Title: BIBLIOGRAPHY AND METHODS OF RESEARCH

PRQ:

The first half of the semester will cover the aims, arts and methods of literary research (based on James L. Harner’s Literary Research Guide, latest edition, which will be followed closely).  The second half of the course will cover analytical and descriptive bibliography and textual criticism (based on W. P. Williams and Craig S. Abbott’s An Introduction to Bibliographical and Textual Studies, 3^rd edition).  R. D. Altick’s The Art of Literary Research, latest edition, will be referred to as a basic guide to the course and as an example of the passion of literary research.  There will be an examination of the World Wide Web and other electronic searching tools for bibliography and literary research.

1.         Regular attendance and completion of all graded exercises and case studies.

2.         Oral reports/presentations.

3.         Class participation.

4.         Final examination (final meeting of the semester).

5.         All work must be the student’s own: do not get library faculty to do your research!

6.         No extensions.

Harner, J. L., Literary Research Guide, 4^th edition, MLA, 2002.

Williams, W. P. & Abbott, C. S., An Introduction to Bibliographical and Textual Studies,

   4th edition, MLA, 1999.

Altick, R. D., The Art of Literary Research, latest edition, Norton, 1993.