Gale Literature Resource Center
The Literature Resource Center on GaleNet is a complete literature reference database containing biographical information on literary figures from all time periods with writings in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, journalism, and others. Included in Gale Literature Resource Center is Modern Language Association (MLA), which has access to 1.5 million citations from the MLA International Bibliography and to over 4,400 records from the MLA Directory of Periodicals. The two databases Literature Resource Center and MLA are searched simultaneously.
Searching is begun at the City College Library Resource page: http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/Menu.html.
Click the purple link “Gale Literature Resource Center”.
To access the databases off-campus see guide “Remote Access to CCNY and CUNY Electronic Resources”.
Enter the author’s first and last name in the search box and click “Search”. For example, Arthur Miller.
When the results appear, in this case four authors are listed with the name Arthur Miller. Click on the appropriate name.
The result list shows tabs at the top of the page containing biographical information, criticisms on his works, bibliographies, additional resources, Literary Historical Timeline, and works cited by MLA. Click the “Literary Criticisms” tab.
Click the citation of your choice to review the full-text.
Title search is use to find criticism on a particular fiction, short story, poem or play.
Enter the title (you may enter the complete title or part of it) and click Title Search.
If there is more than one book with that title a list of results will be shown.
Select the appropriate citation to view the criticism and see biographical information about the author.
On the result page you will see the following tab buttons:
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Additional information can be viewed by selecting one or more of these tabs.
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This search will allow you to select an author by ethnicity, genre (a literary or artistic work), author’s nationality, theme (idea or recurring element, for example art, Asian culture, beauty), literary movement or time period.
Click the Authors by type link.
Select the terms you wish to include from the drop down menu.
Click search.
Encyclopedia of Literature allows you to search for terms within the database.
Click the Encyclopedia of Literature link at the top of the screen.
Type your search term.
Click the link for search results.
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To Email the complete document to your email account click the email link. Enter your email address, give the document a subject, and click Send.
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Jacqueline A. Gill, Associate
Professor
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Revised: 01/07/10
