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Locate literature in various formats. 

• UCSC Library subscribes to databases that contain the full text of fiction and other writings.
• Use library search to find fiction and other writings, they may be in the stacks or available as ebooks. 

Grab a pen and notepad. These videos include brief writing exercises. Video learning goals:

1. Help you figure out questions you might want to ask in your research project
2. Help you broaden and narrow your search terms 
3. Help you share these with your Professor or TA early, to ensure you are on the right track with your search strategy.

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Use your questions and search terms (keywords) to conduct a literature search in a scholarly database. Goals for using a scholarly database:

1. Search journal articles using Academic Search Complete below
2. Save the citation information of each source 
3. Download copies of each article or Request it through InterLibrary Loan
4.  Click UC-eLinks to locate copies of the source

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The link below, "How to Evaluate Journal Articles," provides criteria to determine if the articles you find are suitable for your research needs.  Goals of Using the Criteria:

1. To understand the source on a deeper level
2. To be able to speak to the goals of the author of the source
3. To understand how you will use the source in your research paper

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    Note: The Criteria in "How to Evaluate Journal Articles" may be useful for writing your literature review. 

The following guides provide examples specific to writing up your findings. Goals of Properly Citing in MLA Style are as follow:

1. Consistency with MLA Style in all your In-Text and Work's Cited citations
2. Credit given to each author of a source and their ideas and words in your paper
3. The reader is able to distinguish when you're using someone else's research, ideas or words in your paper because you've included an appropriate citation. (Note: Your analysis of their research, ideas or words is your contribution).
4. The reader is able to match each In-Text Citation in your paper to an entry in your Work's Cited List and vice versa.

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