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Use this guide to help you complete your research. Don't forget that if you have trouble you can Ask a Librarian, stop by the reference desk, or call the library: 615-353-3555.

The NSCC databases contain a wealth of information ranging from scholarly to popular. Click here to learn about Scholarly verus Popular resources.

Literature Resource Center
Example Literature Research Center Search

JSTOR
Example JSTOR Search

Humanities Full Text(WilsonWeb)
*You will need to check the box next to Humanities Full Text

Subjects in WilsonWeb follow this format:
Irving, Washington ,1783 -1859
[Name of Author], [birth yr-death yr]/Works/[Name of Work]

also see:
Academic OneFile
OmniFile Full Text Mega (WilsonWeb)

*If you are off campus you will need to enter your A number and pin to access the databases

For e-books search Netlibrary
Nashville State online catalog
Not finding what you want? Try ATHENA. ATHENA searches the online catalogs of other area colleges. Allow two weeks for items to arrive at Nashville State.

Example catalog search

Call Numbers to Browse

PN (Literature, General)
PR (English Literature)
PS (American Literature)

Subjects for Literary Criticism

Subject Headings for locating literary criticism in the library’s catalog follow this format:

Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 Criticism and interpretation
Author's last name, Author's First name, birth and death years, Criticism and interpretation

Browse or search for Literature Journals in Journal Finder.

The Literature Network
Short Story Classics
Classic Reader
Project Gutenberg
Read Books Online
Open Library
Faulkner Short Stories



Internet Public Library Literary Criticism Page
Bedford St. Martin’s Lit Links

“Within the genres of fiction, poetry, essays, drama, and critical theory are lists of authors, each with a short list of annotated links to Web sites followed by a brief biography taken from one of the Bedford/St. Martin's reference texts. Additionally there are links to information on literary periods, from medieval to contemporary. Although some links may be broken, the many that work lead to authoritative information on the author or literary period.”



Critical Reading

“A guide for "analyzing literature, particularly poetry and fiction." For poetry, contains sections on genre, speaker, structure, setting, and imagery. For fiction, topics include plot, character, setting, figurative language, and world-view. Also includes information on writing an analytical essay. From an english literature professor.”



James Baldwin
Raymond Carver
Anton Chekov
Kate Chopin
Louise Erdich
William Faulkner
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Ernest Hemingway
Zora Neale Hurston
Washington Irving
Jamaica Kincaid
D.H. Lawrence
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Edgar Allan Poe
John Steinbeck
Eudora Welty

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Welcome to the Mayfield Library Instruction Page. Here you can find subject guides for your classes and tutorials to help you with the NSCC databases.