Library Guides: Language & Literature Research: Reference

Reference Databases

Credo Reference

Ebook reference titles emphasizing all key disciplines; includes images, encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and handbooks.
How to run a Basic search on Credo
How to use the Mind Map on Credo

To get general and background information on a topic or subject, search your concept in a reference database or browse a reference book.
Example:
-opens new windowLanguage & Literature Book Titles

Gale eBooks
Access the database then select a single book to search or browse, or search all Gale Ebooks.

Various subject encyclopedias covering multiple disciplines.

Library of Congress Call Number Sections

In the Library Reference Collection, use call numbers to browse the shelves or search for titles.

Browse the shelves in the PN-PZ call number sections of the Reference Collection. To find specific reference titles, search the library catalog and limit results to "Reference Collection." Materials are shelved in Library of Congress (LC) call number order, so similar subjects will be shelved next to each other.

See: opens new window Library of Congress Classification Outline, Class P - Language and Literature. Click a subclass to view specific call number sections.