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Skim Through Topics in a Print Encyclopedia
Look at the library's online encyclopedias and reference listing. You will need to use your MyNOVA username and password to login from an off-campus computer.
Good choices are:
- Literature Resource Center - Above the search box, try clicking the link to the Gale Literary Index. You can search for authors or titles there.
- Oxford Reference Online - Under Subject Reference, select Literature. You can browse individual reference books, or check out the "Links for this Subject."
Find literature resources in the library’s reference section:
For example:
- Encyclopedia of American Literature
PS21 .E53 2002 - The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature
PS153.N5 G73 2005 - Guide to American Drama Explication
PS332 .O84 1995 - Twentieth-century literary criticism
PN771 .T8X (multiple volumes)