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Literature
Resource Center - Contemporary
Authors provides complete biographical and bibliographical information
on more than 120,000 U. S. and international authors. Contemporary
Literary Criticism collects more than 35,000 critical essays on
contemporary authors, with biographical, critical, principal works,
and further information. Dictionary
of Literary Biography provides nearly 10,000 biographical and critical
essays on the lives, works, and careers of influential literary figures
from all eras and genres.
General databases where information may be found:
Academic
Search Premier - Provides full text for nearly 3,200 scholarly publications
covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities,
education, computer science, and ethnic studies.
WorldCat
- Provides the OCLC catalog of books, web resources and other material
worldwide.
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Internet Sites
American Literature
and Online Research - a website dedicated to helping anyone who
wants to use the Internet to research American Literature. Provides
links to online resources.
Biography - searchable database
containing 20,000 personalities.
Additional web sites are available through various search engines. Try
Yahoo! or MetaCrawler
to search by subject, title, or for individual poets.
Books and Journals
Books may be found using the library's online
catalog. In the library, you can find books according to their classification
number.
If you need help ask any of the librarians, technical staff or student
assistant to assist you.
Online
full-text journals are available. These journals are arranged by
title.
Also, the library subscribes to periodicals
in paper copy or microfiche. They are shelved or filed in alphabetical
order according to title.
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Reference Sources
- American Writers: Contains biographical information on American authors. (Ref PS 129 A55)
- Contemporary Authors: Contains short biographical articles. The library has Contemporary Authors available on its database. (REF Z1224 C6)
- Contemporary Literary Criticism: Contains essays of critical information on literature. (REF PN 771 C 59) The library has Contemporary Literary
Criticism available in the online database.
- Critical Survey of Drama: Contains a biography of writers, the achievements of writers, and analysis of the writings. (R 909.2 M194C)
- Dictionary of Literary Biography: Contains biographical information about authors. The library has Dictionary of Literary Biography available
on its database. (REF PS221 D5)
- Drama Criticism: Intended for beginning students of literature as well as the average playgoer. The series is designed to introduce readers
to the most frequently studied playwrights of all periods and nationalities and to present commentary on dramatic works of enduring popular appeal.
(REF PN 1601 D59)
- Magill's Survey of American Literature; Presents 190 American writers from the seventeenth century to the late twentieth century. (REF. PS21
M34 1991)
- McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama: Contains information on dramatist and their works. (R 809.2 M147)
- Ninetieth Century Literary Criticism: Provides critical information about writers of the 1800's and their works. (REF PN 761 N556)
- Oxford Companion to American Literature: Covers American literature from earliest days to present. (R 810.3 H325o)
- Oxford Companion to Woman's Writing in the United States: A dictionary type volume of information about women's writings and their authors.
(REF RS147 O94 1995)
- Reference Guide to American Literature: Includes biographical information
concerning American writers. (R 810.3 R332k2)
- Twentieth Century Literary Criticism: Provides critical information
about writers of the 1900's and their works. (Ref PN 771 G27)
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