Primo catalogue Search Omni to find items at Laurier, UW and UG: novels, plays, collections of poetry by title works by specific authors books (monographs) about literary works (literary criticism) books on literary genres (eg. English drama) or literary movements (eg. postcolonialism) book-length biographies, bibliographies (lists of works by or about authors or subjects), dictionaries, and other reference materials MLA Bibliography Use the MLA Bibliography to identify more books and book chapters on your topic: do not limit to "peer reviewed" (this will eliminate all books and book chapters) use "Get it @ Laurier" to connect to the Primo catalogue book isn't in Primo? Request books from other libraries Finding literary criticism For authors , try browsing in Primo by subject on author's last name, followed by first name: eg. Dickens, Charles. Here are some results. Note that for this author, criticism is available for specific works and topics: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Characters Children Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Criticism and Interpretation Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Criticism and interpretation History Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. David Copperfield For a particular period , browse by subject in Primo on the general category, then look for the century, followed by more specific subdivisions: English literature English literature 20th century English literature 20th century Bibliography English Literature 20Th Century History and Criticism English literature 20th century History and criticism Dictionaries Book reviews Book review resources For scholarly reviews, see JSTOR in particular Research guides Below are a selection of research guides for English. To find more, search the Primo Catalogue for the subjects: literature, research, methodology. Literary research guide: an annotated listing of reference sources in English literary studies, by Harner, James L. Modern language Association, 2008. Print location: Z2011.H34 2008 American literature scholar in the digital age, by Earhart, Amy; Jewell, Andrew University of Michigan Press, 2011. Print location: PS51.A64 Handbook to literary research, by Eliot, Simon; Owens, W.R. Routledge, 1998. Literary research and Canadian literature : strategies and sources Scarecrow, 2011. Print location: PS8039.5.R49 Literary research and postcolonial literatures in English, by Christenberry, H. Faye et al Scarecrow, 2012. Reference sources for Canadian literary studies, by Joseph Jones University of Toronto Press, 2005. Print location: Z1375.J66 More resources for finding books Where are the books? Check the floor plans (Waterloo campus) Brantford collection is at the Brantford Public Library For collections of online texts, see Electronic Books To identify books not available locally, see WorldCat, a collection of more than 50,000 library catalogues worldwide More resources, including public library catalogues Request books from other libraries Finding biographies For book-length biographies, search the person's name as a "subject" in Primo General guides Literature Online (LION), 8th century to present Biographies of writers in English and also of major writers in languages other than English. Literature Resource Center Includes full text from Contemporary Authors and Dictionary of Literary Biography Gale's Literary Index Index to publications of the Gale Group, a major reference book publisher, including Contemporary Authors, and Dictionary of Literary Biography. Women authors British women authors, see: call numbers beginning PR 111 Bloomsbury Guide to Women's Literature 1992. Brief descriptions of selected women writers from across the world and from all time periods. Print location. Women Writers of Great Britain and Europe 1997. Biographical essays and lists of works for writers from antiquity to the present. Print location. English authors Oxford Dictionary of National Biography More than 50,000 biographies of people of distinction in the British Isles and its colonies, from the 4th century to the 21st. New edition of the 1885 work; also includes the original edition: do a search, then select "DNB Archive" from the left-hand column. Poets: see call number range PR 541 - PR 611; Dramatists: see call number range: PR 106, PR 623 - PR 737; Prose Writers: see call number range PR 781; Novelists: see call number range PR 830 - PR 888 Canadian authors See call numbers starting PS 8081 Contemporary Canadian Authors 1996. A Bio-Bibliographical Guide to writers in all genres. Print location. Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Historical, biographical dictionary with scholarly articles on individuals who died on or before 1930. Biographies for later individual are being added; see "New Biographies" on the sidebar. American authors See call number range PS128 - PS 490 Australian authors Oxford Companion to Australian Literature African and Caribbean authors See call numbers beginning PR 9205