Tutorial Part 4: Accessing Books & Articles
Accessing Online and on the Shelf
In this case, the title search is also showing a number of books and articles that analyze The Hunger Games or reference it.
Remember our research topic?
How do science fiction books, TV shows, and films reflect problems in life as we live it today?
Look through the first 20 results and find a book or article that looks useful for the research topic, as it relates to the Hunger Games. (At the bottom of the page, you can click "Load more results" to see past 10 items.)
How can you tell which items offer analysis and criticism *about* The Hunger Games? Open the full record for any item by clicking on its title, then scroll down to read its Subjects. Hint: These words or others like them would be good to see in the item's subjects for our topic:
- science fiction & fantasy
- mass media
- criticism
- interpretation
- literature
- social aspects
- politics
- dystopias
- theory
- activism
If the full record shows a table of contents or summary, those are other useful clues. Here's the full record view Links to an external site. of a title that is available both in the library and online.
Notice that the physical book has a Call Number (813.6 C713wh) and its location is Books - Upper Level, which is where you would go to find this book on the shelves if the library building was open. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you can request this title for pick-up.
The ebook, on the other hand, has a Link to the Database it is located in. Try clicking on the link to open the ebook.
Use "Send To" to Save Your Research
If you find a useful book or article, don't forget to save it for later! You can send yourself an email or copy the link on the full record view. Note: You can get automatically generated citations from OneSearch, but they don't always follow the MLA rules! Always double check the citation before you use it in your paper.
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