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Getting
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Questions to know before you get
started on your research. |
Hint: If you have no clue
who you want to write about click here. -
What time period is the writer
from?
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- Prior to 1982
- Then you won’t find much stuff online
- Almost all of your information will be from print resources
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- After 1982
- Online sources will work great!!!
- Some print resources will be useful too
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- What kind of publications did the writer’s work appear?
- Did the writer only publish in one publication?
- Did the writer only publish a certain type of work? (political, women’s issues,
etc.)
- Did the writer publish in newspapers, freelance or popular magazines?
Finding Information by or about a writer
- COAST (the library catalog)
- Use the AUTHOR search to
find works BY a writer
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- Use the SUBJECT search to
find works ABOUT a writer
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- Use the KEYWORD search to
see if a specific work by an author is included in a collection
Starting places for writers before 1982:
Print Indexes
- New
Yorker Index
- Available
in print: AP2 .N6764
- Use
this print index to find articles published between 1925-1970.
The best way to search is by the author's name.
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- Los Angeles Times Index
- Available
in print:
REF AI 21 N55
- Use
this print index to find articles published in the LA times between
1972-1999. You can search by the author's name.
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- New York Times Index
- Available
in print: REF AI 21 N44
- Use this index
to find articles published in the new york times between 1851-1996.
Search by author's name.
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- Readers
Guide Retrospective
- Available:
Electronically
- Use
this index to find articles by a wide variety of authors in all kinds
of publications. This database goes back to 1890!
- Historical
Los Angelese Times
- Available: Electronically
- Use
this FULL TEXT source for historical los angeles times articles from
1880 to 1955.
Starting places for writers after 1982:
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Lexis Nexis Academic
(CSU Authentication Required)
- If you go to
the "News" section of Academic Universe and select the "more
options" tab. Once you do that you will have the option of
searching by Author. Just type in the first and last name of your author.
Remember to select the appropriate dates. Make sure your author
has published in publications carried by Academic Universe. To
check just click on "sources".
- Newspapers:
Proquest (CSULB Authentication Required)
- This
database allows you to search for articles written
by specific authors. From the main screen click on the "Guided"
search tab. From the next screen you will be able to select "author"-
just type in the name of your author. You will then find articles
written by that author if they are published in newspapers.
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Factiva
(CSULB Authentication Required)
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Factiva allows you to search for articles
written by an author in a variety of sources at once. Not only does
it contain major newspapers but also more popular magazines. To
search for a specific author, select "Publications Library"
then in the search box type the following: BY= your author's name here.
Make sure you have selected the "all publications" option
at the bottom of the search screen and the appropriate date.
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- Reader’s
Guide Abstracts
- This will provide articles published in more
popular publications like Rolling Stone Magazine and GQ.
This does not have the full text so you will have to see if the publication
is available at CSULB or take advantage of our interlibrary loan service
for the public library in Long Beach. Click
here for more info on getting your hands on articles from popular magazines
not available at CSULB.
Finding Literary Journalists
American literary journalists,
1945-1995
Available in print: REF PS369
.A45 1998
This provides profiles of some of the most popular
literary journalists includes a bibliography of their works and further
reading references.
Literary journalism : a
biographical dictionary of writers and editors
Available in print: Ref PN4820 .A66 1996
This will give you a starting place for finding
basic information about a literary journalist.
Blue
Eagle: American Media Columnists
This site is an index for a variety of news commentators.
You will find samples of their work full text on the site.
It is arranged by Author or you can click on the broad headings such as
politics to find a type of article.
Criticism and Interpretation of Journalism
as Literature
Books
- Literary newswriting
: the death of an oxymoron
- Available in print: PN4722 .A84
no.99 1986
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- Literary nonfiction :
theory, criticism, pedagogy
- Available in print: PS366.R44
L58 1989
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Articles
- MLA
International Bibliography
- This is an excellent source for finding analysis
of a well-known writer's literary style or of the genre of literary
journalism as a whole. Good terms to use are: the author's name
or the word journalism combined with either prose, rhetoric or literary.
Last Updated March 26,
2004
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