Literature Resource Center: Full-text database that includes biographical, bibliographical, and critical information on some 2,500 literary writers and their works
Gale Literary Databases: Full-text source for authors and their works.
Academic Search Premier: Contains abstracts and citations for a broad range of topics, with substantial full-text. Over 3,000 peer-reviewed sources.

Displays in most of our databases. Links from a citation to one or more of the following:
- One or more links to full-text of the cited article,
- A link to a pre-set search of the Cornette Library catalog for the cited item,
- A link to a pre-filled Interlibrary Loan request form for the article, or
- A link to various help options.
For more information see the tutorial Using SFX to Link to Articles

To give credit to the author of the information you use.
To avoid plagiarism as described in the Code of Student Life. Plagiarism is a serious offense that can result in a failing grade or worse!
So that others can verify the information.
To assist others in doing their own research.

A copy of the 6th edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers is located at the Reference Desk.
Additional assistance is available from our Citation Basics web page.

Thank you.

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