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| Books and E-Books | Websites |
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Articles and Databases
Additional Databases
Magazines, Journals, and Newspapers
- You can find magazines in the campus libraries by searching the Journal
- Search or the Library Catalog.
- Search the Journal Search for additional electronic versions of magazines, journals, and newspapers.
Examples of magazines that you'll find:
- Creative Quill
- Poets and Writers
Books and E-Books
Search tips:
- Log in to e-books with the same information you use to log into your school email.
Examples of e-books you'll find in the Library catalog:
- Attridge, D. (2004). The singularity of literature. London: Routledge. Retrieved from NetLibrary.
- Coyle, M. (1990). Encyclopedia of Literature and criticism. London: Routledge. Retrieved from NetLibrary.
- Killam, G. D., Kerfoot, A. L. (2008). Student encyclopedia of African literature. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. Retrieved from NetLibrary.
- Whitson, K. J. (2004). Encyclopedia of feminist literature. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. Retrieved from NetLibrary.
Websites
- Cambridge History of English and American Literature http://www.bartleby.com/cambridge/
- Encyclopedia Mythica www.pantheon.org
- Learn Out Loud: Free Audio Books and Video: http://www.learnoutloud.com/Catalog/Literature
- Librarian’s Internet Index www.lii.org
- Literature.org: http://www.literature.org/
- The Literature Network: http://www.online-literature.com/
- Poetry Foundation www.poetryfoundation.org
- Project Gutenberg www.gutenberg.org
- Voice of the Shuttle http://vos.ucsb.edu
- MORE! Take a look at the GEN Library's Delicious Links for literature topics
Or search the recommended links for all topics:
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- Information about authors
- Search:
- If you get stuck, ask yourself these questions:
- Is your author still alive and writing?
- If so, his/her information may still be in flux, and it is less likely a book would have been written about them.
- Is your author dead?
- If this is the case, his/her biographical information will be fixed, and there may be biographies written about him/her.
- What era is your author from?
- You may be able to find compilations based on that era -- for example there is good information about Langston Hughes in books about the Harlem Renaissance.
- What genre or format does your author write in?
- He/she may be discussed in works discussing that genre or format.
- Is your author still alive and writing?
- Literary criticism - Search Literature Resource Center
- Information about novels - Search Literature Resource Center
Ask a Librarian
We can help with any part of the research process.
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Tuesday December 20, 2011