The UIUC Library's collections are organized according to both Library of Congress Classification and Dewey Decimal Classification. The Literatures and Languages Library uses LOC classification, which you can read more about here. Access to the Library catalog is through the sidebar link on the Literatures and Languages Library homepage.
When a book is published, libraries assign it subject headings from a standardized list. This makes it easier for you to feel confident that all books on a certain topic are listed under the same heading. Once you find a good subject heading, you can find several books on your topic. You can find subject headings in the online catalog by:
Here are some examples of Subject Headings that you can use for your paper:
International
Medieval Bibliography provides access to a wide variety of resources in the medieval period.
Also available from the
Online
Journals & Databases page.
Iter:
Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance provides access to 250,000+ published articles and
reviews pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (1400-1700). Also available from the
Online
Journals & Databases page.
MLA International Bibliography indexes articles from
over 3,000 scholarly journals, theses, proceedings, and books on literature, language and
folklore.. Covers 1928-present. Access on the
Literatures and
Languages Library homepage.
Classical
and Medieval Literature Criticism provides biographical background and reproduces essays from
books and journals on authors from those eras. CMLC is part of the
Literature Criticism Online database from Gale, which you
can access on the
Literatures and
Languages Library homepage.
JSTOR provides searchable access to the older full-text of scholarly journals.
Access on the
Literatures and
Languages Library homepage.
WorldCat is the mass catalog that combines the catalogs of thousands of libraries around the world. Supports direct interlibrary loan. Access on the Literatures and Languages Library homepage.
Danteworlds is a multimedia literary guide created at the University of Texas that explores the three realms of the afterlife as chronicled in the Divine Comedy.
RefWorks is a web-based bibliographic management system that is free for all UIUC students, faculty, and staff to use. For instructions on how to use RefWorks, please visit the Library's main RefWorks page and further assistance is available on the RefWorks FAQ page. RefWorks is accessed through Online Journals & Databases.
The Duke Libraries Guide to Library Research guides students through the final part of the research process and stresses the importance of properly citing resources to avoid plagiarism. It also offers strategies for assembling a list of resources and tips to avoid plagiarism.
For more help, you can contact Harriett Green, the English and Digital Humanities Librarian, at 333-4942 or email her at green19@illinois.edu. Or stop by the Literatures and Languages Library in 225 Library, on the second floor of the Main Library (at the east end of the main reading room).
For general research assistance, you can also visit the Ask A Librarian webpage for research and reference assistance via telephone, email, and electronic chat.
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Last modified by: Jordan Ruud on 6/19/12