Literary Research and the British Romantic Era Strategies and Sources

by Keeran, Peggy; Bowers, Jennifer

• ISBN13: 9780810852099
• ISBN10: 0810852098
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-20
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Summary

Literary Research and the British Romantic Era discusses resources for both primary and secondary research, including general literary research guides; union library catalogs; print and online bibliographies; manuscripts and archives; microfilm and digitization projects; eighteenth and nineteenth century journals and newspapers; contemporary reviews; and electronic texts, journals, and Web resources. Each chapter addresses the best methods to extract relevant information from the research tools employed, enabling scholars to find relevant materials. The strengths and weakness of core and specialized electronic and print research tools and standard search techniques are also examined.

Author Biography

Peggy Keeran is an associate professor and reference librarian at the Penrose Library, University of Denver Jennifer Bowers is a reference librarian at the Penrose Library, University of Denver

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	ix
Basics of Online Searching	1	(18)
General Literary Reference Resources	19	(20)
Library Catalogs	39	(22)
Print and Electronic Bibliographies, Indexes, and Annual Reviews	61	(30)
Romantic Literature: Scholarly Journals	91	(26)
Contemporary Reviews	117	(10)
Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Journals and Newspapers	127	(18)
Microform and Digital Collections	145	(16)
Manuscripts and Archives	161	(20)
Web Resources	181	(26)
Researching a Thorny Problem	207	(10)
Appendix: Resources in Related Disciplines	217	(18)
Bibliography	235	(2)
Index	237	(20)
About the Authors	257