ENG 120

Spring 2011

Library Session
Mortola Library
Pace University

http://www.pace.edu/library
 Goals For Today’s
Session
o Review Pace Catalog & ConnectNY
o Utilize Book Reviews subject research
guide
o Search Library Databases
o For book reviews
o For information about authors
o Learn about Literary Resources
o Review resources for MLA citation style
guidelines
Pace Catalog / ConnectNY

• The Pace Library Catalog contains

information about items in all of the Pace
University Library locations.
You can request items from other campuses
for delivery to your campus.

• Connect NY – request books from a group

of academic libraries around New York State
Searching the Pace Catalog

• With the Pace Library Catalog, you

can search for books by:
– Keyword
– Author (Last Name, First Name)
– Title
– Call number (LC Classification
System)
– Subject (LC Subject Headings)
 Book Reviews
Subject Research Guide
On the Pace Library Homepage:

• Under Library Services

• Click on Subject Research Guides

• Click on Browse All 48 Guides

• Click on Book Reviews

Some Databases to Consider
to Find Book Reviews
• Academic Search Premier
• JSTOR
• Business Source Premier
• PsychInfo
• Research Library
• New York Times

Utilize Advanced Search function:

• Search Term: Book Title and/or Author
Name
• Document Type: Book Review or Review
 Finding Information
About an Author and Their
Works
• Contemporary Authors series
– Available in Literature Resource
Center database
– Also Available in Print

• Magill on Literature database

 Finding Full-Text Articles

• Use the to determine

the subscription status of the
journal in which an article
appeared.
• If we do not subscribe to the
journal, InterLibrary Loan - ILLiad
– Articles will be e-mailed when
possible
 Other Resources

• English Literary History

– Available in the databases on the Library
site
– Under Library Services (on the left side)
• Search Print & E-Journals

• Dictionary of Literary Biography

– Available in print reference
– Search the Catalog
• Limit Location: Mortola Reference
 Reference Tools

• Search the library catalog by

Keyword, limiting your location to
PACE and then “Mortola
Reference”

• Try the Gale Virtual Reference

Library for encyclopedias online.
Resources for MLA Citation
Style
MLA format is often used in the Humanities.
For help with MLA citations:
 On the Library Website
Under Library Services
Click on How Do I…
Click on Cite Resources?
Click on MLA

 Also: MLA Handbook (7th Edition)

Available at the Reference Desk
Good Luck With Your
Research!
Pace University Library Home Page:
http://www.pace.edu/library

Mortola Library Reference Desk:

(914) 773-3505

Douglas Heimbigner:
dheimbigner@pace.edu
http://librarypace.blogspot.com