Reference books are good for quick facts and background info
Reference books are useful for finding basic information about authors and:
- for a quick overview of a topic
- to develop vocabulary or keywords
- for suggestions for further sources
These books are located on the main floor of the library near the Research Help Desk and are for use only in the library. If you don't see the book you want, be sure to ask!
Sources for context, facts, and methods of analysis
Where can I find language that might further describe my topic?
How is this topic discussed in literature, or what literary theory approach can help me to analyze it?
I'm thinking about a topic that examines how Orange's There There is related to the Indian Termination Policy.
Reference
American Indian Nations from Termination to Restoration, 1953-2006 by Call Number: https://salisbury.on.worldcat.org/oclc/704274073ISBN: 9780803234529Publication Date: 2010-12-01
Eliminating Health Disparities among Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the United States by Call Number: https://salisbury.on.worldcat.org/oclc/298733231ISBN: 9780826198037Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Encyclopedia of Social Problems by Call Number: https://salisbury.on.worldcat.org/oclc/198757125ISBN: 9781452265926Publication Date: 2008-05-22
Ethnic America by Call Number: https://salisbury.on.worldcat.org/oclc/7306301ISBN: 9780465020744Publication Date: 1981-09-01
Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups by Call Number: E184.A1 H35 3rd floor StacksISBN: 9780674375123Publication Date: 1980-10-10
Urban Ethnicity in the United States by Call Number: HT108 .U7 v.29 3rd floor StacksISBN: 9780803922693Publication Date: 1985-06-01
American Ethnic Writers by Call Number: https://salisbury.on.worldcat.org/oclc/259494298ISBN: 9781587654664Publication Date: 2009-01-01- Urban Intersections by Call Number: PS169.C57 B7 1992 3rd floor StacksISBN: 9780252018862Publication Date: 1992-10-01
Multiethnic Literature and Canon Debates by Call Number: https://salisbury.on.worldcat.org/oclc/75959548ISBN: 9781429411721Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Beyond the Borders by Call Number: https://salisbury.on.worldcat.org/oclc/666931965ISBN: 9781435660700Publication Date: 2003-01-01
American Ethnic Writers by Call Number: https://salisbury.on.worldcat.org/oclc/50899701ISBN: 9781587651809Publication Date: 2011-07-01
Urban Underworlds by Call Number: https://salisbury.on.worldcat.org/oclc/775302262ISBN: 9780813549811Publication Date: 2010-11-16
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The Oxford dictionary of literary terms by Call Number: https://salisbury.on.worldcat.org/oclc/915617546ISBN: 0191044075Publication Date: 2015
A Dictionary of Literary Symbols by Call Number: https://salisbury.on.worldcat.org/oclc/982465151ISBN: 9781107172111Publication Date: 2017-06-06
A Dictionary of Literary Devices by Call Number: https://salisbury.on.worldcat.org/oclc/431542298ISBN: 9781442670303Publication Date: 2016-01-29
Encyclopedia of Literature and Criticism by Call Number: https://salisbury.on.worldcat.org/oclc/52610451ISBN: 9780203403624Publication Date: 2002-09-11
The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism by Call Number: PN81 .J554 2005ISBN: 0801880106Publication Date: 2004-11-03
American National Biography by Call Number: Reference Collection CT213 .A68 1999ISBN: 0195206355Publication Date: 1999-01-21includes excellent author biographies; multivolume set, still growing
- Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new windowComplete text of the 20-volume 2nd edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (1989), plus its 3-volume Additions Series (1993, 1997).
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