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About this guide
This is a class guide for ROMS 1102-101, The Craft of Storytelling: The Decameron, taught by Dr. Irene Eibenstein-Alvisi.
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Welcome!
A Tale from the Decameron by John William Waterhouse (1915), National Museums, Liverpool.
In this class we'll cover:
Reference Sources for Background Material
Find topic summaries, key concepts, terminology and reference lists
Finding Books
Find items held at Cornell (books, journal holdings, etc.)
Finding Articles
Find articles, essays, book chapters and monographs
Requesting items not available at Cornell
BorrowDirect and Interlibrary Loan
Evaluating your sources
Some tips on how to evaluate the sources you've found
Citing your sources
Guides and Resources for preparing your bibliography
Getting Help:
See the Library's Introduction to Research web page for more tips and strategies.
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