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Recommended Tutorials for Literary Research and Writing
Using the library website and resources:
- Orientation to the JSCC Libraries' WebsiteSelf-paced tutorial on the features of the website of the JSCC Libraries. Includes an optional "Certificate of Completion" at the end.
- Finding Critical Articles in LiteratureThis tutorial will assist students in locating critical articles [literary criticism] for English courses
- How to Use Short Stories for StudentsAccess a brief tutorial on searching Short Stories for Students.
Writing and Citing Resources:
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- Advanced SearchUse this option to create an advanced search using multiple search terms or limiting to content type.
- Students: Suggest MaterialStudents may use this form to suggest materials to be purchased by the libraries for the libraries.
- Faculty and Staff: Request Library AcquisitionsFaculty and staff may use this form to submit a request for library acquisitions for specific courses, departments, or programs.
- Orientation to the JSCC Libraries' WebsiteFollow this link to view a tutorial on the library website and how to use the features available.
- How to Use 'Search everything'Tutorial on using "Search Everything" feature which searches all library resources from a single search box.
Films On Demand Streaming Video
American Passages: A Literary Survey
This 16-part series offers a comprehensive review of American literary movements and authors within the context of history and culture. It takes an expanded view of American literary movements, bringing in a diversity of voices and tracing the continuity among them. The programs are coordinated with the Norton Anthology of American Literature. Series titles: Native Voices; Exploring Borderlands; Utopian Promise; Spirit of Nationalism; Masculine Heroes; Gothic Undercurrents; Slavery and Freedom; Regional Realism; Social Realism; Rhythms in Poetry; Modernist Portraits; Migrant Struggle; Southern Renaissance; Becoming Visible; Poetry of Liberation; and Search for Identity.
British Literature - The Romantics
Filmed on location at British and French historical sites, this three-part series delves into the art, literature, and politics of 18th- and 19th-century Europe—telling the tumultuous story of Romanticism and its reshaping of Western culture. Through imaginative reenactments and incisive commentary, the series explores the writings and achievements of the movement’s leaders—including William Blake, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Wordsworth, Lord Byron, and Percy and Mary Shelley. The result is a powerful illustration of an era that continues to influence today’s artistic and intellectual climate. Produced by the Open University. 3-part series, 60 minutes each. Titles include: From Revolution to Nature; From Nature to Transcendence; and From Transcendence to Oblivion.
Literature Databases and Resources
- Bloom's Literature This link opens in a new windowBloom’s Literature offers a comprehensive resource for the study of literature. The wide range of material in this award-winning database includes content from Facts On File’s extensive literature collection; hundreds of Harold Bloom’s essays examining the lives and works of great writers; thousands of critical articles published by noted scholars; extensive entries on literary topics, themes, movements, genres, and authors; more than 4,300 video clips; more than 2,700 full-text poems; and more than 9,000 discussion questions on a range of literary topics.
- Gale Literature This link opens in a new windowUnlock information in primary sources, critical articles, literary and cultural analysis, and biographies. Search across centuries to see the broader continuum of the story you choose.
- Short Stories for Students
Provides critical overviews of short stories from all cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the story's cultural and historical significance. [Digital access from Volume 1 through the current edition] - How to Use Short Stories for StudentsAccess a brief tutorial on searching Short Stories for Students.
- Drama for Students
Provides critical overviews of the most-studied plays of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Includes discussions of themes, characters, critical reception, dramatic devices and traditions as well as cultural and historical context. - How to use "Drama For Students"Access a brief tutorial on using "Drama For Students".
- Literary Reference Center Plus This link opens in a new windowLiterary Reference Center Plus includes full-text resources focusing on plays/drama, poetry, religious literature and children's literature. This database also includes volumes of fantasy/science fiction, contemporary literature, world philosophy and religious literature, and literary study guides covering American Literature, English Literature and literary genres.
- Films On Demand Master Academic Collection This link opens in a new windowAt Films On Demand, we know that content matters. Our video library has been assembled not just with a focus on volume, but also with a discerning eye for quality and relevance. It is the result of decades of careful curating with a single guiding principle: providing every academic department on campus with the most essential video titles for their field of study. Always on the cutting edge, Films On Demand has been greatly enhanced with a brand-new platform that provides users with the content, tools, speed, and performance that today’s online experience demands.
Literary Symbols, Terms, Theory
A New Handbook of Literary Terms by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9780300106367Publication Date: 2007-06-01A New Handbook of Literary Terms offers a lively, informative guide to words and concepts that every student of literature needs to know.
Key Terms in Literary Theory by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9780826442673Publication Date: 2012-05-31Students of literature, film and cultural studies need to understand key theoretical terms and concepts but often find it hard to get to grips with exactly what they mean. This book provides precise definitions of terms and concepts in literary theory, along with explanations of the major movements and figures in literary and cultural theory and an extensive bibliography.
A Dictionary of Literary Symbols by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9780521591287Publication Date: 1999-11-04This is the first dictionary of symbols to be based on literature, rather than'universal'psychological archetypes, myths, or esoterica. Michael Ferber has assembled nearly two hundred entries clearly explaining and illustrating the literary symbols that we all encounter (such as swan, rose, moon, gold), along with hundreds of cross-references and quotations.
Literary Theory by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9780816654475Publication Date: 2008-04-02This concise and lucid volume offers a satisfying survey of all the major theories, from structuralism in the 1960s to deconstruction today, that have made academic criticism both intriguing and off-putting to the outsider. This classic work covers all of the major movements in literary studies in this century.
