23-24 STP Secondary Source Guide - Humanities

Literary Criticism Resources

Library Catalog

Try doing a search for the author of your books to find out what literary criticism books we have in the library. 

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Novels for Students

Essays about major literary works. Many of the books that your class is studying can be found here. This is often a great place to get started.

Literature Resource Center 

Literary criticism, biographical information, and other resources on major works.

Literary Reference Center Plus

Literary criticism and information on authors and major works.

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Bloom's Literary Reference Online

Search for literary criticism and information about authors.

This is a good option if your book is an older title and is considered a classic.

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Salem Literature 

Find information on authors and literary criticism of major works. (This book is also available in print in the Reference section).

This is another good option if your book is an older title and is considered a classic.

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JSTOR A great research tool, with access to a huge library of academic research articles, including many literary criticism articles. *You will need a BPL ecard to access this resource (find out here how to get one in just a few minutes).

Keyword Brainstorming Worksheet 

Make a copy of this Google Drawing to brainstorm possible keywords for searching in the databases. 

Citation Resources

Check this citation guide for instructions on how to cite different types of sources. 

Humanities STP Citation Guide

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