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* L I T E R A T U R E Main Page \|Reference Titles \| Search HAL \| Browse Shelves\| Find Articles \| Videos \| CD's \| Web Sites \| LANGUAGE Blue= Print RED = Electronic Databases and Books Green = Web Site Note about Print Resources (Ref. means book is in the Reference area on the 1st floor. All other books are on the shelves on the 2nd floor) Note about Off-Campus Access To access databases and NetLibrary electronic books, make a note of the titles you are looking for and then go to the 'Off-Campus Access" link on the library homepage under "Find Articles." Click on "Databases by Title." Click on the database you need or NetLibrary. You will then need to enter your name and barcode number from your student I.D. card to gain access. Greenwood Press ebooks are only available from on campus.

Selected Reference Titles: Print and Electronic / Use these for an overview of your topic
	\| General-World \| British Literature \| American Literature \| Regional & Ethnic Literature \| Writer's Resources \| General Resources covering variety of genres and languages / World literature Dictionaries / Encyclopedias / Handbooks Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia / Brief articles on topics and writers / World focus Ref PN41 .B4 1996 Calendar of Literary Facts: Events in World Literature 1450-Present Ref PN6075 .R64 1991 Characters in 20th-C. Literature Ref PN56.4 .H37 1990 Encyclopedia of Folklore & Literature Ref PN41 .E48 1998 Encyclopedia of Science Fiction & Fantasy Through 1968:Bibliographic Survey Ref PN3433.4 .T83 v.1-2 Great Books (An Anthology of Literature) Ready Ref AC1.G72 1990 v.1-11 Reader's Guide to Literature in English (NetLibrary) Link to Book A Handbook to Literature (definitions of literary terms and phrases) Ref PN41 .H6 1986 Literature& Its Times: 300 Notable Literary Works & Historical Events that Influenced Them Ref PN50 .L574 1997 v.1-5 New Arthurian Encyclopedia (reference work focused on the world of King Arthur) Ref DA152 .A7 N48 1991 Masterplots Ref PN44 .M33 1976 v.1-10 Oxford Companion to Classical Literature Ref DE5 .H3 1955 Science Fiction & Fantasy Literature, 1975-1 Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers Ref PN3448 .D4 T8 1991 Twentieth Century Literary Movements Dictionary Ref PN597 .T94 2000 Biography and Criticism Encyclopedia of Literature and Criticism (NetLibrary) Link to Book European Writers Ref PN501 .E91983 v. 1-7 Internet Public Library - Literary Criticism Link to Web Site Literature Resource Center Link to Database Short Story Criticism Ref PN3321 .S56 Research Guide to Biography and Criticism Ref Z2011 .R47 1985 v.1-2 Women's Fiction Between the Wars: Mothers, Daughters and Writing (NetLibrary) Link to Book Quotations and Proverbs Dictionary of American Proverbs Ref PN6426 .D53 1991 Familiar Quotations (Bartlett) Ref PN6081 .B27 1992 Fiction Contemporary Novelists PN3365 .C64 1991 Critical Survey of Long Fiction:English & Foreign Language Series Ref PN3451 .C75 2000 v.1-8 Critical Survey of Short Fiction Ref PN3451 .C7 v.107 Masterplots II: Short Story Series Ref PN3326 .M27 1986 v.1-10 Popular World Fiction Ref PN3503 .P586 1987 v.1-4 Reference Guide to Short Fiction Ref PN3373 .R36 1994 Back to Top Poetry Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry in Anthologies Ref PN1022 .H39 2002 Critical Survey of Poetry: English Language Series Ref PN1111 .C7 v.1-8 Masterplots II: Poetry Series Ref PN1110.5 .M37 1992 v.1-6 New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics Ref PN1021 .P75 1993 Oxford Companion to 20th-Century Poetry in English (NetLibrary) Link to Book Poetry Criticism: criticism of works of most significant & widely studied poets of the world Ref PN1111 .P63 v.1-10 British Literature British Romantic Novelists, 1789-1832 Ref PR861 .B74 v.116 British Writers Ref PR85 .B688 v.1-8 + supp. I British Writers Classics Ref PR85 .B688 C43 v.1-2 Cambridge Companion to Thomas Hardy PR4754 .C23 1999 Cambridge History of English Literature PR83 .C22 v.1-10 Columbia History of British Poetry (NetLibrary) Link to Book Columbia History of British Poetry (Print) PR502 .C62 1994 Concise Chronology of English Literature PR87 .S53 1985 Companion to Shakespeare's Works / Vol. 1 / Vol. 2 / Vol. 3 / Vol. 4 / Click on Vol. No. to access NetLibrary book C.S. Lewis: A Reference Guide, 1972-1988 Ref PR6023 .E926 Jane Austen Encyclopedia Ref PR4036 .A28 1998 Luminarium / an anthology of English Literature Link to Web Site New Oxford Book of English Verse / American writers Ezra Pound & T.S. Eliot included) PR1174 .G3 1972 Riverside Shakespeare PR2754 .E9 1974 Survey of British Poetry: Anthology and Criticism PR1174 .S87 1988 v.1-4 American Literature American Women Writers from Colonial Times to Present: A critical Ref. Guide Ref PS147 .A4 v.1-5 American Writers: A Collection of Literary Biographies Ref PS129 .A55 American Writers Classics Ref PS129 .A55 A5 v.1-2 Cambridge History of American Literature PS88 .C3 1933 v.1-3 HarperCollins Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature Ref PS21 .B4 2002 Masterpieces of American Literature Ref PS94 .M34 1993 Masterplots II: American Fiction Series Ref PN846 .M37 1986 New Oxford Book of American Verse PS584 .N4 1976 Perspectives in American Literature (PAL): research & reference guide Link to Web Site Popular Fiction in America (Beacham) (includes British writers) Ref PN374 .P63 B43 1986 v.1-4 Back to Top Regional and Ethnic Literature African-American Black American Women Fiction Writers (NetLibrary) Link to Book Black American Women Poets & Dramatists (NetLibrary) Link to Book Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature Ref PS153 .N5 C73 2005 v.1-5 Index to Poetry by Black American Women (Greenwood Press) Link to Book Modern Black American Fiction Writers (NetLibrary) Link to Book Modern Black American Poets and Dramatists (NetLibrary) Link to Book Appalachian Region Appalachia & Beyond: Conversations with Writers from the Mountain South PS286 .A6 A59 2006 Appalachian Authors: A Selected Bibliography Ref PS286 .A6 C37 1990 Encyclopedia of Appalachia (all things Appalachian, including literature) Ref F106 .E53 2006 Nantahala Review / a review of writing and photography in Appalachia Link to Web Site Story Line: Exploring the Literature of the Appalachian Trail PS286 .A6 M37 1998 Tangled Roots of Feminism, Environmentalism & Appalachian Literature PS286 .A6 E54 2003 Hispanic Hispanic Literature of the U.S.: A Comprehensive Reference Ref PN153 .H56 K36 2003 Twentieth Century Spanish-American Novel (NetLibrary) Link to Book Jewish-American and Holocaust Literature Contemporary Jewish-American Novelists: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook (Greenwood Press) Link to Book Reference Guide to Holocaust Literature Ref PN56 .H55 R43 2002 The South Contemporary Fiction Writers of the South: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook Ref PS261 .C565 1993 Contemporary Southern Writers Ref PS261 .C569 1999 Southern Literary Studies Series (28 books in NetLibrary) Link to HAL Catalog Writers' Resources American Directory Writer's Guidelines Ref PN147 .A479 2004 Christian Writer's Market Guide Ref PN161 .S85 2006 Fiction Writer's Toolkit: A Guide to Writing Novels & Getting Published Link to Book Poet's Market Ref PN1059 .M3 P59 1992 Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers PE1408 .R424 1994 Prentice Hall Handbook for Writers PE1408 .K699 1995 2005 Writer's Market PN161 .W83 2005 Back to Top
Search HAL Catalog
	Do keyword search in online catalog (Limit results to Bluefield College or search all HAL libraries to find books to order through interlibrary loan) Do keyword search in World Catalog (find books to order through Interlibrary Loan) When search screen comes up, choose the option "WorldCat" at top of screen rather than "ArticleFirst"
Browse the Shelves by Call Number Area / find books or sections within books on your topic
	PA Greek language and literature. Latin language and literature PJ Oriental languages and literatures PK Indo-Iranian languages and literatures PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania PN Literature (General) PQ French literature - Italian literature - Spanish literature - Portuguese literature PR English literature PS American literature PT Germanic / Scandinavian Literature PZ Juvenile and Young Adult Literature (1st floor) Back to Top
Find Articles / Use indexes/databases to find articles, abstracts or citations from journals. Browse journals online or in our print collection.
	Electronic Indexes/databases available through Easley Library: Academic OneFile / more than 9,000 titles in all academic subjects Arts & Humanities Search / from the search screen choose Arts and Humanities from the drop-down menu. Associations Unlimited / Look for associations/organizations/societies Expanded Academic Index ASAP / Do a keyword search for abstracts and full-text articles. You can also do a publication search to see what language and literature journals are indexed. JSTOR / Browse publications by topic or search for articles by keyword. These are not current articles, but are an archive of articles with varying coverage dates. Many language and literature journals. Literature Resource Center / biography, criticism, articles, timelines, bibliographies, and more MLA International Bibliography / from the Modern Language Association / search for articles from journals, books chapters, dissertations, books, etc. Electronic database freely available on the Internet: DOAJ / Directory of Open Access Journals / Search this free online database for scholarly articles in 91 language and literature journals. Print Journals American Literature Appalachian Heritage Appalachian Journal Bluestone Review Clinch Mountain Review Creative Nonfiction First Things Georgia Review Iron Mountain Review Literature and Belief Mars Hill Review Now and Then Poetry Poets and Writers Magazine Potomac Review Shakespeare Quarterly Shenandoah Sow's Ear Poetry Review Twentieth Century Literature Virginia Quarterly Review Wonderful West Virginia The Writer Writer's Digest Back to Top
Selected Videos American Short Story Collection / 21 videos / dramatizations of short stories PS645 .A44 v.1-21 The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare/ 28 Videos /produced by BBC and Time Life Search by Title in HAL The Famous Authors Series / 10 Videos / biographies PN451 .F36 v.1-10 Voices and Visions / 13 videos / biography and poets reading their own poetry PS614 .V64 1988 v.1-13 Selected CDs Poetry Speaks: Hear Great Poets Read Their Works from Tennyson to Plath /shelved with books PN6101 .P58 2001 Selected Web Sites / additional resources
	Bookwire / book industry resource The British Library A Celebration of Women Writers / a great variety of resources / Mary Mark Okerbloom Center for Hellenic Studies / classical Greek literature resources Council of Literary Magazines and Presses Dartmouth Dante Project / text and commentaries Electronic Texts Center / University of Adelaide in Australia / Directory of Electronic Text Projects Elizabethan Authors / Texts, Resources, and Authorship studies Folger Shakespeare Library / Washington D.C. Internet Poetry Archive / Univ. of North Carolina / selected works of living poets from around the world Nantahala Review / a review of writing and photography in Appalachia OAIster -- "find the pearls" of digital resources from a variety of collections from a variety of institutions Perseus Digital Library / Greco-Roman Culture, including literature Project Gutenberg / 20,000 free ebooks Representative Poetry Online / University of Toronto / Poem Index, Poet Index, Criticism, & More Society for the Study of Southern Literature - Southern Literature & Culture on the Internet Back to Top Main Page