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Find Books

Library Catalog (CLIC): The "Creighton Libraries Information Catalog" of books and other materials. Includes more than 35,000 e-books from the ebrary Academic Collection.
http://clic.creighton.edu/
Cambridge Companions Online: Introductions to Literature and Classics (164 volumes) and to Philosophy, Religion, and Culture (99 volumes), offering critical essays for student readers on major writers, artists, philosophers, topics and periods.
WorldCat: Search for books and other materials in thousands of libraries worldwide.

Find Articles

Academic Search Premier: Articles from thousands of magazines and journals in many different subjects, including language and literature (1970s-present).
Some Full Text
Humanities International Index *: Articles from several thousand magazines and journals in the humanities, including classical studies, plus many books (years vary by source).
Some Full Text
Iter Bibliography: Articles, books, dissertations, and other literature pertaining to the study of the Middle Ages and Renaissance (years vary by source).
Citations Only
JSTOR *: Archive of hundreds of scholarly journals in many different subject areas, including language and literature (all years except most recent).
All Full Text
MLA International Bibliography *: Articles from several thousand journals in literature, linguistics, and folklore, plus books and dissertations (Modern Language Association, 1926-present).
Some Full Text
Project Muse *: Articles from hundreds of scholarly journals in the humanities, arts, and social sciences, including religion (mid-1990s to present).
All Full Text
Wilson Omnifile: Articles from several thousand magazines and journals in many different subjects, including the humanities (1994-present).
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Encyclopedis & Reference

Gale Literary Databases: Includes biography from Contemporary Authors and Dictionary of Literary Biography. Available on campus only, one user at a time.
Gale Virtual Reference Library: English: Encyclopedias of world literature, poetry and poetics, Irish history and culture, and the Writers Directory. Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Oxford Reference Online Premium: Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and companions for various subjects, including classics, literature, mythology and folklore, history, and related subjects.
Oxford Reference Online: English Language: Dictionaries, grammars, and other writing and editing resources.
MagillOnLiterature Plus: Thousands of critical essays, plot summaries, character profiles, and author biographies for fiction, poetry, drama, essays, and philosophical works.
OED Online: The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the etymology and evolution of the English language.

Literary Criticism

Literature Criticism Online (Gale): Extensive compilation of introductory commentary and criticism on literature from the classical to contemporary era, including poetry and short stories.
IPL Online Literary Criticism Collection: Critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period.
http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/
Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism: Reference PN 81 J64 2005

Creative Writing

AWP: The Associated Writing Programs: Includes information on programs, careers, and conferences. The current issue of the Writers Chronicle is also available.
http://awpwriter.org/default.htm
Nebraska Center for Writers: "On-line resource for writers of poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction, providing information, advice, and links of interest to writers and readers.".
http://mockingbird.creighton.edu/NCW/index.htm
Poets & Writers: Primary source for information, support, and guidance for creative writers. Includes Poets & Writers magazine, Top 6 Questions Writers Ask, and directories for poets and writers.
http://www.pw.org
Poet's Market: Advice for getting poetry published, information on workshops, organizations, and publications.
Reference PN 1059 M3 P59
WritersDigest.com: "The Online Guide to the Writing Life." Information for getting published, writing better, and writing prompts.
http://www.writersdigest.com
Writers Directory 2009: A to Z entries of writers worldwide with a least one work published in English.
Writer's Market: Advice for getting published, listings of literary agents and book publishers
Reference PN 161 W83

World Literature

African Writers: Background information and a selected bibliography on 65 African authors.
Reference PL 8010 A453
Cervantes Encyclopedia: Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote.
Reference PQ 6337 .A2 2004 (2 vols.)
Contemporary postcolonial & postimperial literature in English: Introduction to post colonial theories and issues. Each country includes geographical and historical background, and a variety of essays about the authors. Compiled by George Landow many of the essays are the work of his students. When the site is complete it will include over 100 contemporary postcolonial authors.
http://www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/landow/post/index.html
Latin American Writers: Critical essays and selected bibliographies on 176 playwrights, poets, novelists, and journalists from the sixteenth century to the present.
Reference PQ 7081 A1L37
Modern Japanese Writers: Biographical information and a selected bibliography on 23 modern Japanese authors.
Reference PL 723 M563
Reference Guide to World Literature (Gale): Biography and criticism for literary works written in languages other than English, from early manuscripts to the present.

Web Sites

American Verse Project: Electronic archive of American poetry prior to 1920. Over 400 authors including African American and women poets.
http://www.hti.umich.edu/a/amverse
Anglistik Guide: "Gateway to scholarly relevant Internet resources on Anglo-American language and literature."
http://www.anglistikguide.de/
Electronic Poetry Center: Focus is on innovative poetries, new media writing, and literary programming. Alphabetical listings of authors, e-poetry, poetry magazines and publishers. Maintained by the Poetics Program and Department of Media Study at SUNY Buffalo.
http://epc.buffalo.edu
The EServer: One of the foremost online resources for literary studies, the EServer provides searchable electronic versions of over 30,000 works of literature and criticism, and links to related humanities materials and resources. It also publishes texts in the arts and humanities.
http://eserver.org/
Internet Poetry Archive: Making poetry accessible to new audiences. The archive includes the work of 8 living poets from around the world Phillip Levine, Seamus Heaney, Czeslaw Milosz, Robert Pinsky, Yusef Komunyakaa, Margaret Walker, and Richard Wilbur.
http://www.ibiblio.org/ipa/index.html
Inter-play: An on-line index to plays in collections, anthologies and periodicals.
http://www.lib.pdx.edu/systems/interplay
Irish Literature, Mythology, Folklore and Drama: Five main categories Literature, Mythology, Folklore, Theatre and Fine Arts. Biographies, works, and information on individual writers including Oscar Wilde, William Butler Yeats, James Joyce, and Seamus Heaney
http://www.luminarium.org/mythology/ireland/
Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies: A comprehensive resource for medieval studies: bibliographies, European cultural studies, pedagogical resources, electronic texts, music.
http://labyrinth.georgetown.edu/
Literary Resources on the Net: Jack Lynch's amazing, searchable collection of sites related to literature.
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/
Luminarium: This well-made site offers information on medieval, renaissance and 18th century authors, with the full text of selected works, and additional materials including biographical sketches, book reviews, essays, and beautiful graphics.
http://www.luminarium.org/
Outline of American Literature: Descriptions of the different periods of American Literature. Includes links to websites.
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/oal/oaltoc.htm
The Poetess Archive: A resource for studying the literary history of popular British and American poetry in the "poetess tradition," with over 4,000 entries and some full-text.
http://unixgen.muohio.edu/~poetess/
Poets.org: The Academy of American Poets: Categories include poetry awards, poetry exhibits, find a poet, and find a poem. Information on more than 450 poets and over 1200 poems.
http://www.poets.org/index.cfm
Wright American Fiction 1851-1875: Online collection of over 1,700 works of fiction published between 1851-1875.
http://www.letrs.indiana.edu/web/w/wright2
Voice of the Shuttle: A good starting point. The broad subject areas are Creative Writing, Literature (in English) and Literatures (Other Than English). Contains links to resources by genre, author, time period, and geographical region. Includes e-journals, discussion lists, conferences, and academic departments.
http://vos.ucsb.edu

Associations & Organizations

Modern Language Association: http://www.mla.org
Nebraska Center for Writers: http://mockingbird.creighton.edu/NCW/index.htm

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