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Guides to Literary Research...explain how to do literary research and describe useful sources useful for literary research |
To find guides,
- Search the Mundt Library Catalog-New Library Catalog (primarily for print guides) using the search: litera* and research
- Use web subject directories to find literary web guides
- Use web search engines using various searches such as: "literary resources" ; "literary sources" ; "literature research" ; +sources +litera*
Examples:
LOCATION in the Mundt Library: MAIN COLLECTION PR56 .A68 1993
AUTHOR: Altick, Richard Daniel, 1915-
TITLE: The art of literary research / Richard D. Altick and John J. Fenstermaker.
EDITION: 4th ed.
PUBLISHER: New York : Norton, c1993.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-279) and index.
SUBJECT: English literature--Research--Methodology.
SUBJECT: American literature--Research--Methodology.
SUBJECT: Literature--Research--Methodology.
SUBJECT: Criticism--Authorship.
SUBJECT: Literature Research
Web sites with links to many literary resources include:
Voice of the Shuttle
Literary Resources on the Net
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Dictionaries ...provide definitions, pronunciations, usage of words in other times or places |
To find dictionaries,
- Search the Mundt Library Catalog (primarily for print dictionaries) for dictionary or dictionaries using, in the New Library Catalog, the search: dictionar*
For dictionaries of literary terms, combine the concepts of literature and dictionary: litera* and dictionar*- Use web subject directories to find dictionaries (in a general reference category or in a literature category)
Examples:
LOCATION: Internet
The Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
, by E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Available in: Bartleby.com
LOCATION: Internet
Glossary of Poetic Terms
Compiled, edited and cross-referenced by Robert G. Shubinski, 1996-2000
LOCATION: Internet
Literary and Rhetorical Terms
Department of English, University of Victoria, 1995
LOCATION: Internet
Merriam Webster Online
LOCATION: REFERENCE PE1625 .M7 1933a
TITLE: The Oxford English dictionary; being a corrected re-issue with an introduction, supplement, and bibliography of
A new English dictionary on historical principles, founded mainly on the materials collected by the Philological
society and edited by James A. H. Murray, Henry Bradley, W. A. Craigie, C. T. Onions...
PUBLISHER: Oxford, At the Clarendon press, 1961.
DESCRIPTN: 13 v. 32 cm.
BIBLIOG: "A list of books quoted in the Oxford English dictionary": v.[13], 91 p. at end.
SUBJECT: English language--Dictionaries.
LOCATION: Access via Internet Oxford
English Dictionary and click "Enter OED Online." Access is restricted to Dakota State University students,
faculty, staff. To login when off-campus, use your 14-digit library ID number as username and
use your last name
as password.
LOCATION: REFERENCE PE1625 .O88 1992
TITLE: The Oxford English dictionary [computer file] : on compact disc.
Edition: 2nd ed., Windows, version 1.13
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press AND Software, c1992.
Summary: Allows the serious writer, scholar, and reader to cull the information required from the dictionary's
huge compendium. The structure of the program provides eight basic indexes, each a category of
information. Users can narrow the scope of an index to be as specific as desired; once they have
begun to extract material, additional functions such as electronic note-taking and printing help save
and organize it.
DETAILS: System requirements: IBM PC or full compatible with 80386 processor; DOS version 3.0 or higher;4 Mb free RAM; 2 Mb free hard-disk space; Microsoft CD ROM extensions software(MSCDEX)
vs. 2.0 or higher; Windows 3.1 or higher; VGA monitor.
Subject: English language--Dictionaries--Software.
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| Encyclopedias ...may focus on a specialized area such as "american literature" or" literary criticism." They provide brief or longer entries on particular literary topics or people, often with bibliographies. |
To find encyclopedias,
- Search the Mundt Library Catalog (primarily for print encyclopedias) using, the New Library Catalog, the search: encyclopedia*
For encyclopedic literary sources, do an Advanced search, placing encyclopedia* or dictionar*
in one search box and litera* in the next search box- Use web subject directories to find encyclopedias
- Use web search engines using searches such as: +literary +encyclopedia
However, evaluate the quality of the encyclopedia before trusting and using it. Evaluate if it is accurate and reliable by finding out answers to questions such as: who is authoring it? who is publishing it? what are their qualifications for authoring the source? who is responsible for accuracy?- Unfortunately, encyclopedic literary sources are not always called "encyclopedias" -- as you can see in the examples provided below. In the library catalog, subjects assigned to them may use the word "dictionary." Sometimes, neither "encyclopedia" or "dictionary" is used in the title or subject. Examine the descriptions of these reference sources in the example section below to get some ideas about how to search for them.
Encyclopedic literary reference sources can be good starting points for research since they provide overviews of authors and their works. An example online is:
- DISCovering Authors (link to DISCovering Authors and click the "Authenticate" button) --biographical, bibliographical, and critical information on 1,260 of the most studied authors from ancient times to the present. For each author, there are two types of entries: Biography and Criticism.
A quick way to identify whether a specific author is covered by encyclopedias is to use Contemporary Authors Cumulative Index (Reference Z1224 .C6 in the Mundt Library) or search the same index on the Web where it is called Gale's Literary Index -- www.galenet.com/servlet/LitIndex
.It indexes (in one place) several literary biography, literary history, and literary criticism sources published by Gale Research. For example, among the series indexed are Contemporary Authors (online), Contempory Literary Criticism (in print in library), and Dictionary of Literary Biography (in print in library)
Note to distance students -- Distance students will need to request that copies of the material in print sources be mailed or faxed from the library. Send an e-mail request for the items you need directly to library@dsu.edu -- include your 14-digit library ID number, clearly indicate that you are a currently enrolled distance student, and include the course and course number.
Examples:
LOCATION: REFERENCE Z1224 .C6
TITLE: Contemporary authors; a bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry,
journalism, drama, motion pictures, television and other fields.
PUBLISHER: Detroit, Gale Research Co.
LOCATION: REFERENCE PN771 .C65
TITLE: Contemporary literary criticism: Excerpts from criticism of the works
of today’s novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers, scriptwriters,
and other creative writers.
PUBLISHER: Detroit, Gale Research Co.
DESCRIPTN: v. 27 cm.
CHRONOLGY: CLC 1- 1973-
SUBJECT: Literature, Modern--20th century--History and criticism
LOCATION: Online... Link to DISCovering
Authors
TITLE: DISCovering Authors
PUBLISHER: Detroit, Gale Research Co.
SERIES TITLE: Dictionary of Literary Biography
This is a series of print sources that include,
among many others:
Afro-American fiction writers after 1955 /
The American renaissance in New England /
American writers in Paris, 1920-1939 /
American novelists since World War II /
American realists and naturalists /
American writers for children, 1900-1960 /
American colonial writers, 1606-1734 /
Jacobean and Caroline dramatists /
Medieval philosophers /
Modern British dramatists, 1900-1945 /
Modern British essayists.
Modern Latin-American fiction writers.
Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, 1945-1960
LOCATION: REFERENCE PN451 .S6
TITLE: Something about the author: Facts and pictures about authors and
illustrators of books for young people.
PUBLISHER: Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research.
LOCATION: MAIN COLLECTION PS21 .H3 1983
AUTHOR: Hart, James David, 1911-
TITLE: The Oxford companion to American literature / James D. Hart.
EDITION: 5th ed., rev. and enl.
PUBLISHER: New York : Oxford University Press, 1983.
DESCRIPTN: 896p. : 24cm.
SUBJECT: American literature--Bio-bibliography.
SUBJECT: American literature--Dictionaries.
LOCATION: REFERENCE PN1008.5 .C37 1984
AUTHOR: Carpenter, Humphrey.
TITLE: The Oxford companion to children's literature / Humphrey Carpenter and Mari Prichard.
PUBLISHER: Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1984.
DESCRIPTN: x, 586 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 24 cm.
SUBJECT: Children's literature--Dictionaries.
LOCATION: REFERENCE PR19 .D73 1985
AUTHOR: Drabble, Margaret, 1939-
TITLE: The Oxford companion to English literature.
EDITION: 5th ed. / edited by Margaret Drabble.
PUBLISHER: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1985.
DESCRIPTN: xii, 1155 p. ; 24 cm.
SUBJECT: English literature--Dictionaries.
SUBJECT: English literature--Bio-bibliography.
SUBJECT: American literature--Dictionaries.
SUBJECT: American literature--Bio-bibliography.
LOCATION: REFERENCE PR601 .O9 1994
TITLE: The Oxford companion to twentieth-century poetry in English / edited by Ian Hamilton.
PUBLISHER: Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
DESCRIPTN: xvi, 602 p. ; 25 cm.
SUBJECT: English poetry--20th century--Dictionaries.
SUBJECT: Poets, Commonwealth--20th century--Biography--Dictionaries.
SUBJECT: Poets, American--20th century--Biography--Dictionaries.
SUBJECT: Poets, English--20th century--Biography--Dictionaries.
SUBJECT: Commonwealth poetry (English)--Dictionaries.
SUBJECT: American poetry--20th century--Dictionaries.
SUBJECT: English poetry
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Handbooks ...provide concise explanations, facts or instructions related to a particular field or discipline. A handbook of literature criticism, for example, might provide descriptions of literary theories in a single volume -- thereby aiding understanding and comparison of theories and their applications. |
To find handbooks,
- Search the Mundt Library Catalog (primarily for print handbooks) using the search: handbook*
For literary handbooks, combine the concepts of literature and handbook: litera* and handbook*- Use web subject directories to find handbooks (in a general reference category or in a literature category)
- Use known literary or humanities web guides such as Voice of the Shuttle or Literary Resources on the Net
- Use search engines to do such searches as: "literary handbook" ; +literary +handbook
However, evaluate the quality of the encyclopedia before trusting and using it. Evaluate if it is accurate and reliable by finding out answers to questions such as: who is authoring it? who is publishing it? what are their qualifications for authoring the source? who is responsible for accuracy?- Unfortunately, handbooks are not always called "handbooks" -- as you can see in the examples provided below. Examine the descriptions of these sources in the example section below to get some ideas about how to search for them.
Examples:
LOCATION: Internet
Literary Theories Page
by Robert C. Evans, Auburn University Montgomery
LOCATION: REFERENCE PN81 .J554 1994
TITLE: The Johns Hopkins guide to literary theory and criticism / edited by
Michael Groden and Martin Kreiswirth.
Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c1994.
Description xiii, 775 p. ; 26 cm.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Subject: Criticism--Bibliography.
Subject: Literature Criticism
LOCATION: MAIN COLLECTION PN81 .G8 1992
TITLE: A Handbook of critical approaches to literature / Wilfred L. Guerin ... [et al.].
EDITION: 3rd ed.
PUBLISHER: New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.
DESCRIPTN: xvii, 392 p. ; 21 cm.
BIBLIOG: Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-374) and index.
SUBJECT: Criticism.
SUBJECT: Literature Criticism
LOCATION: MAIN COLLECTION PN1009.A1 L84 1982
AUTHOR: Lukens, Rebecca J., 1922-
TITLE: A critical handbook of children's literature / Rebecca J. Lukens.
EDITION: 2nd ed. PUBLISHER: Oxford, Ohio : Miami University ; Glenview, Ill.
: Scott, Foresman, c1982.
DESCRIPTN: viii, 264 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
BIBLIOG: Includes bibliographies and index.
SUBJECT: Children's literature--History and criticism.
LOCATION: REFERENCE PG2940 .H29 1985
LOCATION: REFERENCE PN44.5 .P3 1989
AUTHOR: Packard, William.
TITLE: The poet's dictionary : a handbook of prosody and poetic devices / William Packard.
EDITION: 1st ed.
PUBLISHER: New York : Harper & Row, c1989.
DESCRIPTN: xvii, 221 p. ; 24 cm.
BIBLIOG: Includes bibliographical references.
SUBJECT: Literature--Terminology.
SUBJECT: Poetics.
SUBJECT: Versification.
SUBJECT: English language--Versification.
LOCATION: REFERENCE Z2014.5 .H46 1987
AUTHOR: Hendrickson, Linnea.
TITLE: Children's literature, a guide to the criticism / Linnea Hendrickson.
PUBLISHER: Boston, Mass. : G.K. Hall, c1987.
DESCRIPTN: xxvi, 664 p. ; 25 cm.
SERIES: A Reference publication in literature
SUBJECT: Children's literature, English--History and criticism --Bibliography.
SUBJECT: Children's literature, American--History and criticism --Bibliography.
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| Directories ...provide names, addresses, phone numbers and other useful information about people, organizations and professional associations |
To find directories,
- Search the Mundt Library Catalog (primarily for print directories) using the search: director*
For literary directories, combine the concepts of literature and directory: litera* and director*- Use web subject directories to find directories (in a general reference category or in a literature category). On the web, such sources may be in categories such as "people" or "organizations."
- Use known literary or humanities web guides such as Voice of the Shuttle or Literary Resources on the Net
- Use search engines to do such searches as: directories
Examples:
LOCATION: REFERENCE HS17 .G334 : LATEST EDITION
LOCATION: OVERSIZE HS17 .G334 : 2ND LATEST EDITION
TITLE: Encyclopedia of associations : a guide to over ... national and international organizations ... /.
EDITION: 21st ed.
PUBLISHER: Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., c1986-
Summary: A comprehensive list of national organizations described briefly, with names, addresses, and
telephone numbers.
Look here for names, addresses and descriptions of professional associations
such as the Modern Language Association or organizations for those devoted to a
particular literary character such as the Baker Street Irregulars (Sherlock
Holmes).
Subject: Associations, institutions, etc.--Directories.
Subject: Associations, institutions, etc.--United States --Directories.
LOCATION: REFERENCE AS2 .W6 : LATEST 3 EDITIONS
TITLE: The World of learning.
PUBLISHER: London : Allen & Unwin, 1947-
DESCRIPTN: v. ; 26 cm.
CHRONOLGY: [1st ed. (1947)]-
For each country in the world, gives name and addresses of important learned
institutions and societies, academies and institutes, universities, and museums.
Subject: Learned institutions and societies--Directories.
Subject: Academies and Institutes--directories.
Subject: Societies--directories.
Subject: Universities--directories.
Subject: Museums--directories.
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Chronologies/Timelines ...let you know what was happening in the world during particular time periods |
To find chronologies,
- Search the Mundt Library Catalog (primarily for print chronologies) using the search: chronolog*
For chronologies for a certain time, place, or event, combine the term "chronology" with terms to describe the time, place, or event.- Use web subject directories to find chronologies (in a general reference category or in a history category).
- Use web search engines to do such searches as: chronolog* ; timeline* ; +timeline +history ; +timetables +history
Examples:
LOCATION: Internet
Timeline:
American Literature Since 1945
In American Literature on the Web
LOCATION: Internet
The American Short Story: A Selective Chronology 1830-1980s
LOCATION: REFERENCE D11 .G78 1991
AUTHOR: Grun, Bernard, 1901-1972.
TITLE: The timetables of history : a horizontal linkage of people and events / Bernard
Grun.
EDITION: New 3rd rev. ed.
PUBLISHER: New York : Simon & Schuster, c1991.
DESCRIPTN: 724 p. ; 29 cm.
SUBJECT: Chronology, Historical--Tables.
LOCATION: REFERENCE E184.A1 K84 1994b
AUTHOR: Kullen, Allan S.
TITLE: The peopling of America : a timeline of events that helped shape our nation : a historical perspective / compiled
by Allan S. Kullen ; editorial coordination by Martha J. Birney ; programmatic design by Gail C. Christopher.
EDITION: 3rd ed.
PUBLISHER: Beltsville, MD : Americans All, c1994.
Subject: Ethnology--United States--History--Chronology.
LOCATION: REFERENCE PS92 .R67 1987
AUTHOR: Rogal, Samuel J.
TITLE: A chronological outline of American literature / Samuel J. Rogal.
PUBLISHER: New York : Greenwood Press, 1987.
DESCRIPTN: xiv, 446 p. ; 25 cm.
SERIES: Bibliographies and indexes in American literature, 0742-6860 ; no. 8
BIBLIOG: Bibliography: p. [xiii]-xiv.
SUBJECT: American literature--Chronology.
SUBJECT: American literature--Bibliography.
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| Concordances ... a concordance is an alphabetical list of the principal words (with their immediate contexts) in a single work (or in several works) of an author. Electronic versions of texts, with word retrieval capabilities, can function as concordances. |
To find concordances,
- Search the Mundt Library Catalog (primarily for print concordances) using the search: concordance*
For a concordance of a specific work or a concordance of the works of a specific author, combine the term "concordance" with terms that describe the kind of concordance needed.- Use web subject directories to find concordances ( in a literature category).
- Use known literary or humanities web guides such as Voice of the Shuttle or Literary Resources on the Net
- Use search engines to search for concordances by combining the word "concordance(s)" with other descriptive terms such as: +concordance +shakespeare
Examples:
LOCATION: INTERNET
Glossarial DataBase of Middle English: Canterbury Tales
LOCATION: REFERENCE PR4803.H44 Z49 1970
AUTHOR: Dilligan, Robert J.
TITLE: A concordance to the English poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins, compiled by Robert J. Dilligan and Todd K. Bender.
PUBLISHER: Madison, University of Wisconsin Press, 1970.
DESCRIPTN: xx, 321 p. 25 cm.
SUBJECT: Hopkins, Gerard Manley, 1844-1889--Concordances.
LOCATION: REFERENCE PS1541.Z49 R6
AUTHOR: Rosenbaum, S. P. (Stanford Patrick), 1929-
TITLE: A concordance to the poems of Emily Dickinson, edited by S. P. Rosenbaum.
PUBLISHER: Ithaca, N.Y., Cornell University Press [1964]
DESCRIPTN: xxii, 899 p. 25 cm.
SUBJECT: Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886--Concordances.
LOCATION: REFERENCE PR2892 .S62
AUTHOR: Spevack, Marvin.
TITLE: The Harvard concordance to Shakespeare.
PUBLISHER: Cambridge, Mass., Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1973.
DESCRIPTN: ix, 1600 p. 35 cm.
SUBJECT: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Concordances.
SUBJECT: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Quotations.
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Literary Bibliographies ...provide citations to works of literary biography & literary criticism. |
To find bibliographies,
- Search the Mundt Library Catalog (primarily for print bibliographies) using the search: bibliograph*
For literary bibliographies, combine the concepts of literature and bibliography: litera* and bibliograph*
Or combine "bibliography" with a more specific topic such as: emily dickinson and bibliograph*- Use web subject directories to find bibliographies (in a general reference category or in a literature category).
- Use known literary or humanities web guides such as Voice of the Shuttle or Literary Resources on the Net
- Use search engines to do such searches as: +literary +bibliography
Examples:
LOCATION: REFERENCE Z6511 .H38
AUTHOR: Havlice, Patricia Pate.
TITLE: Index to literary biography.
PUBLISHER: Metuchen, N.J., Scarecrow Press, 1975.
DESCRIPTN: 2 v. (viii, 1300 p.) 22 cm.
SUBJECT: Literature--Bio-bibliography--Bibliography.
SUBJECT: Authors--Biography--Indexes.
LOCATION: REFERENCE Z6514.C97 H3
AUTHOR: Hall, Vernon, 1913-
TITLE: Literary criticism, Plato through Johnson.
PUBLISHER: New York, Appleton-Century-Crofts [1970]
DESCRIPTN: xvii, 119 p. 24 cm.
SUBJECT: Criticism--Bibliography.
LOCATION: REFERENCE Z6511 .M3
AUTHOR: Magill, Frank Northen, 1907-
TITLE: Magill's bibliography of literary criticism : selected sources for the study of more than 2,500 outstanding works of
Western literature / edited by Frank N. Magill, associate editors, Stephen L. Hanson, Patricia King Hanson.
PUBLISHER: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Salem Press, c1979.
DESCRIPTN: 4 v. (xxx, 2380, xxxiv p.) ; 24 cm.
CONTENTS: v. 1. Abe to Eliot.--v. 2. Ellison to Longinus.--v. 3. Longus to
Sexton.--v. 4. Shakespeare to Zola
LOCATION: REFERENCE Z 1037.A2 C74
AUTHOR: Criscoe, Betty L., 1940-
TITLE: Award-winning books for children and young adults : an annual guide ... / by Betty L.
Criscoe.
PUBLISHER: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1990-
DESCRIPTN: v. : ill. ; 29 cm.
CHRONOLGY: 1989-
SUBJECT: Children's literature--Awards--Periodical
SUBJECT: Young adult literature--Awards--Periodicals.
SUBJECT: Children's literature--Bibliography--Periodicals.
SUBJECT: Young adult literature--Bibliography--Periodicals.
SUBJECT: Bibliography--Best books--Children's literature--Periodicals.
SUBJECT: Bibliography--Best books--Young adult literature--Periodicals.
SUBJECT: Literary prizes--Periodicals.
LOCATION: REFERENCE Z6511 .M3
AUTHOR: Magill, Frank Northen, 1907-
TITLE: Magill's bibliography of literary criticism : selected sources for the study of more than 2,500 outstanding works of
Western literature / edited by Frank N. Magill, associate editors, Stephen L. Hanson, Patricia King Hanson.
PUBLISHER: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Salem Press, c1979.
DESCRIPTN: 4 v. (xxx, 2380, xxxiv p.) ; 24 cm.
CONTENTS: v. 1. Abe to Eliot.--v. 2. Ellison to Longinus.--v. 3. Longus to Sexton.--v. 4. Shakespeare to Zola.
SUBJECT: Literature--History and criticism--Indexes.
LOCATION: REFERENCE Z1229.I52 C65 1985
AUTHOR: Colonnese, Tom, 1950-
TITLE: American Indian novelists : an annotated critical bibliography / Tom Colonnese, Louis Owens.
PUBLISHER: New York : Garland Pub., 1985.
DESCRIPTN: xvi, 161 p. ; 23 cm.
SUBJECT: American fiction--Indian authors--Bibliography.
SUBJECT: American literature--Indian authors--Bio-bibliography.
SUBJECT: Authors, Indian--20th century--Biography.
SERIES: Garland reference library of the humanities ; v. 384.
LOCATION: REFERENCE Z1225 .L49
AUTHOR: Leary, Lewis Gaston, 1906-
TITLE: Articles on American literature, 1900-1950.
PUBLISHER: Durham, N.C., Duke University Press, 1954.
DESCRIPTN: 437 p. 24 cm.
SUBJECT: American literature--History and criticism--Bibliography.
LOCATION: REFERENCE Z8966 .H94
AUTHOR: Hyneman, Esther F.
TITLE: Edgar Allan Poe: an annotated bibliography of books and articles in English, 1827-1973 [by] Esther F.
Hyneman.
PUBLISHER: Boston, G. K. Hall, 1974.
DESCRIPTN: xv, 335 p. 25 cm.
SUBJECT: Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849--Bibliography.
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| Literary Yearbooks ...are published annually to provide to provide access to recent literary criticism, biography, etc. or to update encyclopedic sets such as the Dictionary of Literary Biography |
To find yearbooks,
- Search the Mundt Library Catalog (primarily for print yearbooks) using the search: yearbook* or annual*
For literary yearbooks, combine the concepts of literature and yearbook: litera* and yearbook* ; or litera* and annual*- Use web subject directories to find yearbooks (in a general reference category or in a literature category).
- Use known literary or humanities web guides such as Voice of the Shuttle or Literary Resources on the Net
- Use search engines to do such searches as: +literary +yearbook ; +literaterature +annual
Examples:
LOCATION: MAIN COLLECTION PS3 .A47
TITLE: American literary scholarship.
PUBLISHER: Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press,
DESCRIPTN: v. ; 22 cm.
CHRONOLGY: 1963-1989.
SUBJECT: American literature--History and criticism--Yearbooks.
SUBJECT: American literature--History and criticism--Bibliography--Yearbooks.
LOCATION: REFERENCE PS221 .D5
TITLE: Dictionary of literary biography yearbook.
PUBLISHER: Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1981-
DESCRIPTN: v. : ill. ; 29 cm.
CHRONOLGY: 1980-
SUBJECT: American literature--20th century--Bio-bibliography.
SUBJECT: English literature--20th century--Bio-bibliography.
SUBJECT: Authors, American--20th century--Biography.
SUBJECT: Authors, English--20th century--Biography.
SUBJECT: American literature--20th century--History and criticism--Dictionaries.
SUBJECT: English literature--20th century--History and criticism--Dictionaries.
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| Indexes to reference works and to specific kinds of material ...provide a way of finding information about an author in a number of different specialized encyclopedias or to find a particular poem, quotation, etc. in other works |
To find indexes to the contents of reference sources,
- Search the Mundt Library Catalog using the search: index*
For specific kinds of indexes, combine the term "indexes" with other terms. In the examples below, examine subjects and titles for terms that might be used.- Use web subject directories to find indexes (in a general reference category or in a literature category.
- Use known literary or humanities web guides such as Voice of the Shuttle or Literary Resources on the Net
Examples:
LOCATION: REFERENCE Z1224 .C6 Index
LOCATION 2: On the Web with title Gale's Literary Index (http://www.galenet.com/servlet/LitIndex).
TITLE: Contemporary authors cumulative index.
PUBLISHER: Detroit : Gale Research Inc.
DESCRIPTN: v. ; 28 cm.
SUMMARY: Includes references to all entries in: Contemporary authors, Contemporary authors new revision series,
Something about the author, Authors in the news, Dictionary of Literary Biography, etc.
SUBJECT: Literature--20th century--History and criticism--Indexes.
SUBJECT: Authors--20th century--Biography--Indexes.
See also: cumulative indexes in back of recent print editions of Contemporary Authors and Contemporary Literary Criticism.
LOCATION: Online database
TITLE:
LitFinder
PUBLISHER: Gale Cengage
SUMMARY:
Database provides information about literary works and
authors, and it provides access to short works, essays, stories,
and poems (with full-text for literary works published before
1923; or citation to location of the literary work if published
after 1923 and still protected by copyright)
LOCATION: REFERENCE PN1022 .G7 1986
AUTHOR: Granger, Edith.
TITLE: Granger's* Index to poetry.
EDITION: 8th ed., completely rev. and enl., indexing anthologies published through June 30, 1985 / edited by William F.
Bernhardt.
PUBLISHER: New York : Columbia University Press, 1986.
DESCRIPTN: xxxiii, 2014p. ; 25cm.
SUBJECT: English poetry--Indexes.
SUBJECT: Poetry--Indexes.
LOCATION: REFERENCE PN6081 .B27 1992
Location: on the Internet - http://www.bartleby.com/99/
AUTHOR: Bartlett, John, 1820-1905.
TITLE: Familiar quotations : a collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern
literature / John Bartlett ; Justin Kaplan, general editor.
EDITION: 16th ed.
PUBLISHER: Boston : Little, Brown, 1992.
DESCRIPTN: lvi, 1405 p. ; 27 cm.
BIBLIOG: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
SUBJECT: Quotations, English.
SUBJECT: Aphorisms and Proverbs.
LOCATION: INTERNET
ElectronicLink:
LitFinder
TITLE: Poem finder [computer file]
Publisher: Great Neck, N.Y. : Roth Publishing
RESTRICTION: Access is restricted to Dakota State University students,
faculty, staff. To login when off-campus, use your 14-digit library ID number as username and
use your last name
as password.
Summary: 550,000 indexed poems and 40,000 full-text poems in one
authoritative resource -- your online poetry reference center.
DETAILS: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject: Poetry--Indexes.
Subject: English poetry--Indexes.
Subject: American poetry--Indexes.
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| Biographical Reference Works ...provide biographical information or provide an index to biographical information in several sources |
To find biographical reference works,
- Search the Mundt Library Catalog (primarily for print biographical reference works) using the search: biograph*
For literary biographies, combine "biography" with other terms. In the examples below, see the subjects for ideas about terms to use.- Use web subject directories to find biographical sites (in a general reference category or in a literature category).
- Use known literary or humanities web guides such as Voice of the Shuttle or Literary Resources on the Net
Examples:
Dictionary of Literary Biography -- see description in section on encyclopedias
LOCATION: Online... Link to DISCovering
Authors
TITLE: DISCovering Authors
PUBLISHER: Detroit, Gale Research Co.
LOCATION: REFERENCE Z1224 .C6
TITLE: Contemporary authors; a bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism,
drama, motion pictures, television and other fields.
PUBLISHER: Detroit, Gale Research Co.
LOCATION: REFERENCE PR651 .E48 1987
TITLE: Elizabethan dramatists / edited by Fredson Bowers.
PUBLISHER: Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., c1987.
DESCRIPTN: xxi,492p. : ill. ; 29cm.
SERIES: Dictionary of literary biography ; v. 62
SUBJECT: English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--History and criticism.
SUBJECT: English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 --Bio-bibliography.
SUBJECT: Dramatists, English--Early modern, 1500-1700--Biography --Dictionaries.
LOCATION: REFERENCE Z1224 .C6 Index
LOCATION 2: On the Web with title Gale's Literary Index -- www.galenet.com/servlet/LitIndex
TITLE: Contemporary authors cumulative index.
PUBLISHER: Detroit : Gale Research Inc.
LOCATION: REFERENCE Z6511 .H38
AUTHOR: Havlice, Patricia Pate.
TITLE: Index to literary biography.
PUBLISHER: Metuchen, N.J., Scarecrow Press, 1975.
DESCRIPTN: 2 v. (viii, 1300 p.) 22 cm.
SUBJECT: Literature--Bio-bibliography--Bibliography.
SUBJECT: Authors--Biography--Indexes.
LOCATION: INDEXES Z5305.U5 B57
TITLE: Biography and genealogy master index.
PUBLISHER: Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., c1980-
DESCRIPTN: v. ; 29 cm.
CHRONOLGY: 2nd ed.-
SERIES: Gale biographical index series
SUMMARY: A consolidated index to biographical sketches in current and retrospective biographical dictionaries.
LOCATION: INDEXES Z5301 .B5
TITLE: Biography index.
PUBLISHER: New York, H. W. Wilson Co.
DESCRIPTN: v. 27 cm.
CHRONOLGY: [v.] 1- 24; 1946-1999.
SUBJECT: Biography--Indexes.
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Library Catalogs ...allow you to identify existing published materials about authors, genres, literary criticism, literary history, and so forth |
Mundt Library (Dakota State University) Library Catalog -- http://www.departments.dsu.edu/library/libcat.htm
U.S. Library of Congress catalog -- http://catalog.loc.gov/
WorldCat database -- Search this database to identify works in hundreds of libraries around the world, including the Library of Congress and collections listed in the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections.
National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC) -- http://lcweb.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/nucmc.html (and in print: LOCATION: REFERENCE Z6620.U5 N3). This website provides links to the list of manuscripts and special collections at the Library of Congress and to archives and manuscript repositories other than the Library of Congress. Manuscript collections are cataloged and are searchable on the WorldCat database.
Internet sites with links to library catalogs around the world -- http://www.departments.dsu.edu/library/world.html
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Indexes to journal articles, dissertations, and literary series, and essays in collections ...provide access to journal articles, dissertations, and books in series |
Periodical indexes lead to important scholarly material for research papers, and some of them provide access to full articles in addition to the citations. The indexes available for literary research will vary from library to library, so advice from a librarian may help. The Mundt Library subscribes to the following indexes which can provide critical articles on specific literary works:
- Academic Search Premier in EBSCOhost
- AH Search in OCLC Firstsearch
- LitFinder by Gale Cengage
Additional Examples:
LOCATION: INDEXES Z7006 .M64
TITLE: MLA international bibliography of books and articles on the modern
languages and literatures
PUBLISHER: Modern Language Association of America
VOLUMES: 1965-1990.
LOCATION: INDEXES Z1035 .E78
TITLE: Essay and general literature index.
PUBLISHER: New York, H. W. Wilson Co.
DESCRIPTN: v. 26 cm.
CHRONOLOGY: v. [1]- 1900/33-1999.
SUMMARY: Vol. 1 is "a cumulation in one alphabet of parts 1-6 of the Essay and general literature index ... published ... January
1931 ... [to] July 1933 ... 173 additional volumes have been indexed."
SUMMARY: Includes "List of books indexed" (published also
separately).
CUM INDEX: Vols. 1-7, 1900-69. 1 v.
SUBJECT: Literature--Indexes.
SUBJECT: Essays--Indexes.
LOCATION: REFERENCE Z6514.C97 R43
TITLE: Reader's index to the Twentieth century views literary criticism series, volumes 1-100. [Indexes compiled by
Robert Mony, editor, together with Roger Jackson and others]
PUBLISHER: Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall [1973]
DESCRIPTN: v, 682 p. 24 cm.
SUBJECT: Literature--History and criticism--Indexes.
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Monographs (books) on individual topics of literary history and criticism |
To find monographs,
- Search the Mundt Library Catalog to find print or online monographs using terms that describe the literary topic.
- Search other library catalogs and get the items through Interlibrary Loan
- Book-length works in electronic form may be found using web subject directories (in a category such as "electronic text" or "online books") See also "e-books" and "collections of full-text books online on the Mundt Library's Books & Other Media page: http://www.departments.dsu.edu/library/baom.html
- Use known literary or humanities web guides such as Voice of the Shuttle or Literary Resources on the Net
Examples:
LOCATION: MAIN COLLECTION PS409 .K33 1986
AUTHOR: Kagle, Steven E.
TITLE: Early nineteenth-century American diary literature / by Steven E. Kagle.
PUBLISHER: Boston : Twayne Publishers, c1986.
DESCRIPTN: 166p. ; 22cm.
BIBLIOG: Bibliography: p.156-162.
SUBJECT: American diaries--History and criticism.
SUBJECT: American prose literature--19th century--History and criticism.
SUBJECT: United States--History--1783-1865--Biography.
LOCATION: MAIN COLLECTION PR756.A9 F5 1983
AUTHOR: Fleishman, Avrom.
TITLE: Figures of autobiography : the language of self-writing in Victorian and modern England / Avrom
Fleishman.
PUBLISHER: Berkeley : University of California Press, c1983.
DESCRIPTN: xiv, 486 ; 22 cm.
BIBLIOG: Includes bibliographical references and index.
SUBJECT: Figures of speech.
SUBJECT: Self in literature.
SUBJECT: Fiction, Autobiographic.
SUBJECT: Autobiography.
SUBJECT: English prose literature--History and criticism.
SUBJECT: England--Biography--History.
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Collections of articles/essays on particular topics of literary history and criticism |
To find collections of articles/essays,
- Search the Mundt Library Catalog using terms that describe the literary topic. You will have to look at items in the search results to determine if they are collections or not. In collections the author is labeled a "compiler," a "comp.," an "editor," or "ed." If "contents" are listed, they will show different authors for the different chapters. See example below.
- Search other library catalogs and get the items through Interlibrary Loan
- Use known literary or humanities web guides such as Voice of the Shuttle or Literary Resources on the Net to find collections (web sites) of articles/essays on the Web.
Examples:
LOCATION: MAIN COLLECTION PS92 .B78 1973
AUTHOR: Burke, John Gordon, 1938- comp.
TITLE: Regional perspectives; an examination of America's literary heritage. Edited by John Gordon Burke.
PUBLISHER: Chicago, American Library Association, 1973.
DESCRIPTN: viii, 310 p. illus. 23 cm.
CONTENTS: Burke, J. G. Introduction.--Carruth, H. The New England tradition.--Garrett, G. The South.--Knoepfle, J. Crossing
the Midwest.--Goodwyn, L. The frontier myth and southwestern literature.--Everson, W. Archetype West.--Regionalism
in American literature: a bibliography (p. 307-310).
SUBJECT: Literature and society--United States.
SUBJECT: American literature--History and criticism.
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To find monographs,
- Search the Mundt Library Catalog to find print and online monographs using the author's name as the search topic. For example: emily dickinson
- Search other library catalogs and get the items through Interlibrary Loan
- Use known literary or humanities web guides such as Voice of the Shuttle or Literary Resources on the Net
Examples:
LOCATION: MAIN COLLECTION PS1338 .A8 1971
AUTHOR: Asselineau, Roger.
TITLE: The literary reputation of Mark Twain from 1910 to 1950; a critical essay and a bibliography.
PUBLISHER: Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press [1971]
DESCRIPTN: 240 p. 23 cm.
SUBJECT: Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
SUBJECT: Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
SERIES: Universite de Clermont-Ferrand. Faculte des lettres et sciences humaines. Publications ; fasc. hors-ser.
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To find collections of articles/essays,
- Search the Mundt Library Catalog using the author's name as the search terms. For example: edgar allan poe
You will have to look at items in the search results to determine if they are collections or not. In collections the author of the collection is labeled a "compiler," a "comp.," an "editor," or "ed." If "contents" are listed, they will show different authors for the different chapters. See example below.- Search other library catalogs and get the items through Interlibrary Loan
- Use known literary or humanities web guides such as Voice of the Shuttle or Literary Resources on the Net to find collections (web sites) of articles/essays on the Web.
Examples:
SERIES TITLE: Twentieth century views. For example:
LOCATION: MAIN COLLECTION PS1541.Z5 S4
AUTHOR: Sewall, Richard Benson. ed.
TITLE: Emily Dickinson, a collection of critical essays.
PUBLISHER: Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall [1963]
DESCRIPTN: 183 p. 22 cm.
SERIES: A Spectrum book: Twentieth century views, S-TC-28
BIBLIOG: Includes bibliography.
SUBJECT: Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886.
LOCATION: MAIN COLLECTION PS3523.O89 Z83
AUTHOR: Price, Jonathan, 1931- comp.
TITLE: Critics on Robert Lowell. Edited by Jonathan Price.
PUBLISHER: Coral Gables, Fla., University of Miami Press [1972]
LOCATION: MAIN COLLECTION PS3525.A4152 Z57
AUTHOR: Adams, Laura, comp.
TITLE: Will the real Norman Mailer please stand up.
PUBLISHER: Port Washington, N.Y., Kennikat Press, 1974.
DESCRIPTN: 274 p. 21 cm.
CONTENTS: Adams, L. Introduction.--Overviews: Grace, M. Norman Mailer at the end of the decade. Levine, R. M. When Sam and Sergius
meet. Schroth, R. A. Mailer and his gods.--Philosopher-metaphysician: Schulz, M. F. Norman
Mailer's divine comedy. Finholt, R. D. Otherwise how explain? Norman Mailer's new cosmology.--In the American
tradition: Cowan, M. The Americanness of Norman Mailer.--Contemporary novelist: Tanner, T. On the
parapet.--Poet: Leeds, B. H. Deaths for the ladies and other disasters.--Playwright: Weales, G. The park in the
playhouse.--Filmmaker: Braudy, L. Maidstone: a mystery.--Journalist: Johnson, M. L. Norman
Mailer.--Politician: O'Reilly, J. Diary of a Mailer trailer.--Male chauvinist?: Oates, J. C. Out of the
machine.--Performer: Cook, B. Aquarius rex. Poirier, R. Mailer: good form or bad.--Bibliography (p.
244-269)
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Literary Works: Single or Collected .... the literary output of authors. Collected works often have biographical and critical introductions. |
To find the works of authors,
- Do an author search in the Mundt Library Catalog using the author's name. This search will primarily find print copies of works but will find links to online material. Scan the search results to determine if they are collected works or a single work of the author.
- Search other library catalogs and get the items through Interlibrary Loan
- Use "e-books" and "collections of full-text books online" at http://www.departments.dsu.edu/library/baom.html and web guides such as Voice of the Shuttle or Literary Resources on the Net to find works of authors that are available on the Web.
- Use indexes to reference works. For example, Granger's Index to Poetry (print source) will lead to books where a poem has been published. PoemFinder in LitFinder (online), too, provides an index to published poetry plus it includes many poems.
Examples:
LOCATION: MAIN COLLECTION PZ3.P752 G12
Author: Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849.
TITLE: The gold bug / by Edgar Allan Poe ; edited by Theda Gildemeister ; illustrated by G.C. Widney.
Publisher: Chicago : Rand McNally, c1902.
Description: 83 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Bibliography: p. 78-83.
LOCATION: MAIN COLLECTION PS2600 .F82
Author: Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849.
TITLE: The complete poems and stories of Edgar Allan Poe, with selections from his critical writings.
With an introduction and explanatory notes by Arthur Hobson Quinn; texts established, with
bibliographical notes, by Edward H. O'Neill. Illustrated by E. McKnight Kauffer.
Publisher: New York, A. A. Knopf, 1982, c1946.
Description: 2 v. col. fronts., illus., col. plates, col. ports. 25 cm.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: "Bibliographical and textual notes": v. 2, p. [1055]-1087. Bibliography: v. 2, p. [1089]-1092.
LOCATION: Internet
History and Development of PROSE STYLE: A Reader
Prepared and Compiled by JOHN F. TINKLER,
Towson University
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Interesting Miscellanea ....are unique or entertaining items that you find serendipitously while searching for something else |
To find interesting miscellanea,
- keep your eyes open as you search library catalogs or the Web
- scan the items nearby when getting an materials off library bookstacks
Examples:
LOCATION: MAIN COLLECTION Z286.L58 R67 1990
TITLE: Rotten rejections : a literary companion / edited by Andre Bernard ; introduction by Bill Henderson.
PUBLISHER: Wainscott, N.Y. : Pushcart Press, c1990.
DESCRIPTN: 101 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
SUBJECT: Criticism.
SUBJECT: Literature--History and criticism.
SUBJECT: Literature publishing--History--Sources.
SUBJECT: Publishers and publishing--Correspondence.
SUBJECT: Authors, American--Correspondence.
SUBJECT: Authors, English--Correspondence.
SUBJECT: Authorship--Marketing--History.
SUBJECT: Authors and publishers.
SUBJECT: Canon (Literature)
LOCATION: MAIN COLLECTION Z1003 .B97 1899
AUTHOR: Burt, Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth), 1850-1918.
TITLE: Literary landmarks : a guide to good reading for young people, and teachers' assistant : with a carefully selected list
of seven hundred books / by Mary E. Burt.
EDITION: [Rev. ed.]
PUBLISHER: Boston : Houghton Mifflin ; Cambridge : Riverside Press, 1892, c1889.
DESCRIPTN: 180 p., [13] leaves of plates ; 18 cm.
SUBJECT: Children's literature--Bibliography.
SUBJECT: Literature--Study and teaching.
LOCATION: REFERENCE Z1035 .R42 1986
TITLE: The Reader's adviser : a layman's guide to literature / Barbara A. Chernow and George A. Vallasi, series editors.
EDITION: 13th ed.
PUBLISHER: New York : R.R. Bowker, 1986-
DESCRIPTN: v. ; 25 cm.
CONTENTS: v. 1. The best in American and British fiction, poetry, essays, literary biography, bibliography, and reference / edited
by Fred Kaplan -- v. 2. The best in American and British drama and world literature in English translation / edited
by Maurice Charney -- v. 3. The best in general reference literature, the social sciences, history, and the arts
/ edited by Paula T. Kaufman -- v.4. The best in the literature of philosophy and world religions / edited
by William L. Reese -- v. 5. The best in the literature of science, technology, and medicine / edited by Paul
T. Durbin -- v. 5. Indexes.
SUBJECT: Bibliography--Best books.
SUBJECT: Literature--Bio-bibliography.
SUBJECT: Reference books--Bibliography.
SUBJECT: Booksellers and bookselling--Bibliography.
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Literary sites on the Internet ...are out there to be explored. |
Web sites with links to many literary resources include:
Voice of the Shuttle ,
by Alan Liu, University of California Santa Barbara
A Literary
Index: Internet Resources in Literature, by Chris Flack
For links to books on the Web, see "E-books" and "Collections of full-text books online" at http://www.departments.dsu.edu/library/baom.html
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This guide is authored by Risë Smith, Public Services Librarian, Karl E. Mundt Library, Dakota State University, Madison, SD 57042-1799 USA. February 2000. Revised February 2005.
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