Research Guides: English: Getting Started

Getting Started

Welcome to the English Research Guide!

This guide provides links to major databases, books, images, streaming videos, and more for English. Scroll below to see most used resources for getting started on your research. Click on the tabs in the left navigation bar to see more in-depth and comprehensive resources.

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Literature Online: Reference (ProQuest)
Provides access to over 25 encyclopedias, handbooks, and other literature reference sources. Titles include "The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature," and "Handbook of African American Literature."

Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Access to over 300 reference works - in a single cross-searchable resource. Includes language, science and medicine, humanities and social sciences, and business. Select 'unlocked' and 'free' resources in availability for full access to content.
Gale Literature Resource Center (Gale) This link opens in a new window
The Gale Literature Resource Center includes Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC), Dictionary of Literary Biography (DLB), and full-text articles from 34 literary journals.

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MLA Handbook Plus This link opens in a new window
MLA Handbook Plus includes the full text of the 9th edition of the handbook, the second edition of the MLA Guide to Digital Literacy, and the MLA Guide to Undergraduate Research in Literature.

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