Journal articles                                       

MLA International Bibliography (EBSCOhost) - Provides over 1.5 million citations from more than 4,400 journals and series and 1,000 book publishers. Coverage is international and subjects include literature, language and linguistics, folklore, literary theory & criticism, dramatic arts, as well as the historical aspects of printing and publishing.

Academic OneFile - a general journal index covering many disciplines, not just Literature.  Contains full-text of some articles.  

 

Non full-text research sources:

Humanities Index - a Paper Index, 1974-present.  Covers archaeology and classical studies, area studies, folklore, history, language & literature, literary & political criticism, performing arts, philosophy, religion & theology.  For articles prior to 1974, refer to International Index to Periodicals, a Paper Index, 1907-1965, or to Social Sciences & Humanities Index, a Paper Index, 1965-1974.  [Ref Index AI3 .H85]

Essay & General Literature Index - a Paper Index, 1900-Present.  Guide to essays and articles published in books on the arts, history, linguistics, literature, philosophy, religion, economics, education, law, political science, psychology, sociology, science.  [Ref Index AI3 .H85]

Books and other Monographs

LCSC Library Catalog - provides information about the materials owned by the LCSC Library and other North Idaho Academic Libraries, including North Idaho College and the University of Idaho.  Also has a link to WIN Libraries, so you can search Gonzaga, Whitworth, and VALNet Libraries.

WSU Library Catalog - provides information about the materials owned by WSU.  Remember that they charge for ILL services to LCSC, but you can visit the Library in-person to borrow their materials and return them through LCSC at no charge.

Oxford English Dictionary - 20-volume dictionary in the Library's Reference Collection, for library use only.  [Ref PE1625 .O87 1989]

A Dictionary of Literary and Thematic Terms - Provides short definitions (1-2 paragraphs) of literary terms.  Some sample entries:  pornography, Port-Royal, postcolonial studies, postmoderism, poststructuralism, power.[Ref PN44.5 .Q56 1999]

A Glossary of Contemporary Literary Theory -  Also provides short definitions (1-2 paragraphs) of literary terms.  Some sample entries:  pornoglossia, position/positionality, postcolonialism, postmodernism, post-structuralism, power. [Ref PN44.5 .H37 1998]

The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism - Provides 1-2 page essays on major writers and themes in literature.  Some sample entries:  Poe, postcolonial cultural studies, postmodernism, Pound.  [Ref PN81 .J554 1994]

GALE SERIES

Contemporary Authors - A multi-volume series in the Library's Reference Collection, for library use only.   The LCSC Library, regrettably, does not have the New Revision (NR) series.  [Ref PS129 .C6] 

Contemporary Literary Criticism - A multi-volume series in the Library's Reference Collection, for library use only.    [Ref PN77 .C59]

Dictionary of Literary Biography - A multi-volume series in the Library's Reference Collection, for library use only.   (Note:  The LCSC Library does not own ALL volumes in this series.  Check the VALNet Library Catalog to find the call number of the volume you identify from the Gale site or ask the Reference Librarian for help.) 

Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century - [Ref PN771 .E5 1997]

Feminist Writers - [Ref PN471 .F46 1996]

Literature and Its Times - A 5-volume series in the Library's Reference Collection, for library use only.   [Ref PN50 .L574 1997]

Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism - A multi-volume series in the Library's Reference Collection, for library use only.   [Ref PN761 .N5]

Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism - A multi-volume series in the Library's Reference Collection, for library use only.    [Ref PN771 .G27]

Search the publisher's Literary Index to find the volume that has entries on your subject.

 

 

MAGILL SERIES:

Sets of multi-volume series commonly referred to as Magill's, in the Library's Reference Collection, for library use only.  Each signed author entry in the Magill Critical Surveys includes the birth and death dates of the writer, a section on the writer's achievements, a brief biographical essay, an analysis of the writer's work, a list of the writer's principal literary works, and a selected annotated bibliography of critical works. The last volume of each set usually contains essays on the principal periods, schools, or forms of literature within the genre.  Each volume is arranged alphabetically by the last name of the writer. There is a combined author-title index at the end of the last volume of each set.

Critical Survey of Drama -   [Ref PN1625 .C68 2003]

Critical Survey of Short Fiction -  [Ref PN3373.C7 1981]

Critical Survey of Long Fiction -  [Ref PN3451 .C75 1984]

Critical Survey of Poetry -   [Ref PR502.C85 1982]

 

Web Sites

Bibliographies : MLA Format - Guidance provided by the University of Illinois Writers' Workshop.

Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format - Guidance provided by Purdue University Online Writing Lab.

The Paris Review - "Including interviews about writing conducted with almost every major American writer who has published in the last 50 years, this Web site is a vital research tool for anyone interested in literature and/or creative writing."  --C.A. Mohrbacher, CHOICE  Some articles are free; others must be purchased.

Voice of the Shuttle - A subject directory for the Humanities.  Provided by the University of California Santa Barbara.