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English 110A

The Craft of Writing: Stranger in the House

Background

The Guide to Library Research provides an introduction to the research process, including an overview of "Scholarly" and "Popular" Publications

Books

McCain Library has a wide range of biographies, books about literature and literary criticism, and other areas of interest for your research reports. To find them, search SOPHIA.

To search for books on literary criticism, start with a keyword search on the author's last name and the term criticism. You may also want to search on the author and the theme you are researching.

For biographies, search on the individual's last name as a keyword.

Reference Books

There are several sets of literary criticism in the Reference Section of the library and specialized encyclopedia sets on literature topics. Most of these are in the PN - PS call number range.

Depending on the topics you are investigating, you may want to venture into other areas, such as:

The Oxford companion to Irish history.
Reference DA912 .O94 1998

Modern Germany : an encyclopedia of history, people, and culture, 1871-1990.
DD14 .M64 1998 (2 volumes)

Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history.
Reference E185 .E54 1996 (5 volumes)

Reference Databases

New General Reference Database

Credo Reference

Credo Reference features full-text content from over 240 reference books from over 50 publishers, covering such subjects as medicine, art, technology, and history. The collection includes encyclopedias, dictionaries and thesauri, as well as subject-specific titles.

Literature Reference Databases

Literary Reference Center

Literature Online Reference Edition

Literature Resource Center

Specialized Database - Biography

Biography Reference Bank

Biography Resource Center

Selected Databases for Journal Articles

General Databases, covering scholarly & popular publications. Many articles available full-text online.

Academic Search Complete

Research Library (at ProQuest)

Specialized Database - Literary Criticism

MLA International Bibliography

MLA will be your primary resource for finding scholarly literary criticism. MLA is an index to books and articles on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics.

Databases for Humanities and Social Sciences (include literary criticism)

JSTOR

Project Muse

For Film Reviews and Criticism

Guide to Film Research

New database for film research

Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text
Comprehensive bibliographic and full text database covering the entire spectrum of television and film. Subject coverage includes film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews.

Does McCain Library have this journal? Is it full-text?

If the database you are searching does not include your journal or article, search the Journal/Article Locator.

This searching tool will tell you if we have your journal through any database. The journal/article locator will also tell you if we have a publication in our print or microfilm collections. Double-check by searching in SOPHIA for the journal title (not the article title). If we don't own or have access to the publication, you can request the article through Interlibrary Loan, or, check to see if another local library that you can visit owns it.

Other local libraries may have books in their collections on your topic. Try searching their catalogs for relevant materials.

For additional assistance, please contact the McCain Library Scottie Research & Rescue (Reference) Desk in person, by phone (404-471-6096), email us, or IM us at asclibrarian (AOL & Yahoo).