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Guides
Bloom's
Literary Reference Online (WPL cardholders only)
Synopses, character studies, explorations of themes and genres, including
essays from eminent literary critic Harold Bloom.
Literary
Reference Center (WPL cardholders only)
Detailed information on the authors and works that students read mos
toften--information from encyclopedias, literary journals, and other
published sources.
Literature Resource Center (WPL
Cardholders only)
Criticism,
bibliographies and biographies
of authors from every age and literary discipline. Includes Contemporary
Authors.
LitFinder
(WPL Cardholders
only)
Thousands of poems, speeches, short stories and
essays.
Candy
Covered Books
Online reviews of over
700 chick lit and women's fiction books.
Children's Literature Web Guide
Links to children's book reviews, book awards,
recommended book lists, online
children's stories, author's websites,
and other web resources.
Genre Fiction
Links to sites specializing in historical fiction, westerns,
sci-fi, mysteries, graphic novels and other genres.
If you like…
Help in finding
more books to read, based on your own preferences.
NoveList
(WPL cardholders
only)
Find new books based on your preferences for style,
genre, period, or topic.
Reading Group Choices: Selections for Lively Book Discussions
What’s Next: Adult Fiction in Series
Amazon.com (teamed with Borders Books and
Music)
Antiquarian
Booksellers Association of America
Barnes and Noble
Best Book
Buys
Compares book prices at most of the major online book
stores.
BookWire
Publishing industry news, a link to Books in
Print, updated bestseller lists, listings of literary events, author
interviews and more.
IOBABooks.com
Find
and buy new, used, out-of-print and rare books as well as ephemera,
magazines, journals and used textbooks. Learn book trade
fundamentals.
Publishers' Catalogues Home Page
Listing by country of book publishers throughout the
world.
Publishers’ Weekly
US Government Online
Bookstore
Official online bookstore for US Government publications
available for purchase from the Government Printing Office.
The Cambridge History of English
and American Literature
The
1921 work of literary history and criticism.
Literary Criticism
Collection
Critical and biographical websites about authors and
their works.
Alex: A Catalogue of Electronic
Texts on the Internet
Public
domain documents from American and English literature as well as
Western philosophy
Bartleby Library: Great Books Online
Bibliomania
Thousands
of free e-books, poems, articles, short stories and plays.
Electronic Text Center -- University of
Virginia
Includes
free E-book library for the Microsoft Reader and Palm.
Great Literature
On-Line
Online
versions of classic literary works.
The Internet Classics
Archive
441
works of classical literature, mainly Greco-Roman, some Chinese and
Persian, all in English translation.
Internet Medieval Sourcebook: Full Text Sources
Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Full Text Sources
ListenNJ.com
(WPL cardholders only)
Free downloadable audiobooks.
NetLibrary e-Books (WPL cardholders
only)
Requires one-time in-library signup for access from any
computer to thousands of titles, including recent publications.
On-line Books Page
20,000
free books.
Project Gutenberg: Fine Literature Digitally Republished
Short Story Index (WPL cardholders only)
Select Short
Story Index within OmniFile Full Text for complete short stories as well
as shorter entries.
The National
Archives
Historical
documents and background, genealogical research guides and databases, and
information resources for veterans, including service records.
National Library of Medicine
Current
health news, easy-to-use databases to search for diseases, conditions,
treatments, clinical trials, health
and safety information on household products, and more.
National
Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped
Includes access to the
NLS Union Catalog of 250,000 books.
New Jersey Library for the Blind and
Handicapped
Provides
services to anyone living in New Jersey who for any physical reason cannot
read regular printed books. The library also provides services for
individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Public Library.com
In
addition to public libraries,includes links to State Libraries, University
& College Libraries, Presidential Libraries, National Libraries of the
World.
100 Best Characters in Fiction Since 1900
100
Best Novels
Random House Modern Library’s much-discussed list of
editorial board and reader picks.
100
Best Nonfiction Works
Random House Modern Library’s follow-up to
its fiction lists.
Bestseller Lists 1900-1995
A
year by year archive of the best selling hardcover books for the twentieth
century as compiled by Publisher's Weekly.
Booklist Center: The World’s Largest Collection of Book Lists
Great Book
Lists
Dozens of “best books” lists.
The New
York Times Bestsellers Lists
The
current week's lists. For
full New York Times coverage on all subjects, Woodbridge
Public Library cardholders can also search The New York Times from our library’s
website.
Publishers’ Weekly
The
current week’s lists.
Pulitzer Prize Winners
Winners from 1917 to the present.
Good Morning America Read
This
Masterpiece
Theater Book Club
New York Times
Books
One-time registration gives you access to reviews from 1996
to the present. For full New York Times coverage on all
subjects, Woodbridge Public Library cardholders can search The New York Times from our library’s
website.
Public Radio
BookSource
Lists
and reviews of the books related to this week's public radio
programming.
A+ Research &
Writing
A
step-by-step guide through the process of writing the research paper for
high school and college students
Citation
Machine
Let this interactive web tool help you create citations in MLA, APA, or
other frequently used styles.
Citation Styles
Online
Help in citing electronic sources using APA, Chicago, MLA
and CBE guidelines.
Citing
Sources
Online guide to using APA, Chicago, MLA, and Turabian
guidelines.
Writer's Digest: The Insider's Guide to the Writing Life
Cliff Notes
All
of the CliffsNotes Literature guides available free online, plus course
guides and test prep books available for purchase by download or
mail.
Spark Notes
Free online study
guides for high school and college subjects.