Search the Catalog for Books About Authors (just type the author's name in the search box)
Books about science fiction writers
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British Fantasy and Science-Fiction Writers since 1960 by Call Number: onlineISBN: 0787660051Publication Date: 2002-07-19 -
Books about mystery writers
How to Use the BPCL
- Our hours are more limited than the main floor, but we're open late on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.
- We're an archive/repository, so most of our materials cannot be checked out.
- Most of our collection is not open for browsing. You need to request materials at our reference desk with your university ID or a photo ID. You will also need to fill out a request form.
- The reference collection is open for browsing! It's the best place to get started with popular culture research.
- We have a copier and a scanner available for copying/scanning materials that cannot be checked out - you just need a BG1 card for the copier.
Try these databases for find author information
Literature Databases
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Literary Reference Center Plus (EBSCO)Detailed information on the most-studied authors and their works, including plot summaries, literary criticism, authors' biographies, articles from literary journals, and book reviews.
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Literature Resource Center (Gale)Information about major literary authors and their works, including biographies, critical essays, summaries of works, and full text journal articles.
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Children's Literature Comprehensive DatabaseOver 300,000 children's book reviews and related information including best books lists, annually-updated state reading lists, teaching tools, and reading measurement programs. Avoid using Chrome when using this database.
Databases with broader subject coverage
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Humanities International CompleteIndex to scholarly articles covering topics such as history, music, literature, philosophy and religion.
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JSTOROver a thousand full-text scholarly journals and books covering all subjects in the humanities, sciences and social sciences. History, economics, art, literature, and mathematics are particularly strong. All journal titles are archived back to the first issue, many dating from the early 1800s.
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MLA International BibliographyA detailed index to journal articles, books, book chapters and dissertations published on subjects in modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics.
Professor/Digital Resources Librarian
Stefanie Hunker
she/her/hers
Contact:
Rm. 404 Jerome Library
Browne Popular Culture Library
University Libraries
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403
Browne Popular Culture Library
University Libraries
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403
419-372-7893
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