[ILL-L] MLA & EBSCO

[Leslie Starasta]

In addition to my ILL responsibilities, I handle most of our information
literacy instruction.  I have found that one of the first things I teach
students in courses that require using MLA, PsycINFO, or other databases
that have non-English items is to go in and mark English as the language in
Advanced Search.  I always provide a caveat that if they are fluent in
another language to mark that as well but let them know that my few years of
high school and college French were inadequate to actually read an article.
Students always chuckle and them remember to check the English box or select
English from the language list.  
 
Leslie Starasta 
Information Services Librarian 
Jessie C. Eury Library 
Lincoln Christian College & Seminary 
lstarasta at lccs.edu 


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From: ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org]
On Behalf Of Robinson, Arthur 
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 10:03 AM
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Subject: RE: [ILL-L] MLA & EBSCO


 
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From: ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org on behalf of Andrew Shuping
Sent: Wed 4/2/2008 8:58 AM
To: Interlibrary Loan Listserv
Subject: Re: [ILL-L] MLA & EBSCO

Perhaps the database vendors could make it prominent that the article is
international.  I know the problem that my patrons have (and staff as well)
is the MLA and EBSCO translate the information into English.  Maybe bold
flashing neon colors that would quickly let us know that yes indeed, this is
a international publication and not just run of the mill easily accessible
English title. 
 
 
 
This an excellent idea.  Here's my revision of a typical MLA citation:
 

Title: [The Taming of the Shrew: A Reading as a Text of Comedy]

Author(s):
<javascript:__doLinkPostBack('detail','ss%257E%257EAU%2520%252522Kong%25252c
%2520Sung%252DUk%252522%257C%257Csl%257E%257Erl','');> Kong, Sung-Uk

Source:
<javascript:__doLinkPostBack('detail','ss%257E%257EJN%2520%252522Medieval%25
20and%2520Early%2520Modern%2520English%2520Studies%252522%257C%257Csl%257E%2
57Erl','');> Medieval and Early Modern English Studies (MES) 2007 Aug; 15
(2): 419-41.

Notes:  In Korean

THIS ARTICLE IS NOT IN ENGLISH!!!!!!!!!
 
Unfortunately we do this sort of thing with our book bands (DO NOT REMOVE
BOOK BAND!!!!) and it doesn't work.
 
Arthur Robinson (GLG)

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