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Getting Started
Literary studies primarily focus on written works of literature and the authors who created those works. There are a range of sources available in the Trinity Library to support research in this area. We have books on literary criticism, biographies about authors, as well as the literary texts themselves. We also have primary sources created by the authors and their contemporaries which reveal their personal sides beyond their written works.
This guide is an introduction to some of those resources which you will need to complete your research in this class.
In addition to resources on a book shelf or in a database, librarians are here to guide your research and direct you to where the best resources may be found. Please feel free to make an appointment with me if you have any questions or encounter difficulties in the process. It's not a simple process, but it's always good to ask questions!
Search for books
- Trinity Library OneSearchSearch for items in the Library and beyond.
Search for journal articles
- Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new windowThis multi-disciplinary database provides active full text for more than 3,100 journals, including active full text for nearly 2,750 peer-reviewed journals.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowArchive of past issues of scholarly journals from all areas of study. Includes full runs of covered journals, excluding content from the past 2-5 years. Includes full runs of covered journals. NOTE: Internet Explorer is no longer supported by JSTOR. See 'More Info' re: browser troubleshooting.
- MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new windowIndex for the study of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric and composition, folklore, and film, covering scholarly publications from the early 20th century to the present. International in scope, it includes citations to journal articles, books, articles in books, series, translations, scholarly editions, websites, and dissertations, with links to full text in JSTOR, Project MUSE, and other resources.
- Project MUSE (Journals and E-Books) This link opens in a new windowFull text of all journals of the John Hopkins University Press as well as some other selected university publishers. An important academic resource for the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Coverage generally from 1990s forward. Trinity also has full-text access to select eBooks from Project MUSE.
Citing your sources
Cite Source is a page on the library web site that illustrates different citation styles. For papers in English and other modern languages use MLA.