Library News for Comparative Literature

Brian out of office, Oct. 14-20th & no office hrs. Oct. 14-15th

I will be out of the office from Oct. 14-20, 2009 and thus will be not holding office hours on Oct. 14-15.

During my absence, feel free to email me. I will reply to email upon my return. For immediate reference assistance during my absence, please contact Olin Reference--email: ref@wumail.wustl.edu; phone: 935-5410; IM/Chat: http://library.wustl.edu/askus.html). 

Brian Vetruba
Catalog Librarian/German Studies, Comparative Literature, European Studies Librarian
Washington University Libraries
bvetruba@wustl.edu

WU alumni have lifelong free access to RefWorks

RefWorks recently announced it will provide lifelong access to alumni from subscribing institutions. What this means is that WU students will have FREE access to RefWorks accounts even after leaving WU. More info.

Details on how to access RefWorks as a WU alumni are still forthcoming. In the meantime, let me know if you have questions about this or about using RefWorks in general (Brian: bvetruba@wustl.edu ; 5-4824 ; IM/Chat)

Romanian-born German novelist Herta Müller wins Nobel Prize for Literature

The Romanian-born German novelist Herta Müller wins this year's Nobel Prize for Literature. See the NY Times article.

Some books and articles the Libraries have access to:

Books by Herta Müller in German

Books by Herta Müller in English

Books about Herta Müller (all languages)   

Recent articles on Herta Müller from the MLA Int'l Bibliography: http://libproxy.wustl.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mzh&bquery=(SA+(m%c3%bcller))+and+(SA+(herta))&cli0=RV&clv0=Y&type=1&site=ehost-live&scope=site

NEW JOURNAL--European Romantic Review (1740-4657) available online!

The Libraries now have online access to European Romantic Review (ISSN 1740-4657), the Journal of the North American Society for the Study of Romanticism (NASSR).

The European Romantic Review publishes innovative scholarship on the literature and culture of Europe, Great Britain and the Americas during the period 1760-1840. Topics range from the scientific and psychological interests of German and English authors through the political and social reverberations of the French Revolution to the philosophical and ecological implications of Anglo-American nature writing. Selected papers from the annual conference of the North American Society for the Study of Romanticism appear in one of the five issues published each year.

New Books, Sept. 2009

 Beyond the subtitle : remapping European art cinema / Mark Betz. Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2009.

A companion to the works of Walter Benjamin / edited by Rolf J. Goebel. Rochester, N.Y. : Camden House, 2009.

 Kuno Francke's edition of the German classics (1913-15) : a historical and critical overview / Jeffrey L. Sammons. New York : Peter Lang, c2009.

 Modernism and the culture of efficiency : ideology and fiction / Evelyn Cobley. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, c2009.

POEM : Poets On (an) Exchange Mission / [editors, Suzi Winson, Vincent Broqua, Olivier Brossard]. New York, NY : Fish Drum, c2009.

  Poetry in a time of terror : essays in the postcolonial preternatural / Rukmini Bhaya Nair. New Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Renaissance literature : an anthology of poetry and prose / edited by John C. Hunter. Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.

Spatial politics in the postcolonial novel / Sara Upstone. Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2009.

Structuralism(s) today : Paris, Prague, Tartu / Veronika Amdros [sic] ... [et al.], editors. New York ; Toronto, Ont. : Legas, c2009.

Translation as cultural praxis / [edited by Milind Brahme]. New Delhi : Mosaic Books, c2008.

Transnational spaces and identities in the francophone world / edited by Hafid Gafaïti, Patricia M.E. Lorcin, and David G. Troyansky. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2009.

Transversal subjects : from Montaigne to Deleuze after Derrida / Bryan Reynolds. Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Twelve best books by African women : critical readings / edited by Chikwenye Okonjo Ogunyemi and Tuzyline Jita Allan. Athens : Ohio University Press, c2009.

We are the machine : the computer, the Internet, and information in contemporary German literature / Paul A. Youngman. Rochester, N.Y. : Camden House, 2009.

Women and contemporary world literature : power, fragmentation, and metaphor / Deborah Weagel. New York : Peter Lang, c2009.

 Writing gender in women's letter collections of the Italian Renaissance / Meredith K. Ray. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, c2009.

New Options with the Libraries' New Catalog

As you know, we launched the beta version of the New Catalog earlier this semester. I hope you have had the chance to take a look at it. With the New Catalog, you can:

• refine searches by topic, language, publication date, and more. These options are on the right.
• easily limit by items online (e-books, e-journals, etc.)
• easily export records into RefWorks and EndNote.
• search across library systems, picking up articles, database results, websites, and Special Collections holdings.

But the "old" Catalog, or Classic Catalog, is not going away! So you can search using whichever version you're most comfortable with.

If you have questions about either catalog or finding library items, please contact me (bvetruba@wustl.edu ; 935-4824 ; IM/Chat--http://libguides.wustl.edu/profile.php?uid=2787 )

Brian's Office Hours NOW in Ridgley 426, Weds, 1:30-2:30; Thurs, 11:30am-12:30pm

Please note the location of my office hours has changed. I will now have office hours on the 4th floor of Ridgley, rm. 426.

My office hours are Wednesdays, 1:30-2:30pm and Thursdays, 11:30am-12:30pm. Please contact me if you would like an appointment outside these times.

Brian (bvetruba@wustl.edu ; 5-4824 ; chat, see: http://libguides.wustl.edu/profile.php?uid=2787)

For Grad Students, Session on new Library Tools, Tues.,9/15, 12-1pm in DUC

Bring your lunch to the Liberman Graduate Center in the DUC on Tuesday, September 15th from 12-1pm to find out about some new and exciting tools the Library offers, as well as new services you should know about. Friendly and helpful library staff will be on hand to talk about RefWorks, the Library's new catalog, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).  Sign up now!  http://bit.ly/8iY65

Medieval and Early Modern Studies Research Guide available

There is a new Medieval and Early Modern Studies guide is now availabile. The guide is a great starting point for research on Medieval and Early Modern Studies. It features resources from a number of disciplines, including Literature, History, Art History, and more.

Please let Brian know if there is a resource you think should be included on this guide but isn't. bvetruba@wustl.edu

This guide is linked from the Comparative Literature research guide. 

Manage your Citations w/ RefWorks--1-hr. workshops-9/24 & 10/2

Brian will be offering one-hour workshops to get you started with using RefWorks, a citation manager. Remember,  RefWorks is available on- and off-campus.

What can you do with RefWorks?

• easily and quickly import citations from databases and catalogs
• manage citations in your personal database
• create bibliographies in citation styles (MLA, APA)
• cite as you write your articles and papers

Brian's workshops -- register NOW-SPACE IS LIMITED.

• Thursday, Sept. 24, 4:30-5:30pm (REGISTER ONLINE FOR THIS SESSION)
• Friday, Oct. 2, 2:30-3:30 (REGISTER ONLINE FOR THIS SESSION)

All workshops will be held in the ARC Lab. You will receive an email confirmation. If you can't make any of these times, Brian will set up individual sessions. Email if interested: bvetruba@wustl.edu

For questions about the workshops or about RefWorks, contact Brian (bvetruba@wustl.edu ; 5-4824; IM/Chat: http://libguides.wustl.edu/profile.php?uid=2787)