BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

 

REFERENCE SOURCES:
The following reference books can be used to get both biographical and critical information about authors.   Each book has one or more volumes.  Check the index (located either in the back of the book or a separate volume) for your author's name and/or a title of his or her work.
BIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES:
Contemporary Authors
REF Z 1224 .C6

Dictionary of Literary Biography
REF PS 221 .C5

CRITICAL SOURCES:
Critical Survey of Short Fiction
REF PN 3321 .C7

Critical Survey of Long Fiction: Foreign Language Series
REF PN 3503 .C7

Critical Survey of Drama: Foreign Language Series
REF PN 1625 .C74

Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century
REF PN 771 .E5

SPECIFIC CRITICISM
Contemporary Literary Criticism
REF PN 771 .C59

Short Story Criticism
REF PN 3321 .S5
 
Drama Criticism
REF PN 1625 .D72

Library of Literary Criticism: Modern French Literature
REF PQ 306 .M57

Library of Literary Criticism: Modern Romance Literature
REF PN 813 .C8

Library of Literary Criticism: Major Modern Dramatists
REF PN 1861 .M27

Reference Guide to Short Fiction
REF PN 3373 .R36

Classic Cult Fiction
REF PN 3340 .W48

Masterplots II: Short Story Series
REF PN 3326 .M27

Masterplots II: Non-Fiction Series
REF PN 44 .M345

Masterplots II: European Fiction Series
REF PN 3326 .M37

Beacham's Popular World Fiction
REF PN 3503 .P586

LINCCWeb Searching:
The library catalog online (LINCCWeb) allows you to search for materials about or written by your author.  Click on the links below to view sample searches within the library catalog. 

Sample LINCC Keyword Search:
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FULL-TEXT DATABASES:
Search for articles and criticism about your author. (Highly recommended are highlighted)
From your home computer, login using your borrower id ( the 14 digit number on the back of your student ID) and your pin (EITHER the last 4 digits of your SSN for returning users OR the last 4 digits of your VID number for new students).

Academic Search Premier

Biography Resource Center

Book Index with Reviews

Book Review Digest Plus

Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers

eBooks/netLibrary

Essay & General Literature Index

Expanded Academic ASAP

Granger's World of Poetry

Humanities Full Text

InfoTrac OneFile

JSTOR

Literature Resource Center

LitFinder

MagillOnLiteraturePlus

OmniFile Full Text Mega

Valencia's Play & Short Story Index (Search for items owned by the library)

WEB SITES:

Literary Resources on the Net
Internet Public Library: Literary Criticism

SAMPLE GOOGLE SEARCHES:

EVALUATE YOUR SOURCES:

Distinguishing Between Popular and Scholarly Sources
Evaluating Data
Evaluating Internet Sources
Using Primary and Secondary Sources

DOCUMENT YOUR SOURCES:

APA Documentation of Print Sources
APA Documentation of Electronic Sources

MLA Documentation of Print Sources
MLA Documentation of Electronic Sources

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