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CONSULS is the online catalog of the four CSU libraries (Central-CCSU, Eastern-ECSU, Southern-SCSU and Western-WCSU) and the Connecticut State Library-StLIB. To find books and other biographical and critical materials on authors, choose Subject from the CONSULS Main Menu screen and then type the author's name (last name first). It is not necessary to type the author's full name but it is important to spell correctly.
A list of SUBJECT HEADINGS will appear in alphabetical order. Select the heading with the subdivision "biography" (for biographical information) or criticism (for critical analysis of the writer's works).
If your search does not have the subdivision you are looking for, choose the subject heading with the most entries. This is usually found in line 1 or 2.
You may also do a word search by selecting keyword from the CONSULS Main Menu screen:
If there are too many entries, you may limit your search to items available in the SCSU library by selecting the Limit/Sort option. From the following screen, use the pull down menu next to "Where item is located" and select "SCSU".
You can also limit by year of publication, language or type of material.
Books pertaining to language and literature are shelved in the P section according to the Library of Congress Classification System. Books that have Ref before the call number are shelved in the Reference section on the main floor of Buley Library. Circulating books are indicated by SCSU Stacks on CONSULS. The P section of the circulating collection is split between the first and second floors. Books with call numbers A through N are on the main floor. P through Z are on the second floor.
Basic Literature Reference Sources
The following multi-volume interrelated sets are excellent starting points for finding biographical or critical information about writers. All of the series is cross-indexed. Look up your author in the index section of the last volume of each set Next to the author's name there will be abbreviations of books in which information about the author can be found. These abbreviations are expanded in the front of each volume. Check CONSULS to get the call number of the publication cited.Contemporary Authors (CA) -- Ref Z1224. C6
A bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, non-fiction, poetry,
drama, motion pictures, journalism and other fields. There is an annual paperback
title index.
Contemporary
Authors Autobiography Series -- (CAAS) -- Ref PN453. C63
Provides autobiographies of important current writers. The index lists names,
titles, subjects and schools of writing. All genres included.
Contemporary
Authors New Revision Series (CANR) -- Ref Z1224. C58
Provides updates on authors listed in Contemporary Authors. Use the latest
CA cumulative index to locate individual author's listing.
Contemporary
Literary Criticism (CLC) -- Ref PN771. C59
Contains excerpts from criticisms of authors who are now living or who have
died since January 1, 1960. There is an annual paperbound title index and
a cumulative index of authors and critics.
Dictionary of
Literary Biography (DLB) -- Ref PN, PQ, PR and PS
Over a hundred volumes, each one dealing with a different topic. To locate
a particular writer, check the author index in the latest volume. Check CONSULS
to locate books in which the critical information may be found.
Literary Criticism
from 1400 -1800 (LC) -- Ref PN86. L53
Contains excerpts from criticisms of authors who lived between 1400 and 1800.
Has a cumulative index to authors. Includes all genres.
Nineteenth Century
Literary Criticism (NCLC) -- Ref PN761. N5
Contains excerpts from criticisms of authors who lived between 1800 and 1900.
Something About
the Author (SATA) -- Ref PN451. S6
Lives and works of authors and illustrators of children's books. Indexes in
alternate odd numbered volumes beginning with Vol. 57. Has authors' index
and illustrations index.
Something About
the Author Autobiography Series -- Ref PN497. S66
A collection of autobiographical essays written by prominent authors and illustrators
of books for children and young adults. Each essay has a bibliography.
Twentieth Century
Literary Criticism (TCLC) -- Ref PN771. G27
Excerpts from criticisms of authors, playwrights, poets and other literary
figures who died between 1900 and 1960.
Other Reference Sources for Biographical and Critical Information on Authors
American Writers -- Ref PS129. A55 4 volumes + 4 supplements
Lengthy essays on American authors. Check the last volume of the set to locate author information.
Articles on Twentieth
Century Literature -- Ref Z6519. P66
An annotated bibliography of journal articles dealing with twentieth century
authors.
Authors Today
and Yesterday, a Companion Volume to Living Authors -- Ref PN771. K8
The authors examined in this book are those that are living or dead whose
books were published wholly or largely since 1900.
Black Literature
Criticism -- Ref PS153. N5 B556 3 volumes
Excerpts from the criticism of the most significant works of black authors
over the past 200 years.
British Writers
-- Ref PR85. B688 8 volumes
Provides information on British writers. Check the cumulative index in the
last volume of the set to locate information about your author.
Cassell's Encyclopedia
of World Literature -- Ref PN41. C3 3 volumes
Provides historical and cultural background of major world authors and their
works.
The Cambridge
History of American Literature --Ref PS898. C3 4 volumes
This is the standard source for a survey of American Literature. It is arranged
chronologically in four volumes with bibliographies in each volume.
The Cambridge
History of English Literature -- Ref PR83. C22 15 volumes
This is the standard source for a survey of British Literature from the Old
English period to the end of the nineteenth century. It is arranged chronologically
with the index in volume 15.
The Critical
Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors, Living
and Deceased, from Earliest Accounts to the Latter Half of the Nineteenth
Century -- Ref Z1224. A4317 2 volumes
Good source for identification and verification of authors.
The Critical
Temper: a Survey of Modern Criticism on English and American Literature form
the Beginnings to the Twentieth Century -- Ref PR83. C764 3 vols.
Updates Moulton. Provides excerpts from criticism of twentieth century writers.
Cyclopedia of
World Authors -- Ref PN451. M36 5 volumes
Provides introductions to the lives and works of prominent authors from around
the world. The authors are arranged alphabetically with each entry containing
a brief biography and a list of works.
Encyclopedia
of World Literature in the Twentieth Century -- Ref PN771. E5 5 vols.
Furnishes biographies and critical assessments of major living authors. Authors
are arranged in alphabetical order. Index available in the last volume of
the set.
Library of Literary
Criticism of English and American Authors -- Ref PR83. M73
Useful as a collection of criticism and as an index to critical studies. Each
author has a brief biographical entry followed by critical excerpts.
Living Authors:
a Book of Biographies -- Ref PN771. K84
Companion volume to Authors Today and Yesterday. Contains photographs
and drawings of authors.
Magill's Bibliography
of Literary Criticism -- Ref Z6511. M3
Selected sources for the study of more than 2,500 outstanding works of western
literature. Alphabetical arrangement by author's last name. In the front of
each volume is a list of authors and titles.
Magill's Literary
Annual -- Ref PN44. M35
Continues Survey of contemporary Literature. Contains reviews
of outstanding books published in the United States during the year.
The New Moulton's
Library of Literary Criticism -- Ref PR85. N39 9 vols.
Provides pre-twentieth century criticism of the entire range of British and
American authors. A brief biography of each author and list of works are included.
The Nobel Prize
Winners -- Ref PN451. N63
Contains biographical and career information on award winners of Literature
from the institution of the Nobel Prize in 1901 to 1987.
Oxford Companion
to American Literature -- Ref PS21. H3
Contains biographical reference and critical commentary on major American
writers.
Oxford Companion
to English Literature -- Ref PR19. D73
Contains biographical reference and critical commentary on major English writers.
Survey of Contemporary
Literature -- Ref PN44. M34 12 volumes
Provides literary criticism for many of the outstanding books of contemporary
literature. The titles are arranged alphabetically. Also contains bibliographical
references. Updated reprints of 2,300 essay-reviews from Masterplots
Annuals, 1954-1976, and Survey of Contemporary Literature Supplement.
Twentieth Century
American Literature -- Ref PS221. T834 8 volumes
Contains criticism of modern authors from the USA and Canada. Each essay consists
of a brief biography, general information and a list of the author's works.
Twentieth Century
British Literature -- Ref PR 473. T84 6 volumes
Contains criticism of modern authors from Great Britain. Each essay consists
of a brief biography, general information and a list of the author's works.
World Authors
-- Ref PN451. W3
This multi-volume set is intended as an introduction to the major world authors
and their works. Organized alphabetically by author's last name.
Databases
The following databases contain a wealth of information on literary figures and their works:
Asian
American Drama
Provides information on approximately 250 plays along with related biographical,
production and theatrical information.
American
Civil War Letters and Diaries
The collection includes approximately 100,000 pages of published memoirs,
letters and diaries from individuals on all aspects of the Civil War.
Black
Drama - 1850 to present
contain the full text of 1,200 plays written from the mid-1800s to the present
by more than 100 playwrights from North America, English-speaking Africa,
the Caribbean, and other African diaspora countries. Many of the works are
rare, hard-to-find, or out of print.
British
and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries
approximately 100,000 pages of published letters and diaries from individuals
writing from the 1500 to 1900, plus several thousand pages of previously unpublished
materials. Drawn from more than 1,000 sources, including journal articles,
pamphlets, newsletters, monographs, and conference proceedings, much of the
material is in copyright. Represented are all age groups and life stages,
all ethnicities, many geographical regions, the famous and the not so famous.
More than 500 biographies enhance the use of the database.
Digital Dissertations
Digital Dissertations provides more than 2 million entries to doctoral dissertations and masters' theses. More than 600,000 are available in native or PDF formats for immediate free download. Coverage 1861-current.
Britannica
Online
The electronic equivalent of the print encyclopedia with internet links.
Essay
and General Literature Index
An index to essays that appear in collections focusing on the social sciences
and the humanities.
Expanded
Academic Index (ASAP)
Periodicals covering all academic concentrations.
Gale's
Literature Resource Center
Full-text author biographies, critical essays, and more drawn from several
Gale resources, including Contemporary Authors, the Dictionary of Literary
Biography and the Literary Criticism sets.
GenderWatch
This is a full-text collection of international journals, magazines, newsletters,
regional publications, special reports and conference proceedings devoted
to women's and gender issues. Information on women authors and their books
can be found here.
Granger's
World of Poetry Online
Contains poetry citations, poems in full text, scholarly commentary on poems
and poets, biographical and bibliographical information and a glossary of
poetic terms.
JSTOR
Full-text access to back issues of scholarly journals in all fields.
Lexis/Nexis
Academic Universe
Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe is a full-text database that has several subject
categories. Under "Biographical Information", you can find information on
authors and writers.
Literary
Reference Center (Ebsco)
Provides a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their
works across literary disciplines and time periods. LRC combines information
from major reference works, books, literary journals, and more. Some articles
available in full-text.
LION
(Literature Online)
LION is a fully searchable library of more than 350,000 works of English and
American poetry, drama and prose, 136 full-text literature journals, and other
key criticism and reference resources.
MLA
International Bibliography
This is the primary database for literary research and indexes scholarly articles
in literary journals, books and dissertations. Covers literature, language,
linguistics and folklore. Check CONSULS to see if we own the publication cited.
New
York Times Historical Archives
Contains the full-text of New York Times from 1851-to 2001 (rolling window).
North
American Women's Letters and Diaries
North American Women's Letters and Diaries is one of the largest collection
of women's diaries and correspondence ever assembled. Spanning more than 300
years, it brings the personal experiences of hundreds of women to researchers,
students, and general readers.
Project
Muse
Contains full text of scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences
and mathematics.
Scottish
Women Poets of the Romantic Period
Contains biographical and critical essays on approximately 47 poets.
Wilson
Select Plus
Indexes/abstracts articles in the humanities, including philosophy, folklore,
linguistics, archeology, film, religion, and literature. Includes film and
book reviews.
Indexes
Indexes provide bibliographic citations to articles in books, magazines, journals, and newspapers. A bibliographic citation consists of author, title of article, title of periodical, volume, page and date. Once you get the citation, check CONSULS to see if we have the publication that is cited in the index.Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature --Ref Z2011. M689
This is the English counterpart of the MLA. It identifies books, pamphlets and periodical articles that contain literary information.Biography Index -- Index Section
Indexes biographical material in books and journals. Includes references to obituaries, collections of letters, diaries, memoirs and bibliographies.Biography and Genealogy Master Index -- Ref Z5305.U5 B87
Includes biographical sketches that have been published in current and retrospective biographical dictionaries. Good place to start if nothing other than the person's name is known.Essay and General Literature Index -- Index Section, Main Floor
This is an index to chapters in books and essays in collections.Humanities Index -- Index Section, Main Floor
Index articles that appear in English language journals. Includes language, literature and literary criticism. Entries are by author and subject.The New York Times Index -- Index Section, Main Floor
Indexes articles that appear in the New York Times. Book Reviews are arranged by title under the section, "Book Reviews".
American Authors
http://www.academicinfo.net/amlitauthors.html
Authors - Litlinks
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/litlinks/
Authors on the Web
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~jbh/author.html
A Celebration of
Women Writers
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/
Children's Authors
and Illustrators on the Web
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html
Google Directory:
Authors
http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Literature/Authors/
Great Writers and
Poets
http://www.xs4all.nl/~pwessel/writers.html
Great Writers on
the Internet
http://mclibrary.nhmccd.edu/lit/great.html
Internet Public
Library
http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hum60.10.00/
Literary Resources
http://newark.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/
Open Directory Project
http://dmoz.org/Arts/Literature/Authors/
Voice of the Shuttle
http://vos.ucsb.edu/
Yahoo - Authors
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/Literature/Authors/
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