Literature

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LITERATURE--
SELECTED RESOURCES

Keeley Library Rev. Jan. 23, 2001

See also subdivisions

See also literary periods:

Renaissance

Early 20th Century Literature

Victorian Era

Literature of the Enlightenment

See also related topics:

Authorship

Elements of Fiction

Research Reports

Scriptwriting

Broadcasting

Criticism

Genres, Themes

Children's Literature

Media Literacy

Evaluating Sources

Discussion-Debate

Presentations

Mystery and Detective

Mythology

Storytelling

BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT LITERATURE

in World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book, 2001 Ref. 031 W927 1990 v.12	n World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book, 2001 Ref. 031 W927 1990 v.12
Summers, Hollis. "Literature" v.12	Duward, F. Shriver. "Literature for Children" V.12

LITERATURE BROWSING GUIDE 800'S
See our guide, Finding Your Way in the Library, and our Library Floor Plan to locate books on the shelves.

800's Literature and Rhetoric
810's   American Literature in English
820's   English and Anglo Saxon
830's   German Literature
840's   French Literature

850's Italian Literature
860's Spanish and Portuguese Literatures
870's Latin Literature
880's Classical Greek Literature
890's Literature of Other Languages

SELECTED SUBJECT HEADINGS

To locate items in our library network, search our New WebCat™using the following subjects.

Literature	Authors	Authorship	Children's literature
Fiction	Fantasy fiction	Criticism	College readers
Fables	Epic literature	Drama	Music and literature
Letters	Legends	Journalism	Parodies
Style, Literary	Wit and humor	Poetry	Quotations
Literature and morals	Censorship	Television adaptations	Film adaptations
Literature and society	Science fiction	Literature, Modern	Literature, Medieval
Literature, Comparative	Comedy	Literature--Bio-bibliography	Literature--Bio-bibliography
Pornography	Books and reading	Literature--Dictionaries	French Literature, (etc.)
American Literature	Psychoanalysis and literature	Literature--History and criticism	Literature--Study and Teaching

PERIODICALS AND NEWS ARTICLES ONLINE

SIRS NEWSPAPER AND PERIODICAL REPRINTS:

INFOTRAC WEB ONLINE PERIODICALS DATABASE

ELECTRIC LIBRARY

As members of SAILS, Durfee students and teachers can access SIRS, INFOTRAC AND ELECTRIC LIBRARY, both from library workstations, and from home. From home or a school lab computer, go to SAILS Databases. You will need your library barcode when dialing from a home computer or a lab.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

Each type of book listed below is useful for a particular purpose. These kinds of resources exist for books in many different subject areas. As you use them, you will become more familiar with them, and will appreciate their value.

Resource Type:	Selected Title	Call Number
Bibliographic Guides: These resources lead you to other books	Literary Research Guide Example: Critical Survey of Poetry	Ref. 801.6 Ref. 809.1003
Literature Dictionaries: These give definitions for literary terms.	Dictionary of Literary Terms Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Brewer's Twentieth Century of Phrase and Fable	Ref. 803 S534 Ref. 803 B847 Ref. 803 B847 1992
Literature Handbooks: Usually one volume summaries.	Handbook to Literature MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers Cyclopedia of Literary Characters Reader's Encyclopedia Writers Inc., a Student Handbook for Writing and....	Ref. 803 T529 Ref. 808.02 G437 1995 Ref. 803 M194 1963 Ref. 803 R286 1965 Ref. 808.02 K32 2001
Literature Encyclopedias: Contents vary. They could be about authors, or about some aspect of literature.	Encyclopedia of World Literature in the Twentieth .. European Writers American Writers British Writers Something About the Author Latin American Writers Ancient Writers African Writers Modern Slavic Writers	Ref. 809.0403 Ref. 809.894 E89 Ref. 810.9 A512 Ref. 820.9 B862 Ref. 810.90052 S696 Ref. 860.998 L357 Ref. 880.09 A541 Ref. 896 A258 891.7009 M689
Plot Summaries or Digests	Masterpieces of World Literature in Digest Form Masterplots Drama Series Masterplots II World Fiction Series Masterplots II. Drama series Masterplots II : American Fiction series Masterplots II British and Commonwealth Fiction ..	Ref. 808.8 M194 Ref. 808.82 M194 REf. 809.3 M423wo Ref. 809.2 M423 Ref. 809.3 M423 Ref. 823.009 M423
Quotations: Reprints or extracts from primary sources, such as letters, newspaper articles,speeches, etc.	Bartlett's Familiar Quotations Magill's Quotations in Context Macmillan Book of Proverbs, Maxims and Famous..	Ref. 808.882B289 Ref.808.882 M194 Ref. 808.882 S847m
Concordances: Key word index to theworks of an author, or work	Concordance to the Poems of Hart Crane Complete Concordance to Shakespeare Concordance to the Poems of Dylan Thomas	Ref. 811.52 C891zl Ref. 822.33 GC874 Ref. 821.912 T455zl
Literature Anthologies:These are collections of poems, stories, etc.	Masterworks of World Literature Anthology of World Poetry Treasury of the Theatre	Ref. 808.8 E93 Ref. 808.81 A628 Ref. 808.82 T784
Thematic Guides Resources that include themes, such as war, bravery,	Identities and Issues in Literature The "for students" series also lincludes thematic references.	Ref. 810.992 I19 See also Genres,Themes: for lists of specific sources

JACKDAWS:

These are document facsimiles kept near the Reference Desk. Most of the Jackdaws are about history topics, but these might be useful when studying about the background to literature. See the World History Jackdaws and American History Jackdaws links for a list of our Jackdaws topics.

WEB SITES

Rediscovering Literature	Critical reading, a Guide	Literature and Composition Resources
Literature and Books	Library Spot Reference	Internet Public Library Ready Reference
Quotations	Virtual Presentation Assistant	Online Literary Criticism Collection
Literature by Country	Citing Sources - MLA	Latin Language and Literature
Writers Write	A+ Research & Writing	Web Bin Links on Rhetoric, Composition, Crtical Theory,
Online Books Page	Research Paper Assistance	Comparative Literature Worldwide
The Quotations Page	Writing Tips / Techniques	Children's Literature Web Guide
Citing Sources - APA	The Art of Storytelling	Online! A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources
Early Modern Literature Sites16th and 17th Century Milton, Spenser, Dante, Cervantes Electronic Text Collections in Western European Literature written in language other than English Voice of the Shuttle Literature in English Voice of the Shuttle Humanities Page

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Jane Constant, Reference Librarian
Keeley Library, B.M.C.Durfee High School of Fall River
September, 1978 to June, 2001