English
Library Subscription Services
The following sources may be accessed through computers on campus or by current PVCC faculty, staff and students from off campus.
Journal Articles and Books
Literature Resource Center has critical analyses, biographical information and bibliographies of authors and their works.
EBSCO provides citations and abstracts or the full-text of articles.
MLA International Bibliography provides access to more than 1.5 million bibliographic citations to journal articles, books and dissertations from 1963 to the present in academic disciplines including language, literature, literary theory and criticism, folklore, linguistics and the dramatic arts.
Contemporary Novelists contains biographical/critical essays about the most important living novelists writing in English throughout the world.
Contemporary Poets provides biographical and bibliographical information on 789 of the world's most important contemporary English-language poets.
CQ Researcher explores a single issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, science and technology, health and education. Experienced journalists write the 12,000-word reports, which include comments from experts, lawmakers and citizens on all sides of the topic.
First Search has databases that can be searched for citations to journals and books. A database relevant to English is Arts and Humanities Search.
Project Muse is a database with more than 300 full-text journals covering a wide range of topics, including literature, social science and theatre.
African-American Poetry Database is a full-text database for the period 1760 to 1900. Browse by author name or search using a word or phrase.
English Poetry Database is a full-text database with access by author for the period 600 to 1900.
American Poetry Database is a full-text database.
English Verse Drama Database is a full-text database for the period 1300 to 1900. Browse by author or search by a word or phrase.
Reference Works
American History Through Literature 1820-1870
American History Through Literature 1870-1920
The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms
A Dictionary of Shakespeare
A Dictionary of Writers and their Works
The Oxford American Dictionary of Current English
The Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English
The Oxford Companion to American Literature
The Oxford Companion to English Literature
The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare
The Oxford Dictionary of English
The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar
Pocket Fowlers Modern English Usage
Writing Guides
Strunk's Elements of Style
University of Victoria Writers Guide
Research Paper Documentation Guides
MLA Documentation is a citation guide for PVCC student research papers and reports.
APA Documentation is a citation guide for PVCC student research papers and reports.
Literature Resources
Online Literary Criticism Collection
Voice of the Shuttle: English Literature
Literary Resources on the Net
New York Times Featured Authors has articles and reviews from the archives of The New York Times. You must register to use this resource.
African American Mosaic
Modern American Poetry
American Verse Project
Academy of American Poets
Perspectives in American Literature
Nineteenth Century Children and What They Read
Literature for Children
Medieval Studies
A Celebration of Women Writers
Women Romantic-Era Writers
Internet Resources
Learning Center Online Resources provides information, tips and techniques on writing, including grammar assistance and commonly-made errors.
