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Mrs. Semple > English IV, Honors Senior Seminar, Library Resources
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Ralph Ellison Encyclopedia Britannica
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English IV Honors, Mrs. Chehak:
Library Resources for Ellison's Invisible Man
Mrs. Semple, Librarian
www.ineedgood.info
301-983-5721
Pat_Semple@bullis.org
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Ralph Ellison National Archives
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Ralph Ellison Encyclopedia Britannica
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2009 Feb. 27: In preparation for our hands-on NoodleBib workshop on Monday, I've
created a quick-start guide to the Ellison resources that Ms. Chehak has in her room. You'll find
a link to it in the MLA section below (blue box). See you then!
2009 Feb. 24: Hello, Invisible Man students! I hope you are all finding
what you need. If not, send me a quick e-mail stating your problem and if I can't solve
it by e-mail we can set up a time to meet.
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Online Subscription Databases
BULLIS DATABASES
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Literature Resource Center
- Do a Works Search on "invisible man":

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ProQuest Platinum
- Try this: ellison AND "invisible man"

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DATABASES @ MONTGOMERY COLLEGE
To research your topic in a college-level database, take a field trip to one of
Montgomery College's three campuses and conduct a search in one of the following
databases: JSTOR, Project MUSE, Academic Search Complete,
or Academic OneFile. Use a combination of keywords and
Boolean operators (AND, OR) as in these examples:
"ralph ellison" AND criticism
"invisible man" AND imagery
ellison AND "invisible man"
Once you generate a results list, remember to re-sort it by Relevance.
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you can walk into a campus library and use any of the databases for FREE
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there is no sign-up sheet and no time limit, it's "first come, first served"
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you cannot access the MC databases from off-campus
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there is no limit on printing
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there is no charge for printing
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the library computers do not have MS Word, but they do have full internet access (email)
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there is always a reference librarian on duty, and you should feel free to
ask him or her for help as needed
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Print Sources
DESTINY, BULLIS LIBRARY CATALOG
Mrs. Chehak has checked out all of the books containing essays of
literary criticism about Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man and
has them available for you in her classroom. Here's the list of what she has:
Ralph Ellison Books.
E-BOOKS
There are several e-books in
ebrary that might be helpful to you
(login and password sent by email in August 2008), but
two in particular:
Shadowing Ralph Ellison (J. Wright)
Historical Guide to Ralph Ellison (S. Tracy)
BOOKS @ MONTGOMERY COLLEGE
Go to MC Library Catalog and
conduct a "Keyword (AND)" search:
"ralph ellison"
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to borrow a book you will need a Community Patron card
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the application for a Community Patron card
requires a parent's signature if you are under 18
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Community Patrons can borrow a total of five (5) items at any one time
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remember that there are three campus libraries -- you may want to limit your search
by campus
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there is always a reference librarian on duty, and you should feel free to
ask him or her for help as needed
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The call number for the books of literary criticism on
Ralph Ellison in the MC Library appears to
be PS3555 .L625
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MLA Works Cited Page
NOODLETOOLS
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1. Here is the link to NoodleTools.
- (a) Create a personal account for yourself; I suggest that you use your
Bullis e-mail name and your Bullis e-mail password.
- (b) You'll need the Bullis login and password if you do this from
home. They can be found on Mrs. Lowry's website.
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2. For your list style, select "MLA Advanced."
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3. If you want to "share" your Works Cited page with me,
- (a) open your "List" and look for the Share button
- (b) and use the "class name" Chehak B or Chehak G.
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NoodleBib Quick-Start Guide to Ellison Resources in Ms. Chehak's Room NEW!
- (handout, 2 pages)
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Internet Websites
SUGGESTIONS
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Try limiting your Google search to reputable websites by limiting your search
to specific domains. For this assignment, I suggest that you limit your
web searches to .edu or .org websites. In front of your search terms,
add the following text:
site:edu OR site:org
Some examples:
site:edu "ralph ellison"
site:edu "invisible man"
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Last updated on 2008 February 28.
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