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Literature, Literary Analysis & Criticism

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 Video Databases
 ::  Multi-Subject Video Collection 
 
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
  ::  Biography Reference Bank -- biographical articles from key reference resources and online articles from authoritative periodicals
 ::  Contemporary Authors -- "Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors."
 ::  Literature Criticism Online & Literary Index for all Thompson Gale Literary Biography & Criticism Sources
 ::  Oxford Reference Online, Classics --  full text of 9 dictionaries and encyclopedias of classical literature and the classical world
 ::  Oxford Reference Online, Literature -- full text of 23 dictionaries and encyclopedias of literature
 ::  Oxford Reference Online, Mythology & Folklore -- full text of 9 dictionaries and encyclopedias of  mythology and folklore
 ::  Oxford Reference Online, Performing Arts --full text of 16 dictionaries and encyclopedias of the performing arts
 ::  A Glossary of Literary Terms  -- definitions and examples of terms used in describing literature
 ::  Introduction to Modern Literary Theory -- brief definitions, key terms, and references for further reading
 
Online Full Text Original Poetry, Prose, and Drama
 ::   American & English Literature Collections in Full Text -- the great poetry, drama, and fiction from the 13th to the 20th Century
 ::  The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
 ::   The English Server Drama Collection -- "collection of original plays and screenplays, criticism and links to other sites concerned with theatre"
 ::  English Server's Fiction Collection -- "offers works of and about fiction collected from our members, contributing authors worldwide, and texts in the public domain"
 ::  Google Books -- keyword searching drilling into the full text of millions of books; "Find in a Library" links to the SSU Catalog
 ::  Open Source Shakespeare -- "free Web site containing Shakespeare's complete works."
 
General Information & Directories
 
 ::  Intute: English  -- "the best websites for study and research"
 ::  The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies -- links to resources of interest to medieval research
 ::  Literary Criticism -- links to resources for literary criticism
 ::  Literary Criticism Collection -- "critical and biographical websites about authors and their works"
 ::  A Literary Index: Internet Resources in Literature  -- annotated lists of links to literary resources
 ::  Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet  -- "annotated guide to the scholarly Shakespeare resources"
 ::  Shakespeare Searched -- "quick access to passages from Shakespeare's plays and sonnets"
 ::  Victorian Web  -- "As of 8 March [2010], the site had 45,624 documents and images" of all things Victorian
 ::  Voice Of The Shuttle  -- a database of suggested resources for all areas of humanities research
 
Research Databases for Journal Articles in Literature and Literary Criticism
 
Composition & Rhetoric, Professional Writing, Technical Writing, English Language and Usage  (See Also Languages)

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Encyclopedias, Dictionaries & Thesauri
 ::  Oxford English Dictionary (OED Online) -- the largest unabridged dictionary of the English language includes historical and contemporary usage
 ::  Oxford Reference Online, English Dictionaries & Thesauruses -- 10 dictionaries and thesauri of English from around the world
 ::  Oxford Reference Online, English Language -- 19 dictionaries and encyclopedia about language, usage, grammar and mechanics, theory, and particular concepts such as abbreviations, idioms, slang, rhyme, etc.
 ::  Dictionary.com -- dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, translator, and Ask.com web searcher
 ::  Dictionary of Phrase & Fable (1898)  -- particularly focuses on the origin of idioms and other expressions
 ::  Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary
 ::  Merriam Webster Collegiate Thesaurus
 ::  OneLook Dictionaries  -- "a search engine for words and phrases"
 ::  Roget's International Thesaurus of English Words & Phrases
 ::  Wordsmyth --"the only Dictionary with a complete, integrated thesaurus. "
 
Composition Aids
  ::  Elements of Style -- a historic guide to composition
 :: Guide to Grammar and Writing -- examples of correct English grammar and mechanics
 :: A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices -- Definitions and examples
 ::  King's English -- a historic guide to composition
 ::  The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) -- free resources covering writing, research, grammar and mechanics, style guides, ESL, and job search and professional writing
 ::  Paradigm Online Writing Assistant -- covers beginning, organizing, revising, editing, and documenting several types of essays
 :: Voice Of The Shuttle -- a database of suggested resources for all areas of humanities research
 
Research Databases for Journal Articles in Composition
Communications, Culture & Media Studies, Film & Film Studies, Journalism, Speech

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Audio & Video Databases
  ::  AP Images -- 4.6 million photographs from 1826 to the present from the Associated Press archives; includes audio and video segments
  ::  Multi-Subject Video Collection 
 
General Information & Directories
 :: About.com: Hollywood Movies -- focuses on current popular releases
 :: About.com: TV Comedies -- focuses on shows and stars
 :: About.com: TV Dramas -- focuses on shows and celebrities
 ::  Film-Makers.com --"the film and television industry's premiere web directory"
 ::  Hollywood.com -- "the only pure-play entertainment website dedicated to fans of movies, television and celebrities around the world"
 ::  Internet Archive -- "includes texts, audio, moving images, and software as well as archived web pages "
 ::  Internet Movie Database -- "We try to catalog every pertinent detail about a movie, from who was in it, to who made it, to trivia about it, to filming locations, and even where you can find reviews and fan sites on the web"
 ::  Movie Review Query Engine (MRQE) --  "the Internet’s largest database for movie reviews.... MRQE (pronounced "marquee"), is a searchable index of all published and available movie reviews, news, interviews, and other material associated to movies."
 
Research Databases for Journal Articles in Communications, Culture & Media Studies, Film and Film Studies, Journalism, and Speech
 
Languages, Linguistics, French, Spanish, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

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Video Databases
  ::  Foreign Language Digital Videos  
  ::  Handspeak   (ask for login at Reference Counter)
 
Encyclopedias, Dictionaries & Thesauri
 ::  Oxford English Dictionary (OED Online) -- the largest unabridged dictionary of the English language includes historical and contemporary usage
 ::  Oxford Reference Online, English Dictionaries & Thesauruses -- 10 dictionaries and thesauri of English from around the world
 ::  Oxford Reference Online, English Language -- 19 dictionaries and encyclopedia about language, usage, grammar and mechanics, theory, and particular concepts such as abbreviations, idioms, slang, rhyme, etc.
  ::  Oxford Reference, Modern Languages -- French, German, Italian, Spanish Bilingual Dictionaries  
 ::  Diccionario de la Lengua Espanola -- a Spanish dictionary (in Spanish -- not bilingual)
 ::  Dictionary.com -- dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, translator, and Ask.com web searcher
 ::  Dictionary of Phrase & Fable (1898)  -- particularly focuses on the origin of idioms and other expressions
 ::  Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary
 ::  Merriam Webster Collegiate Thesaurus
 :: OneLook Dictionaries  -- "a search engine for words and phrases"
 ::  Roget's International Thesaurus of English Words & Phrases
 ::  Your Dictionaries.Com -- Spanish, French, German, Italian, Polish, Catalan
 ::  Wordsmyth --"the only Dictionary with a complete, integrated thesaurus. "
 
General Information & Directories
 ::  Ethnologue -- data and maps of the world's languages
 ::  Fodor's Living Language Resource Center  -- introductions to Spanish, French, Italian, German, Arabic, Chinese, and Japanese for traveler's
 ::  Foreign Language and Culture -- links to resources in more than 50 languages
 ::  French on the Net  -- links to French language resources
::  iLoveLanguages! -- "a comprehensive catalog of language-related Internet resources"
::  Omniglot -- alphabets and other writing systems for hundreds of languages around the world
::  Word and Phrase Origins -- a bibliography of resources
 
Research Databases for Journal Articles in Languages and Linguistics
 
Philosophy, Religion, Mythology

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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
  ::  Biography Reference Bank -- biographical articles from key reference resources and online articles from authoritative periodicals
  ::  Oxford Reference Online, Mythology & Folklore -- full text of 9 dictionaries and encyclopedias of  mythology and folklore
  ::  Oxford Reference, Religion & Philosophy -- full text of 17 dictionaries and encyclopedias of religion and philosophy
  ::  Oxford Scholarship Online -- full text of thousands of Oxford University Press ebooks
  ::  Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names -- "a concise guide to technical terms and personal names"
  ::  Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy -- online academic articles
  ::  Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy -- online academic articles
  :: Online Encyclopedia: the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
 
Online Full Text Source Documents
 ::  Bible in English -- the full text of 22 different English translations of the Bible
 ::  Bible Gateway  -- "a tool for reading and researching scripture online" in English and in more than 50 other languages
 :: The Internet Sacred Text Archive -- "the largest freely available archive of online books about religion, mythology, folklore and the esoteric"
General Information & Directories
 ::  Facets of Religion -- links to religions and religious information
 ::  IslamWorld -- online information about all facets of Islam
 ::  Religious Worlds -- "an information source for religion, religions, religious studies"
 ::  Virtual Religion Index  -- links to resources on all facets of religion
 ::  Voice Of The Shuttle  -- a database of suggested resources for all areas of humanities research
 
Research Databases for Journal Articles in Philosophy, Religion, and Mythology
 
Women's Studies

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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
   ::  Biography Reference Bank -- biographical articles from key reference resources and online articles from authoritative periodicals
  ::  Contemporary Authors -- "Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors."
  ::  Oxford Reference Online  -- more than 150 encyclopedias and dictionaries in fully-searchable online full text
 
General Information & Directories
::  American Women: A Gateway to Library of Congress Resources for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States
::  American Women's History: A Research Guide  -- guide to sources of information
::  A Celebration of Women Writers -- links to a variety of online sources
::  Documents from the Women's Liberation Movement, An On-line Archival Collection, Special Collections Library, Duke University
::  Feminist Theory Website -- "research materials and information for students, activists, and scholars interested in women's conditions and struggles"
::  United Nations WomenWatch: Information and Resources on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women
::  ViVa Women's History, the International Institute of Social History --"current bibliography of women's and gender history in historical and women's studies journals"
:: Voice Of The Shuttle  -- a database of suggested resources for all areas of humanities research
::  Women in World History Curriculum -- "information and resources to help you learn about women’s history in a global context"
::  WomensLaw.org -- "easy-to-understand legal information and resources to women living with or escaping domestic violence or sexual assault"
::  Women's Studies Database at the University of Maryland  -- a potpourri of resources for Women's Studies
::  Women's Studies Research Guide, New York Public Library -- bibliographies of materials available at the New York Public Library
::  Intute: Women's Studies -- links to a variety of resources of interest in Women's Studies
::  Women's Studies, Women's Issues Resource Site, University of Maryland, Baltimore County  -- links to Women's Studies resources
 
Research Database for Journal Articles in Women's Studies
Literature in Full Text  & Literary Bibliographies  

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::  Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts --"collection of public domain and open access documents with a focus on American and English literature as well as Western philosophy"
 ::   American & English Literature Collections in Full Text -- the great poetry, drama, and fiction from the 13th to the 20th Century
 ::  Bartleby's  -- "preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse"
 ::  Bible Gateway  -- "a tool for reading and researching scripture online" in English and in more than 50 other languages
 ::  Bible in English -- the full text of 22 different English translations of the Bible
 ::   Bibliomania -- "more than 2000 classic texts"
 ::  The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
 ::  The English Server Drama Collection -- "collection of original plays and screenplays, criticism and links to other sites concerned with theatre"
 ::  English Server's Fiction Collection -- "offers works of and about fiction collected from our members, contributing authors worldwide, and texts in the public domain"
 ::  Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts -- a collection of tales gathered by D. L. Ashliman
 ::  Google Books -- keyword searching drilling into the full text of millions of books; "Find in a Library" links to the SSU Catalog
 ::  Great Literature On-Line -- collections of online texts of well-known authors with brief chronologies of their lives
 ::  ibiblio -- "the public's library and digital archive"
 :: The Internet Sacred Text Archive -- "the largest freely available archive of online books about religion, mythology, folklore and the esoteric"
 ::  Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature -- full text and commentary of literatures from the early middle ages to the 18th century; multiple versions of some titles
 ::  On-Line Books Page -- "listing over 35,000 free books on the Web"
 :: Open Source Shakespeare -- "free Web site containing Shakespeare's complete works."
 ::  Representative Poetry On-line  -- collection of poetry from Caedmon to contemporary poets such as Mark Doty, includes biographical and bibliographical information 
 ::  Sonnet Central -- "archive of English sonnets, commentary, and relevant web links"
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