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This subject guide covers resources available at the NUS Libraries.
This is not a comprehensive subject guide, but rather a selective list of
materials that are most useful for locating information in
English Literature
This guide contains the following sections: Databases
Journals
Reference Sources
Theses
Library Instruction
& Tips
Internet Sources
Newspapers
Research & Citation
Databases are a good a place to begin research. They may contain articles
in journals, papers in conference proceedings, newspapers, chapters in
books, reports and reviews.
Literature
Online
Librarian's take: Major resource for English/American literature. Covers
more than 300,000 works of English and American poetry, prose and drama. The
database also includes biographies, bibliographies; articles, monographs and
dissertations from the Annual Bibliography of English Language and
Literature; literary criticism and reference sources. Search features are
user-friendly and the database is easy to navigate.
Guides for searching
Literature Online available at
Proquest (HTML).
MLA International Bibliography, 1963-
Librarian's take: A popular subject index of scholarly books and articles
on modern languages, literatures, folklore and linguistics, compiled by the
Modern Language Association of America. Coverage includes literature from
all over the world as well as works on literature transmitted orally, in
print, or in audio-visual media. Other topics include literary theory and
criticism, dramatic arts (film, theatre, television, radio) and history of
printing and publishing. With over 1.7 million records, the MLA
International Bibliography provides a comprehensive listing of works
published pertaining to language and literature.
Guides for searching
MLA International Bibliography available at the
MLA website(HTML).
FIAF International FilmArchive Database, 1972-
An essential tool for film studies, FIAF indexes more than 300,000 articles
from 300 of the world's foremost academic and popular film journals, dating
from 1972 onwards. The database also incorporates the International Index
to Film Periodicals, the International Index to TV Periodicals;
Treasures from the Film Archives, which identifies silent film holdings
in archives around the world; the FIAF Members' Publications and the
Documentation Collections.
Guides for searching FIAF on the SilverPlatter platform available at the
Ovid
website (PDF).
Arts & Humanities Citation Index, 1975- (via Web of Science)
Part of the ISI Web of Knowledge products by Thomson Scientific, the
Arts & Humanities Citation Index provide access to current and
retrospective bibliographic information and cited references in more than
1,000 of the world's leading arts & humanities journals. Also provides cited
reference searching, a unique ISI search and retrieval feature that enables
users to track the literature forward, backward and through the database.
Guides for searching Arts & Humanities Citation Index available at
Web of
Science Tutorial (HTML).
Humanities Abstracts, 1984-
Produced by the H.W. Wilson Company, Humanities Abstracts is a
bibliographic database that cites English-language periodicals. Periodical
coverage includes some of the best-known scholarly journals and numerous
lesser-known but important specialized magazines. Subjects covered include
Archaeology, Area Studies, Art, Classical Studies, Communications, Dance,
Film, Folklore, Gender Studies, History, Journalism, Linguistics, Literary &
Social Criticism Literature, Music, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Religion
and Theology.
Guides for searching
Humanities Abstracts available at
Wilson Web (HTML).
JSTOR
An archive of important scholarly journals, JSTOR provides page
images of back issues of core journals in the humanities and social sciences
from the earliest issues to within a few years of current publication. Users
may browse by journal title or discipline, or may search the full-text or
citations/abstracts. New issues of existing titles and new titles are added
on an ongoing basis.
Guide for searching the database available at
JSTOR
website (HTML).
Expanded Academic ASAP, 1980-
Provides indexed and full-text articles from sources covering Humanities,
Social Sciences, Education, Science and Technology.
Guide for searching
Expanded Academic
ASAP available at
Gale Cengage
Learning (PDF).
More databases available at:
NUS Libraries> E-Resources> Databases
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Below is a select list of journals in English Literature that are
available in the NUS Libraries. The list is based on the NUS Office of
Research journal tierings.
American
Literature
Asian
Theatre Journal
Cinema
Journal
Comparative Literature
Cultural
Critique
English
Literary Renaissance
Film
Quarterly
Gender,
Place and Culture
Journal of Commonwealth Literature
Journal of Modern Literature
Journal of Popular Culture
Modern Fiction Studies
Nineteenth Century Literature
PMLA: Publications of the Modern Language Association of America
Screen
Shakespeare Quarterly
Theatre Journal
Theatre Topics
Twentieth Century Literature
Victorian Studies
More E-Journals available at:
NUS Libraries> E-Resources> EJournals
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This is a select list of reference sources that give background information
including broad overview, definitions, key issues, major dates or events,
keywords and bibliographies.
Bibliographies
British
playwrights, 1956-1995: a research and production sourcebook
The
Cambridge bibliography of English literature
English poetry
Film and
television: a guide to the reference literature
Literary
research guide: an annotated listing of reference sources in English
literary studies
Reference works in British and American Literature
Shakespeare: his life,
times and work
Biographies
Contemporary authors: a bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in
fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures,
television and other fields
Contemporary authors autobiography series
Contemporary authors,
cumulative index, including references to all entries in Contemporary
authors, Contemporary authors new revision series and numerous other
reference works
Literature 1996-2000
Literary
Lives
Dictionaries
The
concise Oxford dictionary of literary terms
The
Continuum companion to twentieth century theatre
Dictionary of film terms: the aesthetic companion to film art
A
glossary of contemporary literary terms
The poetry
dictionary
Twentieth-century literary movements dictionary: a compendium to more than
500 literary, critical, and theatrical movements, schools, and groups of
more than 80 nations, covering the novelists, poets, short-story writers,
dramatists, essayists, theorists, and works, genres, techniques, and terms
associated with each movement
Encyclopedias
A historical
companion to postcolonial literatures in English
The Oxford
companion to twentieth-century poetry in English
The Oxford
encyclopedia of British literature
The Oxford
encyclopedia of theatre and performance
Schirmer
encyclopedia of film
Guides
The Cambridge
guide to Asian theatre
Doing
English: a guide for literature students
Modern
North American criticism and theory: a critical guide
The Oxford
guide to film studies
Reference
guide to world literature
Problems in
literary research: a guide to selected reference works
Indexes & Abstracts
Annual
bibliography of English language and literature
The Columbia
Granger's index to poetry in collected and selected works
Contemporary
literary criticism
Film index
international
For other background sources, search the Library catalogue,
LINC at
http://linc.nus.edu.sg/.
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NUS Theses
Selected theses & academic exercises received from the
NUS English Language & Literature Dept are kept in the Library's Closed
Stacks under the call number
PR13 (English Literature) and PN2020 (Theatre Studies).More on how to
search NUS theses available at:
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/l/wtheses.html.
Foreign Theses
Index to Theses with Abstracts accepted for Higher Degrees by the
Universities of Great Britain and Ireland (E-Resource)
Listing of theses with abstracts accepted for higher degrees by
universities of Great Britain and Ireland since 1716.
Guide to searching
Index to Theses with Abstracts accepted for Higher Degrees by the
Universities of Great Britain and Ireland available at the
Index to Thesis Search Tips (HTML).
Proquest Dissertations & Theses Database (PQDT) (E-Resource)
A comprehensive database of dissertations and theses records from around
the world. Where available, PQDT provides the full text of the dissertations
and theses. It allows natural language searching and the menu-driven search
facility help users find information quickly and easily.
Guide to searching
Proquest
Dissertations & Theses Database available at the
Proquest
website (HTML).
More foreign theses databases are available at:
NUS Libraries> E-Resources> Databases by Type> Theses & Dissertations
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This is a list of customized "How to search" Library sessions teaching
users how to search specific databases, Library catalogue, etc.. It may
include notes on how to use specific resources.
EndNote Web Workshop for Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences on 24 Mar 2008
(webcast)
Library sources on English Literature: A session
for EN2101E Literary Appreciation
and Criticism
Information Sources for English Literature
Research: a tutorial for EN4271 Research Workshop
EndNote Web workshop for
EN4271
How to import
references into EndNote Web
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American and
English Literature Internet Resources
Highlights some major websites for American and English Literature. Includes
websites, gopher sites, listservs, newsgroups and homepages of various
authors.
Contemporary Postcolonial &
Postimperial Literature in English
Originally created and maintained by Professor George Landow of The
Victorian Web, the site has not been accepting contributions since March
2006. However, it still provides a good introduction to postcolonial
literature in various countries including Singapore.
Eserver Drama Collection
Based at Iowa State University. Provides a collection of original plays and
screenplays, criticism and links to other theatre sites.
Introduction to
Modern Literary Theory
A webpage created by Dr Kristi Siegel from Mount Mary College, the site
provides clear and concise explanations of literary approaches, important
literary concepts and further readings to enhance understanding.
Romantic Circles
Romantic Circles is a scholarly refereed website devoted to the study of
Romantic-period literature and culture. A collaboration project between the
University of Maryland, the Maryland Institute of Technology in the
Humanities and Loyola University of Chicago, the site consists of reviews,
links to e-texts, essays, indexes, guides, bibliographies and a weblog.
The Victorian Web
Created by Professor George Landow, Professor of English and History of
Art at Brown University and students of the University Scholars Programme at
the National University of Singapore, the site contains links to Victorian
texts and a rich collection of resources on Victorian authors, art,
architecture, design, religion, philosophy, politics, society, science,
performing arts and technology.
VoS: Voice of the Shuttle
Created by Professor Alan Liu at the Department of English at the University
of California, Santa Barbara with a team of department graduate students.
Contains a superb collection of electronic resources on English literature
and the humanities.
The WWW Virtual Library Theatre
and Drama
The site offers links to resources in more than 50 countries around the
world on theatre and drama. Topics range from academic/training institutions
worldwide to journals online, monologues in print and resources and articles
on theatre studies.
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Factiva (E-Resource)
A resource for searching and obtaining full-text articles from major
newspapers around the world such as New York Times, Financial Times and
others as well as journals. Articles from the Straits Times and Business
Times are covered from January 1995.
Guides for searching
Factiva available at the
Factiva website (HTML).
LexisNexis Academic (E-Resource)
Another database for searching and obtaining full-text newspaper articles
from major world newspapers and journals. The issues covered for the Straits
Times and Business Times are from May 1992.
Guides for searching
LexisNexis Academic available at the
LexisNexis Academic web Tutorial (HTML).
Press Clippings
A useful source for topical and current information not
available in journal articles or books. Articles on Singapore, Malaysia,
Brunei and ASEAN compiled from the Straits Times and Business Times are
arranged by broad subject categories. They are located in the
Singapore/Malaysia Collection, Central Library.
More on Press Clippings collection available at:
http://libpweb.nus.edu.sg/lion/n/presclip.html.
Guide to broad Subject Headings for Press Clippings collection available
at:
http://libpweb.nus.edu.sg/lion/n/presclip_sub.html
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Research
A
handbook to literary research
Literary
research and the British romantic era: strategies and sources
Literary
research guide: an annotated listing of reference sources in English
literary studies
A
research guide for undergraduate students: English and American literature
More sources on Research are available at:
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/bib/index.html#general
Citation
The
Columbia guide to online style
A manual
for writers of term papers, theses and dissertations
MLA
handbook for writers of research papers
MLA
style manual and guide to scholarly publishing
More on MLA citation style:
http://libpweb1.nus.edu.sg/lion/s/citemla.html
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Last updated:
06-05-2008
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