Basic Steps in Researching for a Paper

First Step: How to find books: Search the UNT Libraries Catalog

1. Click on this link for UNT Library Catalog
2. Put in the author’s name (use last name, then first name)
3. Search by subject to find journals and books about an author. For other searches, keyword is the better choice.

Once you get to the subject page about an author, look for the the line that says "Criticism and Interpretation." Using Criticism and Interpretation will take you to books and other materials that talk about the author from a critical standpoint or discusses interpretations of the themes or characters in the author's works.

1. Click on this link for Academic Search Premier
2. Click on Academic Search Premier because it has full text journal, magazine, and newspaper articles and book reviews in the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, education, and others
3. Enter the topic you are searching in the find section
   
4. Email the citations to your email address and/or download the marked articles to RefWorks. RefWorks automatically puts the marked articles into MLA citation style for you.
   

1. Click on this link for MLA International Bibliography
2. MLA International Bibliography is produced by the Modern Language Association of America,  and consists of bibliographic records pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and folklore and includes coverage from 1963 to the present. The MLA International Bibliography provides access to scholarly research in nearly 4,000 journals and series. It also covers relevant monographs, working papers, proceedings, bibliographies, and other formats.
   
3. Enter the topic you are searching or use the Subject List
4. Email the citations to your email address and/or download the marked articles to RefWorks. RefWorks automatically puts the marked articles into MLA citation style for you.