English 15: Literary Criticism & Biography
Library Research Resources

For a complete listing of resources, see the University Libraries website at www.libraries.psu.edu. University Libraries' subject guide to English Literature: Texts and Criticism lists additional resources, including those with the full-text of books, poetry, and other publications.

BOOKS

  • The Cat is Penn State's online catalog of over 5 million items in all campus libraries. Use I Want It to order books from other Penn State campuses.
  • WorldCat provides access to over 28 million items in academic, public, and special libraries across the country. Order materials not available at Penn State by clicking the title and then the Request Item via ILL link.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

  • ProQuest Direct indexes 5,000+ magazines, journals, and newspapers on all topics.
  • Gale Literary Databases includes Dictionary of Literary Biography, Contemporary Literary Criticism, and Contemporary Authors, with full-text of all three resources.
  • MLA Bibliography is a worldwide index of journal articles, dissertations, books, and parts of books pertaining to modern literatures, folklore, film, drama, languages, and linguistics.
  • JSTOR provides the full-text of journal articles on a broad range of subjects.
  • Muse offers full-text journal articles in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.

Additional sources of articles can be identified by using the subject lists or the Research Toolkit.

REFERENCE RESOURCES

BOOK REVIEWS

For more information, see the English 15 Guide
or contact Judy Sandt, Reference Librarian
jsandt@psu.edu
Penn State Lehigh Valley

Last updated October 2009

Additional Library Guides for Penn State Lehigh Valley courses are available at www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/lehighvalley.html/guides