Representative Dictionaries and Handbooks in literature and literary criticismLiterary Research Guide: an Annotated Listing of Reference Sources in English Literary Studies. J.L. Harner, fourth edition (Reference PR83 .H37 2002)
A Handbook to Literature, C.H. Holman and W. Harmon, eighth edition (Reference PN41. H355 2000)
A Dictionary of Literary Terms, J.A. Cuddon (Reference PN41 .C83 1977b)
Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms, R.Murfin and S.M. Ray (Reference PN44.5. M86 1997)
Critical Terms for Literary Study, F. Lentricchia and T. McLaughlin, second edition (Reference PN81 .C84 1995)
Selected Databases for this Course
MLA International Bibliography (EBSCOhost)
Content: | Produced by the Modern Language Association, this international resource contains bibliographic references (without abstracts) to articles in more than 4,000 journals as well as books, book chapters, proceedings, and dissertations in the fields of literature, modern languages, folklore, and linguistics. Covers 1926 to the present; updated 10 times a year. Journals indexed are listed in the MLA Directory of Periodicals. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). IPFW library owns the printed index 1921-1993 (Reference Z7006 .M64). IPFW's license allows an unlimited number of simultaneous users. |
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Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
Content: | Provides abstracts and indexing of articles in nearly 8,000 popular magazines, scholarly journals, and major newspapers, updated daily, in a wide range of fields including business, education, science and technology, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences, with nearly 4,000 titles available full text. Limit to scholarly, peer-reviewed articles or full-text articles only, if desired. Indexing coverage varies, with full-text content for some titles beginning 1975 or earlier, and most titles indexed from the 1990s. A complete list of titles covered is available. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). Other Indiana residents with an Internet service provider not based in Indiana (AOL, MSN, EarthLink, etc.) must first register for an INSPIRE password account. |
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Project Muse
Content: | Project Muse offers over 200 journal titles from 40 scholarly publishers covering the fields of literature and criticism, history, visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and others. The searchable collection includes current issues and back issue archival coverage extending to 1993 for select titles. Browse the tables of contents for each title in the collection or search the full text across all journals, selected subsets of journal titles, or in just a single title. Project Muse titles are also linked from IUCAT Catalog (Indiana University's online library catalog) records. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). |
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JSTOR (scholarly journal collection)
Content: | JSTOR is a searchable collection of the complete back files of more than 700 important scholarly journals. Current issues are not available; a "moving wall" of 1-5 years for each title defines the gap between the most recently published issue and the date of issues available in JSTOR. IPFW subscribes to the following collections: Arts and Sciences I, Arts and Sciences II, Arts and Sciences III, Arts and Sciences IV, Arts and Sciences Complement, Ecology & Botany, and Health & General Sciences. Browse the tables of contents for each title in the collection, or search the full text and abstracts of articles using keywords or author's name. JSTOR titles are also linked from IUCAT Catalog (Indiana University's online library catalog) records. |
Access: | Database available to authorized IPFW users (on or off campus). |
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When a Resource is Not Available in the LibraryRequest Delivery is an IUCAT feature that allows IPFW faculty, students, and staff to request materials held by other Indiana University Libraries and to have them delivered to Helmke Library (see the IUCAT Request Delivery Fact Sheet).
You may also request any item that is not available at Helmke Library through Document Delivery Services (DDS). DDS borrows books and provides photocopies of periodical articles from other library collections. The service is free for IPFW faculty, staff, and students.
Style Guides and Useful Tools for WritingA variety of style guides are on reserve at the Service Desk on the first floor. These tools help you organize and write your paper, and format in-text references and bibliography lists. For more information, also see our Style Guides and Writing Guides subject pathfinders.
Style Guides for this CourseThe most frequently recommended style guides in the humanities include the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers or the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (both official Modern Language Association guides). MLA's Web site provides examples for documenting materials retrieved online. Follow the path from MLA Style > Frequently Asked Questions About MLA Style.
And Finally, Ask a LibrarianLibrarians and skilled information assistants are always available to assist you. Visit the Service Desk to meet an information assistant who will help you get started. You are welcome to make an appointment with Your Subject Librarian if you need more in-depth assistance.
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