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=Pathfinder for Short Stories Criticism Paper= > (e.g,. //Short Stories for Students// contains three pieces of criticism from one source.) Use the **POWER Search** to do two General Keyword searches (NOTE: change the drop-down boxes at the left to General Keyword): =Reference Books Only Available in Print=
 * **You must find AT LEAST four researched pieces of literary criticism and historical and/or biographical influences on your selected short story.**
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 * 1) Try the **TITLE** of your short story in the top box, and the word **CRITICISM** in box below it. You might get lucky and locate an entire book of criticism on your short story! If not....
 * 2) Search for your **AUTHOR'S LAST NAME** in the top box, and leave the word **CRITICISM** in the box underneath (both still General Keywords). This will give you books in our collection about your author's work in general. Look in the index to see if your short story is discussed. ||
 * //Reference Guide to Short Fiction// (REF 809.31 REF)
 * //The Facts on File Companion to the American Short Story// (REF 809.31 FAC)
 * //Masterplots II: Short Story Series// (REF 809.31 MAS)
 * //Short Story Criticism// (REF 809.31 SHO)
 * //Nineteenth-Century Literary Criticism// (REF 809.04 NIN)
 * //Twentieth Century Literary Criticism// (REF 809 TWE)
 * //Contemporary Literary Criticism// (REF 809 CON)

=Databases= Search GVRL for e-books, such as //Short Stories for Students// and Twayne's Authors Series. || ||  An the Gale Literary Index to find criticism in print reference books in the library. || || Use Literature Resource Center's online reference books and periodicals. Do a //Title// //Search// for your short story. Be careful to choose information NOT already chosen from //Short Stories for Students. // || Bloom's Literary Reference ||  || Search JSTOR for criticism in academic journals. ||  ||  Gale Student Resources in Context allows you to search for reference <span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">books, magazines, newspapers, <span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">primary documents, and multimedia <span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">files on your author and his novel. <span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Type the title of your short story in <span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">the box that says "Enter Search <span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Terms." Press enter. ||
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