English Research Guide
This guide provides you with a good starting point for conducting research in the area of English Language and Literature at the Southwestern Adventist University Library. As you explore the library’s resources you will find additional materials such as videos and DVD’s.<Back to Research Guides Index List>
Library Catalog
The library catalog is available online at: http://silc.swau.edu/aquabrowser/We use the Library of Congress Classification system to organize most of the material in our library. We use the Dewey system to organize most of our children’s books. Using these systems, each book is given its own call number. The call number is used to locate the books on the shelf. Material related to English language and literature can be found in the following call number ranges or areas.
| P 1-5599 | Language and literature |
| PE 1-3799 | English language |
| PN 1010-3307 | Poetry and drama |
| PN 1010-1525 | Poetry |
| PN 1600-3307 | Drama |
| PR 500-1309 | English literature |
| PR 500-611 | English poetry |
| PR 750-888 | English prose literature |
| PR 821-888 | English fiction |
| PR 1170-1227 | English poetry collections |
| PR 1241-1273 | English drama |
| PR 1281-1309 | English fiction collections |
| PS 1-699 | American literature |
| PZ 1-24 | Children's literature |
| 001-998 | Children's literature, Dewey Collection, First Floor |
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Research Related Material
Below are some titles in the SWAU library collection that describe the methodology used in conducting and organizing research in the field of English language and literature. Most of these titles are in the [MAIN] collection and are located on second floor. Those that begin with [R] are located on first floor in our reference collection.A glossary of English grammar
[R] PE1112 .L44 2006
The everyday writer : a brief reference
[R] PE 1408 .L86 1997
Research guide to biography and criticism : literature
[R] Z 2011 .R47 1985 v.2
The extreme searcher's Internet handbook
[R] ZA4230 .H63 2007
Schaum's quick guide to writing great research papers
[MAIN] LB 1047.3 .R69 1999
Writing, teaching, and learning in the disciplines
[MAIN] LB 1576 .W76 1992
The research project : how to write it
[MAIN] LB 2369 .B38 2004
Using sources effectively : strengthening your writing and avoiding plagiarism
[MAIN] LB 2369 .H37 2002
Writing research papers : investigating resources in cyberspace
[MAIN] LB 2369 W66 1997
Reading as rhetorical invention : knowledge, persuasion, and the teaching of research-based writing
[MAIN] PE 1404 .B73 1992
The nuts & bolts of college writing
[MAIN] PE 1408 .H3927 2003
Online companion (http://www.nutsandboltsguide.com/)
Strategies for writing successful essays
[MAIN] PE 1408 .M48 1998
Writing clear essays
[MAIN] PE 1408 .W772 1996
The art of literary research
[MAIN] PR 56 A68 1993
MLA handbook for writers of research papers
On reserve at the Circulation Desk
MLA Online (http://library.concordia.ca/help/howto/mla.html)
MLA Tutorial (University of Southern Mississippi)
(http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/tutorials/mlatutorial/tutorialindex.php)
[MAIN] LB2369 .G53 2003
How to Site the Bible (Grove City College)
http://hbl.gcc.edu/citingBIBLE.htm
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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Reference materials such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, almanacs and atlases provide facts and statistics and are usually arranged so information can be easily located. They can be used to narrow or broaden a search topic or provide needed details for your research. Most of our reference material is located on first floor. However, the call numbers that begin with [MAIN] are located on second floor.Masterplots complete (CD-Rom)
On reserve at the circulation desk
The Vietnam experience : a concise encyclopedia of American literature, songs, and films
[R] DS 557.73 .H55 1998
Reference library of Black America : literature, media and performing arts
[R] E 185 .R43 1997 v.4
Oxford English dictionary
[R] PE 1625 .O87 1989 v.1-20
The Facts on File encyclopedia of word and phrase origins
[R] PE 1689 .H47 2004
Garner's modern American usage
[R] PE 2827 .G37 2003
Historical Dictionary of American Slang
[R] PE 2846 .H57 1994 v.1-2
Encyclopedia of folklore and literature
[R] PN 41 .E48 1998
Cyclopedia of literary characters II
[R] PN 44 .M28 1990 v.1-4
Survey of contemporary literature
[R] PN 44 .M34 1977 v. 1-12
Magill's literary annual
[R] PN 44 .M35 1979-2005
Thematic guide to biblical literature
[R] PN 56 .B5 T57 2007
Something about the author
[R] PN 451 .S6 v.1-40 1971+
Contemporary literary criticism
[R] PN 771 .C59 v.1-47 1973+
Granger's index to poetry
[R] PN 1021 .G7 1962
The Columbia Granger's index to poetry in collected and selected works
[R] PN 1022 .C63 1996
Granger's Index to poetry, 1970-1977
[R] PN 1022 .G7 1978
The Columbia Granger's index to poetry in anthologies
[R] PN 1022 .H39 2002
Short story writers
[R] PN 3373 .S398 1997 v.1-3
The World's best poetry
[R] PN 6101 .W5 1981 v.1-12
The Oxford companion to English literature
[MAIN] PR 19 .H3 1967
The Oxford companion to English literature
[R] PR 19 .O94 2000
The Cambridge guide to English literature
[R] PR 85 C28 1983
The Cambridge guide to literature in English
[R] PR 85 .C29 1988
A Handbook to English romanticism
[R] PR 457 H26 1992
Critical survey of poetry : English language series
[R] PR 502 .C85 1982 v.1-8
Critical survey of long fiction. English language series
[R] PR 821 .C71 1983 v.1-8
Encyclopedia of post-colonial literatures in English
[R] PR 9080 .A52E53 1994 v.1-2
Oxford encyclopedia of American literature
[R] PS 21 .E537 2003 v.1-4
American writers : a collection of literary biographies
[R] PS 129 .A55 1974 v.1-4
Hispanic literature of the United States
[R] PS 153.H56 K36 2003
Multicultural voices in contemporary literature
[R] PS 153.M56 D38 1999
Notable American novelists
[R] PS 371 .N68 2000 v.1-3
Survey of American poetry
[R] PS 507 .S827 1986 v.1-10
Roth's American poetry annual
[R] PS 507 .S827 A5 1988 1988-1990
The new nineteenth century : feminist readings of underread Victorian fiction
[MAIN] PR 878 F45N49 1996
Prose by Victorian women : an anthology
[MAIN] PR 1286 W6P76 1996
The poetry of American women from 1632 to 1945
[MAIN] PS 147 .W3 1977
Seventeenth-century American poetry : a reference guide
[MAIN] Z 1227 S3 1977
Thematic guide to American poetry
[MAIN] Z 1231.P7 B87 2002
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Print Periodicals
Periodicals include journals, magazines and newspapers. All of our periodicals are shelved in alphabetical order by the title. We keep two issues of our current subscriptions on first floor. Back issues and titles not currently received are shelved on the east side of third floor.Currently Received Journals and Magazines
(First and third floor)
American Literature
College English
Contemporary Literature
Essays in Criticism
Language Arts
MLN
New York Times Book Review
PMLA
Shakespeare Quarterly
Studies in English Literature
Writer
Titles Not Currently Received
(Only on third floor)
Booklist
Christianity and Literature
College Composition and Communication
Early American Literature
English Education
English Journal
English Leadership Quarterly
English Literary Renaissance
Etc.: a Review of General Semantics
General Linguistics
Journal of Biblical Literature
Journal of English Linguistics
Language
Literary Review
Modern Language Journal
Nineteenth Century Literature
Quarterly Journal of Speech
Quarterly Review of Doublespeak
Research in the Teaching of English
Teaching English in the Two Year College
Twentieth Century Literature
Victorian Poetry
Victorian Studies
Writer’s Digest
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Print Indexes
Indexes are used to locate citations (the information on where the article is found and who wrote it) of articles on a specific subject or subjects. When you have found the citation(s), you go to the shelves to locate the article(s). Articles not available in our library may be obtained through interlibrary loan. Some print indexes for English language and literature are listed below. These indexes are shelved on third floor, unless otherwise noted.Abstracts of English Studies
Book Review Digest (Shelved on first floor in the reference collection)
Communication Abstracts
Essay and General Literature Index
MLA International Bibliography
Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature (Includes book reviews)
Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index
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Databases
Our library databases, found on our web page, offer many options for locating material in the area of English language and literature. These databases are online indexes. Some of them have only the citation (the information on where the article is found and who wrote it) and an abstract (a short description of the article). Other databases offer some or all full-text articles. In other words, the whole article is on the computer. The ones most likely to help you in your research are listed below.EBSCOhost
Academic Search Premier – The greatest number of full text, peer-reviewed journals found in any database. Provides a broad spectrum of data in social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
MasterFile Premier – Provides full text for nearly 2,050 general reference publications. Also features 5,000 full text Magill book reviews and the American Heritage Dictionary, 4th edition.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Full-text access to the encyclopedia, atlas, and dictionary articles of Encyclopedia Britannica, as well as EB’s recommended Websites.
FirstSearch
AH Search – (Arts and Humanities Search). Indexes the world’s leading arts and humanities journals from over 1,100 sources. Includes some full text from WilsonSelectPlus.
BookReview – Reviews of current, English-language fiction and non-fiction books for adults and children.
Dissertation Abs – Indexes dissertations and theses from institutions in North America and Europe.
ECO – An OCLC collection of scholarly journals. Includes some full text from WilsonSelectPlus.
EssayGenLit – Indexes collected works focusing on humanities and social sciences from over 300 sources.
HumanitiesAbs – Abstracts covering diverse subject areas of the humanities from over 500 sources. Features articles, book reviews, interviews and original works of fiction. Includes some full text from WilsonSelectPlus.
MLA International Bibliography – Covers literature, language, linguistics and folklore. Also includes the MLA Directory of Periodicals. Indexes journals and serials from over 6,500 sources. Includes some full text from WilsonSelectPlus.
PerAbs – Periodical abstracts from general and academic journals from over 2,000 sources. Includes some full text from WilsonSelectPlus.
Reader’sGuideAbs – Contains abstracts on articles covering consumer affairs, current events, education, fashion, fine arts, health & nutrition and sports. Also includes some book reviews. Articles from 379 sources. Includes some full text from WilsonSelectPlus.
WilsonSelectPlus – Full text articles in science, humanities, education and business from 1,652 sources.
WorldCat – A consortial catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
Literature Resource Center
Provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Combining Gale Group's core literary databases in a single online service, the Literature Resource Center covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors.
NetLibrary
Provides access to a collection of 28,274 e-books. NetLibrary eBooks are digital full-text versions of books such as reference works, scholarly monographs, literature and fiction in all subjects.
Twentieth Century Poetry
This collection of contemporary American and British poetry provides full-text access to the literature.
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SDA Related Material
Index to the Complete Published Writings of Ellen G. WhiteIncludes the books, periodical articles and pamphlets with the writings of Ellen G. White.
SDA Periodical Index
Indexing to approximately 40 Seventh-day Adventist journals and magazines. Currently the index covers the years 1977 to the present.
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Useful Web Resources
The Web sites listed below were evaluated by a reference librarian. Sites found on the Web should always be critically evaluated for authority, accuracy, audience, coverage, currency, objectivity and purpose. There are additional sites related to English language and literature that may be reached through some of the university sites listed at the end of this section. Not all of these sites have been evaluated. Be sure to use your “critical thinking skills if you choose to use these additional web resources or to find other sites on your own.Southwestern Adventist University
English Department(Online at: http://www.swau.edu/academics/english.asp)
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General Help Links
College and Graduate School Planning (Thomson Peterson’s)Contains a resource and information area for educators, as well as information for students and prospective students on test preparation, financial aid planning and career advancement.
(Online at: http://www.petersons.com/)
College and University Rankings (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Identifies top colleges and universities in various areas. Contains links to many ranking services, along with cautionary notes and a discussion of the ongoing controversy over rankings.
(Online at: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankings.htm)
GRE – Graduate Record Examinations (Educational Testing Service)
Free test prep materials available for the General Test and for the Subject Tests. Also contains information about changes to the GRE, which are to be implemented in the fall of 2007.
(Online at: http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.435c0b5cc7bd0ae7015d9510c3921509/?vgnextoid=b195e3b5f64f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD)
Guide to Grammar and Writing (Dr. Charles Darling and the Capital Community College Foundation)
Features a guide to grammar and writing, principles of composition, and interactive quizzes.
(Online at: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/)
Internet Detective (Intute Virtual Training Suite)
Free online tutorial designed to help college and university students develop their Internet research skills. Looks at the critical thinking required when using the Internet for research and offers practical advice on evaluating the quality of web sites. Follow the tutorial or explore the site on your own.
(Online: http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/tutors.html)
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Thesaurus (Merriam-Webster Incorporated)
Online web site for Merriam-Webster. Includes a variety of resources on words and word meanings.
(Online at: http://www.m-w.com/netdict.htm)
OWL at Purdue (Purdue University)
Offers free online writing, research, and MLA and APA style help.
(Online at: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/)
Paradigm Online Writing Assistance (Chuck Guilford)
Published by an experienced English teacher, POWA is an interactive, menu-driven, online writer's guide and handbook written in HTML and distributed freely over the WWW. Intended to be useful for all writers, from inexperienced to advanced.
(Online at: http://www.powa.org/)
Plagiarism (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Explains what plagiarism is and how to avoid it.
(Online at: http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml)
Writer’s Workshop (Northern Illinois University)
Includes resources for students, tutors, teachers and visitors.
(Online at: http://www.engl.niu.edu/comskills/main.html)
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English Language and Literature Links
American Literature on the Web (Akihito Ishikawa, Department of English at Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies, Japan.)Mainly a collection of links to sites on the Internet dealing especially with American literature and its social and cultural contexts. Includes homepages and documents on over 300 authors and electronic texts of their works. Also includes literary indexes which contain pointers to individual author sites, electronic texts or other related materials.
(Online at: http://www.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp/ishikawa/amlit/index.htm)
American Verse Project (University of Michigan Humanities Text Initiative)
Electronic archive of volumes of American poetry prior to 1920. This web site is a work in progress.
(Online at: http://www.hti.umich.edu/a/amverse/)
Banned Books Online (University of Pennsylvania)
List of books that have been the objects of censorship or censorship attempts. Also includes information about censorship.
(Online at: http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/banned-books.html)
Best Books for Young Adults (Young Adult Library Services Association)
Current winners of the Best Books for Young Adults Award with links to lists of previous winners and nominations for next year.
(Online at: http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/bestbooksyoung.htm)
Bibliomania: Classic Fiction (Bibliomania.com Ltd.)
Covers classic works of fiction, such as James Joyce's Ulysses, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, or Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina.
(Online at: http://www.bibliomania.com/0/0/frameset.html)
Bibliomania: Poetry (Bibliomania.com Ltd.)
Access the poetry of William Blake, Rupert Brooke, Walt Whitman, Oscar Wilde, or Collected French Verse from this site.
(Online at: http://www.bibliomania.com/0/2/frameset.html)
Celebration of Women Writers (In collaboration with the Online Books Page)
Provides a comprehensive listing of links to biographical and bibliographical information about women writers, and complete published books written by women.
(Online at: http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/#A_Section)
Children’s Literature Web Guide (David K. Brown, Doucette Library of Teaching Resources, University of Calgary)
Contains a collection of links for web sites related to books for children and young adults.
(Online at: http://www.ucalgary.ca/%7Edkbrown/index.html)
Cooperative Children’s Book Center (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Concise and informative book reviews & bibliographies on topics in children's literature.
(Online at: http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/)
Dickens Project (University of California)
Scholarly consortium which promotes the study of the life, times and work of Charles Dickens.
(Online at: http://dickens.ucsc.edu/)
Dickinson Electronic Archives (Dickinson Editing Collective)
Website devoted to the study of Emily Dickinson, her writing practices, writings directly influencing her work, and critical and creative writings generated by her work.
(Online at: http://www.emilydickinson.org/)
Documenting the American South (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Digital publishing initiative that provides Internet access to texts, images, and audio files related to Southern history, literature, and culture.
(Online at: http://docsouth.unc.edu/)
Edith Wharton Society (Gonzaga University)
Offers all types of information about Wharton, including a bibliography, writings and background about the society.
(Online at: http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/wharton/index.html)
EDSITEment (National Endowment for the Humanities, Council of the Great City Schools, Marco Polo Foundation and the National Trust for the Humanities)
Material for teachers, students, and parents searching for high-quality material on the internet in the subject areas of literature and language arts, foreign languages, art and culture, and history and social studies.
(Online at: http://edsitement.neh.gov/)
English Language Resources (University of Virginia)
Library of complete works from the University of Virginia Electronic Text Center. Modern English Collection includes about 2000 titles subdivided into areas such as "African American," "Native American," and "Women Writers." Middle English Collection includes 40 titles. Some material restricted to U of V faculty and students.
(Online at: http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/collections/languages/english/)
English Literature and Religion (William S. Peterson, University of Maryland)
Large bibliographical database about religious aspects and backgrounds of English literature, from the Middle Ages to the present century, with primary (though not exclusive) emphasis upon writers within the Anglican tradition.
(Online at: http://www.english.umd.edu/englfac/WPeterson/ELR/elr.htm)
English Resources (Department of English, University of Maryland)
Links to a variety of useful resources for college and university English departments.
(Online at: http://www.english.umd.edu/resources/resources-web.html)
Evolution of Present Day English (Daniel W. Mosser)
Historical information on the English language, from 449 AD to the present.
(Online at: http://wiz.cath.vt.edu/hel/helmod/)
F. Scott Fitzgerald Centenary Home Page (University of Southern California)
Includes biographical information, selected writings, and some voice and film clips.
(Online at: http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/index.html)
Geoffrey Chaucer (Harvard University)
Provides a wide range of glossed Middle English texts and translations of analogues relevant to Chaucer's works, as well as selections from relevant works by earlier and later writers, critical articles from a variety of perspectives, graphics, and general information on life in the Middle Ages.
(Online at: http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/index.html)
Glossary of Literary Terms (Robert Harris)
Includes definitions and examples.
(Online at: http://www.virtualsalt.com/litterms.htm)
Glossary of Poetic Terms (Robert G. Shubinski)
Includes definitions, pronunciations, examples and cross references of poetic terms.
(Online at: http://www.poeticbyway.com/glossary.html)
Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift (Lee Jaffe)
Includes not only an authoritative, hyperlinked edition, but also links to additional resources, source texts, study guides, scholarly societies and just about anything that could be of use to a Swift scholar.
(Online at: http://www.jaffebros.com/lee/gulliver/index.html)
Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction (Bartleby.com)
Comprises both the 50-volume “5-foot shelf of books” and the 20-volume “Shelf of Fiction.” Covers every major literary figure, philosopher, religion, folklore and historical subject through the twentieth century.
(Online at: http://www.bartleby.com/hc/)
iLoveLanguages>English (Tyler Chambers)
Links to a wide variety of English language web sites. Includes sites for American dialects, common errors in English usage, words from Native American languages, Oxford English Dictionary web site and much more. Some links are broken, but the majority are still working links.
(Online at: http://www.ilovelanguages.com/index.php?category=Languages%7CBy+Language%7CEnglish)
Internet Poetry Archive (Paul Jones and the University of North Carolina)
Poems and poetry readings from the poets Czeslaw Milosz, Seamus Heaney, Philip Levine, Robert Pinsky, Margaret Walker and Yusef Komunyakaa.
(Online at: http://www.ibiblio.org/dykki/poetry/)
Internet Public Library: Literary Criticism (University of Michigan School of Information)
Contains critical and biographical websites about authors and their works. Can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period.
(Online at: http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/)
Jane Austin Information Page (Republic of Pemberley)
Includes a variety of information about Jane Austin, including a biography and hypertext for her writings.
(Online at: http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/janeinfo.html)
Legends (Dueling Modems)
Information on a variety of ballads, legends and fairy tales with up to date scholarship.
(Online at: http://www.legends.dm.net/)
Lewis Carroll Home Page (Joe Birenbaum)
Mainly for the Carroll enthusiast. Wide variety of material on Lewis Carroll and his writings.
(Online at: http://www.lewiscarroll.org/carroll.html)
Librarians’ Internet Index, Literature and Books (U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services)
High-quality law websites carefully selected, described, and organized by a team of librarians.
(Online at: http://lii.org/pub/topic/literature)
Literary and Related Awards for Children’s Books (American Library Association, Association for Library Service to Children)
Contains lists of the Caldecott and Newbery Medal winners, Notable Children’s Books and other award winning children’s books.
(Online at: http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/literaryrelated.htm)
Literary Encyclopedia (Literary Dictionary Company Limited)
Provides over 3200 authoritative profiles of authors, works and topics written by over 1200 experts.
(Online at: http://www.litencyc.com/index.php)
Literary Resources on the Net (Jack Lynch, Rutgers University)
Collection of links to sites on the Internet dealing especially with English and American literature, excluding most single electronic texts, and limited to collections of information useful to academics.
(Online at: http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/)
Literature @ SunSITE (University of California at Berkeley and Sun Microsystems, Inc.)
Collection of digital texts that can be read online, printed, or downloaded for further study. Includes works of such authors as Jane Austen, Upton Sinclair and Joseph Conrad. Of special interest is the extensive Jack London collection which includes not only literary works, but nonfiction works such as Jack London's Journalism.
(Online at: http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Literature/)
Literature.org (Knowledge Matters)
Full and unabridged texts of classic works of English literature from authors like Lewis Carroll, the Bronte sisters (Anne, Charlotte and Emily), Jack London, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens and many others, and classic scientific works from Charles Darwin and Rene Descartes.
(Online at: http://www.literature.org/authors/)
Lucy Maud Montgomery (L.M. Montgomery Institute)
Offers information on L.M. Montgomery, her writings and the conferences, programs and projects of the Institute.
(Online at: http://www.upei.ca/~lmmi/new.shtml)
Meanings and Origins of Phrases (The Phrase Finder Company)
Meanings and origins of over 2,000 English sayings, phrases and idioms.
(Online at: http://www.phrases.org.uk/index.html)
Middle English Compendium (University of Michigan's Digital Library Production Service)
Includes three separate resources: an electronic version of the great Middle English Dictionary, HyperBibliography of Middle English sources used in the dictionary and Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. Although each work can be used independently, the dictionary and bibliography are almost seamlessly interlinked.
(Online at: http://ets.umdl.umich.edu/m/mec/)
MLA Language Map (Modern Language Association)
Color-coded map of 33 language groups in the U.S.
(Online at: http://www.mla.org/census_main)
Modern American Poetry (Department of English, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Comprehensive learning environment and scholarly forum for the study of modern American poetry.
(Online at: http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/index.htm)
Norton Anthology of American Literature (W.W. Norton and Company)
Designed as a springboard to help students extend their exploration of American literature and identify and frame topics for writing, discussion, and research. Includes outlines and summaries, quizzes, and timelines.
(Online at: http://www.wwnorton.com/naal/)
NYPL Digital Gallery (New York Public Library)
Provides access to over 450,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more. Covers a variety of subjects, including arts and literature.
(Online at: http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm)
Omniglot (Simon Ager)
Writing systems and languages of the world. Contains details of most alphabets and other writing systems currently in use, as well as quite a few ancient and invented ones. Also includes information about some of the languages written with those writing systems, multilingual texts, tips on learning languages, a book store, some useful phrases in many different languages, and links to language-related resources.
(Online at: http://www.omniglot.com/)
Online Books Page (John Mark Ockerbloom and the University of Pennsylvania)
Facilitates access to books that are freely readable over the Internet.
(Online at: http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/)
Online Medieval and Classical Library (Douglas B. Killings and Roy Tennant)
Collection of some of the most important literary works of Classical and Medieval civilization.
(Online at: http://omacl.org/)
Poets.org (Academy of American Poets)
Award-winning website which provides a wealth of content on contemporary American poetry.
(Online at: http://www.poets.org/)
RhymeZone (Datamuse)
Find rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and more.
(Online at: http://www.rhymezone.com/)
Romantic Circles (University of Maryland)
Scholarly studies of romantic period literature and culture.
(Online at: http://www.rc.umd.edu/)
Samuel Taylor Coleridge Archive (Marjorie A. Tiefert and the University of Virginia Library)
Resources by and about Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
(Online at: http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/stc/Coleridge/index.html)
Storytellers: Native American Authors Online (Karen M. Strom)
Links to resources on contemporary Native American authors.
(Online at: http://www.hanksville.org/storytellers/)
SurLaLune Fairy Tales Page (Heidi Anne Heiner)
Features 44 annotated fairy tales, including their histories, similar tales across cultures, and over 1,300 illustrations. Discover hundreds of fairy tales from around the world here.
(Online at: http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/)
Verse: Poetry Anthologies (Bartleby.com)
Poetry anthologies searchable by keyword or browseable by author
(chronological or alphabetical), title, or first line.
(Online at: http://www.bartleby.com/verse/)
Victorian Web (National University of Singapore)
Literature, history and culture in the age of Queen Victoria, a time which saw great expansion of wealth, power, and culture.
(Online at: http://www.victorianweb.org/)
Voice of the Shuttle (University of California, Santa Barbara)
Provides a structured and briefly annotated guide to online resources that combines respect for the established humanities disciplines in their professional organization with need for the transformation of those disciplines as they interact with the sciences and social sciences and with new digital media.
(Online at: http://vos.ucsb.edu/index-netscape.asp)
Voices from the Gaps: Women Artists and Writers of Color (University of Minnesota)
Biographical and bibliographical information on women writers of color from the US and Canada. Indexed by name, birthplace, racial/ethnic background, and significant dates.
(Online at: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/)
Walt Whitman Archive (Kenneth M. Price,University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Ed Folsom, University of Iowa)
Electronic research and teaching tool that sets out to make Whitman’s vast work, for the first time, easily and conveniently accessible to scholars, students, and general readers.
(Online at: http://www.whitmanarchive.org/)
Willa Cather Archive (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Web site for the study of Willa Cather's life and writings.
(Online at: http://cather.unl.edu/)
William Faulkner on the Web (John B. Padgett)
Possibly the most comprehensive Faulkner site on the Web. Provides
Users with information not only on Faulkner but also on Oxford,
Mississippi, on Yoknapatawpha County, and on Faulkner’s works. Includes
plot synopses and links to other Faulkner information.
(Online at: http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/%7Eegjbp/faulkner/faulkner.html)
Wright American Fiction: 1851-1875 (Indiana University)
Attempts to include every novel published in the United States from 1851 to
1875. Includes works by well known writers such as Louisa May Alcott,
Mark Twain, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Herman Melville, along with many
forgotten authors.
(Online at: http://www.letrs.indiana.edu/web/w/wright2/)
Writing Black (School of Humanities, Keele University)
Literature and History written by and about African Americans.
(Online at: http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/as/Literature/amlit-black.html)
Writing-World.com (Moira Allan)
Offers more than 250 articles on just about every aspect of writing, (fiction,
onfiction, freelancing, greeting cards, international, etc.), plus over 500 links to other resources, market information, contest listings, and more. Also offers a free biweekly newsletter that offers feature articles, columns, markets, contests, links, and news from the writing/publishing world.
(Online at: http://www.writing-world.com/)
Yamada Language Center (University of Oregon)
Links to sites related to English Language.
(Online at: http://babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/guides/english.html)
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Web Resources of Texas
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Texas Library Association)Designed to promote reading for children in Texas, the winners of this award are chosen by children in grades three through six.
(Online at: http://www.txla.org/groups/tba/index.html)
Texas State Disability Resources
Links developed by the NDCHCY for State Agencies, organizations, Parent organizations, and other organizations for disability information and assistance.
(Online at: http://www.nichcy.org/stateshe/tx.htm)
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Seventh-day Adventist Sites
Adventist Distance Education ConsortiumGroup of 13 Seventh-day Adventist Affiliated colleges and universities in North America. Enables its member institutions to develop, promote, and deliver high-quality Christian distance education programs for the benefit of motivated independent learners.
(Online at: http://www.sdaedu.org/)
Adventist Professionals Network
Global registry of Seventh-day Adventist professionals who hold the minimum of a master's degree or its equivalent (5 years of postsecondary studies) in any field. Housed at the world headquarters of the Church, APN will help locate candidates for positions, consultants with expertise, and volunteers for short mission assignments. It will also foster international networking among Adventists in various professions.
(Online at: https://apn.adventist.org/)
PlusLine
Provides ministry support to Seventh-day Adventist church members, pastors and church leaders throughout the North American Division.
(Online at: http://www.plusline.org/article.php?id=270)
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Online Periodicals and Newsletters
Directory of Open Access Journals – Languages and Literature (Lund University Libraries)DOAJ aims to be comprehensive and cover all open access scientific and scholarly journals that use a quality control system to guarantee the content.
(Online at: http://www.doaj.org/ljbs?cpid=8)
Review Americana: A Literary Journal (Institute for the Study of American Popular Culture)
Dedicated to supporting outstanding American writers.
(Online at: http://www.americanpopularculture.com/review_americana.htm)
Early Modern Literary Studies (Matthew Steggle)
Refereed journal serving as a formal arena for scholarly discussion and as an academic resource for researchers in the area. Articles in EMLS examine English literature, literary culture, and language during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
(Online at: http://www.shu.ac.uk/emls/emlshome.html)
Humanities Magazine (National Endowment for the Humanities)
Published six times a year by NEH, an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. Available online back to 1996.
(Online at: http://www.neh.gov/news/humanitiesarchive.html)
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University Site Resources
American and English Literature Internet Resources (Southern Connecticut State Universities)(Online at: http://library.scsu.ctstateu.edu/litbib.html)
English Internet Links (Tarleton University)
(Online at: http://www.tarleton.edu/%7Elibrary/english_il.html)
English Internet Resources ((Andrews University))
(Online at: http://www.andrews.edu/library/RefDesk/guides/english-l.html)
Language and Literature (Walla Walla University)
(Online at: http://www.wallawalla.edu/index.php?id=13900&catID=36)
Literature Resources (MIT)
(Online at: http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/subjects/literature/)
Web Sites: Linguistics (University of Texas at Arlington)
(Online at: http://library.uta.edu/webSites/webLinguistics.jsp)
Web Sites for English Literature and Drama (Moravian College)
(Online at: http://home.moravian.edu/public/reeves/books/web/english.htm)
Websites by Subject: English (Earlham College)
(Online at: http://www.earlham.edu/library/content/resources/subject/english.html)
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