Research Databases

List of research database titles, descriptions and links
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American and English Literature

E-books of American and English literature--poetry, drama, fiction, and the Bible. Search for a word or phrase across all the literature, or browse collections.

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Books & Authors about:books

Information about books and authors.

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Dictionary of Literary Biography
Biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of the world's most influential literary figures, plus thousands of images.
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Literary Reference Source
Literary Reference Source

Full-text literary journals, literary reference works, plot summaries, literary criticism, author biographies and interviews, and the full-text of thousands of poems and short stories.

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Access Literature Criticism Online from Gale
Literature Criticism Online

Access to popular literary criticism series, covering authors who lived from 1800 through 2009. Citations are provided for all entries.

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NoveList
NoveList

Book, series, and author information, reviews, read-a-likes, and much more for thousands fiction titles.

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NoveList K-8
NoveList K-8

Database of young adult, children's and easy titles with a student-focused interface, designed for PreK through Middle School ages

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Nonfiction Core Collection for Public Libraries
Public Library Core Collection: Nonfiction

Nonfiction book reviews; collection development resource for librarians

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