Here are some links to help you explore the growing number of Web sites devoted to literary fiction:
For tips on citation format, please see Diana Hacker's Humanities: Documenting Sources (www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/humanities.html) or MLA Style via Yahoo!
Reference books are shelved by Library of Congress call number in the reference stacks on the first floor of the Ruth Haas Library. They may not be checked out, but photocopiers are available for student use on the first and third floors of the Haas Library.
| Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia. 3rd edition. | Ref PN 41.B4 1987 |
| Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature | Ref PR 149.B5.D53 1992 |
| Dictionary of the History of Ideas. 5 volumes. | Ref CB 5.D52 1974 |
| Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century. 5 volumes. | Ref PN 771.E5 1984 |
| Feminist Companion to Literature in English | Ref PN PR 111.B57 1990 |
| HarperCollins Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature. 2nd edition. | Ref PN 41.B4 2002 |
| Oxford Companion to African American Literature | Ref PS 153.N5.O96 1997 |
| Oxford Companion to American Literature. 6th edition. | Ref PS 21.H3 1995 |
| Oxford Companion to English Literature. Revised edition. | Ref PR 19.D73 1995 |
| Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature. 4 volumes. | Ref PS 21.E537 2004 |
| Oxford Illustrated Literary Guide to Great Britain and Ireland | Ref PR 109.E18 1992 |
| St. James Reference Guide to English Literature. 8 volumes. | Ref PR 85.S243 1985 |
| Dictionary of Literary Terms (Shaw) | Ref PN 44.5.S46 1972 |
| Dictionary of Literary Terms (Cuddon) | Ref PN 41.C83 1979 |
| Dictionary of Literary Themes and Motifs. 2 volumes. | Ref PN 43.D48 1988 |
| Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms. Revised and enlarged edition. | Ref PN 41.D4794 1987 |
| Glossary of Literary Terms. 5th edition. | Ref PN 41.A184 1988 |
| Literary Terms: A Dictionary. Revised edition. | Ref PN 44.5.B334 1975 |
| Allusions: Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary | Ref PN 43.A4 1982 |
| Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 15th edition. | Ref PN 43.B65 1995 |
| Common Knowledge: A Reader's Guide to Literary Allusions | Ref PN 43.G68 1987 |
| Dictionary of Biblical Allusions in English Literature | Ref PR 145.F8 1965 |
| Dictionary of Literary Symbols | Ref PN 56.S9.F47 1999 |
| Dictionary of Symbols and Imagery | Ref BL 600.V74 1976 |
| Facts on File Dictionary of Classical, Biblical, and Literary Allusions | Ref PN 43.L37 1987 |
| Metaphors Dictionary | Ref PE 1689.M47 1995 |
| Symbolism: A Comprehensive Dictionary | Ref CB 475.O38 1986 |
| Thesaurus of Traditional English Metaphors | Ref PE 1689.W56 1993 |
| Women's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects | Ref CB 475.W35 1988 |
| A-Z Guide to Modern Literary and Cultural Theorists | Ref PN 74.A2 1995 |
| Dictionary of Concepts in Literary Criticism and Theory | Ref PN 41.H36 1992 |
| Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms. Revised and enlarged edition. | Ref PN 41.D4794 1987 |
| Encyclopedia of Contemporary Literary Theory: Approaches, Scholars, Terms | Ref PN 81.E43 1993 |
| Enyclopedia of Literature and Criticism | Ref PN 81.E53 1991 |
| Glossary of Contemporary Literary Theory | Ref PN 44.5.H37 1992 |
| Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism. Second edition. | Ref PN 81.J554 2005 |
| Biography Index (1946- ) | Index Tables in Haas reference area |
| Research Guide to Biography and Criticism: Literature. 2 volumes. | Ref PR 85.R47 1985 |
| American Authors 1600-1900 | Ref PS 21.K8 1938 |
| American Diversity, American Identity: The Lives and Work of 145 Writers Who Define the American Experience | Ref PS 169.N35.A44 1995 |
| American Writers. 4 volumes + 4 supplements. | Ref PS 129.A55 |
| American Writers Before 1800: A Biographical and Critical Dictionary. 3 volumes. | Ref PS 185.A4 1983 |
| Dictionary of Literary Biography (use author index at end of most recent volume) | Ref PS 21.D5 |
| African American Writers | Ref PS 153.N5.A344 1990 |
| Contemporary Black Biography | Ref E 185.96.C66 1992 |
| American Women Writers. 4 volumes. | Ref PS 147.A4 1982 |
| Modern American Women Writers | Ref PS 151.M54 1990 |
| British Writers. 8 volumes. | Ref PR 85.B688 1984 |
| Biographical Dictionary of English Women Writers, 1580-1720 | Ref PR 113.B46 1990 |
| British Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide | Ref PR 111.B75 1989 |
| Oxford Guide to British Women Writers | Ref PR 111.S48 1993 |
| European Writers (use index in Vol. 14) | Ref PN 501.E9 1983 |
| Flannery O'Connor: An Annotated Reference Guide to Criticism | Ref PS 3565.C57.Z857 2002 |
| Critical Survey of Short Fiction. 7 volumes. Second revised edition. | Ref PN 3321.C7 2001 |
| Short Story Criticism (SSC) (use author index at end of most recent volume) | Ref PN 3373.S386 |
| American Short Fiction Criticism, 1959-1977: A Checklist | Ref PS 374.S5.W43 1982 |
| Short Fiction Criticism: A Checklist | Ref PN 3353.T5 1960 |
| Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC) (writers now living or who died after 1959) | Ref PN 771.C59 |
| Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism (TCLC) (writers who died 1900-1959) | Ref PN 771.G27 |
| Nineteenth-Century Literary Criticism (NCLC) (writers who died 1800-1899) | Ref PN 761.N5 |
| Black Literature Criticism (BLC) (use author index at end of last volume) | Ref PS 153.N5.B556 |
CONSULS catalog workstations are located in the Reference Area on the first floor, and on each of the other floors of the Haas Library. You may logon to CONSULS via the WCSU Libraries Homepage at library.wcsu.edu/web or directly at www.consuls.org. For more detailed instructions on searching, please see the yellow CONSULS flyer on the display rack on the first floor.
Please Note: CONSULS ignores upper and lower case, and you may omit punctuation, except the hyphen which must be replaced by a space.
To limit search results to items owned by WCSU, click the Limit/Sort option, then select WCSU under "Where Item Is Located."
If your TITLE search does not retrieve an entry for a separately published edition of the work, select Word Search from the prompt line to re-execute the search as a keywords search (example: everything that rises must converge) and press RETURN. Then scan the CONTENTS field of each entry for the title of the work you need.
Use the * (asterisk) as a truncation symbol to retrieve variant forms of a word root. Use the Boolean OR to expand your search by including synonyms and related terms. When using two different Boolean commands in the same search statement ("and" and "or" in the preceding examples) you must include parentheses to indicate which command is to be performed first.
There is a limit of ten (10) Inter-Campus Loan requests per person. Videos are available via Inter-Campus Loan. Please allow 4-5 days for delivery to the Haas Circulation Desk. Items borrowed via Inter-Campus Loan may be renewed for an additional borrowing period if no one else has placed a HOLD on the item.
To find out if WCSU subscribes to a specific periodical:
1. Select Journal Title at the CONSULS main menu, then type the name of the periodical (example: studies in short fiction) and press RETURN. If a title list appears on the screen, select the desired title, then look inside the box for "WCSU" to find this library's holdings. Be sure to scroll down the page to see if WCSU owns backfiles on microfilm or microfiche.
2. Or, use the printed WCSU Serials List, available in multiple copies in the Reference Area on the first floor, and on the third floor of the Haas Library, which lists all the newspapers, magazines, and journals owned by WCSU in alphabetical order by title. If WCSU subscribes to the periodical you need, you will find it on the third floor. Print volumes are shelved alphabetically by periodical title. Microfilm and microfiche backfiles are arranged alphabetically by title in metal filing cabinets. Reader/printer machines are available on the third floor for viewing and making copies of microforms.
3. To find out if a given periodical is available in full-text in an online database, you may use the A-to-Z Journal Title Locator at library.wcsu.edu/web/resources/journals or under "Resources" on the WCSU Libraries Homepage (library.wcsu.edu/web).
If the CSU Libraries do not own the book you need, or if WCSU does not subscribe to the periodical you need, you may request delivery of the item via Interlibrary Loan using the online ILLiad system available at: library.wcsu.edu/web/services/ill.
There is a limit of 5 Interlibrary Loan requests per person per day. Videos are not available via Interlibrary Loan. Under most circumstances, Interlibrary Loan is a free service, but please allow at least ten working days for delivery. You will be notified as soon as the material arrives. Faster document delivery service is available for a reasonable fee. Please see the librarian at the Reference Desk or call the Interlibrary Loan Desk at (203) 837-9114 for more information.
The Reference Desk on the first floor of the Haas Library is staffed by a professional librarian who is trained to assist in your research, or you may contact Joan Reitz, Instruction Librarian, at 837-8308 or reitzj@wcsu.edu. My office is in Room 402 on the fourth floor of the Haas Library (near the glass elevator).