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Research Resources: Class Guides

ENG 162: America from Outside

Reference Resources

American Eras (through the 19th c.): REF E 169.1 .A4719
Encyclopedia of American Cultural & Intellectual History: REF E 169.1 .E624 2001
Encyclopedia of the U. S. in the Nineteenth Century: REF E 169.1 .E626
American Decades (the 20th c.): REF E 169.12 .A419
Encyclopedia of American historical documents: REF E 173 .E54 2004
Dictionary of American History: REF E 174 .D52 2003
Colonial America to 1763: REF E 188 .P86 1999
Encyclopedia of the New American Nation...1754-1829: REF E 301 .E53 2006
Encyclopedia of American Social History: REF HN 57 .E58 1993
Gale Literary Index: Literature and Its Times; REF PN 50 .L574; Literature criticism from 1400 to 1800; REF PN 86 .L53; Dictionary of Literary Biography; REF PN 451 .D5; Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism; Contemporary Literary Criticism; REF PN 771 .C59; Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism; REF PN 771 .G27; Literature Criticism Online; Contemporary Authors

Where to Discover BOOKS @ F&M and Beyond

Choose the Books & More tab on the library home page. Click on "More Search Options" to access all catalog search functions.

If you need or would like to discover more books after searching the F&M Library Catalog, search WorldCat, a global library catalog.

Use E-Z Borrow, a regional expedited book-sharing network, to borrow books not available at F&M. [E-Z Borrow requires your F&M ID barcode number.]

Where to discover SCHOLARLY, PERIODICAL AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES @ F&M and Beyond

MLA Bibliography
The Modern Language Association's index of articles, book chapters and essays in literature, languages, and folklore.

Humanities Full Text
Indexes English-language periodicals covering classical studies, history, literature, performing arts, philosophy, and related fields.

Project Muse
A contemporary scholarly journal collection featuring content from the humanities and social sciences.

JStor
A collection of scholarly journal literature in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. Publication dates range from the nineteenth-century to the mid-2000s. .

America: History and Life
Comprehensive bibliography of articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to present.

Nineteenth Century Masterfile
Provides access to the major nineteenth century indexes for books, periodicals, newspapers and government documents.

America's Historical Newspapers
Fully searchable, cover-to-cover reproductions of early American newspapers, 1690-1922.

New York Times, 1851-2007
Offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.

How to ACCESS ARTICLES

If immediate access to an article does not appear to be available, do not despair! To learn if we have a subscription to the journal or periodical you need, search F&M's electronic and print journal titles here: Journal Finder.

To obtain articles from publications to which F&M does not subscribe, fill out an Interlibrary Loan request form, using the information found in the article's citation.

If you have any questions, would like further assistance, etc, contact:

Lisa Stillwell, Information Literacy Librarian: lisa.stillwell@fandm.edu or 717.291.3844

Created 11/10, ls; Updated 11/11, ls