Find author biographies, literary criticism, short literary works, articles on literary topics. Subjects: Authors, Literary Criticism, Literature, Children’s Literature Info type: biographical essays, encyclopedia articles, scholarly articles, book reviews, poems, short stories, essays, web links, images, audio-file interviews Access Tips: Up to 2 users at a time. If you don’t get in, try again later.
Search the text of literary works and find literary criticism. Subjects: Literature, Literary Criticism Info type: e-books, novels, poems, plays, scholarly articles, professional articles, reference book entries
Use this tool to search for fiction by topic and/or reading level. Also, includes book discussion guides for novels and activities to go with children’s picture books. Subjects: Adult Fiction, Children’s Books, Teen Fiction, Book Awards, Reader’s Advisory Info type: book summaries, book reviews, first chapters, discussion guides, curriculum ideas Access Tips: Use Library Catalog to locate books at EMU. Also available via http://mel.org/
Find articles and reviews in the Times Literary Supplement from 1902-1990 Subjects: Literature, Children’s Books, Art, Theater, Film Info type: book reviews, art reviews, theater reviews, movie reviews, poems Access Tips: Click “view facsimile” to see full text
Search for adult, teen, and children’s books by genre, subject, setting, time period, etc. Subjects: Fiction, Nonfiction, Reader’s Advisory Info type: book info, book summaries, book series info, book awards Access Tips: Also available via http://mel.org/ Search Instruction:What do I read next? - Video, takes a minute to load
Archive of back issues for many journals Subjects: Covers most subjects Info type: scholarly journals, professional periodicals Access Tips: Usually the most recent 3-5 years are not available in JSTOR. However, EMU may have a current subscription to the journal. Check Journals by Title.
Large collection of 400+ journals published by universities and scholarly societies. Subjects: Humanities & Social Studies--especially History, Literature, Political Science, Women’s Studies, some Science and Mathematics Info type: scholarly journals, literary magazines
Key source for Education articles and reports Subjects: Education, Communication Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles, ERIC documents Access Tips: Also available via http://mel.org/ Search Instruction:ERIC Basic Guide; ERIC Advanced Guide
Find articles on a wide range of subjects Subjects: Covers most subjects Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles, magazine articles Access Tips: Also available via http://mel.org/