ENGL 370: Junior Honors Conference
Professor Joshua Weiner
Research resources compiled and web page created by Patricia Herron & Tim Hackman, UM Libraries
This guide will assist you in locating resources for English 370. E-mail Tim Hackman or Patricia Herron, the subject area specialists for more information.
Contents
Reference Books
Biographical Information
Books
Articles
Web Sites
Interlibrary Loan
Preparing Your Bibliography
Questions?
Reference Books
General Literature
A Bibliographical Guide to the Study of Western American Literature. 2nd ed.
McKeldin Reference PS271 .E88 1995
Encyclopedia of Literary Critics and Criticism
McKeldin Reference PN86.E53 1999 2 volumes
Critical Dictionary of Film and Television Theory
McKeldin Reference PN1993.45 .C75 2001
Television Program Master Index: Access to Critical and Historical Information on 1,927 shows in 925 Books, Dissertations, and Journal Articles. 2nd ed.
McKeldin Reference PN1992.9 .D56 2003
Encyclopedia of the Renaissance and the Reformation
McKeldin Reference CB359 .B47 2004
Encyclopedia of the Renaissance
McKeldin Reference CB361 .E52 1999
The Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders
McKeldin Reference RC553.A88 T87 2007
Graphic Novels: A Bibliographic Guide to Book-Length Comics
McKeldin Reference PN6714 .R68 1995
Graphic Novels: A Genre Guide to Comic Books, Manga, and More
McKeldin Reference PN6710 .P38 2007
The Complete H.P. Lovecraft Filmography
McKeldin Reference PS3523.O833 Z77 2001
A Reader's Guide to W. H. Auden
McKeldin Reference PR6001.U4 Z69 1970a
A Bibliography of Virginia Woolf
McKeldin Reference Z8984.2 .K5 1997
Virginia Woolf: A Guide to Research
McKeldin Reference PR6045.O72 Z865 1984
Virginia Woolf: An Annotated Bibliography of Criticism, 1915-1974
McKeldin Reference PR6045.O72 Z76
Virginia Woolf A to Z
McKeldin Reference PR6045.O72 Z729 1995
To locate books by and about an author use the word/s anywhere search option and type in the author's name. This type of search works for authors for whom there is not much material available.
To locate books by an author use the author beginning with search option and type in the author's last name, first name: EX: faulkner, william.
To locate books of criticism on an author use the subject word/s or the word/s anywhere search option and type in the author's and the word "criticism": EX: william faulkner criticism.
For information about authors for whom there is a large body of criticial work try the subject beginning with search option and type the author's last name, first name: EX: woolf, virginia. Browse the list of subject headings and select relevant categories.
To locate published author bibliographies use the subject word/s search option and type the author's name and the word "bibliography": EX: virginia woolf bibliography.
Use the following databases to locate journal articles and other scholarly material. Be sure to follow the If the database does not have the
Literature and Theatre (Criticism)
History
LGBT, Gender, and Women's Studies
Linguistics
Other Article Databases
Biographical Information
Literature
Resource Center
Full-text database of author biographies, criticism and reviews of authors' works.
Catalog
Find book-length biographies available in the UM libraries.
For biographies of authors use the word/s anywhere search option and type name of author and "biography": EXAMPLE: ernest hemingway biography.
Books
Catalog
Resources available in the University System of Maryland Libraries
WorldCat
Resources available in major libraries throughout the US and elsewhere. Much of the material in Worldcat can be requested through the Libraries' Interlibrary Loan Services.
Articles
link. This will direct you to one of three sources: 1. the full text of the article, online, 2. the catalog entry for the print version of the journal, or 3. Interlibrary Loan where you can order the article if the online and print versions are not available from the UM Libraries.
link you will need to check both the Catalog and Research Port to determine if the journal is available through the Libraries. Check the Journals subset of the Catalog and search under the title of the journal, to see if a paper or microform version of the journal is available. Check the Journals tab in Research Port to determine if an electronic version of the journal is available. If the UM Libraries do not own the journal you can request it through Interlibrary
Loan
Film and Television Studies
Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature
Also called ABELL Plus and included as part of the LION database
Information about articles, essays, books, dissertations, and book reviews on language and literature topics from 1920 to the present
International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance
Comprehensive database for research on all aspects of theatre, performance and dance. Indexes articles, books, book articles, dissertations, and newspapers published worldwide.
Literature
Resource Center
Full-text database of author biographies, criticism and reviews of authors' works.
MLA International
Bibliography
Information about articles, essays, and other materials published from 1920's to the present.
World Shakespeare Bibliography
Information about articles and other materials related to Shakespeare, his works, and stage and film productions of his works.
Academic Search
Information about articles in multiple subject areas. Useful for finding film and television reviews.
Arts & Humanities Search
Information about articles in arts and humanities journals. Also useful for finding book, film, television, music and performance reviews.
Film Literature Index 1976-2001.
McKeldin Reference Stacks Z5784.M9F45. The print version is more current than the online version.
Information about articles on film and television.
Humanities International Complete.
Provides full text of hundreds of journals, books and other published sources in the humanities from around the world.
America: History & Life
Information on articles, books, book reviews, and dissertations on U.S. and Canadian history from prehistory to the present.
Historical Abstracts
Information on articles, books, and dissertations about non-U.S. and non-Canadian history from 1450 to the present.
GenderWatch
Full text database comprised of periodicals that deal with gender issues, including academic and scholarly journals, regional publications, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, booklets and reports.
LGBT Life with Full Text
Information about articles that pertain to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues.
Women's Studies International
Information about articles, books, book chapters, and other materials related to issues in women's studies, including feminist theory and history, family, mental & physical health, prejudice & gender discrimination, and more.
LLBA: Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts. 1973- .
A major indexing and abstracting service in linguistics and related areas. Strong coverage in the
areas of applied linguistics, descriptive linguistics, and psycholinguistics. Also covers syntax,
sociolinguistics, theory of linguistics, interpersonal behavior and communication, semantics,
phonetics, phonology, discourse analysis and poetics.
MLA International
Bibliography
Information about articles, essays, and other materials published from 1920's to the present.
Research Port
Use Research Port to identify and search additional databases in subject areas related to your research topic.
Web Sites
Author Web Sites
Literary and Film/TV Web Sites
Cormac McCarthy: A Bibliography
Katherine Anne Porter Collection (UM Libraries)
International Virginia Woolf Society Web Page
Includes an annual bibliography of Woolf Studies from 1996 to present.
Virginia Woolf Society of Great Britain
American Authors on the Web
This site links to hundreds of Internet sites on American authors and is arranged chronologically
by author's birth date.
British and Irish Authors on the Web
This site links to hundreds of Internet sites on British and Irish authors and is arranged chronologically
by author's birth date.
English Literature on the Web
This site links to hundreds of Internet sites related to English literature and is arranged by literary
time period, from medieval times through the 20th century.
The eserver.org
This site links to Internet resources in the humanities, including many full text documents, in the following areas: art, architecture, drama, fiction, poetry, cultural theory, feminism, film &
television, gender & sexuality, history, music, and philosophy.
Internet Movie Database
Includes detailed information about movies and television series.
Intute: Arts and Humanities
An extensive catalog of online humanities resources for education and research, selected and evaluated by a network of subject specialists.
Literary Resources on the Net
Links to sites dealing with literature. The following areas are covered: classical & biblical, medieval, renaissance, restoration & eighteenth century, romantic, Victorian British, 20th-century British & Irish, American, and other national literatures, theater and drama, and literary theory.
The Voice of the Shuttle
This page links to Web sites in the humanities including American Studies, cultural studies, history, literature, literary theory, linguistics, media studies, and more.
Interlibrary Loan
Material not held in our libraries can be requested through Interlibrary Loan.
Preparing Your Bibliography
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
Resources for students on academic integrity and plagiarism.
Citing Sources Using the MLA Handbook
Using MLA Style to Cite and Document Sources
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. Location: McKeldin Quick Reference Shelf Call Number: PN147.G53 2003
Questions?
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