Prof. Mitchell Kalpakgian and Librarian Judy Romein
Spring 2007
This is a guide to selected sources of information related to children's literature in
Geisel Library. It is meant as a starting point for your research. For further research assistance,
please take advantage of the reference services available to you in the Library. Stop by the
reference desk in person or online at Ask a Librarian.
The reference librarians have created a group of Web pages named Research Help, and a tutorial called Searchpath, designed to help teach you the basics of library research and to introduce you to Geisel Library. On the Research Help pages, you will find a guide on Research Basics and a helpful guide about evaluating your Web sources, Judging What You Find. Please take advantage of these resources.
Reference books are shelved by Library of Congress call number in the
reference stacks near the reference desk. They may not be checked out, but photocopiers are available
on the lower level of the Library. Online reference sources can be found in the library catalog, or listed on Reference E-Resources.
Oxford Reference Online – The Place to Start
Contains electronic versions of commonly used Oxford dictionaries, encyclopedias and subject reference works.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
Find background information, keywords, biographies, and bibliographies.
Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
The OED is a comprehensive dictionary of English. It gives detailed word histories, variants, and examples.
WorldCat
Search for books and other materials in libraries around the world.
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms
Ref PN41 .C67
Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory
Ref PN41 .C83
Dictionary of Literary Themes and Motifs 2 vols.
Ref PN43 .D48
Encyclopedia of the Novel 2 vols.
Ref PN41 .E487
Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms
Ref PN41 .F6
Critical Survey of Literary Theory
Ref PN45 .C74 1988
The Types of the Folktale: A Classification and Bibliography
Ref GR74.6 .A32 1973
Encyclopaedia of Superstitions
Ref BF1775.R3
An Encyclopedia of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies,
and Other Supernatural Creatures
Ref GR549 .B74
Junior Book of Authors
Ref PN1009.A1 K8
Writers for Children
Ref PN1009.A1W73
Classics of Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature 2 vols.
Ref PN3433.4 .C565
See Genre Index
Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales
Ref PN3437 .094
Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature
Ref PS21 .E357
Oxford Companion to German Literature
Ref PT41 .G3 1997
Encyclopedia of German Literature
Ref PT91 .E53
See page 267, Volume 2
Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism
Ref PN761 .N56
See overview of genre - Page 60-135, Volume 52
Critical Survey of Short Fiction 7 vols.
Ref PN3373 .C7
Critical Survey of Long Fiction 8 vols.
Ref PN3451 .C7
Popular World Fiction 1900-Present 4 vols.
Ref PN3503.P586
Bibliography with themes, characters, techniques, and adaptations
Critical Temper: A Survey of Modern Criticism on English and American Literature
from the Beginnings to the Twentieth Century 4 vols.
Ref PR83.C764
English Literature: An Illustrated Record
Ref PR83.G3
Short Fiction Criticism 4 vols.
Ref PR829 .T58
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Subject Headings and Keywords to use in the Catalog
Children's literature -- (country)
- Children's literature -- History and criticism
- Fairy tales -- (country) (use Germany for Grimm Brothers' fairy tales)
- Fairy tales -- History and criticism
- Fantasy literature
- Realism in literature
- Picture books for children
Keywords
- Folk Tales
- Fables
- Myths
- Legends
If you are unable to locate materials in the Geisel Library
Catalog, search libraries worldwide using WorldCat
Academic Search Premier
Gain access to full-text as well as indexing and abstracting for a wide range
of journal titles covering business, social sciences, humanities, general
science, and education.
MLA International Bibliography
Produced by the Modern Language Association of America, this electronic
index consists of bibliographic records pertaining to literature, language,
linguistics, and folklore. (1963 - present) Journal list User guide
Literature Resource Center
Find biographical information on authors, as well as bibliographies, plot summaries, and literary
criticism of their works. This resource also provides the full text of articles from more than 100
literary journals.
Project MUSE
"Project MUSE provides online, worldwide, institutional subscription access to the full text of more
than 200 scholarly journals in arts and humanities, social sciences, and mathematics." Journal List
MasterFILE Premier
Similar to the Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, "this multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,950 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes 316 full text reference books, 88,000 biographies, 83,500 primary source documents, and an image collection of 107,000 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost."
Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Provides indexing to the world's leading arts and humanities journals and selections from social science
and science journals. Includes articles, bibliographies, editorials, letters, and reviews. (1980 - present)
JSTOR
Geisel Library subscribes to three JSTOR collections: Arts & Sciences I and II and Biological Sciences.
These are large collections of the full text of back issues of major journals in the humanities and
social sciences, including Annual Review of Sociology, Nineteenth-Century Literature,
Philosophical Quarterly, and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Coverage is
generally from the beginning of publication to within 5 years of the current issue.
Journal list for: Arts & Sciences I Arts & Sciences II Biological Sciences
Children's Literature Comprehensive Database
This is a trial database. Click on Registered Users and then at the prompt, enter "nhcuc" for User Name and "group" for Password.
Aesop's Fables
Includes 655 of the fables, with index and searching option.
Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts
Arranged by title of story, collection, or subject of tale, with links to fulltext.
Tales of Wonder: Folk and Fairy Tales from Around the World
Stories arranged by country. Site has not been updated since 1997, although many links are still functional.
19th Century German Stories
Includes stories like Hoffman's and the Grimm brothers' tales.
Project Gutenberg
Begun in 1971, this the Internet's oldest producer of free electronic books, and with over 6,000 online books is among the largest, and is expanding at the rate of about one new book per day.
Project Gutenberg's text-only and easily downloadable files are among the most carefully scanned and proof-read digital texts available.
Stories, Folklore, and Fairy Tales Theme Page
Contains links to Web sites with children's stories in full-text.
Tales Collected by the Brothers Grimm
Full-text site with all of the stories from the Margaret Hunt translation, first published in 1884.
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales
Includes 127 tales.
Hans Christian Andersen
Charles Dickens
Cinderella Bibliography
Snow White
Caldecott Medal
Presented to the best in children's picture books.
Newberry Medal
Presented to the best in children's literature.
See the library's How To Cite Your Sources guide for resources on how to properly cite research materials. Always confirm the style required by your instructor.
