Research by Topic - Literature

LIBRARY DATABASES

LIBRARY CATALOG - To search for books on a particular topic, use a Subject or a Keyword Search. To search for books at other libraries use the links on the BOOKS & BOOK REVIEWS web page.
EBSCOHOST - Search multiple databases (together or separately) to access full-text periodicals, newspapers and reference tools. Academic Search Premier and Business Search Premier index peer-reviewed scholarly journals in a variety of subject areas. Other databases focus on specific areas such as health and education.
JSTOR - Arts & Sciences I, II & III Collections include the complete back runs of 394 core journals in many disciplines, including economics, history, political science, and sociology, as well as in other key fields in the humanities and social sciences. Includes a selection of titles in the fields of archaeology, arts, classics, cultural studies, ecology, literature, mathematics, and statistics.
Project MUSE - Project MUSE - Basic College Collection is a unique collaboration providing full-text, user-friendly online access to 116 humanities, arts, and social sciences journals.
CAMPUS RESEARCH - Comprehensive research database includes full-text information and access to both current and archived materials, including thousands of news databases and newswires as well as business, trade and professional journals and publications; superior law-related resources.
LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER - Access biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline.
MLA--Modern Language Association - International in scope, it is the premiere tool for researchers in the humanities, particularly in literature, language, and linguistics, providing more than 1.6 million bibliographic citations from 1963 to the present.
OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY - Look up word meanings and word histories in the online version of this multi-volume encyclopedia from Oxford University Press.
ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA ONLINE - More than 72,000 encyclopedia articles on all subjects.

LIBRARY REFERENCE

Benets Readers Encyclopedia (803 B46b) - A companion encyclopedia to literature with brief articles on many topics.
Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable (422 B84d 2000) -Literary phrases and fables from the 20th century. Heavy on British reference.
Readers Encyclopedia of American Literature (803 B46) - Like the foregoing, but for American literature.
World Authors, 1900-1950 (809 W927) - A 4 vol. set with biographical articles on 20th century authors.
Cyclopedia of World Authors (803 M19) - A 5-vol. set with brief articles on authors from all periods.
Dictionary of Literary Biography- Available through Literature Resource Center.
Contemporary Authors- Available through Literature Resource Center.

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Magills Masterplots II (809 M4232) - A 12-vol. set, the most recent in the series, with summaries of 1800 works of fiction, arranged by title. Shelved on permanent reserve.
Magills Masterplots II - American Fiction (809 M423) - A 6-vol. set with summaries of American fiction, arranged by title. Shelved on permanent reserve.
Magills Masterplots II - Nonfiction Works (080 M423) - A 4-vol. set with summaries of nonfiction works, arranged by title. Shelved on permanent reserve.
Magills Masterplots II - Women's Literature (809 M37) - A 6-vol. set with over 500 articles on fiction and nonfiction authored by women, arranged by title. Shelved on permanent reserve.
Magills Masterplots (809 M19m) - An earlier 12-vol. set with summaries of plots of 2000 works of fiction, arranged by title. Shelved on permanent reserve.

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Oxford Classical Dictionary (938.03 O98) - A 1-vol. companion encyclopedia to classical studies with brief articles on all topics.
Oxford Companion to Classical Literature (880 O98) - A 1-vol. companion encyclopedia with brief articles on literary topics.
Oxford English Dictionary (423 O982) - 20-vol. set, with extensive historical citations.

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All of Shakespeare (822.33 Ec48a) - Includes summaries of the plays.
Shakespeare for Students (822.33 Ds42s) - A companion guide.
Readers Encyclopedia of Shakespeare (822.33 Gca) - A companion encyclopedia.

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Bartletts Familiar Quotations (808.88 B28f) - Passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources.

WEB SOURCES

ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS - Information on American poets and poetry.
POETRY AND LITERATURE CENTER OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS - Home to the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry activities, it also touches on the history and access to poetry through the Library of Congress. (Much of the information is not updated).

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AMERICAN LITERATURE - Links to American literature online, from LitWeb at San Antonio College.
BRITISH LITERATURE - Links to British literature online, from LitWeb at San Antonio College.
CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE - Online version of the 18 volume reference source, from Bartleby.
IOWA: A LITERARY LANDSCAPE - Iowa is the setting for the fiction in this bibliography. Approximately 630 novels for children and adults are included in this 'work in progress'.
LIBRARY OF SOUTHERN CULTURE - includes a wide range of literary works of the American South published before 1924. - - - - -
GERMAN CLASSICS - Information on authors and texts.
LiTgloss - a collection of texts of literary or cultural interest, written in languages other than English, and expertly annotated so as to facilitate comprehension by English-speaking readers.
WORLD LITERATURE - Links to world literature online, from LitWeb at San Antonio College.

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GREEK MYTHOLOGY - Based on original sources from 800 BCE to 600 CE, collection of information on the mythology of classical Greece.
CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY - Thorough coverage of Greek and Roman mythology, based on a class from Temple University.
PERSEUS PROJECT - Comprehensive guide to classics-related sites on the web, from Tufts University.

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DICKINSON ELECTRONIC ARCHIVES - Focus on the works of Emily Dickinson, with supplementary materials regarding her writing.
WOMEN WRITERS OF COLOR - Focus on the lives and works of North American women writers of color.

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SHAKESPEARE - Links to complete works, encyclopedia entries, secondary sources, from Project Bartleby.
COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE - Links to some of the complete works from MIT.


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Research by Topic - Literature LIBRARY DATABASES LIBRARY CATALOG - To search for books on a particular topic, use a Subject or a Keyword Search. To search for books at other libraries use the links on the BOOKS & BOOK REVIEWS web page. EBSCOHOST - Search multiple databases (together or separately) to access full-text periodicals, newspapers and reference tools. Academic Search Premier and Business Search Premier index peer-reviewed scholarly journals in a variety of subject areas. Other databases focus on specific areas such as health and education. JSTOR - Arts & Sciences I, II & III Collections include the complete back runs of 394 core journals in many disciplines, including economics, history, political science, and sociology, as well as in other key fields in the humanities and social sciences. Includes a selection of titles in the fields of archaeology, arts, classics, cultural studies, ecology, literature, mathematics, and statistics. Project MUSE - Project MUSE - Basic College Collection is a unique collaboration providing full-text, user-friendly online access to 116 humanities, arts, and social sciences journals. CAMPUS RESEARCH - Comprehensive research database includes full-text information and access to both current and archived materials, including thousands of news databases and newswires as well as business, trade and professional journals and publications; superior law-related resources. LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER - Access biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline. MLA--Modern Language Association - International in scope, it is the premiere tool for researchers in the humanities, particularly in literature, language, and linguistics, providing more than 1.6 million bibliographic citations from 1963 to the present. OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY - Look up word meanings and word histories in the online version of this multi-volume encyclopedia from Oxford University Press. ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA ONLINE - More than 72,000 encyclopedia articles on all subjects. LIBRARY REFERENCE Benets Readers Encyclopedia (803 B46b) - A companion encyclopedia to literature with brief articles on many topics. Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable (422 B84d 2000) -Literary phrases and fables from the 20th century. Heavy on British reference. Readers Encyclopedia of American Literature (803 B46) - Like the foregoing, but for American literature. World Authors, 1900-1950 (809 W927) - A 4 vol. set with biographical articles on 20th century authors. Cyclopedia of World Authors (803 M19) - A 5-vol. set with brief articles on authors from all periods. Dictionary of Literary Biography- Available through Literature Resource Center. Contemporary Authors- Available through Literature Resource Center. - - - - - Magills Masterplots II (809 M4232) - A 12-vol. set, the most recent in the series, with summaries of 1800 works of fiction, arranged by title. Shelved on permanent reserve. Magills Masterplots II - American Fiction (809 M423) - A 6-vol. set with summaries of American fiction, arranged by title. Shelved on permanent reserve. Magills Masterplots II - Nonfiction Works (080 M423) - A 4-vol. set with summaries of nonfiction works, arranged by title. Shelved on permanent reserve. Magills Masterplots II - Women's Literature (809 M37) - A 6-vol. set with over 500 articles on fiction and nonfiction authored by women, arranged by title. Shelved on permanent reserve. Magills Masterplots (809 M19m) - An earlier 12-vol. set with summaries of plots of 2000 works of fiction, arranged by title. Shelved on permanent reserve. - - - - - Oxford Classical Dictionary (938.03 O98) - A 1-vol. companion encyclopedia to classical studies with brief articles on all topics. Oxford Companion to Classical Literature (880 O98) - A 1-vol. companion encyclopedia with brief articles on literary topics. Oxford English Dictionary (423 O982) - 20-vol. set, with extensive historical citations. - - - - - All of Shakespeare (822.33 Ec48a) - Includes summaries of the plays. Shakespeare for Students (822.33 Ds42s) - A companion guide. Readers Encyclopedia of Shakespeare (822.33 Gca) - A companion encyclopedia. - - - - - Bartletts Familiar Quotations (808.88 B28f) - Passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources. WEB SOURCES ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS - Information on American poets and poetry. POETRY AND LITERATURE CENTER OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS - Home to the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry activities, it also touches on the history and access to poetry through the Library of Congress. (Much of the information is not updated). - - - - - AMERICAN LITERATURE - Links to American literature online, from LitWeb at San Antonio College. BRITISH LITERATURE - Links to British literature online, from LitWeb at San Antonio College. CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE - Online version of the 18 volume reference source, from Bartleby. IOWA: A LITERARY LANDSCAPE - Iowa is the setting for the fiction in this bibliography. Approximately 630 novels for children and adults are included in this 'work in progress'. LIBRARY OF SOUTHERN CULTURE - includes a wide range of literary works of the American South published before 1924. - - - - - GERMAN CLASSICS - Information on authors and texts. LiTgloss - a collection of texts of literary or cultural interest, written in languages other than English, and expertly annotated so as to facilitate comprehension by English-speaking readers. WORLD LITERATURE - Links to world literature online, from LitWeb at San Antonio College. - - - - - GREEK MYTHOLOGY - Based on original sources from 800 BCE to 600 CE, collection of information on the mythology of classical Greece. CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY - Thorough coverage of Greek and Roman mythology, based on a class from Temple University. PERSEUS PROJECT - Comprehensive guide to classics-related sites on the web, from Tufts University. - - - - - DICKINSON ELECTRONIC ARCHIVES - Focus on the works of Emily Dickinson, with supplementary materials regarding her writing. WOMEN WRITERS OF COLOR - Focus on the lives and works of North American women writers of color. - - - - - SHAKESPEARE - Links to complete works, encyclopedia entries, secondary sources, from Project Bartleby. COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE - Links to some of the complete works from MIT.
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