Starting Points
- Library Search – the library search box at the top of the page is the most comprehensive search available, covering all library books, ebooks and most journal articles.
- Literary Reference Center Plus – provides information on thousands of authors and their works. Author biographies; plot summaries and work overviews; literary criticism; book reviews; literary reference works; and more.
- Gale Literature: LitFinder – provides access to literary works and authors throughout history and includes more than 130,000 full-text poems and 650,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays. The database also includes secondary materials like biographies, images, and more.
Reference
- Oxford English Dictionary
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus
- GVRL (Gale Virtual Reference Library) – electronic reference works
- Magill’s Literary Annual – “Essay-reviews of 200 outstanding books published in the United States during the previous year.” 1977-present year.
- VisuWords Online Graphical Dictionary
- Alexander Street Press Videos
Other Resources
- Writing Center – Free writing help from trained peer tutors enrolled at the Kirkland campus. Located on the main floor of the Hurst Library building.
- Children’s and Young Adult Collections – located on the top floor of the library near the main stairwell.
Websites
- American Authors
- American Writers
- BBC Languages
- Biography.com
- Blue Book of Grammar & Punctuation
- British women romantic poets, 1789-1832
- Electronic Literature Directory
- Electronic Literature Knowledge Base
- Ethnologue: Languages of the World
- Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts
- Gale’s Literary Index
- Geoffrey Chaucer
- Internet Public Library: Literary Criticism
- LibriVox Audiobooks
- One Look Dictionary
- Online Writing Lab, Purdue University
- Playwriting Seminars
- Poets.org
- Project Gutenberg
- Reading Women Writers and African Literatures
- TEAMS Middle English Texts
