Contents
[hidetoc]Note: The Literary Criticism guide may also be of use
LITERARY DATABASES
- BookWire Book industry information
- Contemporary
Authors GaleNet
- Literary Market Place
- Literary History.com
GRAMMAR
- Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation Rules and examples
- Elements of Style: Rules of Usage and Composition
- Guide to Grammar and Style
- Guide to Grammar and Writing
- HyperGrammar
- Online English Grammar
- The Text Doctor
- yourdictionary.com
ONLINE LITERATURE AND CRITICISM
- American Transcendentalism Web
- American Verse Project Electronic archive of American poetry prior to 1920 by University of Michigan Press and Humanities Text Initiative
- AuthorYellowPages.com Links to sites maintained by authors and their publishers
- Bartleby.com Selected full text of reference sources, verse, fiction, and nonfiction anthologies
- Bibliomania HTML books
- Black
Drama Contains the full text of 1,200 plays written from the mid-1800s
to the present by more than 100 playwrights from North America, English-speaking
Africa, the Caribbean, and other African diaspora countries
- A Celebration of Women Writers
- Contemporary Postcolonial and Post imperial Literature in English
- Digital Schomburg: African American Women Writers of the 19th Century Full text
- Electronic Poetry Center (EPC) From SUNY-Buffalo. Focuses on contemporary experimental poetry
- Emory Women Writers Resource Project Full-text 1700-1900
- Humanities Text Initiative
- Illustrated Shakespeare (UW-Madison)
- Internet Public Library Online Texts Collection
- Literary Criticism The Internet Public Library
- The Literature and Culture of the American 1950s
- Librarian's Internet Index Important literature web sites indexed for easy use
- The Bedford Introduction to Literature
- Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet FULL list of scholarly resources and other info
- The Online Books Page
- Poetry Sample articles and contents to Poetry Magazine
- Poetry Archive Has audio archives of English language poets reading their own works
- Poetry Portal Links about poetry online, events, courses, styles, and publishing
- Poets.org The Academy of American Poet
- Postcolonial Studies From Emory University
- Project CROW A directory of American Literature web resources
- Project Gutenberg
- Romantics: English Literature by Period
- Scribbling Women Online resources for American women's literature
- Searchebooks.com Search the full text of thousands of online books
- sffworld.com Science Fiction and Fantasy World: includes stories, articles and reviews and more
- Shakespeare Searched Quick access to passages in Shakespeare's work
- Short Stories Full text collection, both classic and new
- Small Spiral Notebook Online literary journal
- Sonnet Central Full text sonnets in English
- Victorian Women Writers Project Full text
- Voice of the Shuttle Web site for humanities research
- Voices from the Gaps: Women Artists and Writers of Color University of Minnesota
- Wright American Fiction 1851-1875 A collection of 1752 texts, from the Indiana University Digital Library Program
Also consult the University Library Literary Criticism subject guide.
TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION
- EServer TC Library Iowa State University; indexes peer-reviewed scholarly work and practitioners' resources
- Resources for Technical Writers Extensive collection of links on technical writing
- Society for Technical Communication
- Technical Communication Information sources From John December
- Technical Communication Resources From the UW-Stout Department of English and Philosophy
- Technical Report Writing From NASA's Glenn Technical Library
- Writer's Write: Technical Writing
JOURNALISM
- American Press Institute (API)
- ASNE: American Society of Newspaper Editors Also contains a section on Credibility
- The American Project
- The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC)
- BusinessJournalism.org
- Committee to Protect Journalists Nonprofit, nonpartisan organization promoting press freedom worldwide
- Editorial Cartoons: The Impact and Issues of an Evolving Craft From Nieman Reports
- Environmental Media Services (EMS)
- The First Amendment Handbook
- Freepress nonprofit organization advocating free press and media reform
- The Freedom Forum Online
- Frontline World PBS television news program
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting
- International News Safety Institute
- John F. Kennedy School of Government: News
- Journalism.org: Research, Resources, and Ideas to Improve Journalism
- A Journalist's Guide to the Internet
- MediaResource: Linking Journalists and Scientists
- Newslink
- OJR (Online Journalism Review) E-journal
- Poynter Online Everything you need to be a better journalist
- Public Agenda Online
- Pulitzer Prize
- Resources on the Internet for Business Journalists Set of links
- Sixbillion.org Online magazine of narrative journalism
- U-Wire
- Vanderbilt Television News Archive
- The Write News
STYLE GUIDES
- Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association (APA)
- Guide for Citing Electronic Information David and Lorraine Cheng Library
- Modern Language Association Style Guide (MLA)
- Renesselaer Virtual Writing Center Handouts
- Research and Documentation By Diana Hacker of The Bedford Handbook
- Schoolhouse Rock Grammar rock
- Word Processing Style Guide
- Writer's Handbook: Documentation Styles From the UW-Madison Writing Center
DICTIONARIES AND THESAURI
- Acronym Finder
- ARTFL Project: Roget's Thesaurus
- Cliche Finder
- Glossary of the Humanities
- Glossary of Poetic Terms
- Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and thesaurus
- Newbury House Online Dictionary
- One Look Dictionaries
- Online Etymology Dictionary Word histories
- Online Slang Dictionary
- Oxford English Dictionary
- Rhymezone Rhyming Dictionary
- Roget's Thesaurus
- Synonym Dictionary
- Web of Online Dictionaries
- Word Detective
- WordNet
- World Wide Web Acronym and Abbreviation Server
- YourDictionary.com Links to specialized dictionaries
INDEXES AND DATABASES
Use the Indexes and Databases to identify articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Many indexes provide full text articles.
A tutorial is available to show you how to use WilsonWeb to search for literary criticism articles.
- Finding Literary Criticism Articles Flash Demo! (Turn on audio)
- Finding Literary Criticism Articles Flash Demo! (Text only version)
- EBSCOHost
- Academic Search
- Masterfile Premier
- MLA International Bibliography
- Wilson Web
- Humanities Full Text
- OmniFile
-
Free Web Database
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Database From Hal W. Hall, Texas A & M University
PERIODICALS
- Arts & Letters Daily A service of the Chronicle of Higher Education
- Columbia Journalism Review
- Communication Arts
- Editor & Publisher
- JStor
Journals Including archives for American Literature, Callaloo,
ELH, MLN, Shakespeare Quarterly and other periodicals related to
literature, language and philosophy
- Mudlark: An Electronic Journal of Poetry and Poetics
- Narrative Online magazine of fiction and nonfiction. Free registration required.
- Project
Muse Journals Including Modern Fiction Studies, MLN and many
other journals related to literature and language
- Philosophy and Literature
- The Qualitative Report: An Online Journal Dedicated to Quantitative Research and Critical Inquiry
- RhetNet: A Cyberjournal for Rhetoric and Composition
Periodicals Available in the University Library
- CCC (College Composition and Communication)
- College English
- English Journal
WRITING RESOURCES
- Critical Reading Guide Brock University
- Handbook of Rhetorical Devices
- John Hewitt's Writer's Resource Center Includes information on technical writing, articles, employment, writing associations, etc.
- Literature: What Makes a Good Short Story? Offers explanations of literary elements: plot development, point of view, character, setting, and theme
- Nuts and Bolts Guide of College Writing From Michael Harvey of Washington College
- Online Writing Lab, Purdue University
- Paradigm Online Writing Assistant Online writer's guide and handbook
- Poetry Magic Resource center for theory and craft of writing poetry
- Renesselaer Virtual Writing Center Handouts
- Resources for Rhetoric and Composition
- David and Lorraine Cheng Library: Evaluating Articles
- Synthesis: Using the Work of Others Techniques to avoid plagiarism
- The Journalist's Toolbox: Online Resources for Reporters and Editors
- Writer's Digest
- Writing Assessment Services Resource for student writers
- Writing@CSU Writing guides from Colorado State University
A SAMPLING OF DICTIONARIES, CRITICISM, AND OTHER BOOKS IN REFERENCE
- American heritage dictionary of the English language REF PE 1628 .A623
- Chicago manual of styleREF Z253 .U69 2003
- Contemporary AuthorsREF CT220 .C62x
- Contemporary Literary CriticismREF PN771 .C59
- Encyclopedia of rhetoricREF PN172 .E52 2001
- Writer’s marketREF PN161 .W83
STOUT LIBRARY CATALOG
Use the Stout Library Catalog to identify resources owned by the University Library related to your topic. Start with a guided keyword search. Enter your topic(s), then when you have identified a useful title, click on "Long View". Note the subject headings. You can click on any subject heading to find other resources on that topic.
WWW Search Engines
The search engines that are available on the WWW vary in depth and coverage. Explore the search options to find relevant WWW sites. For a list of available search engines and WWW directories, e.g. Google or Yahoo, use Searching the Web from the Library Home Page.
Citations
To cite online resources in appropriate bibliographic style see: Citing Resources
To organize citations and create bibliographies and papers in APA, MLA and other styles see: RefWorks and Other Citation Management Tools
Last Updated: 03/28/2008 and Last Revised: 07/30/2007
Contact Denise Madland for more information or help on this topic.