Arts and Letters Division 
Library Resources
“The humanities are an essentially
human enterprise of which the record reposes in books in libraries; this is
where we look for truth, knowledge, and wisdom.”
Gertrude Himmelfarb
Welcome to the support
website for the students, staff, and faculty of the Arts and Letters Division. This
is the place to start for research in the subject disciplines of English
literature, foreign languages and literature, art and art history, theatre and
media studies, and music.
The academic study of the
arts provides some unique challenges for both novice and experienced
researchers. Here are some places to start.
Information
skills: how to define a question, find resources, and use them properly, and
why this is important to know
What are the
skills needed to be information-literate?
Find books at
SMCM and in the
University of
Maryland Library catalogs
Find articles
using the SMCM online databases. Can’t find what you need? Ask for help at the
reference desk
Online
databases: indexes, abstracts, and full-text
The Internet
is a wonderful resource for images, sound bites and samples, e-published
articles and scholarly information-sharing. It is also a wonderful resource for
the weird, wacky, and downright odd. Here is a checklist to help you tell the
difference
Checklist for
Evaluating Web Resources
And
here are some places we’ve already viewed for you. These websites have been
evaluated and are recommended for your research needs
English
literature and language, and linguistics
Foreign
languages and literature
Once you have
completed your research and are preparing your work, you must remember to cite,
or attribute, any material you have quoted, either directly (words taken
directly from the source and placed within quotation marks) or indirectly (a
paraphrase of the source material that holds the original idea). Failure to
properly attribute your source material is plagiarism, and may result in
academic penalties according to the Academic Misconduct policy
Code of Student Rights and
Responsibilities
Here
are some websites to check as you are preparing your research
Citation guide for
electronic/online sources
For questions, comments, or reference help, please contact
me at 240-895-4285 or by email
Kerie Lynn Nickel, Reference and Instruction Librarian