Here we have a subject that comes up frequently enough through school assignments. I know from working at Main that the Literary encyclopedia sets were a great help for the high school students looking for literary criticism of lesser-known works. But what other sources are available, either through the library or online? Please give us your thoughts!
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The Literature Resource Center is a great database for this!
ReplyDeleteI have directed a couple of people to the Internet Public Library. They have some criticism stuff too.
ReplyDeleteThe biggest problem I have with this reference situation is that the Teachers don't recognize the Literature Resource Center as a viable source. They consider it an "Internet" resource. Numerous times, students and parents have refused to use it because the teacher requires a book. Trying to get them all to understand that the database is exactly the same as the book, that it is the same thing as taking the reference book and copying the article, is impossible.
ReplyDeleteHere's a thought. Could we draft a letter stating that this material is a subscription database that is the same as the book, but stored online that we could hand to students to take to their teachers. I am finding less resistance that I once did to the online databases. When I stress that it is a subscription database and show the parent the citation information, they often are more accepting. The same is true when I show them online magazine articles.
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