A catalog of the holdings of books, journals, and other materials held by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) member libraries. Includes manuscripts, maps, films and sound recordings. Covers works published before 1,000 BC-present.

The MLA is the best place to go if you're looking for journal articles or essays in books about literature.  Like Tripod, you can do a basic keyword search, or you can narrow your searches down by using some more advanced techniques.

Using the standard search for MLA.  From here you can do a keyword search, such as "bluest eye" and "morrison."  The results will tell you every time the combination of those two search terms appeared in the database.  Beware the "Title Keyword" search: this searches keywords in the titles of critical works, not literary works.

Use the button to find out if we have the cited reference in the Trico.  A separate window will open up and either take you directly to an electronic version of the article, give you a link to check Tripod for a print copy, or tell you we don't have a copy.  If we don't have a copy, don't worry!  You can request most things from Interlibrary Loan by clicking on the ILL link, entering your name and barcode and submitting the request.

There are other ways of searching MLA that come in handy.  Try searching for "author as subject" or "author's work."  But watch out!  Not all titles are indexed in MLA (for instance, Maus).

Provides full-text and page images from many of the top journals in most academic disciplines. Examples of journals of interest: MLN (Modern Language Notes), Modern Language Journal, Representations, Yale French Studies, French Historical Studies, French Review. Coverage is from the inception of the journal through three to five years ago.

Unsurpassed as a scholarly dictionary of the English language, the OED is based on historical principles, that is, it shows not only etymologies but charts changes of meaning over time. It does so by making extensive use of illustrative quotations. Refer to the OED for questions regarding an author's probable intended use of a word or about a word's derivation.

"Glossary of Contemporary Literary Theory has been thoroughly revised and expanded to include over 70 important new terms and usages from this volatile and fast-changing field. A substantial number of the new entries come from the increasingly influential area of gender politics, Queer Theory and Masculinity Studies. New terms in this edition include 'camp', 'closet criticism', 'deghettoization', 'femaling', 'faghag/fagstag character', 'lavender language', 'cross dressing', 'outing', 'code switching' and 'transgender'. In addition, many existing entries have been revised, often substantially, and the guide to further reading has been updated."--BOOK JACKET.

A full-text searchable database of articles on individual critics and theorists, critical and theoretical schools and movements, and the critical and theoretical innovations of specific countries and historical periods. It also treats related persons and fields that have been shaped by or have themselves shaped literary theory and criticism. Each entry includes a selective primary and secondary bibliography.

Provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors.

A guide from the Cornell University Library for using the MLA style to format your paper.

An encyclopedia of gay, lesbian, transgender, and queer culture.

Google Français has no access to GoogleScholar, which has some quality, peer-reviewed articles. However, there are links to sites with good biographical information. Use with caution, as you would the French version of Wikipedia!