Sandor Teszler Library
Course Guide for English 102
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Sandor Teszler Library Course Guide for English 102 |
Professor Chalmers--Spring 2008
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Oxford Reference
Online Specialized dictionaries and reference books, including the Concise Oxford English Dictionary and scholarly companions to various kinds of literature. Searchable full-text. |
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Cambridge
Collections Online A collection of books with long scholarly essays, particularly on literature. There are companions to authors like Joyce and Hemmingway, and for types of fiction like American Realism, or American Modernism. |
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Ref. PN 3321 .C7 |
Critical Survey of Short Fiction. 7 vols. (1993) Provides articles on major short story writers, including an overview of their achievements, a brief biography, and an analysis of their writing. Volume 7 provides essays on the historical development of short fiction. |
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Ref. PN 3373 .S3844 |
Short Stories for Students. 10 vols. (1997). Provides a general overview and context for many short stories commonly studied by college students, but also specific critical articles and suggestions for further reading. |
| Ref. PS 21 .M34 | Magill's
Survey of American
Literature. 6 volumes. (2007) A good, current biography of your author with sections on their major works. |
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A Reader's Companion to the Short Story in English.
(2001). Brief biographies, bibliographies, and critical essays on the work of major 20th century short story writers. |
| Ref. PR 6045 .O 72 Z729 | Virginia Woolf A To Z.
(1995) The easy to use arrangement of these A-Z guides makes them a popular source. Look up the story title, character's name, or other term for more information. At the back is a bibliography of sources on specific works and themes. |
Most often used databases are available on the Library webpage, and there is a complete list under Databases A-Z and under Research Databases.
Academic Search Premier
is the world's largest database of full text information. It covers over
6,000 magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals in all areas of study.
Over 3,600 peer-reviewed titles. This database should always be your first
stop if you need to find an article.
MLA
(Modern Language Association) Bibliography - for articles in
Literature and Language
InfoTrac
Onefile
is
another large database for articles of all types. From this
database
family, you can find other databases including:
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Expanded Academic ASAP - for more
scholarly and specialized journals.
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Scribner Writers Series - Long (15-20 page) encyclopedia-like articles on major writers. A good
source for overviews of the author's works, detailed discussion of
major works, and bibliography to help you get started on a project.
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Literature
Resource Center - for literary
research including biographical articles, full text literary criticism,
current journal articles and links to valuable web sites.
Includes many important reference sources like the
Dictionary of Literary Biography and Contemporary Authors.
JSTOR - for scholarly material in all disciplines, but most articles are at least 3 years old.
For off campus access, use this list Databases A-Z Off Campus and sign in with your name and Library barcode.
VG: Voices from the Gaps
From the University of Minnesota, a website to women writers and artists of
color
Many writers will have websites devoted to them by official "societies".
Often they include biographical information, a newsletter, and information on
research that has been done. Some examples:
Eudora Welty Society
Katherine Anne Porter Society
Edgar Allen Poe Society of Baltimore
Philip Roth Society
| In-Person Any library staff member can help you. However, reference librarians are available at the Reference Desk during the following hours:
| Phone On-campus: 4302 Off-campus: (864) 597-4302 Email |