Lindenwood University - Butler Library - Subject Guides

This page contains helpful information to aid students majoring in Humanities and other related subjects. If you have any problem accessing any information on this page, please call the Reference Desk at (636) 949-4144 or the main desk at Butler Library (636) 949-4820.

DatabasesE-JournalsReference ToolsResource GuidesPeriodicalsInternet ResourcesProfessional OrganizationsStudent Organizations

The following is a list of the most useful databases available to do research in this particular subject, some are general databases and others are subject specific databases.

Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
Atlas (EBSCOhost)
Biographical Information (Lexis/Nexis)
Dissertation Abstracts
Jstor
Litfinder
Literature Resource Center
MLA Bibliographer
New York Times / 1851 - present (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
The Philospher's Index
Quotations (Lexis/Nexis)

The following reference items may be used in Butler Library. These tools are located on the main floor, east side of the building, once you pass through the Cardy Reading Room. Items are always available for usage and information may be copied as needed.

NOTE: The subsequent items listed are just a few of the valuable resources available.

Bibliographies

PN451 .D5 Vol.111 American literary biographers. Second series
PR858.T3 M3 1975 The eighteenth-century Gothic novel
PS153.N5 G57 1989 Black American women in literature Z1037 .L4 Children's literature : a historical and contemporary bibliography
Z2011 .B28 v.1-5 The Cambridge bibliography of English literature
Z2011 .N45 v.1-5 The New Cambridge bibliography of English literature
Z2014.P7 B4 A bibliography of studies in metaphysical poetry

Dictionaries

CB361 .C27 2003 The Oxford dictionary of the Renaissance
E176 .D563 Comp. Index Dictionary of American biography.
PC2640 .C3 2002 Cassell's French-English English-French dictionary
PC4640 .C35 2002 Cassell's Spanish-English, English-Spanish dictionary
PE1625 .A54 The American Heritage dictionary of the English language
PE1628 .M36 2003 Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary.
PE1670 .M3 1987 The Harper dictionary of foreign terms
PE1689 .A48 2001 The Facts on File dictionary of clichés
PN6081 .O89 2003 The Oxford dictionary of literary quotations

Encyclopedias

AE5 .C68 v.1-10 Collier's encyclopedia : with bibliography and index
AE5 .E333 2002 v.1-10 The Encyclopedia Americana.
AE5 .E363 1994 v.1-10 The New Encyclopaedia Britannica
AG5 .C737 1983 The Concise Columbia encyclopedia
DS102.8 .E496 v.1-10 Encyclopaedia Judaica.
PE1072 .C68 2003x The Cambridge encyclopedia of the English language
PL8010 .E63 2003 Encyclopedia of African literature
PN41 .C64 The Concise encyclopedia of modern world literature.

Indexes

AI3 .H85 v.2-12 Humanities index
D410 .N4 1952-1961 The New York times index
PN1022 .H39 2007 The Columbia Granger's index to poetry in anthologies
Z1035.A1 N35 v.1-6 National Library Service cumulative book review index

Literary Research

LB2369 .G53 2003 MLA handbook for writers of research papers
PN147 .G444 1998 MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing
PN218 .M5 1988 The handbook of nonsexist writing
PN 451 .D5 vol. 10 v.1-2 Modern British dramatists, 1900-1945
PN451 .D5 vol. 83 French novelists since 1960

Writers

LB2369 .M64 Complete guide to organizing and documenting research papers
PE66 .A2 v.12-14 Abstracts of English studies.
PE1408 .F79 2005 The college writer's reference
PE1464 .P47 2004 The Cambridge guide to English usage

Valuable resource guides located in the reference section and stacks (available to be checked out):

NOTE: The subsequent items listed are just a few of the valuable resources available.

BF76.7 .P47 2007 Pocket guide to APA style
LB1573 .P645 2007 Spoofing and proofing the classics
PN56.5.W64 W65 2003 Women in literature : reading through the lens of gender
PN 451 .D5 vol.256 Twentieth-century American western writers.
PN 451 .D5 vol.257 Twentieth-century Swedish writers after World War II
PN 451 .D5 vol.260 Australian writers, 1915-1950
PN451 .D5 v.264 Italian prose writers, 1900-1945
PN451 .D5 v.267 Twenty-first-century British and Irish novelists
PN451 .D5 v.268 Seventeenth-century French writers
PN451 .D5 v.272 Russian prose writers between the world wars
PN451 .D5 v.277 Russian literature in the Age of Realism
PN 451 .D5 v.285 Russian writers since 1980
PN 451 .D5 v.287 Portuguese writers
PN524 .R44 2003 v.1&2 Reference guide to world literature
PN1110.5 .M37 1992 v.1, 3, 5, & 6 Masterplots II. Poetry series
PQ6055 .F46 2002 v.1-2 The feminist encyclopedia of Spanish literature
PS151 .C665 2002 Contemporary American women poets : an A-to-Z guide
PS153.H56 K36 2003 Hispanic literature of the United States : a comprehensive reference
PS261 .H534 2002 The history of southern women's literature
PS323.5 .M25 2004 Twentieth-century American poetry
Z658.U5 K35 2005 120 banned books : censorship histories of world literature

The Writing Center - Butler Hall 100
The writing lab which was once located in room 212 in Butler Hall, has transformed into the writing center and is now located in room 100 in Butler Hall! Students are encouraged to stop by and learn how to study, improve their writing skills, and it serves as a learning center for English as a second language (ESL) students.

Students also have access to a small reference collection of books regarding style, grammar, writing essays, diction, and additional resources to assist with improving their writing process, call (636) 949-4870 for more information.

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