There are other resources available in the reference collection that include information about authors as well as the historical periods in which they lived.
To find information about significant historical events of an era, use a chronology. Chronologies are organized by year and list important events that occurred during that year. Some chronologies available in the library are:
The library catalog is used to help you find materials in the library. The catalog can be used to find information about an author or books by an author.
You can use Subject or Keyword searches to find books on your topic. The catalog uses special subject headings, which may be found in detail in: R 025.49 L61 Library of Congress Subject Headings. The catalog is accessible off campus at http://www.ccrls.org/ccc/whompup.htm.
Electronic books are available through to Chemeketa students through NetLibrary.
If the material you want is not in Chemeketa's library, you can change your search from Chemeketa to "All libraries" on the search page. For information about requesting books from other CCRLS libraries, see Requesting materials from another CCRLS library. If what you want is not in the local system, you can also click the "Summit" button in the library catalog, or search Summit directly. You can request books through Summit and pick them up at any one of 35 libraries in Oregon and Washington. For more information on Summit borrowing, see Borrowing Materials from Member Libraries.
If you do not find what you need in Summit, ask your local librarian to request an interlibrary loan. That way the book you need can be sent from Chemeketa or another library for you to check out and use locally.
Skip to ways to search in library catalogs
If you live outside the college district, but in Oregon or Washington, you can search in the Summit Catalog. You can request books through Summit and pick them up at any one of 35 libraries in Oregon and Washington. For more information on Summit borrowing, see Borrowing Materials from Member Libraries.
If you do not live near a Summit library, you can search your local library catalog, or you can search in that of Chemeketa or a third library to find material you need. You will find all these options on the catalog page. If the material you want is not in your local library, ask your local librarian to request an interlibrary loan. That way the book you need can be sent from Chemeketa or another library for you to check out and use locally. A four-page guide to library research services for distant students contains more information on interlibrary loan.
Electronic books are available through to Chemeketa students through NetLibrary.
The default search is Keyword; the menu can be pulled down to change to a different type of search.
| Search Type | Method | Example |
| Subject | Author's name | Rossetti, Christina |
| Subject | Author's name, then scroll to subdivision "Criticism and interpretation" | Neruda, Pablo -- Criticism and interpretation |
| Subject | Author's name, then scroll to subdivision by title of poem | Milton, John, 1608-1674. Paradise Lost. |
| Subject | Library of Congress subject heading | American Poetry -- 19th Century -- History and criticism |
| Keywords | Author's name + "criticism" | Keats AND criticism |
| Keywords | Geographic adjective + poetry (+ "criticism") | Mexican AND poetry (add "AND criticism" if too many subjects appear) |
| Keywords | Combination of words from poet's name AND title of poem | Dante AND Paradiso |
| Search Type | Method | Example |
| Index search | Click More, then Indexes, pull down "People" from the menu, enter author's name. Check the box next to the name on the resulting list. | Cullen, Countee |
| Index search | Click More, then Indexes, pull down "Reviews & Products" from the menu, enter book or poem title. Check the box next to the title on the resulting list. | Tyger, The (Poem) |
| Keyword | Use "AND" between keywords from name and title | Paz AND sunstone (If this search does not find enough material, revise search and click "Also search within full text.") |
When you click the Search button, a list of articles will appear. The newest articles will be at the beginning of a list. To see more information about an article, click on the highlighted title.
Many articles have links to full text, where you can read or print the article online. If an article has full text, you can also e-mail it to yourself. More information on printing, saving, and e-mailing articles is at the EBSCOhost instructions page.
If the magazine is one the library has ("Chemeketa subscribes..."), you will need the name of the magazine and the date to find it on the shelf.
You will find Web sites useful for literary study on the library's Useful Sites page: http://newterra.chemeketa.edu/library/information/useful/literature.htm.
For further help, ask for assistance at the Reference Desk