Selected Resources - English

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Indexes and Databases with Literary content

 
Selected Online Databases (for journal and periodical articles):

MLA International Bibliography (CSA)
The essential literary resource! Provides access to thousnads of bibliographic citations, critical essays, and journal articles from 1963 to the present, in the areas of literature, languages, and linguistics.
See:  MLA Tutorial   
                                                                                                  
Literature Resource Center (Gale)
Full-text biographical, bibliographical and critical information on literary figures from all time periods and literary genres (includes general references and articles)

Academic Search Premiere (EBSCO)
A good, general & academic resource. Lots of full-text articles

Expanded Academic Index (Gale)
Another good general & academic resource. Lots of full-text articles

JSTOR's Language & Literature
Complete text and backfiles for over 50 literary journals

Project Muse
Complete text for over 100 scholarly journals, including various literary titles.

Virtual Reference Resources:

Blackwell Reference Online
A collection of 50+ online titles with instant access to companions and dictionaries in a variety of literary disciplines.

Dictionary of National Biography
55,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2003.

Literature Criticism Online
Centuries of analysis - scholarly and popular commentary from broadsheets, pamphlets, encyclopedias, books and periodicals - delivered in an easy-to-use 24/7 online format that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals.

New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
Fresh intelligence and a global perspective to bear on timeless questions about the individual and society. Presents cross-cultural perspectives on more recent topics such as postmodernism, deconstruction and post-colonialism.

Oxford English Dictionary Online
The searchable online version of OED: the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language

Oxford Reference Online
A fully-indexed, cross-searchable database of dictionaries, encyclopedias, and subject reference sources. Titles include: Oxford Companion to English Literature, Oxford Companion to Shakespeare, A Dictionary of Shakespeare, The Consice Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms, and many more).

Books

Search the online book catalog for books on your topic (in-depth, broad coverage, a variety of aspects).

• Search for books through CLICnet, the online book catalog for UST and other ACTC libraries.  Books can be requested from other campuses online. 
  

Literature Resources on the Web (selected web sites for English)

• Classical and Medieval Literature Sites
• American, British, and Irish Literature Sites
• Poetry Sites
• Women and Literature Sites

RefWorks 
A web-based program that allows you to create bibliographies and manage citations for reserch projects.  To learn more about it, or receive training in using it, please contact Talia Nadir at 651-962-5009, or contact the Reference Desk at 651-962-5001.

See also: RefWorks Information (detailed information for UST RefWorks users)

Please direct comments, questions, or requests for research assistance to:

Talia Nadir
trnadir@stthomas.edu
English Liaison
Reference Dept./OSF-Library
651-962-5009