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Information Skills Workshop - CIMP 2017

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Activity Sheet

Finding materials with SearchAll and Databases

1. SearchAll
1.1 Finding books on literature

a) Go to library homepage at http://library.sunway.edu.my


b) Click on SearchAll under E-Resources.
c) Click on Hello Guest, Login to full access..
d) Type in Library User ID and Pin.
e) In the search box, type literature
f) A list of records displayed.
g) How many results did you obtain? ____________
h) Select one record and list down the following: -

Book Title: Literature: reading, reacting, writing

Location: ___________________________________

Call No: ________________________________

Shelf No.: _____________________

Limit by Location: Open Shelf

a) On the left section, under location, limit to Open_Shelf Thol.


b) How many records did you obtain?
c) Select one record, eg.: Literature: structure, sound and sense and list down the
following:

Location: ___________________________________

Call No: ________________________________

Shelf No.: _____________________

Limit to e-book only:

a) In the search box, type literature.


b) A list of records displayed.
c) On the left section, under location, limit to E-Resource Thol.
d) How many records did you obtain?
e) Select one record, eg.: Victorian literature: an anthology
f) Click on Online Access to view the book.
g) Click on Read Online to view the book

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1.2 Finding articles and books on genre of literature

1.2.1 Genre of Literature: Mystery

a) Go to library homepage at http://library.sunway.edu.my


b) Click on SearchAll under E-Resources.
c) Click on Hello Guest, Login to full access..
d) Type in Library User ID and Pin.
e) In the search box, type mystery fiction
f) A list of records displayed.
g) How many results did you obtain? ____________
h) Click on Research Starter
i) Complete the sentence below:

The literary genre of mystery fiction emerged in the __________________________.

Various subcategories of the mystery style of writing became evident as this fiction

developed. These include stories of _______________ and homicide, ____________

novels, cozy mysteries, _______________ set in far-flung places, _______________

thrillers, stories where police play a prominent role, and fiction contextualized in

historical times. Writers who immersed themselves in murder mysteries and detective

fiction, and who changed the way this style of writing was perceived, include: -

_______________________________________________________________ and

Sir Alfred Hitchcock.

SearchALL: Limit to e-book:

a) In the search box, type mystery AND literature.


b) A list of records displayed.
c) On the left section, under location, limit to E-Resource Thol.
d) How many records did you obtain?
e) Select one record, eg.: The figure of the detective: a literary history and analysis
f) Click on Online Access to view the book.
g) Click on Read Online.
h) Browse the Contents, eg, click on The Pre-Classical Detective and complete the
following sentence:

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Here, then, is a brief inventory of the necessaries of the detective genre. A detective

story requires:

I._____________________ II. _________________________

III. ____________________ IV. _________________________

V.___________________________________________________________

SearchALL: Limit to Magazines:

a) In the search box, type mystery AND literature.


b) A list of records displayed.
c) On the left section, under Source Types, limit to Magazines.
d) How many records did you obtain?
e) Select one record, eg.: A very British crime wave and complete the following:

Page 43:
The most famous of all fictional detectives is, of course, __________________,

introduced by _____________________________ (1859-1930).


Page 44:

Most of the Holmes stories are set among the ____________ levels of Victorian and

Edwardian society, a world inhabited by professional men, retired army officers and

country gentlemen as well as members of royalty and cabinet members. Few take

place among the ___________ classes or the very __________.

1.2.2 Genre of Literature: Gothic

j) Go to library homepage at http://library.sunway.edu.my


k) Click on SearcAll under E-Resources.

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l) Click on Hello Guest, Login to full access..


m) Type in Library User ID and Pin.
n) In the search box, type gothic genre.
o) A list of records displayed.
p) How many results did you obtain? ____________
q) Click on Research Starter
r) Complete the sentence below:

Gothic literature arose during the ______________ period in the late eighteenth

century. In contrast to the order and gentility of the Enlightenment, gothic literature

dwells lovingly in the ____________, embracing the _____________ and ghoulish.

Horace Walpole, __________________________________________ are among the

most well-known authors of the genre

Under Common Elements, complete the sentence below:

The gothic plot frequently involves ______, _______, torture (physical or

psychological), and a presence seeking revenge from beyond the grave.

SearchALL: Limit to e-book:

a) In the search box, type gothic AND literature.


b) A list of records displayed.
c) On the left section, under location, limit to E-Resource Thol.
d) How many records did you obtain?
e) Select one record, eg.: Gothic Literature
f) Click on Online Access to view the book.
g) Click on Read Online.
h) Under Table of Contents, click on Contents.
i) Go to Chronology page which is in page ix and list down the Author and Gothic Text

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Year Author Gothic Texts


1818 Mary Wollstonecraft
1886 Robert Louis Stevenson
1897 Bram Stoker
1976 Anne Rice

SearchALL: Limit to Academic Journal:

a) In the search box, type gothic AND literature.


b) A list of records displayed.
c) On the left section, under Source Types, limit to Academic Journal.
d) How many records did you obtain?
e) Select one record, eg.: Early Gothic fiction in English literature

2. Encyclopedia Britannica Online

a. : Go to the library homepage at http://library.sunway.edu.my


b. Under E-RESOURCES, click on Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
c. In the search box, type victorian literature.
d. A list of results displayed.
e. Click on Early Victorian literature: the age of the novel to view the article.

3. Credo Academic Core

a. Go to the library homepage at http://library.sunway.edu.my


b. Under E-RESOURCES, click on Credo Academic Core.
c. In the search box, type english literature.
d. A list of results displayed.
e. Click on English Literature in Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th century to
view the article

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