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Literary Reference Center
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Literature Resource Center
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MLA International Bibliography
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Academic Search Complete
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Issues and Controversies
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SIRS: Social Issues Researcher
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Newsbank Newspaper Articles
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Newspaper Source 
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Full Text Sources

Journals
American Literary History
American Literature
Callaloo
College Literature
Contemporary Literature
Emily Dickinson Journal
Explicator
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Journal of American Studies
Journal of Modern Literature
Modern Fiction Studies
Ploughshares
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Poetry
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Sewanee Review
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Twentieth Century Literature
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Electronic Books
20th Century African American Poetry
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20th Century American Poetry
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20th Century English Poetry
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African American Poetry 1760 – 1900
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American Drama
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American Poetry 1600-1900
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Early American Fiction
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Editions and Adaptations of Shakespeare
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Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford Reference, English Dictionaries and Thesauruses
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Oxford Reference, English Language
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Digital Videos (from OhioLINK Digital Media Center)
English - Standard Deviants Series:
Common Errors/Acceptable Errors
Flexibility in English/Commons Errors
Introduction to Grammar/Parts of Speech
Introduction to Punctuation/the End Marks
Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech/Sentences
Punctuation Potpourri
Surrounding Information: Punctuation that Comes in Pairs
The Semicolon, Colon and Dash
The Wily Comma

Web Sites

Grammar and Usage
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation   
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus Third Edition. 1995  

Literature
Critical Reading:  A Guide
Modern American Poetry   
Online Literary Criticism Collection   

Topics - Consult the following sources to find a topic for an essay, a report, or a speech.
Hot Topics
Opposing Viewpoints 
SIRS Researcher  On Campus Link/Off Campus Link
World News Digest & Issues and Controversies

Writing and Composition
Basic Guide to Essay Writing       
OWL Online Writing Lab
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant  

Writing and Composition - Documentation
Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism: Documentation Guidelines  
MLA On the Web  
The Ohio State University Libraries Modern Language Association (MLA) Citation Guide
The Plagiarism Court You Be the Judge 
Plagiarism: What It Is and How To Recognize and Avoid It   

Print Resources

Information About Authors
American Writers; A Collection of Literary Biographies
Ref 810.9 A512W (East and West)

British Writers 
Ref 820.9 B862W (West)

Contemporary Authors 
Ref 928.1 C761A (East, Metro and West)

Dictionary of Literary Biography 
Ref 810.9 D554L (East, Metro and West)

Literary Index  Students can use this very useful online index to locate author and literary criticism information in any of the print titles listed here with (Gale Literature series) at the end of the title.

Literary Criticism
Black Literature Criticism 
Ref 809.8896 B627L (East, Metro and West)

Contemporary Literary Criticism 
Ref 801.95 C761R (East, Metro and West)

Masterplots
Ref 809 M423 1996 (East, Metro and West)

Masterplots II: African-American Series
Ref 810.9896073 M423Al (East, Metro and West)

Masterplots II: American Fiction Series  
Ref 808.8 M194MA 1986 (East and Metro) (2000 West)

Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series
Ref 808.8 M194MAB (Metro and West)

Masterplots II: Women's Literature Series
Ref 809.09207 M423W (West)

Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism  
Ref 808.034 N716C (West)

Novels for Students
Ref 809.005 N939s (East & Metro)

Twentieth Century Literary Criticism 
Ref 801.95 T971C (East, Metro and West)

Literary Index  Students can use this very useful online index to locate author and literary criticism information in any of the print titles listed here with (Gale Literature series) at the end of the title.

Plays and Drama Criticism
Critical Survey of Drama: English Language Series
Ref 822.009 C934S (East and West)

Drama Criticism 
Ref 809.2 D763C (West)

Drama for Students
Ref 808.2 D763s (Metro & West)

Masterplots II: Drama Series
Ref 808.8 M194mad (East, Metro and West)

Information about Short Stories
Critical Survey of Short Fiction
Ref 809.31 C934S (East, Metro and West)

Masterplots II: Short Story Series
Ref 809.3 M423S (East, Metro and West)

Reference Guide to Short Fiction
Ref 809.31 R332G (East, and West)

Short Story Criticism 
Ref 809.3 S559S (East, Metro and West

Short Story Writers
Ref 809.3103 S559s (East, Metro, and West)

Information about Poetry
Critical Survey of Poetry
Ref 821.009 C934S (East, Metro and West)

Masterplots II: Poetry Series
Ref 809.1 M423P (East, Metro and West)

Poetry Criticism 
Ref 809.1 P745C (East, Metro and West)

Poetry for Students
Ref 808.81 P745s (Metro & West)