Research Resources:
Electronic Reference Sources:
Books
Book Awards
AwardWeb: Literary Award Information and Photos
A collection of lists of literary award winners, with an emphasis on science fiction awards.
BookSpot
A variety of links to book related sites, including review sources, award lists, and where to buy books.
Inlibris - The Literary Directory
Includes etexts, writers, agents, books, ezines, prizes, publishers, reviews, genres, dictionaries, bookstores, libraries, and other literary and language- or book-related sites.
National Book Awards
Includes a chronological list of all winners since the 1950 inception of these awards recognizing books of exceptional merit written by Americans.
Nobel Prize Internet Archive
Includes features such as chronological and alphabetical lists of all the winners in each category, plus annotations, background information, and links to related pages. Information is also available at the official Nobel Prize site.
Pulitzer Prizes
The official site, it includes both a chronological list beginning with 1917 and a searchable index of winners, plus the full-text of winning articles from 1995 on, and biographical information about the winners.
Book Reviews, Criticism, and Plot Summaries
General Book Reviews and Criticism
AcqWeb's Directory of Book Reviews on the Web
An extensive collection of links to book review sources on the Web.
Booksinprint.com [Rutgers Restricted]
Includes a database of U.S. publishers, distributors, wholesalers and book agents; full-text reviews from well-known national journals are also included.
Book Review Index Plus [Rutgers Restricted]
Provides citations to more than five million book reviews, drawn from a core of about 700 magazines and journals (including both popular and scholarly titles), supplemented by hundreds of other magazines on an apparently more occasional basis. More than 600,000 of the citations also include the full text of the reviews.
BookSpot
A variety of links to book related sites, including review sources, award lists, and where to buy books.
Cambridge Histories Online [Rutgers Restricted]
The full text of more than 250 Cambridge history volumes including The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism and other volumes relating to literary studies.
Cambridge History of English and American Literature: an Encyclopedia in Eighteen Volumes
Literary history and criticism with essay topics ranging from poetry, fiction, drama, and essays to history, theology, and political writing. Encompasses a wide selection of writing on orators, humorists, poets, newspaper columnists, religious leaders, economists, Native Americans, song writers, and even non-English writing, such as Yiddish and Creole.
Choice Reviews Online [Rutgers Restricted]
Reviews of academic books, electronic media, and Internet resources of interest to those in higher education.
Complete Review
Includes basic information about the books reviewed, a review and recommendation (or warning), a summary of reviews from the media, links to reviews available on the Internet, links to other relevant sites, suggestions as to similar books which might be of interest, and basic information about the author.
Inlibris - The Literary Directory
Includes etexts, writers, agents, books, ezines, prizes, publishers, reviews, genres, dictionaries, bookstores, libraries, and other literary and language- or book-related sites.
Literary Criticism
The Internet Public Library's collection of links to critical and biographical web sites about authors and their works. Can be browsed by author, title, or literary period.
Literature Online: KnowledgeNotesTM Student Guides [Rutgers Restricted]
Review articles, including plot summaries and notes on styles, themes, and motifs, relating to works of English and American poetry, drama, and prose.
Literature Resource Center [Rutgers Restricted]
Searchable database of author biographies, bibliographies, and literary criticism. Covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers. Also includes Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature.
Metacritic
Compiles reviews for film, video/dvd, books, music, television, and games. Uses Metascores to combine all of the individual critic scores into an overall grade for each item, while retaining links to the original reviews.
Plot Summaries
Free Book Notes
A directory of thousands of free summaries, literature notes, and study guides for books, plays, and poems.
Literature Online: KnowledgeNotesTM Student Guides [Rutgers Restricted]
Review articles, including plot summaries and notes on styles, themes, and motifs, relating to works of English and American poetry, drama, and prose.
Reference Books and Core Library Collections
ARBAonline: American Reference Books Annual [Rutgers Restricted]
The premier resource for reviews of print and electronic reference sources.
Children's Core Collection [Rutgers Restricted]
An electronic version of the Children's Catalog covering fiction and nonfiction works, story collections, picture books, graphic novels, and magazines recommended for readers in preschool through sixth grade. Books in Print type information with annotations and links to excerpts from book reviews.
Guide to Reference [Rutgers Restricted]
Describes print and electronic reference sources. Replaces the standard reference bibliography Guide to Reference Books.
Middle and Junior High Core Collection [Rutgers Restricted]
An electronic version of the Middle and Junior High School Library Catalog covering nonfiction works, fiction, and collections for children and adolescents. Books in Print type information with annotations and links to excerpts from book reviews.
Public Library Core Collection: Fiction [Rutgers Restricted]
An electronic version of the Fiction Catalog featuring materials intended for the general adult audience. Books in Print type information with annotations and links to excerpts from book reviews.
Public Library Core Collection: Nonfiction [Rutgers Restricted]
An electronic version of the Public Library Catalog featuring nonfiction materials intended for the general adult audience. Books in Print type information with annotations and links to excerpts from book reviews.
Resources for College Libraries (RCL) [Rutgers Restricted]
Provides Books in Print type information plus class numbers, subject headings, audience levels, and related information for materials in more than 50 curriculum-specific subject areas. Also includes full-text reviews that have appeared in Choice magazine.
Senior High Core Collection [Rutgers Restricted]
Covers fiction and nonfiction works for young people in grades 9 through 12. Books in Print type information with annotations and links to excerpts from book reviews.
Bookstores and Catalogs
General Bookstores and Catalogs
Abebooks
A searchable database of used, rare, and out-of-print books and where to buy them.
AcqWeb's Directory of Verification Tools and Resources
Resources for verifying, locating, and purchasing in-print/out-of-print titles.
Alibris
A searchable catalog of used, new, and hard-to-find books.
Amazon.com
An online bookstore that can be used as a books-in-print-type database. Searchable by author, title, subject, ISBN, or publisher. The "Search Inside the Book" feature extends the search capabilities to provide full-text searching of many books.
BookFinder
A searchable database of new, used, rare, and out of print books.
BookFinder4U
Search for new, used, rare, and out of print books and compare prices from a large number of online bookstores and booksellers.
Booksinprint.com [Rutgers Restricted]
Includes a database of U.S. publishers, distributors, wholesalers and book agents; full-text reviews from well-known national journals are also included.
BookSpot
A variety of links to book related sites, including review sources, award lists, and where to buy books.
Inlibris - The Literary Directory
Includes etexts, writers, agents, books, ezines, prizes, publishers, reviews, genres, dictionaries, bookstores, libraries, and other literary and language- or book-related sites.
Publishers' Catalogues
A directory of publishers on the web. Search by name, or browse by geographical location.
Textbooks
Bigwords
Compares prices at a variety of stores to help you locate the cheapest textbooks.
BookSpot: Textbooks
A variety of links to sites for new, used, and discounted textbooks.
BooksPrice
Offers book pricing comparisons for new and used books and college textbooks from many online bookstores.
Campus Book Swap
Buy and sell used textbooks. Search the entire database or view only those books posted by someone at your school.
Chegg.com
Rent or sell textbooks.
Copyright
Copyright.com Copyright Clearance Center
Home page of the CCC, which provides licensing systems for the reproduction and distribution of copyrighted materials throughout the world.
Copyright Information RU Libraries Subject Research Guide
A guide to information and issues of importance to higher education; includes links to Rutgers University copyright and licensing policies.
Copyright Renewal Database Stanford University
Searchable copyright renewal records received by the US Copyright Office between 1950 and 1992 for books published in the US between 1923 and 1963. Note that the database includes ONLY US Class A (book) renewals.
Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States Peter B. Hirtle
A chart detailing when published and unpublished works from the U.S. and from outside the U.S. pass into the public domain.
Is it Protected by Copyright?
An interactive guide to the copyright status of works first published in the United States.
U.S. Copyright Office
Includes general and legal information, forms, and a searchable database of copyright registration information and recorded documents from 1978 to the present.
WATCH: Writers, Artists, and Their Copyright Holders Harry Ransom Center and Reading University Library
Founded as a resource principally for copyright questions about literary manuscripts held in the U.S. and the U.K., the database includes copyright contacts for writers, artists, and prominent figures in other creative fields.
Publishers and Publishing
AcqWeb's Directory of Publishers and Vendors
Includes email, alphabetic, geographic, and subject directories.
Booksinprint.com [Rutgers Restricted]
Includes a database of U.S. publishers, distributors, wholesalers and book agents; full-text reviews from well-known national journals are also included.
Inlibris - The Literary Directory
Includes etexts, writers, agents, books, ezines, prizes, publishers, reviews, genres, dictionaries, bookstores, libraries, and other literary and language- or book-related sites.
Publishers' Catalogues
A directory of publishers on the web. Search by name, or browse by geographical location.
WritersNet
Includes directory information on published writers, literary agents, editors, publishers, and more.
