Library Catalog
Library Catalog
To find books about a particular author search the author’s name (last name first) as a subject in the Library Catalog, e.g. Blake, William .
Generally speaking, books about the author’s life will simply be under the name heading; books of criticism about the author’s works are found under the sub-heading Criticism and interpretation, e.g. Blake, William, 1757-1827 Criticism and interpretation.
Circulating books may be found by call number on the third floor; reference books are found in the second floor, south wing.
Databases
Besides books about the authors and their works, there is a lot of literary criticism published in journals on the subject. Many of these literary journals can be accessed in the following databases:
MLA Bibliography
A subject index for books, articles and websites published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics.
Humanities Abstracts
Index to journal articles in the humanities.
Dictionary of Literary Biography
Reference work with biographical information about authors.
E-Journal Collections
Another good source for journal articles come from two of our e-journal collections.
JSTOR
Back runs of essential journals in the humanities and other subject areas up until the current three year span.
Project Muse
Journals in the humanities and social sciences published by Johns Hopkins and other university presses.Writing & Research Assistance
Refworks
An online citation management tool which allows you to easily export your records from different databases to one place. It also allows you to output your bibliography in a variety of citation styles, including APA, MLA, Chicago and Turabian.
Kresge Library Links to Writing Resources
Find in-depth information about the mechanics of writing and grammar, writing MLA format, citations, avoiding plagiarism & more.
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