Trailblazer Research Guide
Author Study
Dewey Decimal Call Numbers
Reference Sources
General Information
- American Writers R 810.9 A258
- Contemporary Literary Criticism R 809.04 C761
- World Literary Criticism R 809.04 W927
- Critical Survey of Poetry R 821.009 C934
- Masterplots series:
- Masterplots R 808.8 M194m
- Masterplots II: American Fiction Series R 809.3 M423k
- Masterplots II: Drama Series R 809.204 M423
- Masterplots II: Poetry Series R 809.1 M423
- Reference Guide to Short Fiction R 809.31 R332
- World Literature and Its Times R 809 M913
- Literature and its Times R 809.93358 L776
- Hispanic Writers R 860.998 H673
- Latin American Writers R 860.998 L357
- Modern Japanese Writers R 895.609 M689
- Native American Literature R 897 W623
- Science Fiction & Fantasy Literature R 808.8015 M194
- St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost, & Gothic Writers R 809.3873 S143
- Encyclopedia of Holocaust Literature R 809.93358 E56
- Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature R 860.0998 E56
Biographical Information
- Cyclopedia of World Authors R 809.04 C995
- Contemporary Authors R 928.1 C761
- Contemporary Southern Writers R 810.997503 C761
- American Writers Before 1800 R 810.9 A512
- Afro-American writers before the Harlem renaissance 1800 R 810.9 D554
- Afro-American writers from the Harlem Renaissance to 1940 R 810.9 D554
- Afro-American writers, 1940-1955 R 810.9 D554
- Afro-American poets since 1955 R 810.9 D554
Finding Books Using the Online Catalog
Subject Headings
- Name of author (last name, first name) e.g. Steinbeck, John
- Name of poet (last name, first name, life dates if given--criticism and interpretation e.g. Frost, Robert, 1874-1953--criticism and interpretation
- American literature--Name of people group e.g. American literature--African American Authors
- American poetry--Name of people group e.g. American poetry--Asian-Americans
- To find works by the author, do an Author Browse search with the name of the poet e.g. Kunitz, Stanley
Keywords
- Name of author or poet
- Type of literature e.g. american literature anthology,
- Type of poetry/poets e.g. gay poetry, beat poets
Reid Library Catalog / I-Share Catalog
Databases to Use for Finding Articles
Internet Resources
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