Need Help?
The Writing Center at EKU can help you get started with your topic or can provide help in drafting or polishing your paper. Stop into 173 Case Annex or call them at 859-622-6191 to set up an appointment.
Can't Find It?
If we don't have it in the library or online, we'll get it for you! Log into our ILLiad Interlibrary Loan System.
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Shmoop is a website created by Ph.D. and Masters students from top universities, like Stanford, Berkeley, Harvard, and Yale. At Shmoop, you'll find guides to the great works of literature and poetry, written in an accessible style. Use Shmoop to find a topic, learn about literary devices or characters, and organize your ideas into an outline. Need Sources?
Do you have a topic and are ready to search for articles and books? Try searching these library resources first.
- MLA International Bibliography
The premier database for literature criticism and research, created by the Modern Language Association. - Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism
Now expanded and updated, The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism is an indispensable resource for scholars and students of literary theory and discourse. - Arts & Humanities Search
- Literature Criticism Online

Search here for critical essays, author bibliographies, and biographical information. - Literature Resources from Gale
Search here for secondary criticism, primary sources, biographical information, reviews and more. - WorldCat
Search here for books, articles, and more held by libraries all over the world. Use the "Get More at EKU" link to search for articles online, and use the "Interlibrary Loan Request" link to request an item not held at EKU. - View all databases for English and Literature
Many inter- and multidisciplinary databases also have articles relevant to English students and faculty. - Dissertations & Theses Full Text
Have the citation for a dissertation or thesis? This database is the best resource for locating digital copies.
Search for Books @ EKU Libraries
Essays and biographical information can often be found in books owned by the library. Search WorldCat.org to find out what we and other local libraries own related to your topic or author
Can't find a book you're looking for? We'll get it for you via Interlibrary Loan.
Other Databases
You might also find articles pertaining to your topic in these searchable library resources.
- Women Writers Online
- Arts & Humanities Search
- JSTOR
- Project Muse
- Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance
- Academic Search Premier A broad, expansive database including full text coverage of nearly every area of academic study.
- All English Databases
View all databases relevant to English and Literature.
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Laura EdwardsCrabbe Library 203
859.622.1783
laura.edwards@eku.edu
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