This can be a helpful place to start.
There are entries for all books except for: Mystic River, High Fidelity, The Great Alone, Small Great Things, Beartown, and A Streetcar Named Desire.
This is a good place to search for most books.
After searching for your book, remember to use the menus on the top and right side of the page
If you are using this database at home, you will need a password. Click here to see the password.
Literary criticism articles along with short essays on characters and themes of major works.
*Click here for the password for home access.
Other Options:
If you have a newer book with not much literary criticism available, try these sources to research a theme from your book:
Other Databases (search for an article exploring your theme)
Try a movie review search engine. Just make sure you pick reputable sources from the list of results:
Other places to search:
New York Times - Searchable archive of articles.
Biography - This might be helpful in finding additional information about your film's director (password needed at home).
Academic OneFile - This database has a wide variety of academic articles on all topics,and might include discussion of your film.
Google Tips:
Click here for some tips on making the most out of your Google searches.
Search the name of your artist and their painting to see academic journal articles.
Look for articles that have an available pdf in your search results.
You will need a BPL ecard to access this database. Get one here in just a few minutes.
For best results, used Advanced Search. Enter the artist name in one field and the name of the painting in another.
Check this citation guide for instructions on how to cite different types of sources.
Other places to get citation help:
OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue - information on how to cite almost anything.
mybib.com - free and simple online citation generator.