Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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MYTHS, LEGENDS & FAIRY TALES
BOOKS / VIDEOS IN WCI LIBRARY COLLECTION - type topic under General Keyword eg./ mythology (note: - broaden topic if original search found nothing eg./ myth* or legend* - add another term if necessary to narrow search eg./ (myth* or legend) and egypt - check subject headings of items found for other search terms as needed Browse: 133s - Parapsychology and occultism eg./ Man, Myth and Magic (21 vol) 291s - Religious mythology 398s - Mythology & folklore 932s Ancient Egyptians	WCI eBooks Collection Infotrac / Gale eBooks password required or select from below given titles and then go to WITHIN THIS PUBLICATION Encyclopedia of Anthropology New Dictionary of the History of Ideas Encyclopedia of Philosophy Encyclopedia of Religion Encyclopedias Page
	RELATED Religions Page Philosophy Page
VAUGHAN PUBLIC LIBRARIES (Books / Videos) use KEYWORD search use WCI search as example use "SEARCH FILTERS" to delimit location sort results if necessary
GENERAL Aesop's Fables Myths (438 Links) Folklore, Myth, and Legend Bulfinch's Mythology Encyclopedia of Mythica Folklore and Mythology MythWeb Myth, Legend, Folklore, Ghosts Myth and Legend from Ancient Times to the Space Age Norse Mythology Gods and Men in Greek Religion Reference.com - Myths and Legends MYTHIC ARTS Endicott Studio of Mythic Arts	CREATION MYTHS Resources on Creation Myths From Around the World Creation Myths from Around the World MagicTails Creation Myths
	INDIAN LEGENDS Indian Legends Links
	FAIRYTALES Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales and Stories Grimm Brothers' Fairytales Folklore, Myth and Legend Links Once Upon a Time Fairytales Politically Correct Fairy Tales
GENERAL INTERNET most search engines will extrapolate variations of a word if the "main" word is used (eg./ the singular vs. plural form of a word) use quote marks " ..." to enclose phrases as necessary eg/ egyptian mythology gods pythagoras mythology god search Google now: alternately use the Advanced Search option	MAGAZINE, NEWSPAPER & JOURNAL DATABASES Select preferred package of databases: from YRDSB's Trillium Databases (Home access requires password) including Ebscohost's Canadian Points of View or directly from - InfoTrac by Thomson / Gale - includes all our Gale ebooks (Home access requires password) - or - from Vaughan Public Libraries - Online Databases (VPL membership required) Select appropriate database(s) within preferred package Choose "Advanced Search" tab Ensure Fulltext selected type keyword(s): combine keywords needed with AND operator search most important keywords in Subject field (or broaden search to default fields if necessary) use truncation as required cluster similar concepts if necessary to optimize on line limitations check assigned subject headings of highly relevant articles for alternate keywords no one perfect strategy -- play around for the one that works best for given search Infotrac articles may be emailed directly to user
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last updated 11/23/09

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