The library has just arranged a free trial of Literary Reference Center,a full text database that combines information from major respected reference works, books, literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing.
This database contains full text for 31,098 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, nearly 100,000 articles/essays of literary criticism, nearly 140,000 author biographies (including more than 22,000 in-depth bios), more than 430 literary journals, more than 613,000 book reviews, more than 67,000 classic and contemporary poems, more than 17,000 classic and contemporary short stories, more than 5,400 author interviews, more than 8,200 classic texts and much more.
In addition, the Reference Center also includes Merriam Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature, Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature, Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature, Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature, The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, Beacham's Research Guide to Biography and Criticism (six volumes), The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature, The Literary Encyclopedia, The Columbia Companion to the 20th Century American Short Story, all of MagillOnLiterature Plus™, and much more.
This is one of the most highly recommended electronic literary references available for two and four year college students. PLEASE TRY IT! Access will be available from the library page today.
Source: Fact Sheet on Literary Reference Center from the publisher
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