Literature+Databases

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Literary Criticism

 * Facts on File: Bloom's Literary Reference Online
 * JSTOR: Visit Your Library 24/7 for the BPL Card #
 * Gale Federated Search: Search all of the Gale databases at once!
 * Gale: Contemporary Literary Criticism (NOTE: Use this database if the book you are reading was published after 1950)
 * Gale: Literature Resource Center
 * Gale: Virtual Reference Library: Gale Virtual Reference Library provides access to Novels for Students, Poetry for Students, Short Stories for Students, Drama for Students, and Shakespeare for Students. Follow the instructions below. This database requires a BPL Card #. Visit Your Library 24/7 for the BPL Card #
 * From the Basic Search screen, scroll down the page and select "Literature".
 * Scroll down the page until you see "Novels for Students" and select the 26th volume (unless you know the volume that contains your book)
 * Click on the "eTable of Contents"
 * Click on the "Cumulative Author/Title" index and browse the index for your title. Each title is accompanied by a volume number.
 * Go back to the "Basic Search" screen and select the appropriate volume.