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Library Liaison
Keith Chevalier
Contents
Selected Reference Books
Find Journal Articles
Find Books
Selected Websites
How to Cite Your Sources
Course Guides
EN 103 – Freshman English
Library instruction
session) (PDF)
EN 104 – Freshman English
EN 363 – European Masters
of Drama
Department Website
English Department
English Department Homepage
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Located in the Reference Department
African-American Writers
Ref PS153.N5 A344
Companion volume to the 13-volume American Writers set, which is also noted below.
American Drama Criticism 1890–1977; also supplement.
Ref PS332.E33
Lists critical material found in books and periodical articles on American dramatists.
American Short-Fiction Criticism and Scholarship, 1959–1977: A Checklist
Ref PS374.S5 W4
Similar in format to the work above, but covers American short stories.
American Writers: A Collection Of Literary Biographies (13 volumes). 1974–98.
Ref PS129.A55
Contains lengthy essays including much critical material on major American writers.
Articles On Twentieth Century Literature (7 volumes). 1973–80.
Ref PN771.P68
Lists and annotates scholarly and critical articles written about twentieth century literature.
British Writers (8 volumes), 1979– . Also supplements.
Ref PR85.B688
Similar to American Writers described above.
Classics of Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature (2 volumes). 2002.
Ref PN3433.4.C565
Plot summaries and analyses of 180 major sci fi/fantasy books.
Columbia Guide to the Literatures of Eastern Europe Since 1945. 2003.
Ref PN849.E9 S444
Includes information on over 500 authors. Much of this is hard to find elsewhere.
Contemporary American Women Fiction Writers: An A–to–Z Guide. 2002.
Ref PS374.W6 C66
Includes entries for more than 60 American women writers of diverse ethnicity who wrote or published their most significant fiction after World War II.
Contemporary American Women Poets: An A–to–Z Guide. 2002.
Ref PS151.C665
Entries include biographies, analyses, and bibliographies for 74 women poets.
Contemporary Literary Criticism (135+ volumes). 1973– .
Ref PN94.C65
Contains excerpts from critical material found in selected books and periodical articles; use the index in the final volume for best results.
Critical Survey Of Long Fiction (8 volumes). 1991.
Ref PN3451.C7
Includes essays on individual writers, as well as essays on all aspects of novels and novellas.
Critical Survey Of Poetry: English Language Series (8 volumes). 1982.
Ref PR502.C85
Similar to the source above, but covers poets and poetry.
Critical Survey Of Short Fiction (7 volumes).
Ref PN3373.C7
Similar to the sources directly above but for short story authors and their works.
European Writers (14 volumes).
Ref PN501.E9
Covers European writers from the medieval period to 1990.
Film Review Index. (2 volumes).
Ref PN1995.F57
Supplies references to newspaper and periodical reviews of films covering the years 1882–1985.
Guide to American Poetry Explication. (2 volumes).
Ref PS201.G85
Updates Poetry Explication noted below. Lists critical materials from books and periodicals
Guide To British Poetry Explication. (4 volumes). 1991–1995.
Ref PR311.M37
Continues the listings begun in Poetry Explication noted below. Good for recent criticism on the covered poets.
Modern American women writers
Ref PS151.M54
Companion volume to the 13-volume American Writers set, which is also noted above.
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
Ref CB9.N49 (print version)
Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism. (96 volumes) 1981–
Ref PN761 .N56
Excerpts from criticism of the works of 19th century creative writers.
Oxford Companion to Italian Literature. 2002.
Ref PQ4006.O84
Provides assessments of Italian writers, 1200–2000.
Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature
Ref PS21 .E537 (print version)
Over 350 essays on major American authors, literary works, literary movements, periods, and themes.
Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature
Covers the literature of the UK and Ireland, including authors, themes, genres, and institutions.
Poetry Explication
Ref PR502.K85
Lists criticism of British and American poems published in books and periodicals.
Popular World Fiction, 1900–present (4 volumes)
Ref PN3503.P586
Excellent source for "popular" writers and contemporary novelists. Each entry includes a brief overview of the author's career and a
thematic summary of the major works. A bibliography of critical sources is included as well.
Short Fiction Criticism
Ref PR829.T58
Excerpts from criticism of the works of short fiction writers of all eras and nationalities.
Spanish and Portuguese Literature and their Times. 2002.
Ref PQ6041.M67
"Profiles of notable literary works and the historical events that influenced them."
St. James guide to horror, ghost & gothic writers
Ref PN3448.S45 S246
Scope is international and each author entry includes a signed critical essay.
Supernatural Fiction Writers: Contemporary Fantasy and Horror (2 volumes). 2003.
Ref PN3435.S96
Entries include analyses of most notable works, make comparisons with other writers, and evaluate the influence and status of the writers.
Supernatural Fiction Writers: Fantasy and Horror. (2 volumes).
Ref PN3435.S96
Another companion volume to the 13-volume American Writers set, which is noted above.
Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism (100+ volumes). 1978– .
Ref PN94.T83
"Excerpts from criticism of the works of novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers, and other creative writers 1900–1960."
Twentieth Century Short Story Explication: 1900–1975. See also supplements.
Ref PN3448.S56 W37
Lists critical material found in books and periodicals on short stories; arranged by author and then specific short story title.
Writers of the American Renaissance: An A–to–Z Guide
Ref PS 201 .W75
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Search the following indexes to locate citations to and/or full-text of journal articles. If the article does not appear to be full-text online, search for its availability using the Journal Finder. Journals listed as "in Geisel Library Paper Holdings" are shelved alphabetically by journal title on the Lower Level of the library. Many
others are available full-text online by following the links provided.
Academic Search Premier
A broad index providing abstracts and some full-text for a range of academic areas, including literature.
APh: L'Annee Philologique
This comprehensive index in classical studies indexes articles in hundreds of scholarly journals, books, dissertations, and conference
proceedings and provides brief abstracts. Articles written in many European languages are indexed, but the interface language of the
database is English. (1959–present) Earlier volumes are available in paper and are located in the General Collection PA29 .A5
User Guide (PDF) Journal list (English-language titles only)
Arts & Humanities Citation Index via Firstsearch
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)
Communication & Mass Media Complete
"Communication & Mass Media Complete provides the most robust, quality research solution in areas related to communication and mass media. This database originated with the acquisition and subsequent merging of two popular databases in the fields of communication and mass media studies — CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication Association (NCA)), and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Pennsylvania State University). Communication & Mass Media Complete provides an invaluable resource for students, researchers, and educators interested in any and all aspects of communication and mass media."
Iter
This is an electronic bibliography of interdisciplinary journal literature pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400–1700).
User Guide Journal List (PDF)
JSTOR
Use this to find articles in selected scholarly literature journals (ELH,MLN, African American Review, Shakespeare Quarterly, etc.)
written prior to about the last five years. JSTOR is an archive of back issues of selected journals. User Guide
LexisNexis Academic
The 'General News' category will supply newspaper reviews of literature, such as New York Times book reviews.
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. User Guide
MLA International Bibliography
Produced by the Modern Language Association of America, the MLA Bibliography provides access to international scholarship in literature
as well as languages, linguistics and folklore. Over 3000 journal titles are indexed. Coverage is from 1963 to the present.
User Guide
Oxford English Dictionary
The online version of a standard work for discovering word origins and usage. User Guide (PDF)
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." Coverage may go back as far as 1993, but in most instances begins in 1999.
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Search the library catalog to locate books in Geisel Library. Search by keyword (e.g., green knight) if you are unsure of the title you are looking for. Literature books are located on the Upper Level of the library in the
P (Language and literature) area.
Search WorldCat to search the collections of libraries worldwide. Find a book in this database, and, if not owned by SAC, you can request it from Interlibrary Loan with one click. Your book(s) will be available for pickup in the library within 7–14 days. Ask for help in using this database at the reference desk, in person, or online at Ask a Librarian.
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Searching the World Wide Web can yield a vast amount of information, but in terms of quality and reliability, your results may be
uneven at best. The ease and speed with which individuals can publish information on the web, regardless of accuracy or quality, makes
it imperative that when doing research on the web you know how to evaluate the information you find. To learn more, see Judging What You Find.
British women romantic poets, 1789–1832
A collection of poetry written by women between 1789 and 1832, based on the Kohler Collection of English Poetry at the University of
California-Davis. A Choice Reviews outstanding title.
Cambridge History of English and American Literature
An online version of the classic printed work. Covers the major movements in English and American Literature from its early developments
to the early twentieth century.
English and American literature: a guide to internet sources
Prepared by the University of Delaware Library and contains links to 7 categories, including reviews and electronic texts.
Internet Public Library
Click on the link to "Arts & Humanities," then "literature." Here you will find authoritative websites on British and american authors and their works.
Literary Index
Gale Group
A master index to literature series such as Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC), Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism (NCLC), Twayne's English Authors, Twayne's United States Authors, Twayne's World Authors, and Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism (TCLC).
Literary Resources on the Net
Categorized by literary genre (ex. Poetry) or literary period (ex. Victorian) and searchable by keyword.
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
A clearinghouse site maintained by Margaret Vail Anderson.
MLA Style FAQ
Answers questions about citing sources.
Modern English Collection
Provides an archive of electronic texts and images by and about African Americans, Native Americans, Women Writers and others.
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
Contains a credible list of web-based scholarly resources on William Shakespeare.
The New American Studies Web: Literature and Text Studies
A directory of resources related to American literature. It includes literature, literary criticism, and hypertext.
New Chaucer Society
This website provides an online forum for teachers and scholars of Geoffrey Chaucer.
The New York Review of Books
Contains the full text of all pieces published in the Review since November 1996.
Voice of the Shuttle: English Literature Main Page
Extensive listings for all English-language secondary source literature. Divided by literary period, then by authors within the period.
It is also possible to go directly to works about authors via an alphabetic name index.
The Web Concordances
Searchable concordances to selected works by English poets.
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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.
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