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This page provides access to recommended resources for research in language and literature.

Finding Articles [help]

MLA Bibliography - Index of journal articles, books, and dissertations on literature, language, linguistics, and folklore
Book Review Digest - Index of fiction and nonfiction book reviews published after 1980

Humanities Abstracts - Index of articles and other materials published in humanities-related journals

International Medieval Bibliography - Index to articles, proceedings, and essay collections published worldwide covering the period between A.D. 400 and 1500
Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance - Index to articles and books published worldwide on the Middle Ages and Renaissance (A.D. 400-1700)
Literature Online (LION) - Digital library of English and American prose, poetry, and drama, as well as criticism, biographies, and bibliographies
Web of Science - Citation index for all disciplines (1977-present)
World Shakespeare Bibliography - Citations to articles, books, book reviews, dissertations, theatrical productions, production reviews, and other materials, scholarly and non-scholarly, related to Shakespeare

Finding Books

HopeCAT - Materials in the collections of Hope College Libraries and Western Theological Seminary
MeLCat - Materials in participating Michigan libraries
WorldCat - Materials in U.S. and international libraries


Online Reference Sources

African American Studies Center - Full-text reference & related sources 

Credo Reference - Literature

including: A Dictionary of Literary Symbols (2003), The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature (2005), The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature (2006), and others

NoveList - Database of fiction reviews plus suggested titles and authors based on readers preferences

Oxford English Dictionary - Full text of the OED

Oxford Reference Online - Literature

including: Oxford Companion to American Literature (1995), Oxford Companion to English Literature (2000), Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (2001), and others