LIS4060 Reference Assignment 2

1. A student is looking for literary criticism of a 19th century British writer. Suggest sources that will help her. [You should look up the sources first using Guide to Reference or other tools, then consult the sources to be sure that they actually meet the student's needs.].

2. A patron saw an exhibit of 17 th century Dutch art, and noted the term vanitas attached to several of the paintings. Briefly, what does the term mean (don't give just the Latin meaning)? What are some of the symbolic images within the paintings which denote vanitas? Help the patron find several images of this genre. Note the sources you used to answer this.

3. Help a patron find the section of the DU Library Book Stacks where the general English/Spanish dictionaries are located. What is the call number area?

4. Find three reviews of the original Broadway staging of Oklahoma. Note the sources you used to answer this.

5. Find primary sources for Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address. [think book chapters, presidential papers, etc.].

6. What secondary sources would you recommend for information about Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address.

7. Using resources such as Peak and Guide to Reference , suggest sources to answer these chronology questions:

a) list of holidays in Japan

b) list of terrorism activities in 2002

c) general chronologies for world events in the past decade

d) general chronology of world events around time of Shakespeare