New Resource: Literary Research Guide

Western Libraries is now making available the 5th edition of Literary Research Guide: An Annotated Listing of Reference Sources in English Literary Studies.

The online resource is a selective, annotated guide to reference sources essential to the study of British literature, literatures of the United States, other literatures in English, and related topics.

Sources covered include:

• Reference works                                         • Literary handbooks, dictionaries, and encyclopaedias
• Bibliographies of bibliographies              • Libraries and library catalogues
• Guides to manuscripts and archives       • Serial bibliographies, indexes, and abstracts
• Guides to dissertations and theses         • Internet resources
• Biographical sources                                 • Periodicals

Topics examined include:

• English literature                             • Irish literature
• Scottish literature                            • Welsh literature
• American literature                         • Other literatures in English
• Foreign-language literatures        • Comparative literature

The guide also discusses research methods and processes for finding primary and secondary sources.