ENG 171: The Gothic Novel

PRINT REFERENCE SOURCES

Guide to the Gothic (Bibliography)
Ref Z5917 .G66 F7 1984

The English Gothic (Bibliography)
Ref Z2014 .H67 S66 1984

II. GENERAL DICTIONARIES & ENCYCLOPEDIAS

The Bedford Glossary of Critical...
Ref PN44.5 .M86

Literary Terms : a Dictionary
Ref PN44.5 .B334 1989

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms
Ref PN41 .C67 1990

Encyclopedia of the Novel
Ref PN41 .E487

Literature and its Times
Ref PN 50 .L574 1997

III. BRITISH LITERATURE

A. General

Cambridge Guide to Fiction in English
Ref PR821 .O97 1998

British Novelists, 1660-180
Ref PN451 .D5 vol. 39

British Romantic Novelists, 1789-1832
Ref PN451 .D5 vol. 116

The Oxford Companion to English Literature
Ref PR19 .D73 1995

Reader's Guide to Literature in English
Ref PR85 .R42 1996

B. Women

The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English
Ref PR111 .C353 1999

An Encyclopedia of British Women Writers
Ref PR111 .E54 1998

A Dictionary of British and American Women Writers
Ref PR113 .D5 1985

IV. Supernatural/Horror

The Guide to Supernatural Fiction
Ref PN56.S8 B57 1983

Horror Literature
Ref Z5917 .H65 H67 1990

Reference Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
Ref z5917 .S36 B87 1992

V. FILM

A. General

The Complete Film Dictionary
Ref PN1993.45 .K66 1997

The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry
Ref PN1993.5.U6 S539 1998

Encyclopedia of European Cinema
Ref PN1993.5.E8 V56 1995b

The Film Encyclopedia
Ref PN1993.45 .K34 1994

Films by Genre
Ref PN1998 .L63 1993

B. Reviews and Journal Literature

The New York Times Film Reviews
Ref PN1995 .N4

Film Review Annual
Ref PN1995 .F463

Film Literature Index
Ref Z5784 .M9 F45

C. Literature as Film

The Encyclopedia of Novels into Film
Ref PN1997.85 .T54 1998

Film as Literature, Literature as Film
Ref Z5784.M9 R66

D. Horror

The A-Z of Horror
Ref PN1995.9.H6 M3245

The Encyclopedia of Horror Movies
Ref PN1995.9.H6 M5 1986

Fantastic Cinema Subject Guide
Ref PN1995.9.F36 S46

Horror in Silent Films
Ref PN1995.9.H6 K46 1995

VI. TELEVISION

Encyclopedia of Television
Ref PN1992.I8 M874 1997

Television Cartoon Shows
Ref PN1992.8.A59 E74 1995

Les Brown's Encyclopedia of Television
Ref PN1992.18 .B7 1992

The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows
Ref PN1992.18 .B68 1988

VII. COMICS/COMIC BOOKS

The World Encyclopedia of Comics
Ref PN6710 .W6 1999

The Encyclopedia of American Comics
Ref PN6725 .E64 1990

The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons
Ref NC1325 .W67 1980

THE LIBRARY CATALOG (Where to find BOOKS)

A. F&M’s Library Catalog

Search the catalog to find out what books, journals, newspapers, videos, maps, CDs, music, etc., the library owns.

NOTE: Library Catalogs do not indicate the contents of journals!

To find a book, begin by conducting a Keyword search on your topic.

Analyze your topic or research question and break it down into its key concepts, which becomes the Keyword search. Once you have found a record for an item that looks useful, click on a Subject Heading to retrieve other items with similar content.

EXAMPLE:

Topic/Research Question: How is the "gothic" represented in today's American literature?

Search Statement: gothic and contemporary and american and literature

Subject Headings:
Horror tales, American--History and Criticism
Gothic revival (Literature)

B. WorldCat

A catalog of library holdings worldwide. Search here if you are having difficulty locating BOOKS on your topic, and you have a lot of time before your work is due: obtaining books found in WorldCat requires the use of Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

INDEXES/ABSTRACTS (Where to find ARTICLES)

America History and Life

Comprehensive bibliography of articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada. Covers 1964 to the present.

Arts & Humanities Search (FirstSearch)

Over 1.4 million records referencing more than 1,300 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals. Covers 1980 to the present.

Art Full Text (FirstSearch)

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Art Bibliographies Modern

Abstracts of journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, dissertations, and exhibition reviews. Covers artists and movements, beginning with Impressionism in the late 19th century, up to the most recent works and trends in the late 20th century.

Grove Art Online

Online version of the 34-volume text covering all forms of the visual arts from prehistory to the 1990s. Includes 41,000 articles and 10,000 color images.

Historical Abstracts

Comprehensive international historical coverage (excluding the U.S. and Canada) from 1450 to the present. Covers abstracts from 1954 to the present.

Humanities Full Text (FirstSearch)

Indexes over 300 English-language periodicals covering classical studies, history, literature, performing arts, philosophy, and related fields. Covers 1984 to the present.

MLA Bibliography (FirstSearch)

The Modern Language Association's index of literature, languages, and folklore. Covers 1963 to the present.

Music Index Online

Comprehensive index to over 640 journals covering musicological or organological topics, plus book reviews, record reviews, first performances, and obituaries. .

Readers' Guide Full Text (FirstSearch)

Indexes over 200 popular U.S. general interest periodicals. Covers 1983 to the present.

Religion Index (ATLA) (FirstSearch)

Comprehensive database in religious and theological scholarship. Includes index citations, journal articles, essays in multi-author works, and book reviews from ATLA's print indexes: Religion Index One (RIO), Religion Index Two (RIT), and Index to Book Reviews in Religion (IBRR). Covers from 1949 to the present.

RILM Abstracts (FirstSearch)

Over 200,000 citations on international music describing books, articles, and dissertations. Produced by the Repertoire Internationale de Litterature Musicale. Covers 1969 to the present.

Social Sciences Full Text (FirstSearch)

Indexes over 300 English-language periodicals covering anthropology, economics, psychology, social work, sociology, and related fields. Covers 1983 to the present.

Sociological Abstracts (FirstSearch)

Full version comprehensive database of over 1500 journals covering sociology, social work, and other social sciences. Covers 1963 to the present.

1. Access the FirstSearchweb site.
2. In the left frame, under the heading "Databases," click on "List All."
3. First DESELECT the database "WorldCat."
4. Select (by clicking in the little box) up to 3 databases to search. Click on "Select."
5. When the search screen appears, type in your Keyword search, select the "Keyword" search type, and click on the "Search" button.

Remember to search the F&M Journal Collection to find out if the library has the journals that contain the articles you found in the databases.

If the library does nothave the journal, and you have the time, you can submit an Interlibrary Loan request for the article. Allow 5-10 days for the article to arrive.

INTERNET RESOURCES

Also remember to print a copy of at least the first page of any web sites you use for your research!

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