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The *Literary Research Guide* was an annotated guide to essential reference sources for the study of British literature, literatures of the United States, other literatures in English, and related topics [1]. Its original purpose was to serve as an "essential first source" for scholars planning how to approach a research problem, and it was considered a "trustworthy companion for the novice as well as for the advanced scholar" [3, 4]. It identified and evaluated reference works like handbooks, dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, and bibliographic databases, both print and electronic [3].
The discontinuation of the *Literary Research Guide* in December 2017 creates a gap by removing this curated and annotated resource. While Passage 2 highlights the increasing importance of computer and internet knowledge for literary scholars and directs users to specific online searching techniques and other guides, it does not detail the specific gaps its discontinuation might create for current researchers. Passage 4 mentions that older guides like Marcuse are only current through 1985 and may cite superseded editions or now-different editorial policies. The provided passages do not…
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← Literary Research Guide ( 2017 ) by James L. Harner → related portals : Reference works 2504334 Literary Research Guide 2017 James L. Harner The Literary Research Guide was an annotated guide to selected reference sources essential to the study of British literature, literatures of the United States, other literatures in English, and related topics. It was discontinued in December 2017. It was written by the late James L. Harner from 1989 through the sixth edition in 2014 and then updated by Angela Courtney. This repository contains the sixth edition’s HTML, XML (DocBook v4.5), and CSS. The…
← Guides to Dissertations and Theses Literary Research Guide ( 2017 ) by James L. Harner Internet Resources Biographical Sources → 2504344 Literary Research Guide — Internet Resources 2017 James L. Harner Internet Resources The proliferation of electronic journals and discussion groups, text archives, and informational World Wide Web sites; the accessibility of online library catalogs; the ability to communicate and exchange drafts of documents within seconds with colleagues around the world; the availability of online databases; and the possibilities offered by electronic publication—all…
← Research Methods Literary Research Guide ( 2017 ) by James L. Harner Guides to Reference Works Literary Handbooks, Dictionaries, and Encyclopedias → 2504336 Literary Research Guide — Guides to Reference Works 2017 James L. Harner Guides to Reference Works Guides to reference works identify and (in the better ones) evaluate the handbooks, dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies of bibliographies, national bibliographies, surveys of research, bibliographic databases, review indexes, and other resources—print and electronic—important to research within a discipline. They are the essential…
t to the present Literary Research Guide and a trustworthy companion for the novice as well as for the advanced scholar. Users must remember that Marcuse is current only through 1985 and thus cites many superseded editions or works and describes editorial policies or taxonomies that are now quite different. For a comparison of the first edition of this Literary Research Guide and Marcuse see the review by Robert Schweik, Analytical and Enumerative Bibliography ns 4.4 (1990): 171–83. See also edit ALS ( Q3265 ): Chapter on reference works since the volume for 1977. Thompson, Key Sources in…
’s personal library. In contrast, The Handbook to Literary Research , ed. Delia da Sousa Correa and W. R. Owens, 2nd ed. (London: Routledge, 2010; 257 pp.) should be avoided because of its scattershot and superficial treatment of important resources (e.g., Google and Wikipedia receive much more attention than MLAIB [ G335 ] and ABELL [ G340 ]). Sporting an equally promising title, Research Methods for English Studies , ed. Gabriele Griffin (Edinburgh: Edinburgh UP, 2005; 248 pp.) is long on anecdote and fatally deficient on practical advice and discussion of basic methodology (e.g., the…
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- The text states the Literary Research Guide was "discontinued" but its code is now available under a CC-BY 4.0 license. What are the practical implications of this shift for both the ongoing use of the guide's content and for the future development of similar research tools?
- The guide's table of contents spans from "The Research Process" to specific "Genres" and "Literatures." How does this structure reflect the multifaceted nature of literary research, and what is the underlying logic that connects these diverse sections for a user?
- The Modern Language Association requires a specific disclaimer for any new version of the guide, even under a CC-BY 4.0 license. Why might an organization impose such a condition, and what does this reveal about the balance between promoting open access and maintaining institutional identity or responsibility?
- The text mentions "The Literary Research Guide" and briefly introduces "Research Methods Guides." How would you differentiate the primary function and target audience of these two types of resources, and how might they be used in conjunction by a researcher embarking on a new project?