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Catalog Search the library catalog for books located in Owens Library, in 4 academic libraries in our Towers region, or in over 50 MOBIUS Missouri academic libraries. 1) To locate works written by the author, enter a: followed by the author's last name first name 2) To locate works written about the author, enter enter s: followed by the author's last name first name 3) To locate criticism about the author's work using the KEYWORD search box: a) enter the author's last name first name and critic* 4) To locate biographical information using the KEYWORD search box: a) enter the author's last name first name and biograph* ebrary Academic Complete "ebrary Academic Complete has over 30,000 titles covering business and economics, computers and technology, life and physical sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and humanities. There is simultaneous, multi-user access. A majority of the ebook titles have been published since 2000." This unique online book collection enables you to keyword search the full text of books in the collection and store highlighted text and excerpts in your own BookShelf. WorldCat Use WorldCat to search for books in libraries across the United States. Order those book titles not available through MOBIUS with Interlibrary Loan Book/Microfilm Request. Google Book Search You can search the entire text of books in the large Google Book Search database and then browse the keywords you search in context. You can also browse tables of content and book indexes where available. Search MOBIUS to locate titles you identify and then REQUEST those titles for MOBIUS delivery. Order those book titles not available through MOBIUS with Interlibrary Loan Book/Microfilm Request. |
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Periodicals:
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for Articles English Databases This is a list of periodical databases selected and prioritized by librarians at Owens Library. 1Search Literature Query all or selected literature periodical and book databases using one search. 1) MLA International Bibliography (Modern Language Association) The MLA International Bibliography is the ultimate database to search for literary research papers. To locate critical articles in journals: a) enter the author's last name and the title of the work 2) JSTOR JSTOR is a searchable online archive of scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences, including 61 journals in language & literature. 3) Academic OneFile (Gale) To locate biographical or critical articles: a) click Subject Guide Search b) type author's last name first name c) click subdivisions d) click biography or criticism as needed 18th Century English Studies Scholarly Journals Age of Johnson: A Scholarly Annual Search within this periodical in MLA Publishes articles on English literature, history, and culture relating to the period of Samuel Johnson's life (1709-84) to about 1820. Eighteenth-Century Fiction Search within this periodical in MLA Full Text Online Publishes articles on the historical and critical investigation of imaginative prose fiction from 1660-1832 Eighteenth-Century Life Search within this periodical in MLA Full Text Online Publishes articles, notes, and documents in all areas of eighteenth-century European, Near Eastern, and Asian life, especially literature, history, philosophy, social studies, nontechnical science, art, religion, and music. Eighteenth-Century Novel Search within this periodical in MLA Publishes new research on the Anglophone novel of the eighteenth century. Eighteenth-Century Studies Search within this periodical in MLA Full Text Online Publishes contributions on all aspects of the eighteenth century, especially those that are interdisciplinary or that are of general interest to scholars working in other disciplines. Eighteenth Century: Theory and Interpretation Search within this periodical in MLA Publishes essays on all aspects of culture from 1660-1800, including literature, history, art, science, music, history of ideas, and popular culture. Concerned with the application of twentieth-century theory and methodology to the eighteenth century. Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal Search within this periodical in MLA Full Text Online Publishes articles on Jane Austen, her works, and her times. Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture Search within this periodical in MLA Publishes articles on eighteenth-century culture, especially literature, history, daily life, and arts. Studies in English literature, 1500-1900 Full Text Online "...focuses on four fields of British literature which rotate quarterly as follows: winter--English Renaissance; spring--Tudor and Stuart drama; summer--Restoration and Eighteenth century; and autumn--Nineteenth century" |
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Periodicals in Owens Library Learn how to find the call number, the format/media type, and the Owens Library location of a periodical title, i.e., NOT the title of the journal or magazine article itself. |
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Literature
Resources: criticism, drama, poetry, short story |
| Literature Resource Center Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on nearly 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. Full text literature criticism is selectively drawn from articles in the Gale Literature Criticism series and biographical articles are taken from the Dictionary of Literary Biography series. |
| Literary
Index
At this site, search by title or author to locate books published by the Gale/Thomson Group, a highly respected publisher of literary reference materials. |
| Literature criticism from 1400 to 1800 : excerpts
from criticism of the works of fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, and
eighteenth-century novelists, poets, playwrights, philosophers, and other
creative writers, from the first published critical appraisals to current
evaluations NW Owens Reference 809.03 L77L Furnishes excerpts from criticism of the works of the most-studied novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers, nonfiction writers, and various other creative writers who died between 1400 and 1799. |
| Gale
Literature Criticism Series Guide: Titles, Descriptions, & Locations in
Owens Library This guide describes and provides the location for every Gale/Thomson published literature criticism series held and maintained in Owens Library. Use the Literary Index to identify which series volume and page numbers contain articles about specific authors or specific works of literature. |
| Biographical Sources About Authors in Owens Library |
| Literary Criticism Sources in Owens Library |
| Drama Criticism Sources in Owens Library |
| Poetry Criticism Sources in Owens Library |
| Short Story Criticism Sources in Owens Library |
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