Reference books
Reference books are located either in the General Collection or on the 2nd floor of Olin Library.
They provide great background information and can lead you to more sources on your topic.
Online Resources
- Gale Virtual Reference LibraryA collection of full text reference works on thousands of topics.
Reference
These references sources are intended as a starting point for research, providing topic overviews, definitions, bibliographies, and other foundational information. More extensive studies of specific topics can be found using the online catalog.
Dictionaries & Handbooks
The Oxford Companion to English Literature by Call Number: PR19.O94ISBN: 9780192806871Publication Date: 2009-11-23Coverage of all aspects of English literature - from writers, their works, and the historical and cultural context in which they wrote, to critics, literary theory, allusions, and characters.
The Oxford Companion to American Literature by Call Number: PS153 .N5 O96 1997ISBN: 0195065484Publication Date: 1995-10-12A thorough guide to American literature, covering writers, their works, and the historical and cultural context in which they wrote, to critics, literary theory, allusions, and characters.
Literature now: Key terms and methods for literary history by Call Number: ONLINEISBN: 22110879Publication Date: 2016
Thematic Guide to Popular Short Stories by Call Number: ONLINEEasy access to information on nearly 450 short stories.- Magill's Survey of World Literature by Call Number: ONLINEISBN: 9781587654466Publication Date: 2009-01-01
