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Literature & Language Databases
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Selected full-text articles from newspapers, magazines & journals 1975 - present. |
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eBooks
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This collection of ebooks covers a diverse array of topics, including business, natural and health sciences, humanities, education, psychology, criminal justice, and information science. |
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Humanities
Full Text |
Abstracts and selected full text |
Journal articles in art, history, literature, music, and religion. Provides
indexing from 1984 and selected full text articles from 1995 on. |
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Full text |
Provides full-text of journals in sciences and humanities. No current journals, only those 2-5 years old or older. |
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NetLibrary Electronic Books |
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Provides the full text of more than 18,000 books online. |
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Reader's
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Abstracts and selected full text |
References articles in general interest, popular magazines. Provides
indexing from 1983 and selected full text articles from 1994 to the present. |
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Multimedia and text |
Provides original, up-close profiles of authors and illustrators, audio
excerpts of book readings, guides to thousands of titles and a wealth
of resources on children's and young adult literature. |
Current Holy Family students, faculty, and staff may obtain the current database logins by contacting the Northeast Philadelphia Library (267-341-3315), Newtown LRC (267-341-4010) or by sending email to reference@holyfamily.edu .
Journals
Many literature and language journals are available to the Holy Family University community. Use our research databases to find journal articles on a specific topic.
If you know the name of the journal you need, try our Journal Locator.
If the library does not own the journal you need, try our Interlibrary Loan service.
Reference Sources
Books about the language arts are generally found in the
P section. Books about the English Language are at PE, British literature
at PR, and American Literature at PS. Look in the Family
Cat Library Catalog for more print resources in our collection.
American Writers Ref
PS129 .A55
British Writers Ref
PR85 .B688
European Writers Ref PN501
.E9 1992
This series provides in-depth summaries of authors’ lives and critical
analysis of their works.
Contemporary Authors
Ref PN540 .C6
Contains information on approximately 100,000 authors; use cumulative
index to locate all info about an author, as entries are updated over
the years.
Contemporary Poets
Ref PR603 .C6
Information on contemporary American and British poets and their works.
Something About the Author Ref PN451 .S6
Primarily devoted to authors who write for children and adolescents.
Contemporary Literary Criticism
Ref PN771 .C59
Critical analysis for authors who have died since 1959, or are still
living. There is a cumulative index at the end of each of the later volumes.
Encyclopedia of Literature and Criticism
Ref PN81 .E6 1990
Contains essays analyzing various forms of literature, literary movements,
and criticism.
Masterplots
Ref PN44 .M3
Short summaries of literary works.
Modern American Literature Ref PS221 .C8
Modern British Literature Ref
PR473 .T4
This series provides excerpts of criticism, interpretation, and analysis
of an author’s works.
Twentieth Century Literary Criticism
Ref PN771 .T9
Critical analysis for authors whose death occurred between 1900 and 1959.
Includes cumulative indexes by author, title, and topic.
Dictionaries & Thesauri
American
Heritage Dictionary
Over 90,000 entries feature 10,000 new words and senses,
70,000 audio-word pronunciations, 900 full-page color illustrations,
language notes and word-root appendixes.
Encybermedia
Index to online topical and subject dictionaries, encyclopedias
and thesauri. Includes glossaries of technical words related
to a field of study or occupation.
Merriam-Webster
Online Dictionary Standard Collegiate Dictionary ReferenceDesk
Standard and specialized dictionaries. Includes links to
several online encyclopedias, almanacs and tutorials on English
grammar.
yourDictionary
General site that links to English and foreign language dictionaries,
thesauri, and subject dictionaries such as medicine and law.
Thesauri
Merriam-Webster
Thesaurus
Alphabetical arrangement of synonyms and antonyms.
Acronyms/Heteronyms
Acronym Finder
Over 174,000 acronyms, abbreviations, initialisms and definitions
about all subjects, including information technology, business,
telecommunications, military, government, and much more.
WWW
Acronym and Abbreviation Server
Any string of characters formed from the initial letters
of several words.
Heteronyms
Are words that are spelled identically but have different
meanings when pronounced differently. Example: Lead, pronounced
LEED, means to guide. However, lead, pronounced LED, means
a metallic element.
Fiction
American
and British Literature Internet Resources
Links to resources about prose, poetry, drama, and teaching
resources for English-language literature.
Librarians'
Index to the Internet: Literature & Books
Links to information about authors, illustrators, literature,
poetry, and writing.
Web Sites
for Book Lovers
Reading lists, discussion groups, and reviews, compiled by
the Morton Grove Public Library.
Poetry
American
and English Literature: Poetry
Resources for English-language poems and poets.
About.com: Poetry
Extensive links to information about poetry, poems, criticism, and current topics
in the poetic arts.
Literary Criticism
Internet
Public Library: Literary Criticism
Links to author information and literary criticism resources.
Literature
Criticism Links
Resources on a variety of literary criticism topics, compiled by the Westchester
Library System.
French
Athena:
French Literature
One of the largest collection of French language texts online. Includes the bible,
and other works translated into French and various e-editions of popular French
classics.
Babel
Fish
A translation service from Alta Vista. Will translate a word, or paragraph of
text from French to English Users can also enter the URL of the webpage they
want translated.
ClicNet:
Literature francophone virtuelle
Extensive collection of e-texts in French including literature, essays, biographies
and other non-fiction writings.
French Connection
Gateway to France and sites of interest to Francophones.
French
Language Resources
E-texts from the University of Virginia’s Electronic-Text Center. Contains
Restoration plays, essays, short fiction and novels of French authors from the
17th–19th c. (Some texts have restricted access)
iLove Languages (The
Human-Language Page)
A first-see gateway site that contains dictionaries, translators, language labs,
e-texts and resources for studying French culture and language. Comprehensive
and up-to-date.
Le Monde
Online edition of daily French newspaper.
Quartier
francais
Excellent site for the teaching of French language through the world wide web.
Site contains a library, museum, tourist office, language tools and suggested
activities for learning French.
Tennessee
Bob’s Famous French Links
This website may sound hokey, but it is actually produced by a professor at the
University of Tennessee. Provides links for the study and teaching of French,
popular culture and travel in France, and Francophone gateways.
German
German for Travelers
For travelers and a lot more. Good starting place to learn common everyday terms.
Site also contains many links to German culture
iLove Languages (The
Human-Language Page)
Excellent starting place for viewing a variety of German language, literature,
and education sites
Quia
Online German language learning activities useful for teachers
Der Spiegel
Online edition of German popular magazine
German Language Resources
from About.com
Excellent site that links to online German lessons, grammar exercises, vocabulary
builders and pronunciation.
Italian
Antologia
(frammentaria) della Letteratura Italiana
Excerpts of classical and modern texts – poetry, plays, stories.
Cyber Italian
Online language learning site. Includes Italian lessons, chat rooms and many
links
English/Italian
Dictionary
Italian WebSpace
Gateway site with numerous links to Italian culture sites. Similar to Yahoo
Quia
Online language learning activities for teachers
L'Unione
Sarda
Online edition of daily Italian newspaper.
Digital Dante (Columbia
U.)
Web site devoted to Dante’s life and works. Text and images related to The
Inferno, links, commentaries, and teaching materials.
Polish
English-Polish
dictionary
Browsable dictionary of English words and their Polish equivalents.
Polish American Association
Provides links and information about the history and culture of Poland.
Polish
Language Course
A brief tutorial of Polish vocabulary and grammar, with practice exercises.
Zycie Warszawy
Daily news from Warsaw, in Polish.
Spanish
iLove Languages (The
Human-Language Page)
Excellent gateway to Spanish language and culture sites. Resources include
dictionaries, grammars, language lessons and tutorials, literature, links to
newspapers from various countries, links to travel and cultural sites.
Mundo Latino
Spanish language portal similar to Yahoo.
Spanish-English
Internet Dictionary for Beginners
Basic dictionary of 14000 words suitable for downloading.
Quia
Online language learning activities useful for teachers.
Tecla - Texts for Learners
and Teachers of Spanish
Online magazine of articles in Spanish. Text is suitable for Spanish teachers
and students requiring materials to practice reading comprehension.
El Tiempo
Online edition of daily Spanish newspaper.
Webspanol
Popular site for learning Spanish language through online exercises and popular
culture. Includes interactive chat rooms, message boards and other online activities.
Also serves as a site for Spanish language teachers.
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