English Comp 2 -- Drama: Assignments Search Videos

Get background information on your topic from an online reference book.  A reference book should only be used for background information and to help you formulate a draft of your thesis statement.  It is not an appropriate source to quote, paraphrase and cite in the body of your paper.

Search Gale Ebooks/ Formerly the GALE Virtual Reference Library

Go to www.ccm.edu/library and click on  ARTICLES & DATABASES

Scroll down and click on Gale Ebooks (Formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library)

Enter your Username (lastname.firstname) and your Password (ccm plus 7 digit student ID)

In the subject column on the left side, click on LITERATURE

In the “Search within Literature” box, type in your author 

For a short video on searching this database from home, click below.

Search the library catalog for long works of criticism, in print or ebook format, on your author’s body of work. 

E-books may be accessed from home and print books may be checked out for 4 weeks.

E-books and Print Books

How to search the library catalog

 Search for books about your author, written by other scholars:

• Go to www.ccm.edu/library
• Click on Book, E-books, Streaming Audio and Video.
• In the search box, type in the author's Firstname Lastname.  
• Note: The default search is for print books and e-books.  For audio or video files, select the appropriate tab.  Search.
• Click on the book’s title for more details
• If the title is an e-book, click on the "View E-book" tab and enter your CCM Username  (lastname.firstname) and your Password (ccm plus 7 digit student ID)
• For print books, select the 'print book' box to the left of the results.
• Note the call number, location and availability of the book
• If you find a print book that you would like to read, you may check it out with your CCM photo ID card.

For a short video, click below

Find scholarly articles on your topics in the library databases.

Go to www.ccm.edu/library and click on ARTICLES & DATABASES

Click on one of the following databases:  

JSTOR or  Literature by Gale (previously Literary Sources) or MLA International Bibliography

Enter your Username and Password when prompted

Search each database with the format of :  author's name AND story title.  Example:  Faulkner AND Barn Burning

Watch the 1 minute videos on searching the databases by clicking the videos below: