Gabriella Reznowski is Librarian for Foreign Languages and Cultures at Washington State University. She is also Library Subject Liaison to the Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Film Studies, and Comparative Ethnic Studies.
Reznowski (Washington State Univ.) has written an accessible,
thorough, and highly useful guide to doing research in Canadian
literature. The guide adheres to the template established
throughout the "Literary Research" series, outlining the basics of
online searching; general literary reference sources; library
catalogs; print and electronic bibliographies, indexes and annual
reviews; scholarly journals; periodicals, newspapers, and reviews;
microform and digital collections; Web resources; and manuscripts
and archives. All offer examples of resources and tools specific to
Canadian literary research. The very practical closing chapter,
"Researching a Thorny Problem," posits a particular author, in this
case Morley Callaghan, whose reputation waxed and waned throughout
his career. Reznowski suggests resources and strategies that could
assist students in researching a particular time period within
Callaghan's writing life. The chapter on archives is excellent,
too, providing student researchers with sound advice about what to
do in advance of an archival visit, the nature of archival
research, what to expect when visiting an archive, and how to work
with the materials found there. This book should find a place in
every academic library that supports research in Canadian
literature. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and
graduate students.
*CHOICE*
The volume examines both pre-Confederation and post-Confederation
writers traditionally associated with Canada, it is not limited to
English-language material (although that material is dominant), and
generally tries to include other special research areas, such as
First Nations, francophone, Quebec, and multicultural literature.
….Gabriela Natasha Reznowski’s book is an extremely valuable
resource for any scholar who decides to approach Canadian
literature or Canadian studies for the first time. It can be
particularly useful for beginner graduate students with an interest
in Canadian literature, because in addition to specific information
on Canadian content, it also offers a solid introduction to the
techniques of scholarly research, and a clear guide to how to make
productive use of the often dazzling array of resources available
to researchers today.
*American Review Of Canadian Studies*
Tenth in the series Literary Research and Canadian Literature, this
volume examines research methodology, strategies, and tools with
reference to the literary heritage of Canada. Previous volumes have
focused on other predominantly English-speaking countries and
specific literary eras. Canada's unique multilingual as well as
multicultural experience makes researching its literary history a
special challenge. As with previous volumes in the series, the
chapters cover the basics of online searching and typical types of
literary reference sources—catalogs, bibliographies, indexes,
reviews, journals, and other periodicals and newspapers. Subsequent
chapters focus on microform and digital collections as well as more
specialized archival and manuscript collections. Also included is a
chapter discussing the somewhat ephemeral Web resources and the
particular challenges of these sites as well as some principals of
Website evaluation. The final chapter presents a unique research
scenario focusing on the controversial Canadian writer Morley
Callaghan with respect to his literary reception both at home and
abroad. A useful appendix of resources in related disciplines is
included as well as a short bibliography. A detailed index
concludes the volume. For both novice and seasoned researchers of
Canadian literature, this guide will be most relevant.
*American Reference Books Annual*
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