Resource Guide for English

Books

The Library has many books, encyclopedias, atlases and dictionaries pertaining to English studies. The Library's books are classified according to subject by the Dewey Decimal System and browsing the shelves for books can be a good way to find books on similar topics.  The 800 range is the  section in Dewey for literature. Our library also has  Fiction, Story Collection, and Paperback section which contain much of use in your study of English.

e-Reference Books that may be of particular use  for English studies.

American Decades: Primary Sources

Countries and Their Cultures.

Dictionary of American History

Encyclopedia of Greco-Roman Mythology

Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics. 

New Dictionary of the History of Ideas

Propaganda and Mass Persuasion : A Historical Encyclopedia, 1500 to the Present

Renaissance:
An Encyclopedia for Students

UXL American Decades

Women of Classical Mythology A Biographical Dictionary

Online journals (online fulltext) that pertain to English can be found at

EBSCO MAS Ultra - School Edition
eLibrary Curriculum Edition

Academic Search Premier

 

Carondelet Databases and Online Encyclopedias
Click here for  A-Z list of databases for all Carondelet Databases.

These databases and encyclopedias may be especially useful for English:

Encyclopædia Britannica Online

Daily Life Online 

EBSCO MAS Ultra - School Edition

eLibrary Curriculum Edition
Literary Reference Center
Newspaper Source Plus

NoveList

Points of View

ProQuest Learning: Literature

Helpful Internet Sites

 

  • Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

  • Big 6

  • Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

  • Encyclopedia Mythica

  • Greek Mythology Link

  • Guide to Grammar & Writing

  • Librarians' Internet Index - Literature & Books

  • Noodeltools

  • The Owl at Purdue  Great tools for improving your writing

  • Poetry 180

  • Poets.org

  • Reading Critically

  • Shakespeare at eNotes


     

     

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