Presents information on authors and literature, including biographies, book reviews, book overviews, literary criticism, primary sources, and literary works.
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Introducing Apps for our Databases
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- AccessMyLibrary,
- EBSCOhost,
- and Mango Languages for Libraries
are provided for free to use with our database subscriptions. These apps together give you access to 70+ databases on your mobile device. For more information please see our Apps For Researchers page.
Online Reference Databases
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Literary Reference Source
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Contains information on authors and literature, including biographies, interviews, book reviews, literary criticism, poetry, and short stories.
How to use Literary Reference Center
Literature Databases
Features the American and English Literature Collection, including works of poetry, drama, and prose.
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Mango Languages
Offers interactive language learning courses, including materials on English as a second language, and languages such as Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Arabic, and more.
How to use Mango Languages
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NoveList K-8 Plus
Recommends fiction and nonfiction books to young readers based on books they’ve liked in the past, their interests, and their reading levels. Includes guides and recommendations based on Common Core.
NoveList Plus
Recommends fiction and nonfiction books to teens and adults based on books they’ve liked in the past, favorite authors, and genres.
How to use Novelist Plus
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OCLC WorldCat
Contains records of library holdings worldwide.
Oxford English Dictionary
Provides a guide to the meaning and history of words from across the English speaking world, including quotations tracing changes in meaning over time.
How to use OED