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English Research Guide
An Introduction to Library Research Strategy This is a highly selective list to introduce you to just a few of the Library's resources for English and Literature studies. Click on an item's call number to see more information from our ORION book catalog.
Literary Research Guide: An Annotated Listing of Reference
Sources in English Literary Studies, by James Harner, 1998. Reader's Guide to Literature in English, ed.
Mark Hawkins-Dady, 1996. A Research Guide for Undergraduate Students: English
and American Literature, by Nancy L. Baker and Nancy Huling,
1995.
The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism, ed.
by George A. Kennedy. (Iona currently owns vols. 1, 3-5, 7-9) A Complete and Systematic Concordance to the Works
of Shakespeare, by Marvin Spevack. (vols. 1-8) Cyclopedia of Literary Characters, ed. by Frank
N. Magill, 1998. (5 volumes) A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature,
ed. by David Jeffrey, 1992. A Dictionary of Literary Terms, by J. A. Cuddon,
1977. The Oxford Companion to Irish Literature, ed.
by Robert Welch, 1996. The Oxford English Dictionary. (20 vols. and
4 supplements) Virginia Woolf A to Z: A Comprehensive Reference,
by Mark Hussey, 1995.
American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide
from Colonial Times to the Present, ed. by Lina Mainiero. (5
vols.) American Writers: A Collection of Literary Biographies,
ed. Leonard Unger. (17 vols.) British Writers, ed. Ian Scott-Kilvert. (18
vols.) Critical Survey of Drama: English Language Series,
ed. by Frank N. Magill. (6 vols.) Critical Survey of Poetry: English Language Series,
ed. by Frank N. Magill. (8 vols.) Twayne's Author Series
Contemporary Literary Criticism: Excerpts from Criticism
of the Works of Today's Novelists, Poets, Playwrights, and other Creative
Writers. (vols. 1-130)
Guide to American Poetry Explication, v.1:
Colonial and Ninteenth-Century. Shakespeare Survey: An Annual Survey of Shakespeare
Studies and Production. (vols. 1951-current) Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. (vols.
1-145, and growing)
Literary Resources on the Net PAL: Perspectives in American Literature Brief Timeline of American Literature and Events: Pre-1620
to 1920 Paradigm Online Writing Assistant Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
The Online Books Page (University of Pennsylvania) Electronic Text Center Bartleby American Memory Victorian Women Writers Project Project Gutenberg Bibliomania
There are many types of searches available in ORION, including "Keyword
Anywhere" (this is the default search), "Title, Exact," "Author
Browse," "Subject Browse," and more. If you know the item
you are looking for, you may search for it by using "Author Browse" or "Title,
Exact" commands, *Do not include any initial articles "a" "an" or "the" (and foreign language equivalents) when searching by title. If you wish to search by topic, it is helpful to begin with a "Keyword Anywhere" search. To combine keywords in the default "Keyword Anywhere" search, you must use and, or, not, or quotation marks, to link words together. As you view item records, look at list of Subjects, you may click on it to find more items on the topic. Alternatively, once you find a book you like, you will probably find similar books nearby in the book stacks. Books beginning with an "800" call number (like those on literature) can be found on the second floor of Ryan Library. If you item you want is not in Iona's collection, consider searching other local or national library catalogs which are also available from the Books & Multimedia page of the libraries' website. You can requests books and articles not available at Iona through Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery.
Granger's Index to Poetry in Anthologies Play Index (1949-1997) Short Story Index (1900 - 1988)
1) Electronic Databases Go to the Electronic Databases for English webpage for more information on the databases listed below.
Need to find a specific full-text article? See #4 below. 2) Finding collected criticism in print volumes Search the Gale Literary Index (by author or work). If your topic is listed in Classical and Medieval Literature, Twentieth Century Literary Criticism, Contemporary Literary Criticism, or Contemporary Authors - get the volume number and locate it in the Ryan Reference Room. 3) Print Indexes You may also want to use the print indexes listed below. Most are located in alphabetical order on the first two shelves in the Periodicals Room (to the right and behind the main Circulation Desk in Ryan). These indexes are particularly useful when searching for references to older articles published before the early 1980s, which are often not available in electronic databases. Humanities Index Readers Guide to Periodical Literature Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (ABELL) (1920-1994) The Year's Work in English Studies (1919
- 1998) 4) Specific Journal or Article Search our list of Journal Titles to access our electronic OR print versions of the journal your article is in, for what years, and where it is located.
Iona College Libraries: Help: Citing Sources Bibliography - A listing of citations to articles, books, etc. for a specific topic or subject, or for a paper. Citation - A description of an article or book--title, author, publisher, etc.--which allows you to then find the item. Concordance - A book which alphabetically lists the location of words found in books, plays, etc. by an author. For example, by using a concordance to Shakespeare you could discover where in each play he uses the word "rain," maybe in order to determine if the word and its context has a special meaning. Index - Gives citations to material found in many sources (usually journal articles). While print indexes are still important for finding older material, most indexes are now online in electronic databases. Serial - Any publication (journal, magazine, newspaper, periodical) that is published on a regular and reoccuring basis. Need more help?
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