Quick Tips for Literature Resource
Center
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General Search Instructions
- From the Eastwood Library home page (http://www.limestone.edu/library)
begin by clicking on Research Databases under Resources.
- Next click on K-L in the alphabetical listing under Find
Research Databases by Title.
- Then click on Literature Resource Center
- Choose a search path from the main screen
- Author Search is the default display - other search
paths are:
- Title
- Authors by Type Search
- Advanced
- Literary-Historical Timeline
- Keyword
- Follow instructions listed under each search path
Search Paths
Author Search displays directly to the author requested
or – if multiple author names appear – choose from an alphabetical
list of author names that match search statement.
- Enter author's name and click on search
- Click on the author's name to display the Tabbed Results (folders): Biographies;
Literary Criticism, Articles, and Work Overviews; Bibliographies; Additional
Resources; Literary/Historical Timeline
- View the results – Biographies tab is the default
display
- Or select from other tabbed folders – searchable tabs are in bold print
- Click on selected tab folder – may or may not display sub-tabs providing
additional results
- Select from the results
Authors by Type displays directly to the author or authors
that match search statement
- Select from options as appropriate: Author Name; Author Ethnicity;
Author Nationality; Genre; Theme; Literary Movement or Time Period
- Choose from within each option selected and/or enter author if needed
- Click Search
- Results of one author, proceed to View results
- Results of multiple authors, choose from an alphabetical list of names
that match search statement
- Click on author's name to display the Tabbed Results (folders)
- View results – Biographies tab is the default display
- Or select from other tabbed folders – searchable tabs are in bold print
- Click on selected tab folder – may or may not display sub-tabs providing
additional results
- Select from the results
Title Search; Keyword Search; and Advanced Search display
directly to the Tabbed Results (folders)
- Enter search statement (term or terms)
- Click Search
- View the results – search displays to one of the tabbed folders
depending on results found for search statement
- Or select from other tabbed folders – searchable tabs are in bold print
- Click on selected tab folder – may or may display sub-tabs providing
additional results
- Select from the results
Literary-Historical Timeline displays date ranges for literary
figures, movements, and historical events
- Select from date ranges provided
- Click on the picture above the selected date range
- View results
- Or enter a date in the start date field
- Select A.D. or B.C.
- Enter an end date
- Select Search
- View results
Searchable from the Top Navigation Bar
Research Guide: A step-by-step guide through the process
of writing a research paper
Encyclopedia of Literature: Definitions to over 10,000 literary
terms
Gale Literary Index: Index-only citations to core Gale Literary
Series
GaleNet Glossary:
Literary-Historical Timeline: Targets a specific date range,
thus providing a sense of events that took place in an author's life and/or
the period in which a work was published
Literature Resource Center: Provides
online access to biographies, literary criticism, bibliographies, work overviews,
work sites, and additional resources on authors and their works
Tabbed Results (folders): Organize the search results by
type of document and allow easy access to the different types of articles
about author and his/her work
Theme Sub-tab: Provides method to identify other authors
who treat the same theme or themes as the author query
Web sites Sub-tab: Lists authoritative internet
resources on the author's life and works