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Finding Books
The Literature section starts on the first floor around the #125 range. To find books in the BGSU library, use the catalogs and indexes below.
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BGSU Library SearchFind books, videos, articles, and other resources owned by the BGSU Libraries.
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InterLibrary Loan (ILL)If we don’t have an item you need, we’ll help you get it–at no cost to you! Through our Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service, you can request a wide variety of materials. We’ll borrow the item from another library and let you know when it’s ready.
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WorldCat (OCLC FirstSearch) This link opens in a new window
WorldCat contains catalog records, locations, and library borrowing information for books, journals, videos, sound recordings, archival materials and more owned by millions of libraries all over the world.
Literature Databases
The core databases for general literary research are:
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Over 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. JSTOR now also hosts the complete ArtSTOR collection.
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Literary Reference Center Plus (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowComprehensive, completely full-text literary reference database that provides a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day. The LRC combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources not available anywhere else.
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MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new windowIndexes books and articles on modern languages, literature, literary theory, criticism, folklore, drama, and linguistics. Only scholarly content is included.
Peer Reviewed or Scholarly FAQ
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What are scholarly or peer reviewed articles? Professors often require students to find scholarly and peer reviewed articles. These items:
How do I find scholarly or peer reviewed articles? Many of the library's databases (e.g. Academic Search Complete, Business Search Complete, and PsycInfo) contain scholarly or peer reviewed material and allow you to limit your search to include only these articles in the results. Use the advanced search feature in a database to find the option to limit to this type of search. Check the Ulrichsweb database to see if a journal is considered scholarly or is refereed (aka peer-reviewed). In some disciplines, differences between scholarly and trade publications are not crystal clear. Your professor is the final arbiter of what is scholarly in a specific academic field of study. |
Also check out...
The Music Library/Bill Schurk Sound Archives for recordings of writers reading their works. Find these items in the library catalog by limiting Material Type to: Spoken Word Recording.
The Browne Popular Culture Library for lots of great resources: magazines from the late 1800s to the present; books on popular and American culture; television and film scripts; alternative press materials from the 60s and 70s; and much, much more.
The Center for Archival Collections for diaries, journals, photographs, manuscripts, and numerous other primary source materials. Be sure to check out the items in the Rare Books and Special Collections link to find collections of Walt Whitman, Ray Bradbury, and more.