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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.
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.
NoveList
(WPL cardholders
only)
Find new books based on your preferences for style,
genre, period, or topic.
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.
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Historical
documents and background, genealogical research guides and databases, and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.
Bestseller Lists 1900-1998
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
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.
Citing
Sources
Online guide to using APA, Chicago, MLA, and Turabian
guidelines.
Research and
Documentation Online
Help in citing electronic sources using
APA, Chicago, MLA
and CBE 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.