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Professor
Erin Brown
Library Liaison
Nancy "Sam" Urtz
Contents
Introduction
Research Basics
Selected Reference Books
Find Books and Book Chapters
Find Journal Articles
Selected Websites
Irish Video Holdings available
at Geisel Library
How to Cite Your Sources
Need More Help?
Subject Guide
English
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The following is a guide to selected sources in Geisel Library that pertain to the assigned literature as well as to sample themes that are embraced in the writings. All of these resources can be accessed either on campus or remotely by entering the S number on the back of your student ID.
For further research assistance, please take advantage of the reference services available to you in the Geisel Library. Stop by the Reference Desk in person or online at Ask a Librarian.
The reference librarians have created a group of Web pages named Research Help, and a tutorial called Searchpath, designed to help teach you the basics of library research and to introduce you to Geisel Library. On the Research Help pages, you will find a guide on Research Basics and a helpful guide about evaluating your Web sources, Judging What You Find. Please take advantage of these resources.
Reference books are shelved by call number in the reference stacks near the reference desk. They may not be checked out, but photocopiers are available on the lower level of the Library. Online reference books can be found in the library catalog or listed on the
E-Reference Resources page.
Use reference books to find background information on both the literary and non-literary influences related to the works being considered for this course. Here are some examples of Reference Books which may offer assistance:
Anglo-Irish Literature: A Review of Research Ref PR8712 .A5
Blackwell Companion to Modern Irish Culture Ref DA925 .B47
Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature
This online resource provides comprehensive coverage of the entire history of literature in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It includes detailed histories of particular themes, movements, genres, and institutions, whose impact upon the writing or the reading of literature was significant.
Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism Ref PN94 .T82
Please note: see volume 102 pages 125–321 for an excellent article on "Modern Irish Literature"
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Library Catalog
Some of the best material for your research will be found in books or book chapters. Access is via the Library Catalog. Begin your search by using keywords and then move to using subject headings supplied as indexing terms for books that look particularly interesting or relevant to you. Here are a few Keyword Examples to consider for this course:
- celtic tiger
- diaspora and (ireland or irish)
- (immigration or emigration) and ireland
- ireland* and european union
- population and ireland
- sexual abuse and catholic* and Ireland
Please note: using the * (asterisk) as a truncation symbol allows you to retrieve variant forms of a word root; for example, feminis* will return book citations containing the words "feminism" or "feminist".
Use the Boolean operator AND to combine multiple concepts, and use the Boolean operator OR to expand your search with synonyms and related terms.
Here are some Subject Heading Examples which may direct you to relevant book materials pertaining to particular topics:
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Aran Islands
English drama — Irish authors
Ireland — Civilization — 20th century
Ireland — Economic conditions — 1949–
Ireland — Intellectual life — 20th Century
Ireland — Politics and government — 1949–
Ireland — Social conditions — 1973–
Ireland — in literature
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Irish literature — 20th century
Irish travelers — Nomadic people
Mythology, Celtic, in literature
National characteristics, Irish, in literature
O'Brien, Edna — Criticism and interpretation
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WorldCat
If you are unable to locate enough materials in the Geisel Library catalog, repeat your search by using the collections of libraries worldwide through WorldCat. This expansive database enables you to identify relevant books owned by other colleges and have them delivered to Geisel Library for your use, via our Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service. Try searching on the same keywords and subject headings that you used in the Library Catalog as noted above. If you find a relevant book, click on the title and look for the 'Request ILL' link. Once you submit the request, the book is typically delivered to Geisel Library within 7–8 days.
Finally, here are some sample book titles retrieved either from the Library Catalog or WorldCat after using the Keywords and Subject Headings noted above. If available at Geisel, a call number will be included. Please note: There are many other relevant titles. This is just a selected list.
Anglo-Irish: The Literary Imagination in a hyphenated culture PR 8752 .M69
End of Irish history? Critical reflections on the Celtic Tiger
From the ward to the White House: the Irish in American politics
Inventing Ireland PR 8753 .K53
Ireland and the Irish: portrait of a changing society
Irish diaspora in America E184 .I6M115
Modern Ireland 1600–1972 DA938.F67
Modern Irish literature: sources and founders R8753 .M47
Modern Irish writers: cross currents of criticism PR8753 .T3
New directions in Irish American history E184 .I6N475
New York Irish F128.9 .I6N49 1996
Northern Ireland politics
Whoredom in Kimmage: Irish women coming of age
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Below is a selection of library databases that may yield useful journal articles for your research. They are arranged in alphabetical order by title. Some focus on literary criticism while others will provide psychological, sociological, religious and other context for the literature. They are all international in scope, so Irish studies materials will be plentiful. There are also several other discipline-specific databases which might be helpful. For example, the ERIC (education) database might be useful if researching college students issues involving Irish studies. Here is a complete list.
Try using the same keywords that you used in the book catalog as noted above. Remember to use Boolean operators and wildcards (the asterisk symbol) to improve your search.
Many of the databases on the list do not supply full-text versions of a needed article. In the results screen, if there is no full-text link readily available, click on the  icon to determine whether the journal is available in the Geisel Library or in full-text via another electronic database. If the article is not available, consider clicking on the Interlibrary Loan link to request a PDF copy of the article from another library. Articles requested via ILL will be delivered to your email inbox within about a week. WebBridge User Guide
Academic Search Premier
This database is multi-disciplinary and many of the articles are available in full-text.
Contained within: Irish Studies Review
ATLA Religion Database and
Catholic Periodical & Literature Index
Use these databases if your research question intersects with the disciplines of theology or Catholic theology.
Historical Abstracts
Use this index if your research intersects with the discipline of history.
JSTOR
Search here for full-text articles from major journals in the humanities and social sciences. Coverage is generally from the beginning of publication to within 5 years of the current issue. User Guide
LexisNexis
Wonderful source for full text of newspapers and other media, including The Irish Times. Find Book reviews, articles and interviews. Search under General News, World News, Transcripts, and Arts. Contained within:
- The Irish Times
- The Times (Britain)
- The Observer
- The Guardian
- Times Literary Supplement
Literature Resource Center
In addition to providing lengthy biographical profiles of authors, plot summaries, and literary , this resource also provides the full text of articles from more than 100 literary journals.
User Guide Contained within:
- Eire — Ireland
- Irish University Review
- Modern Drama
MLA – Modern Language Association International Bibliography
Use this database for locating literary criticism of novels, poetry, plays and film. User Guide
Philosopher's Index
Use this database if your research intersects with the disciplines of philosophy or moral decisions. User Guide (PDF)
Project MUSE
This database is also multi-disciplinary and many of the articles are available in full-text.
PsycINFO
Use this database if your research question intersects with the discipline of psychology.
User Guide
SocINDEX
Use this database if your research question intersects with the discipline of sociology.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Use this database if your research question intersects with the discipline of political science.
Here are some sample journal article citations using the keywords and Subject Headings noted above. Again, please be advised that there are many, many such journal articles available through the databases noted above.
Birchard, Karen. Inmates in Irish prisons face drug abuse and disease Lancet. SocINDEX
with Full Text. EBSCO. [Library name], [City], [State abbreviation]. 11 February 2008.
< http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.anselm.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=
sih&AN=2212609&site=ehost-live >.
Black, Michael. "Women's Soccer and the Irish Diaspora." Peace Review 11.4 (Dec. 1999):
531. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. [Library name], [City], [State abbreviation].
11 February 2008. < http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.anselm.edu:80/login.aspx?
direct=true&db=aph&AN=2791828&site=ehost-live >.
Chan, Suzanna. "'Kiss My Royal Irish Ass.' Contesting Identity: Visual Culture, Gender,
Whiteness and Diaspora." Journal of Gender Studies 15.1 (Mar. 2006): 1-17.
Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. [Library name], [City], [State abbreviation].
11 February 2008. < http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.anselm.edu:80/login.aspx?
direct=true&db=aph&AN=19906522&site=ehost-live >.
Cooney, John. "Dublin cardinal to give evidence in abuse inquiry." National Catholic
Reporter 42.5 (18 Nov. 2005): 7-7. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. [Library name],
[City], [State abbreviation]. 11 February 2008. < http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.
anselm.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=18898624&site=ehost-live >.
Fallon, Jacqueline. "Targeting Disadvantage among Young Children in the Republic of
Ireland: An Overview." Child Care in Practice 11.3 (July 2005): 289-311. SocINDEX
with Full Text. EBSCO. [Library name], [City], [State abbreviation]. 11 February 2008.
< http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.anselm.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=
sih&AN=17575636&site=ehost-live >.
Ingman, Heather. "Edna O'Brien: Stretching the Nation's Boundaries." Irish Studies Review
10.3 (Dec. 2002): 253-265. MLA International Bibliography. EBSCO. [Library name],
[City], [State abbreviation]. 11 February 2008. < http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.
anselm.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mzh&AN=2002362912&site=ehost-live >.
Lavery, Brian. "An Irish Play Seeks to Ease the Pain of Child Abuse Survivors." New York
Times 152.52437 (29 Mar. 2003): A2. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. [Library
name], [City], [State abbreviation]. 11 February 2008. < http://0-search.ebscohost.com.
library.anselm.edu:80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=9484312&site=ehost-live >.
McGurk, John. "THE IRISH ABROAD." Contemporary Review 278.1624 (May 2001): 309.
Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. [Library name], [City], [State abbreviation].
11 February 2008. < http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.anselm.edu:
80/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=4563903&site=ehost-live >.
"U.S.-IRISH RELATIONS." Background Notes on Countries of the World: Ireland (Oct. 2007):
7-7. Business Source Premier. EBSCO. [Library name], [City], [State abbreviation].
11 February 2008. < http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.anselm.edu:80/login.aspx?
direct=true&db=buh&AN=27375944&site=ehost-live >.
Wells, Paul. "A NEW IRISH MIGRATION." Maclean's 118.34 (22 Aug. 2005): 60-60.
Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. [Library name], [City], [State abbreviation].
11 February 2008. < http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.anselm.edu:80/login.aspx?
direct=true&db=aph&AN=18018685&site=ehost-live >.
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Irish History on the Web
Contains links to bibliographic sources, Republican and Unionist history, Famine pages, and important historical documents including the Constitution, N.I. peace process statements, etc.
American Conference for Irish Studies
Contains links to Irish universities and libraries, single author homepages (e.g. Yeats, Beckett and Heaney) and other U.S.-based sources for Irish Studies, both Gaelic and English.
International Association for the Study of Irish Literatures
Ireland Colonial Discourse and Post-Colonial Theory
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The following videos are located on the Lower Level of the library and available for your use. Some are in VHS format, while others are DVDs. Use the Library Catalog to locate call numbers for these videos.
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Belfast girls
Bloom
Bomb squad
Boxer
Cal
Celtic feet with Colin Dunne
Commitments
Dead
Departed
Essential history of Ireland
Gangs of New York
Grosse Ile gateway and graveyard
Informer
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Irish in America: long journey home
Joyce's Ulysses
Magdalene sisters
Michael Collins
Perfect corpse
Quiet man
Radharc guide to Celtic monasteries
Red river
Riverdance, the Show
St. Patrick the Irish legend
Snapper
When Ireland starved
Wilde
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MLA is the citation style required in this class. The library has both print and electronic versions of MLA citation guides; or ask a librarian for assistance.
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Ask a Librarian
Primary vs. Secondary Sources
Types of Articles and their Characteristics (PDF)
WebBridge Video Tutorial (3.5 mins.)
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