Library News for Comparative Literature

Brian's office hrs. for Fall 2011-Thursdays, 1-2pm in German Dept Lounge/Library (Ridgley 319)

My drop-in office hours this summer will be THURSDAYS, 1:00-2:00 in the German Dept. Lounge/Library which is located in Ridgley 319.  As always, I am more than happy to meet with anyone outside my scheduled hours too. Please contact me to set up an appointment.

Also, feel free to approach me with questions or concerns any time you see me in Ridgley or in Olin.

Brian Vetruba (bvetruba@wustl.edu ; 5-4824 ; IM/chat)

New Grad Student Library Orientation, Monday, Aug. 29, 3-5pm in Olin

Don't miss the New Graduate Student Orientation/Reception on Monday, August 29, 2011 from 3-5pm in Olin Library. There will be tours, and an overview of library resources. Refreshments will be provided.

It will also give you a chance to meet me and other subject librarians who can assist you with your research.

If you're unable to attend, please contact me and I'll be happy to provide a short orientation and tour.

Please check out the guide for new graduate students in Comparative Literature and German.

Brian Vetruba (bvetruba@wustl.edu 935-4824)

Brian away until Mon., Aug. 22, 2011

I will be out of town until Monday, Aug. 22nd.

For immediate reference assistance, please contact the Olin Help Desk: (314) 935-5410; ref@wumail.wustl.edu or via chat.

Feel free to continue to email me and I'll respond upon my return. 

Thanks,

Brian Vetruba (bvetruba@wustl.edu)
Catalog Librarian/Germanic Studies, Comparative Literature, European Studies Librarian

Dictionary of Literary Biography--ONLINE REFERENCE

 Dictionary of Literary Biography is now available online. It includes biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of the world's most influential literary figures from all eras and genres. Bibliographies of primary and secondary literature are also included.

• European Literature volumes
• World literature volumes
• Latin American and Hispanic literature volumes

These articles are an excellent resource for undergraduates and others beginning research on an author.

 

New Books (CompLit/Gen Lit), July 2011

A selected lists of new books relevant to Comparative Literature, and Literary Theory. For a list of all new books, see the New Title Feature Lists.

If you're having trouble find a book, please ask at the Olin Help Desk or contact Brian.

The Chinese translation of Russian literature : three studies / by Mark Gamsa. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

A companion to Spanish women's studies / edited by Xon de Ros, Geraldine Hazbun. Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : Tamesis, 2011.

Cultural studies and the study of popular culture / John Storey. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2010.

Does it really mean that? : interpreting the literary ambiguous / edited by Kathleen Dubs and Janka Kaščáková. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2011.

Fictions and models : new essays / John Woods (ed.) : foreword by Nancy Cartwright. Munich : Philosophia, c2010.

German and European poetics after the Holocaust : crisis and creativity / edited by Gert Hofmann ... [et al.]. Rochester, NY : Camden House, 2011.

Imperial messages : Orientalism as self-critique in the Habsburg fin de siècle / Robert Lemon. Rochester, NY : Camden House, 2011.

Passes et impasses dans le comparatisme postcolonial caribéen : cinq traverses / Kathleen Gyssels. Paris : Champion, 2010.

La plume des bêtes : les animaux dans le roman / Lucile Desblache. Paris : Harmattan, c2011.

Les réflexions sur la poétique et sur les ouvrages des poètes anciens et modernes (1684) / René Rapin ; édition critique et présentation par Pascale Thouvenin. Paris : H. Champion, 2011.

Les représentations de la déviance : actes du colloque "Dérives et déviances". Vol. 2. / sous la direction de Corinne Duboin. Paris : Harmattan ; Saint-Denis : Université de la Réunion, 2005.

A tongue not mine : Beckett and translation / Sinéad Mooney. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

RefWorks Updated to 2.0

The next time you log in to RefWorks, you'll see a new login screen. The publisher of RefWorks has created a new interface for it, with new features:

• Subfolders—for creating folders within folders that keep information organized and easy to share.
• Folder de-duplication—for de-duping within a single folder to remove multiple occurrences of a reference.
• Limiting fields in shared items—for sharing only the desired references and information with colleagues. Account owners will be able to choose which fields to show for each share.
• Combined Folders and Sharing page—for improved display on one screen. Easier than ever to manage folders and decide which ones to share.
• Keyboard navigation of interface items—for compatibility with Assistive Technologies in accordance with the American Disability Act.

If you wish to use the Classic interface instead of the 2.0 interface, you can choose to do that - until the end of 2011; at that time only the 2.0 interface will remain available. To choose it, log in to your RefWorks account and choose the RefWorks Classic link at the top right of the screen. Your account will remain on the Classic interface (except for the login screen), until you choose to use the 2.0 interface by clicking that link at top of the screen when logged in to your account. Note that the features above are not available in the Classic interface.

The RefWorks login page has links to a 2.0 quick start guide, Flash tutorial, and a workbook, so you can familiarize yourself with the new interface. If you have any questions, please contact your subject librarian.