Introduction
I hope you will find this guide useful during your studies and research. You will find many "core" resources listed on this home page; more specialized tools and resources will be listed under the appropriate tab.
Let me know if you have suggestions, additions, or comments.
Print Resources: Books
To find book resources, see the "Where to find books" tab on our Introduction to Library Research Libguide.
TIPS: When searching in the Online Catalog, use the Exact Search option to find items you know you need: specific books by title or author name, for example.
To search for items about an author, do a subject search for the author's name.
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First Stop Literary Criticism Resources
Literary research on an author, text, time period, or genre often begins with a "literature search," a search for journal articles, in the following databases:
Next Steps: Core Journals
As the depth of your research increases, be aware of the following core journals in the field of English:
Book Reviews
Book reviews can be a great source of information. They can provide quick summaries of dense critical texts, they can hint at a books critical slant, and they might even provide information on similar books in the field. The following databases can be searched specifically for book reviews:
- Academic OneFile
Do an "Advanced Search" and see the "Magazines" tab. - Book Index with Reviews
- Project MUSE Limit results to "Review."
- New York Times - Historical Articles from 1851 - 2002, incl. from the NYTimes Book Review and Magazine. In the "Advanced Search" click "More search options" and under "Document Type" limit to "Review."
- NYTimes.com Free online archive from 1981 to the present.
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 Kathrine C. Aydelott, PhD, MLIS Contact Info: Kathrine was employed as Instruction Librarian at Shapiro Library from June 2007 to August 2009. She is currently Instruction Librarian at Phillips Academy, Andover, MA Links: Profile & Guides |
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