ENGL 357 British Literature Bernhard

Keywords: In Mrs. Dalloway, how do Clarissa Dalloway and Septimus Smith challenge traditional gender roles and Victorian social norms, and how does this conflict shape their identities?

1. Mrs. Dalloway = 3,400 results, but includes articles, films and non-book sources.
2. Under Type of Resource, checkmark Books = 1400 results.
3. Add a critical keyword from our topic, gender = 171 results. 
4. Question: Why does this book show up? Romanticism, gender, and violence : Blake to George Sodini 
5. Contents, Search Within: "gender roles," Cite, Permalink.
6. Print book: Virginia Woolf Against Empire. Use the Call Number Map to locate it. 

Sometimes a broader browsing approach, by searching Mrs. Dalloway criticism, can be more effective. 

When you consider using a book as a supporting source, ask yourself the following questions to help you assess what type of publication you are reading:

• Who is the intended audience?
• What authority does the author have to write on the topic covered? Is the author a freelance writer? A practitioner? A scholar?
• What is the author's point of view (or of the publisher as a whole)?
• Who published the material and why are they publishing this information?
• Does the type of information provided meet my research needs?
• Is the information provided relevant to my topic or research question?

Popular	Substantive	Scholarly
These books appeal to a non-scholarly readership. Might include fiction or nonfiction. Authors might include fiction writers, journalists, and scholars.  generally do not include extensive references to sources used, particularly scholarly sources. Example: New York Times best sellers are popular publications.	Offer more in-depth coverage of current and historical events than popular titles and Targeted at audience who have no specialized training in an area but who want more depth than a popular publication can offer. The authors can be a mix of journalists, people who work in a field, and academics.	Also known as academic, refereed, or peer-reviewed, these publications offer in-depth research for an academic audience. Authors are researchers or scholars in the discipline. These books usually include a discussion of research methods, data, and full references to sources (footnotes or bibliography). Books are written for other researchers and scholars and often published by university presses. Usually the topics covered are very specialized and very specific.

Credit: Content adapted from Tuft University Library's Evaluating Books guide page.