Literature Research - CMP102 - Composition 2 - Folk - NSCC Library at North Shore Community College

Appropriate sources

Outside sources will consist primarily of book sources and journal articles.

Literature essays from books and reference titles that contain analysis of a work will be useful sources.
Scholarly articles from literature journals will also be valuable sources for your research.
When you find a really good article on your topic - mine the bibliography. This is a quick way to add additional relevant, related, authoritative sources to your paper.

SNAP! Search

Our new SNAP! Search allows you to search many of our databases at the same time in one powerful search. This search will find books, ebooks, academic articles, news, and video content.

SNAP! Search

Literature Databases

Search in these databases to find critical and analytical articles about your author's work.

Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Find biographical information about authors, overviews of literary works, literary criticism, and reviews.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR is an excellent source for scholarly, peer-reviewed articles, ebooks and images, covering literature, history, the arts, and more.
Bloom's Literary Criticism This link opens in a new window
Excellent resource for literary criticism and information about literature and authors. Provides access to critical content published by noted scholars in the Bloom's Literary Criticism series.

Library Catalog Search

Find books, ebooks, DVDs and streaming videos available through the NSCC Libraries and our partner libraries in HELM.

Interlibrary Loan

Did you find a book source you would like to use for your research, but it is not available in the HELM network of libraries?

You may request the book be sent to you via our InterLibrary Loan Service.

How to submit a request:

1. Check to make sure the book is not available within the HELM libraries. Search all HELM libraries.

If you locate the book, click on the button and follow the online instructions to request the material. Note: Material may take up to a week to arrive.

2. If the book is only available outside the HELM library system, fill out the InterLibrary Loan Book Request form.

CMP102 - Composition 2 - Folk: Literature Research

Research Paper Assignment

For this research paper, you must choose a topic from one of the 6 approaches. This paper must be 4-6 pages with an appropriately focused thesis statement, at least two sources besides your text (one should be The Poetry Foundation), and organized using MLA format.