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Reference Works
Biographical Information | Film | Literature | Social Issues & Historical Background
- Biographical Information
- American National Biography. Ed. John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes. 24 vols. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999-2002.
Reference R 920.073 A512
- Biography Reference Bank. H.W. Wilson, 2003- .
- Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1984- .
Reference R 927.9 C761
- Gale Literary Databases. Gale, 2001- .
Includes:
- Contemporary Authors
- The Dictionary of Literary Biography
- Gothic Writers: A Critical and Bibliographical Guide. Ed. Douglass H. Thomson et al. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2002.
Reference R 809.91 G684
- International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers. Ed. Tom Pendergast and Sara Pendergast. 4th ed. 4 vols. Detroit: St. James Press, 2000.
Reference R 791.43 I611 2000
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. ed. H.C.G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. 60 vols. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2004.
Reference R 920 N2111
- Scribner Writers Series. Gale: 2003- .
Includes:
- American Writers
- British Writers
- St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers. Ed. David Pringle. Detroit, MI: St. James Press, 1998.
Reference R 809.3 S143
- World Writers in English. Ed. Jay Parini. 2 vols. New York: Scribner, 2004.
Reference R 820.9 W927
- Film
- The Complete Film Dictionary. Ira Konigsberg. 2nd ed. New York: Penguin, 1998.
Reference R 791.43 K82c2
- Dictionary of Film Terms: The Aesthetic Companion to Film Art. Frank Eugene Beaver. New York: Peter Lang, 2006.
Reference R 791.43 D386d 2006
- Encyclopedia of Alfred Hitchcock. Thomas Leitch. New York: Facts on File, 2002.
Reference R 791.43 H674yL
- Encyclopedia of Television. Ed. Horace Newcomb. 2nd ed. 4 vols. New York: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2004.
Reference R 791.45 E56
- The Film Studies Dictionary. Steve Blandford et al. London: Oxford Univ. Press, 2001.
Reference R 791.43 B642f
- Guide to American Cinema, 1965-1995. Daniel Curran. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1998.
Reference R 791.43 C976g
- Handbook of American Film Genres. Ed. Wes D. Gehring. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1988.
Reference R 791.43 H236
- Horror Films of the 1970s. John Kenneth Muir. 2 vols. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2002.
Reference R 791.43 M953h
- Horror Films of the 1980s. John Kenneth Muir. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2007.
Reference R 791.43 M953ho
- International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers. Ed. Tom Pendergast and Sara Pendergast. 4th ed. 4 vols. Detroit: St. James Press, 2000.
Reference R 791.43 I611 2000
- International Film Guide. New York: A.S. Barnes, 1966-1989.
Library has 1966 to 1989
Reference R 791.43 I61
- The Language of Cinema. Kevin Jackson. New York: Routledge, 1998.
Reference R 791.43 J13L
- Literature and Film: An Annotated Bibliography, 1909-1977. Jeffrey Egan Welch. New York: Garland, 1981.
Reference R 016.791 W439L
- Literature and Film: An Annotated Bibliography, 1978-1988. Jeffrey Egan Welch. New York: Garland, 1993.
Reference R 016.791 W439L 1978-88
- The Motion Picture Guide. Chicago, IL: Cinebooks, 1985-1999.
Library has: 1988-1999.
Reference R 791.43 N251m
- Movies made for Television, 1964-2004. Alvin H. Marill. 5 vols. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2005.
Reference R 791.45 M336m
- Multicultural Films: A Reference Guide. Janice R. Welsch and J.Q. Adams. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005.
Reference R 791.43 W458m
- New York Times Encyclopedia of Film. Ed. Gene Brown. 13 vols. New York: Times Books, 1984.
Reference R 791.43 N532
- The Oxford Companion to Film. Ed. Liz-Anne Bawden. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1976.
Reference R 791.43 O98
- Reference Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Michael Burgess and Lisa Bartle. 2nd ed. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2002.
Reference R 016.8 B995r
- Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film. Ed. Barry Grant. 4 vols. New York: Schirmer Reference, 2007.
- Science Fiction, Horror, & Fantasy Film and Television Credits. Harris M. Lentz III. 2nd ed. 3 vols. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2001.
Reference R 791.43 L574S
- Television Program Master Index. Charles V. Dintrone. 2nd ed. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2003.
Reference R 016.7914 D587t
- Theatre: Stage to Screen to Television. William Torbert Leonard. 2 vols. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow, 1981.
Reference R 792.5 L581t
- Variety International Film Guide. London: Andre Deutsch, 1990-1996.
Reference R 791.43 V299
- Literature
- The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms. Ross Murfin and Supryia M. Ray. 2nd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003.
Reference R 801.95 M975b
- Credo Reference
A collection of online reference books, including a selection of literature resources, such as The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English (3rd ed.), The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature, and the The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature.
- Critical Survey of Short Fiction. Ed. Charles E. May. 2nd rev. ed. 7 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2001.
Reference R 809.3 C934 2001
- Cyclopedia of Literary Characters. Ed. A.J. Sobczak. Rev. ed. 5 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1998.
Reference R 809.9 C995
- A Dictionary of Literary and Thematic Terms. Edward Quinn. New York: Facts on File, 1999.
Reference R 803 Q7d
- A Dictionary of Literary Devices. Bernard Dupriez. Trans. Albert W. Halsall. Toronto: Univ. of Toronto Press, 1991.
Reference R 803 D943g-T
- Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory. J.A. Cuddon. 4th ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 1998.
Reference R 803 C964d4
- Dictionary of Literary Themes and Motifs. Ed. Jean-Charles Seigneuret et al. 2 vols. New York: Greenwood, 1988.
Reference R 803 D5541
- The First Gothics: A Critical Guide to the English Gothic Novel. Frederick S. Frank. New York: Garland, 1987.
Reference R 016.82 F8281f
- Gale Literary Criticism Titles
- Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1981- .
Reference R 809.03 N714
To locate relevant entries in this set, consult Gale's Literary Index.
- Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1978- .
Reference R 809.04 T971
To locate relevant entries in this set, consult Gale's Literary Index.
- Contemporary Literary Criticism. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1973- .
Reference R 809.04 C761
To locate relevant entries in this set, consult Gale's Literary Index.
- Short Story Criticism. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1988- .
Reference R 809 S559
To locate relevant entries in this set, consult Gale's Literary Index.
- Gale Literary Databases. Gale, 2001- .
Includes:
- Contemporary Authors
- The Dictionary of Literary Biography
- The Gothic's Gothic: Study Aids to the Tradition of the Tale of Terror. Benjamin Franklin Fisher IV. New York: Garland, 1988.
Reference R 016.8 F533g
- Guide to the Gothic II: An Annotated Bibliography of Criticism, 1983-1993. Frederick S. Frank. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 1995.
Reference R 016.8 F928g2
- Guide to the Gothic III: An Annotated Bibliography of Criticism, 1994-2003. Frederick S. Frank. 2 vols. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2005.
Reference R 016.8 F928g3
- The Handbook to Gothic Literature. Ed. Marie Mulvey-Roberts. New York: New York Univ. Press, 1998.
Reference R 809.3 H236
- A Handbook to Literature. William Harmon. 9th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2003.
Reference R 803 H747h9
- A Henry James Encyclopedia. Robert L. Gale. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1989.
Reference R 828 J27yg
- The Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Ed. J.A. Simpson and E.S.C. Weiner. 2nd ed. 20 vols. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989.
Reference R 423 O98m
The online version also contains entries being prepared for the third edition.
The first edition of the OED is still a useful resource; see A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, edited by A.H. Murray et al. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1888–1928), shelved at Reference R 423 O98.
- A Reader's Companion to the Short Story in English. Ed. Erin Fallon et al. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2001.
Reference R 809.3 R286
- Reference Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Michael Burgess and Lisa Bartle. 2nd ed. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2002.
Reference R 016.8 B995r
- Reference Guide to Short Fiction. Ed. Thomas Riggs. 2nd ed. Detroit, MI: St. James Press, 1999.
- Reference Guide to World Literature. Ed. Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast. 3rd ed. 2 vols. Detroit, MI: St. James Press, 2003.
Reference R 809 R332
- St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers. Ed. David Pringle. Detroit, MI: St. James Press, 1998.
Reference R 809.3 S143
- Social Issues & Historical Background
- Cold War Culture: Media and the Arts, 1945-1990. Richard A. Schwartz. New York: Facts on File, 1998.
Reference R 973.92 S399c
- Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History. Ed. Ed. Mary Kupiec Cayton and Peter Williams. 3 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2001.
Reference R 973.04 E564
- Encyclopedia of American Social Movements. Ed. Immanuel Ness. 3 vols. New York: Sharpe Reference, 2004.
Reference R 303.484 E56
- Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History in America. Ed. Marc Stein. 4 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2004.
Reference R 306.76 E56
- Encyclopedia of Psychology. Ed. Alan E. Kazdin. 8 vols. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2000.
Reference R 150.3 E561
- Encyclopedia of Women and Gender. Ed. Judith Worell. 2 vols. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2001.
Reference R 305.4 E56
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
A collection of over 120 scholarly reference books in all subject areas. Includes:
- Men & Masculinities: A Social, Cultural, and Historical Encyclopedia. Ed. Michael Kimmel and Amy Aronson. 2 vols. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2004.
Reference R 305.31 M534
Books & Videos
See also the guide to Book Review Sources.
- Library Catalog
Includes information about books, government documents, and journals, magazines, and newspapers in the Library. - To locate videos, do a keyword search and limit your search by the format "video materials (VHS/DVD)."
- To locate works about a person, do a subject search for the person's name (last name first).
- To locate bibliographies on a person or topic, do a keyword search and add the following: su bibliography.
- To locate appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings, start with a keyword search and then browse records.
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- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- WorldCat
Indexes books, periodicals, and other materials held by libraries around the world. Search WorldCat to identify additional books on your topic and then order the books on interlibrary loan.
Note: It can be helpful to identify relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings in the Library Catalog first; you can then do a subject search in WorldCat to find additional items with these subject headings.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: insert a "w" between the words in a phrase (for example, "cold w war")
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
Articles & other Information Sources
Starting Points | Subject-Specific Databases
- Starting Points
- Academic Search Premier
(1975 to present) Indexes popular and scholarly articles in a broad range of subject areas; also includes citations to book reviews and citations to articles in several national newspapers.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- LexisNexis Academic
(Approx. 1980 to present) Includes the full text of articles from local, national, and international newspapers, magazines, and trade journals as well as articles from law reviews and federal and state cases.
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: use an exclamation point
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use an asterisk *
- OmniFile Full Text Mega
(1982 to present) Indexes articles from over 3,000 scholarly and popular periodicals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences; also includes the full text of selected articles from over 1,650 of these periodicals.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?
- Readers' Guide Abstracts
(1890 to present) Indexes articles in popular U.S. periodicals; also includes citations to book and film reviews.
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?
- Westlaw Campus Research
Includes the full text of news articles and federal and state court cases.
Note: you will need to accept the terms of the Westlaw "Agreement" before you can search Westlaw Campus Research.
Search Syntax (for "Terms and Connectors" searches):
- Truncation: use an exclamation point !
- Phrase searching: use double quotations marks " "
- Wildcard: use an asterisk *
- Subject-Specific Databases
Be sure to consult the indexes & databases pages too!
Film | Literature | Other Databases
- Film
See also the guide for Film Review Sources.
- Film & Television Literature Index
(c. 1937 to present) Indexes articles, film reviews, and book reviews from over 300 film and television periodicals; international in scope..
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- Film Indexes Online
(1893 to present) Contains both Film Index International (FII) and The American Film Institute Catalog (AFI). Includes full production and cast information for films from over 170 countries as well as plot summaries, production notes, and citations to reviews, criticism, and articles on film and film personalities.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: automatic
- Humanities Abstracts
(1907 to present). Indexes articles in over 500 English-language journals in the fields of archaeology, art, classics, communication, film, folklore, history, languages and literatures, music, philosophy, religion, and theatre. Also includes citations for book, theatre, and film reviews as well as interviews, obituaries, and some original creative works. Includes the full text of selected articles from 1995 to the present.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?
- MLA International Bibliography
(1926 to present). Indexes journal articles, books, and doctoral dissertations in the fields of English, American, European, Asian, African, and Latin American linguistics, modern languages and literatures, film studies, and folklore.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- Literature
- MLA International Bibliography
(1926 to present). Indexes journal articles, books, and doctoral dissertations in the fields of English, American, European, Asian, African, and Latin American linguistics, modern languages and literatures, film studies, and folklore.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- Humanities Abstracts
(1907 to present). Indexes articles in over 500 English-language journals in the fields of archaeology, art, classics, communication, film, folklore, history, languages and literatures, music, philosophy, religion, and theatre. Also includes citations for book, theatre, and film reviews as well as interviews, obituaries, and some original creative works. Includes the full text of selected articles from 1995 to the present.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?
- Other Databases
- ATLA Religion Database
(1949 to present) Indexes book reviews on all aspects of religion and theology.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: automatic
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- Contemporary Women's Issues
(1992 to present) Indexes popular articles, scholarly articles, books, newsletters, and reports on all aspects of women's studies, including gender, sociology, education, political science, and health.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: automatic
- Phrase searching: automatic
- Historical Abstracts & America: History & Life
(Time period covered: 1450 to present [world history]; prehistory to present [U.S. and Canadian history]. Publication coverage: 1954 to present). Indexes journal articles, book chapters, doctoral dissertations, and book reviews. (Each database can also be searched separately.)
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- JSTOR
Includes pdf copies of scholarly articles from a core collection of journals; also includes book reviews. Note:JSTOR does not contain articles from the most recent 3-5 years.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use a plus sign +
- Phrase searching: automatic
- Project Muse
Contains full-text articles from journals published by university and scholarly presses.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- ProQuest Religion
(1986 to present) Indexes articles from more than 90 religion periodicals.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- PsycINFO
(1887 to present) Contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports, as well as citations to dissertations, all in the field of psychology and related disciplines.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use a dollar sign $
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- Social Sciences Abstracts
(1907 to present) Indexes journal articles and some book reviews on all social sciences subjects, including history, political science, international relations, law, economics, area studies, gender studies, anthropology, psychology, and sociology.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?
- Sociological Abstracts
(1963 to present) indexes journal articles in sociology and related fields, including anthropology, economics, education, philosophy, political science, and social psychology.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: automatic
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- Web of Knowledge
(c. 1900 to present) A multidisciplinary resource that provides citations to articles in thousands of journals in the social sciences, humanities, and sciences.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotations marks " "
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
(1975 to present) Indexes articles on a broad array of political science and international relations topics; international in scope.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
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- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
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