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Indexes and Abstracts (Print and Online)

• Abstracts of English Studies (1958 - present) / INDEX Z 2015 .A2
• Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1977 - present) / INDEX Z 5937 .A795x
  Online as Arts and Humanities Citation Index Expanded 1992 - present
• Dissertation Abstracts (1861 - present) / INDEX Z 5055 .U5 A53
  Online as Digital Dissertations 1861 - present
• Essay and General Literature Index (1900 - present) / INDEX AI3 .E75
  Online as Essay & General Literature Index 1983 - present
• Humanities Index (1974 - present) / INDEX AI3 .R51x
  Online as Humanities Full-Text
• MLA American Bibliography (1921 - present) / INDEX Z 7006 .M64
  Online as MLA International Bibliography 1981 - present

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Bibliographies

• General
• Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (1923 - ) / Ref Z 2011 .M69
  Online as Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (1920 - )
• Articles on American Literature 1900-1975 / Ref Z 122 .L49
• Bibliography of American Literature 8vols. / Ref Z 1225 .B55
  Online as Bibliography of American Literature
• English Short Title Catalogue (online)
• Magill's Bibliography of Literary Criticism / Ref Desk Z 6514 .C97 M3x
• The Year's Work in English Studies (1919 - present) / Ref PE 58 .E6

• Specific
• Bibliographies of Studies in Victorian Literature / Ref Z 2013.B592
• Eighteenth Century Short Title Catalogue / Microforms PR 1134 .E35 Index
• Feminist Literary Criticism: A Bibliography of Journal Articles / Ref Z 6514 .C97 F76 1988
• ITER (Bibliography of Medieval and Renaissance Europe) (online)

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Reference Resources (Guides, Handbooks, Encyclopedias, etc.)

• General
• Cambridge History of English Literature / Ref PR 83 .C22 1967x
• Cambridge History of English Literature / Ref PR 83 .C22 1967x
• Contemporary Authors vol. 1 - / Ref PN 771 .C595x
  Online as Contemporary Authors
• Dictionary of Literary Biography (Over 100 volumes on individual topics)
  search TITLE Dictionary of Literary Biography on ZipLINK for call numbers
• The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism / Ref PN 81 .J545 1994
• Thematic
• Black American Writers Past and Present: A Biographical and Bibliographical Dictionary / Ref Z 1229 .N39 R87
• Critical Survey of Drama / Ref PN 623 .C75
• Critical Survey of Literary Theory (4 vols.) / Ref PN 45.C74 1987
• Critical Survey of Poetry, English Language / Ref PN 1111 .C7
• Critical Survey of Short Fiction / Ref PN 3373 .C7x
• Sources of Criticism
• General
• Contemporary Literary Criticism / Ref PN 771 .C59x
• Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800 / Ref PN 86 .L53
• Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism / Ref PN 761 .N5
• Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism / Ref PN 771.G27
• Drama
• Dramatic Criticism Index / Ref Z 5781.B8
• American Drama Criticism: Interpretations 1890-1977 / Ref Z 1231 .D7P3 1974
• Fiction
• American Fiction to 1900 / Ref Z 1231 .F4 K57
• American Short-Fiction Criticism and Scholarship 1959-1977: A Checklist / Ref Desk Z 1231 .F4 W43
• Contemporary Novel: A Checklist of Critical Literature on the British & American Novel Since 1945 / Ref Z 1231 .F4 A34
• The English Novel / Ref Z 2014 .F5 D94
• The Twentieth-Century English Novel: An Annotated Bibliography of General Criticism / Ref Z 2014 .F5 C35
• Poetry
• American and British Poetry: A Guide to the Criticism / Ref Desk Z 1231 .P7A44 1984
• English Poetry, 1900-1950: A Guide to Information Sources / Ref Z 2014 .P7A54 1982
• Guide to American Poetry Explication, Vol. 1, Colonial and Nineteenth Century / Ref Z 1231 .P7R66 1989
• Guide to American Poetry Explication, Vol. 2, Modern and Contemporary / Ref Z 1231 .P7L46 1989
• Mell, English Poetry, 1660-1800 / Ref Z 2014 .P7M44 1982
• Old and Middle English Poetry to 1500 / Ref Z 2014 .P7B34
• Thematic
• Psychocriticism / Ref Z 6514.P78
• Romantic Poets and Prose Writers / Ref Z 2013 .F6 1967
• Shakespearean Criticism / Ref PR 2965 .S43

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Journals

The Electronic Journal Center, located on the University of Akron Libraries' website, provides online access to full-text versions of many journals useful for the study of English. Some of the titles available include:

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Full-text Books

• Available through OhioLink
• African-American Poetry Database
  Texts of poems published between 1760 and 1900
• American Poetry Database
  Texts of poems by more than 200 writers from the 17th to early 20th centuries
• Editions and Adaptations of Shakespeare
  Eleven complete editions of Shakespeare's works
• Eighteenth Century Fiction
  Texts of 96 works of prose fiction
• English Poetry Database
  Texts of poems written between 600 and 1900 A.D.
• English Prose Drama
  Texts of over 1600 plays written in prose from the 16th to 19th Century
• English Verse Drama
  Texts written from the late 13th Century to the end of the 19th Century
• Available through WWW
• IPL Online Literary Criticism Collection
  Site with access to over 20,000 books; searchable
• Wright American Fiction
  Texts of American fiction from the 19th Century

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Internet Resources

• General Resources
• Daedalus's Guide to the Web
  Megasite with links to sites and internet resources in the humanities
• The English Server
  Collection of online texts and resources in the arts and the humanities
• Literature: Resources
  Comprehensive site of links and full-text resources on many aspects of literature
• VOICE OF THE SHUTTLE HOME PAGE
  Best of the inclusive megasites for internet resources in the humanities
• Specialized Resources
• Banned Books and Censorship
  Annotated directory of resources on aspects of censorship and free expression
• Critical/Literary Theory
  Well-organized site of links to gateways, full-text resources and sites on theory
• �CLAT: The Essential Comparative Literature And Theory Site
  Guide to resources, full-text sites, study programs and professional information for the field of comparative literature
• Electronic Poetry Center Home Page
  Central gateway to electronic poetry and poetics
• Medieval Sourcebook: Introduction
  Site with links to all aspects of medieval studies; includes an index to selected sources for teaching, links to full text sources and a section on sources for saints' lives
• Romantic Circles
  Resources for the study of Romantic-period literature and culture
• The Victorian Women Writers Project
  Site of full-text works by British women writers of the 19th century; includes fiction, anthologies, political pamphlets, religious tracts, children's books, poetry and drama
• Victorianism
  Covers Victorian literature, history and culture through topical aspects

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Guide to research for materials

• Literary Research Guide: An Annotated Listing of Reference Sources in English Literary Studies / Ref PR 83.H375 1998
• A Reference Guide for English Studies / Ref PR 56.M37 1990

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