Trexler Library | Muhlenberg College

Advanced French Conversation & Composition

Need help with your research? Contact:

Kelly Cannon
Outreach and Scholarly Communication Librarian
Humanities & Business Subject Specialist
phone: x3602
email: kcannon@muhlenberg.edu
IM (AIM, Yahoo, MSN): refcannon
Reference desk IM: talktotrexler

PLEASE NOTE: Articles listed here are being held at the Information Services (reference) desk in Trexler Library.

How do I locate popular reviews of literature?

Academic Search Premier
Access: Trexler Library website (http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library) > Articles A to Z.
English-language reviews in popular magazines.

LexisNexis Academic
Access: Trexler Library website (http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library) > Articles A to Z.
To get reviews from French newspapers, select the news category: Non-English Language News.

How do I locate scholarly books, chapters, and journal articles of literary criticism?

MLA
Access: Trexler Library website (http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library) > Articles A to Z.
The MLA database is the premier index for literary criticism, including theatre criticism. Citations to scholarly books, chapters, dissertations, and peer-reviewed journal articles. Links to full text, the library catalog, and/or interlibrary loan.

Google Scholar (open access) (http://scholar.google.com)
A free index to books and articles that include a bibliography. Some are scholarly publications, but others are unpublished works and/or non-peer-reviewed. Use with caution. Some links to full text--especially non-English. Use this resource in conjunction with our Journal Locator, or request articles on interlibrary loan.

How do I interlibrary loan a book, book chapter, or article?

Journal articles not found in Trexler Library can be requested from within the MLA database or other database, or by visiting the Trexler Library website (http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library) > ILL.

How do I cite my sources in a bibliography according to the MLA style?

For tips on citing print and electronic sources, visit Trexler Library website (http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library) > Citation Guides.

How do I write annotations for an annotated bibliography?

For help in writing annotated bibliographies in the MLA style, visit Purdue's Online Writing Lab (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/) for a definition of an annotation and proper format.