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- Welcome
- Literature Resource Center is a comprehensive online source for literary criticism and other information about authors, their works, and literary topics.
- What you will find
- Say you are writing a paper on Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved
- Make sure the type of search you want is selected
- “Person—By or about” or “Name of Work” will give you fewer results, but greater precision if you are focusing on a particular person or work.
- “All text” is most useful when searching for quotations or on hard-to-find topics.
- You also have a number of options to limit your search.
- Select “Search” to launch your search.
- The number of results in each tab displays below the tab label.
- Select any tab that contains results to see the results in that tab.
- Subjects that appear frequently in your results display in the left sidebar.
- The are other options for narrowing your search
- You can also search within your results using the search box in the left sidebar.
- Open a document by selecting its title or by selecting the link under the citation.
- Other links under the citation for each document will help you find print or electronic copies of the document in your library system
- Once you have opened a document, scroll down to read the text.
- Use the Tools to print, email, or download your document.
- You can also use the translation tool to generate an automated translation of the document.
- You can link to other search options from the search bar near the top of the screen.
- Advanced Search helps you construct more targeted and precise searches.
- Person Search is designed to create lists of individuals who fit a custom profile that you design.
- Scroll down to see all options.
- When you’ve completed your selections, select Search at the top or bottom of the screen.
- A list of authors who match your search terms will display.
- Works Search is similar to Person Search.
- Link to Help and Tips from the Toolbar to find out more about using Literature Resource Center.
- Thanks for taking our tour! Please close this window to start searching Literature Resource Center.