Here is a Friday Feature post for all those who find themselves without a full library at their disposal. The article “You’re a Researcher Without a Library: What Do You Do?” is what you need. You might be:
- a distance education student;
- a student or faculty member at a school with slim library resources;
- a researcher on sabbatical;
- a study abroad student needing resources;
- someone studying English topics in a non-English university;
- an independent researcher; or
- a curious lover of history, literature, culture, or religion who would like to know more.
In any case, Jake Orlowitz, head of @WikiLibrary, has gathered a huge resource list of possibilities for the researcher stretching for academic sources. A lot of this you will learn after some time in the independent researcher hinterlands, but there are things I hadn’t considered or didn’t know about on this list. The list even includes things you need Harry’s invisibility cloak to find, so beware, and Happy Friday!
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“A Pilgrim in Narnia” is a blog project in reading and talking about the work of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, L.M. Montgomery, and the worlds they created. As a "Faith, Fantasy, and Fiction" blog, we cover topics like children’s literature, myths and mythology, fantasy, science fiction, speculative fiction, poetry, theology, cultural criticism, art and writing.
This blog includes my thoughts as I read through my favourite writings and reflect on my own life and culture. In this sense, I am a Pilgrim in Narnia--or Middle Earth, or Fairyland, or Avonlea. I am often peeking inside of wardrobes, looking for magic bricks in urban alleys, or rooting through yard sale boxes for old rings. If something here captures your imagination, leave a comment, “like” a post, share with your friends, or sign up to receive Narnian Pilgrim posts in your email box.
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