Literary Analysis: Home

Username: SMSouthhs

Password: raiders

A bunch of database tiles show up,

Best for literary analysis:

• Bloom's Literature Online 
• Issues & Controversies in History
• Issues & Controversies

Search your topic and be sure to scroll down to find all possible items. Some non-science topics will also provide great resources.

If you're looking for a topic: Under Advanced Search, Topic Finder (third link at top) is an interesting way to find connections - be sure full text is checked.

Articles can be translated with top left tool.

If you need to search the internet for your topic, here are a few tricks.

• Avoid clicking on anything that says: AD (usually at the top of the search)
• Use .edu or .org to focus on reliable sources
• Put search terms in quote marks. Example: "future of education" .org
• Use Google Scholar if you want some serious research hits
• Most internet sites will not provide a citation, so use the Noodle Tools "fill in the blank" for that

• Click Log In on top right
• Click the Google Icon on the bottom left and it log in with your school account. You are NOT creating a new log in.
• If this is your first time, you might have to pick SM South and fill out a couple of questions.
• Create a new project and sources from there.

Use the CRAP Test

Currency

• How old is the info?
• When was the site last updated?
• Is it current enough for your project?

Reliability

• What is the origin of this information?
• Does the info come from a school or government organization? (.edu, .gov, .org)
• Why do you trust this source?

Authority

• Is there a specific author listed?
• Is there contact info for the author?
• What knowledge or skill does the author have on the topic?

Purpose

• What is the motive of the site?
• Does the site attempt to inform you and present all sides of an issue?
• Is the cite free of bias and not trying to sell you something?

Hover over Kansans on the top menu. Scroll to Online Databases and click (don't do the fly out). Skip the big research tiles. Scroll to the list of databases are toward the middle.

For literary analysis try these first:

Under General Research (click view all):

• Literary Reference Center
• Explora Multi-Search
• Britannica Public Library - great for simple info on the authors
  • click on Reference

If you are home, you might need the info below to log in:

• Library e-Card: 465828

• Birthdate: 09011965

• Username: shawnee1
• Password: resource

Go below the list of databases and look at the tiles. Choose the appropriate database for your topic.

Issues  - Explore All Issues will give you a multitude of topic options

Other options: World History Ancient/Medieval, World History Modern, World Geography, American History