Collection Development
GERMAN 500:BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH METHODS
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| I. | Introduction |
| II. | Guides to Library Research |
| III. | Library Help Online |
| IV. | Internet Resources |
| V. | Syllabus |
This page presents library resources in support of German 500: Bibliography and Research Methods, a graduate seminar taught by Dr. Wayne Senner, Fall Semester 2001. More detatils on the class as well as titles studied are given in the Syllabus below. Selected Library guides and Internet resources are also listed below as a complement to the Syllabus. Most of the titles are available in the ASU Libraries.
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II. GUIDES TO LIBRARY RESEARCH
Z 675 .R45 B42 1988 HAYDEN REF
Beasley, David. How to use a research library. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988.
LB2369 .G53 1995 HAYDEN REF
Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA handbook for writers of research papers. 4th ed. New York : Modern Language Association of America, 1995.
Contents: Research and writing -- The mechanics of writing -- The format of the research paper -- Documentation: preparing the list of works cited -- Documentation: citing sources in the text -- Abbreviations -- Appendix.
Z710 .M23 1987 HAYDEN RESERVE
Mann, Thomas.
A guide to library research methods. New York : Oxford University Press, 1987.
DD61 .R54x HAYDEN REFERENCE
Richardson, Larry L. Introduction to library research in German studies : language, literature, and civilization. Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1984.
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III. LIBRARY HELP ONLINE
ASU Libraries' Homepage
Connects directly to the ASU Libraries' Homepage and lists all of the library resources and services.
ASU Libraries' Homepage: How to Use
Explains the content of the Page and how to navigate among the sections
ASU Libraries Online Catalog
Connects directly to the Online Catalog. An efficient way of finding books, journals, etc. if author, titles, or subjects are already known
ASU Online Catalog: How to Use
Describes each type of search that may used to find items in the catalog, explains ways to search the catalog, gives tips for locating books using different types of searches, gives tips for locating theses written by ASU students, as well as theses from other universities.
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IV. INTERNET RESOURCES
Deutsche Nationalbibliographie, compiled by Die Deutsche Bibliothek is expected to be available soon..
Encyclopedia Britannica
The online version of this encyclopedia includes over 72,00 articles with links to more than 130,000 Internet sites related to the topic searched
German Studies Website (Hayden Library)
Provides links to German Studies resources on the Internet including links to resources on German language, dictionaries, electronic publications, and libraries in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
German Studies Pathfinder
A guide to basic reference and other important works in German Studies. Although these resources are at the University of Arizona Libraries most of the titles and electronic resources listed are also available locally.
Internationale Bibliographie der Zeitschriftenliteratur (International Bibliography of Periodical Literature) The IBZ Online is an index of periodical literature attempting to cover research from all fields of knowledge. It is a multilingual database, international in scope and indexes over 11,000 periodicals.with a significant number of them published on the European continent.
Iter: Gateway to the Renaissance
A developing bibliography of more than 225,000 articles and reviews drawn from over 300 medieval and renaissance journal titles. More than 60,000 new records are added annually Indexes articles; reviews; bibliographies; catalogues; editions; abstracts; discographies; and notes
Literature Resource Center: LRC
The Literature Resource Center provides access to biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline. It covers more than 90,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,000 of the most-studied authors. Search by Author Name, Title, Genre, Literary Movement or Literary Themes.
MLA Bibliography (1963+)
The online version of the multivolume MLA International Bibliography produced by the Modern Language Association of America. Provides bibliographic records pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. Indexes monographs, working papers, proceedings, bibliographies, and other formats. Covers over 3,000 journals and series from 1963. The bound volumes are available in Hayden Reference.
Wayne Senner's Page
A listing of Professor Senner's teaching and research interests as well as other information in German and Scandinavian studies.
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V. SYLLABUS
German 500
Bibliography and Research Methods
Instructor: W.M. Senner
Office: 405 D
Office Hours: T & Th 17:00-18:30
& by arrangement
Meeting Time: T 6:40
Meeting Places:
August 21: Hayden Library, Rm. C41
Aug. 28 – Sept. 25: Hayden Library, Rm. C41
Oct. 2 - Dec. 4: independent research to be submitted weekly by email.
Tele. 965-6281/7551)
E-mail wayne.senner@asu.edu
Textbooks:
MLA Handbook
This handbook will provide information about footnotes, the form of an American bibliography and should be used for the thesis.
Goals and Structure of the Seminar.
German 500 is designed to teach students how to do independent bibliographic research with the specific goal of preparing secondary sources for the M.A. thesis or a graduate seminar. There are five levels of competence we will endeavor to cover during the semester; some of the levels overlap.
Level One: Understanding the Basics of Bibliography:
How to read a bibliography and reference work.
Time: Two to Three Weeks
Level Two: Comparative Evaluation of Bibliographies:
How do bibliographies covering the same topics, periods, authors, etc. differ in their coverage? What sources do they use, which languages are cited, what types of sources do they cite, do they offer critical commentary, brief reviews, etc.?
Time: Four to Six Weeks
Level Three: Critical Evaluation of Secondary Literature:
How to find materials which evaluate secondary works.
Time: Simultaneous to Level Two
Level Four: The Gathering and Evaluation of Secondary Sources for the M.A. Thesis:
Collecting articles and chapters related to your topic and writing critical summaries of your finds.
Time: Simultaneous to Levels Two and Three
On this level you will use bibliographical sources to find articles, chapters, books, reviews, research reports (Forschungsberichte), xerox the sources, and write critical summaries. You must turn in a minimum of one summary each designated week together with the xerox of the source.
Level Five: Independent Work Final ten Weeks with Individual Consultation
During this time students will hand in a minimum of one critical summary of a secondary source related to their topics each week. The first summary is due Oct. 9.
During finals week everyone will assemble and hand in the xeroxed secondary sources with critical evaluations together with a bibliography of primary and secondary sources according to the MLA Handbook (to get an overview of how to cite sources, please consult a recent German Masters thesis, which will be one of your assignments during the semester).
This level also represents the final exam, which takes place during finals week.
Please note: In addition to the reference works listed for discussion, works will be introduced that are valuable for your research, but for which no assignments will be made.
Requirements and Grading.
Class participation and weekly reporting constitutes 30% of the grade. The other 70% will be made up of the results of the ten-week period of independent research. At least one article and one book must be obtained through interlibrary loan.
At the conclusion of each weekly discussion, students may use the remaining time allotted for the class to do individual research.
Optional track: The goal of the course is to gain the skills and knowledge necessary to complete the research for the M.A. thesis or a seminar paper. Some students may wish to accelerate the process and begin the actual writing of the thesis. To aid those who wish to complete the requirements of the seminar ahead of schedule , the following option will be made available. Any student who can complete all the assignments, including the ten summaries required during the last ten weeks, at any time during the semester will thereby complete the course.
Aug. 21
Introduction:
Brief tour of library facilities by Mike Markiw
Mike's e-mail is mike.markiw@asu.edu
Mike has also established a website for German Studies with a link to materials directly related to this seminar.
Discussion of syllabus and requirements
Introduction of basic research tools
Selection of research topics
Assignment: Select entries covering your topic from Bibliographie der deutschen Literaturwissenschaft, Z2231/B5 Bibl., (Köttelwesch), 1945-1953 and 1988 and explain the use of abbreviations and symbols. Xerox the page from the bibliography for members of the class. Köttelwesch is our first example of a periodical bibliography. Also bring the volume you are working with to class. These reports should be presented orally and do not have to be turned in.
You may use either German or English.
Aug. 28
Periodical Bibliographies
Reports from previous assignments
Discussion of 1. Köttelwesch (Z2231/B5), 2. Köttelwesch (Z2231/B53x Ref.) and 3. PMLA (Z7006/M64)
Assignment: Repeat the assignment from Aug. 23, but extend it to include the two additional bibliographies and compare the kinds of information they offer the researcher (symbols, sources, articles, chapters, books, reviews, review articles, research reports, newspapers, etc.), languages, commentary, etc. You will note that # 2 above is not a periodical bibliography; try to explain the relationship between 1 and 2. Please remember: whatever you discuss, make sure you bring a xerox copy plus the actual volume you are discussing; the purpose for this is to enable everyone in the seminar to profit visually from your work.
Sept. 4
Periodical Bibliographies
Reports from previous assignments
Discussion of The Years Work in Modern Language Studies (PB 1 Y45 Ref) and Germanistik. Internationales Referatenorgan mit bibiographischen Hinweisen (Z2235 A2G4)
Assignment: 1. Again we will repeat the procedures of the last assignment, but this time we take a significant step toward gaining tools to evaluate sources. In addition to the usual assignment, please locate any secondary sources in Köttelwesch and PMLA and then find critical evaluations of those sources in the two bibliographies indicated for Sept. 4.
Sept. 11
Periodical and Self-contained Bibliographies
Reports
Discussion of Internationale Bibliographie zur Geschichte der deutschen Literatur von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart (Z2231 A 4 Ref) and Goedeke's Grundriß zur Geschichte der deutschen Dichtung (Pt 85 G7). The second bibliography is not a periodical even though it was begun in 1859 and still is not complete (many do not regard the first as a periodical). Please do not let the complexity of Goedeke discourage you; a comparison with contemporary bibliographies will demonstrate the progress bibliographers have made this century. On the other hand, no one today seems able to achieve the totality of coverage that Goedeke demonstrates.
Assignments: 1. Select a page from Goedeke and offer a brief reading to the class.
2. Compare Internationale Bibliographie with the periodical Köttelwesch (remain with the topic you have been using).
3. Read the essay handed out to you and in one page discuss its structure: e.g. what is the topic, how is it introduced, developed, and concluded?
Sept 18
Self-contained Bibliographies and Reference Works
Reports
Essay summary to be handed in
Discussion of Josef Körner's Bibliographisches Handbuch des deutschen Schriftums (Z2231 K6x 1966 Ref) and Wilhem Kosch's Deutsches Literatur-Lexikon. Biographisches und bibliographisches Handbuch (Pt 155 K67x). 3. völlig neu bearbeitete Auflage, hrsg. von Berger und Rupp.
Two contemporary bibliographers who represent final attempts at creating autonomous bibliographies, but with striking differences in quality and scope. The first edition of Deutsches Literatur-Lexikon is interesting because it presents information not only about authors and works but also about publishing houses, cities etc. Qualitatively it is vastly inferior to Körner who created a unique work that reads somewhat like a novel. (See Querschnitte).
Assignments: 1. If your topic can be found in Körner, compare his listings with those for the same years in PMLA (take a period of published secondary literature of 3-5 years); if not, select a page and explain how to read the entries.
2. Find your topic in Kosch and summarize the types of sources, dates, interpretations etc.
3. Read the essay handed out to you and in one page discuss its structure: e.g. what is the topic, how is it introduced, developed, and concluded? As you will see, this essay has a quite function quite different from the preceding essay.
Sept. 25
Self-contained Bibliographies
Reports
Essay summary to be handed in
Discussion of Walter Killy's Literaturlexikon. Autoren und Werke deutscher Sprache (Pt 41.L58x).
Killy attempts a task quite similar to Kosch, whereas Roloff tries to cite the entirety of primary and secondary literature. Did he succeed?
Assignments: 1. Compare the listings and types of information for your topic in Kosch and Killy and find at least two reviews of works listed there in Germanistik.
3. Next week your first critical summary of a chapter or article is due.
Oct 2 - Dec. 4
Individual Discussions of Research Progress
L & L 405 D
Hand in one summary of a German M.A. thesis
During this period each student will hand in one summary each week to be discussed individually. The total number should be a minimum of eight.
Dec. 4 Hand in edited summaries in the regularly scheduled classroom.
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