This page contains helpful information to aid students majoring in English, Writing, Journalism and other related subjects. If you have any problem accessing any information on this page, please call the
Reference Desk at (636) 949-4144 or the main desk at
Butler Library (636) 949-4820.
Databases
The following is a list of the most useful databases available to do research in this particular subject, some are general databases and others are subject specific databases.
Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
Atla (EBSCOhost)
Biographical Information (Lexis/Nexis)
Dissertation Abstracts
Jstor
Litfinder
Literature Resource Center
MLA Bibliographer
New York Times 1851 - present (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
The Philospher's Index
Quotations (Lexis/Nexis)
Electronic Journals
The following electronic journals are available to Lindenwood University students (who are currently enrolled), faculty, and staff. Click on the journal title and go directly to each website to access most articles in full-text. In order to see a complete list of journals available, go to the
Periodicals search page, type the title of the journal in the search box, and then click the search button to see which online database(s) that journal is indexed in.
Periodicals
The following periodicals are available for use in Butler Library. Periodicals can not be checked out, but articles are allowed to be copied on one of two photocopiers available for public use. The Periodical room is located on the main floor on the west side of the building, once you pass through the leisure reading lounge. Back issues are located downstairs on the ground floor, in the center of the basement. In order to check the holdings (issues on hand) of a particular title, simply click on the following link
http://bridges.missouri.edu/search~S5/s, type in the title of the journal and click the search button. To see if an issue has been received, click on the hypertext, latest received.
To see a complete list of journals available via online databases, go to the
Periodicals search page , type the title of the journal in the search box, and then click the search button to see which online database(s) that journal is indexed in.
American Heritage
American Historical Review
American Literature
American Naturalist
American Quarterly
American Sociological Review
Americas
Americas - Spanish
Comparative Studies in Society and History
Contemporary Sociology
Hudson Review
Journal of African American History
Journal of American Folklore
Journal of American History
Journal of Asian Studies
Journal of Marriage and the Family
Journal of Modern History
Journal of Religion
Journal of Southern History
Missouri Review
Modern Fiction Studies
Modern Language Journal
Modern Language Quarterly
New Literary History
PMLA - Publications of the Modern Language Association of America
Poetry
Poets and Writers Magazine
Social Problems
Williams and Mary Quarterly
Women of China
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Internet Resources
Librarians at Butler Library have explored cyber world looking for reputable sites that are useful and informative.
Resource Guides
Valuable resource guides located in the reference section. and stacks (available to be checked out):
BF76.7 .P47 2007 Pocket guide to APA style / Robert Perrin., Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2007.
LB1573 .P645 2007 Spoofing and proofing the classics : literature-based activities to develop critical reading skills and grammatical knowledge / Keith Polette and Nancy Polette., Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, c2007.
PE1519 .E87 2006 Words to rhyme with : a rhyming dictionary : including a primer of prosody, a list of more than 80,000 words that rhyme, a glossary defining 9,000 of the more eccentric rhyming words, and a variety of exemplary verses, one of which does not rhyme at all / Willard R. Espy., New York : Facts On File, c2006.
PN56.5.W64 W65 2003 Women in literature : reading through the lens of gender / edited by Jerilyn Fisher and Ellen S. Silber ; foreword by David Sadker., Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, c2003.
PN 451 .D5 vol.256 Twentieth-century American western writers. Third series / edited by Richard H. Cracroft., Detroit : Gale Group, c2002.
PN 451 .D5 vol.257 Twentieth-century Swedish writers after World War II / edited by Ann-Charlotte Gavel Adams., Detroit, MI : Gale Group, 2002.
PN 451 .D5 vol.260 Australian writers, 1915-1950 / edited by Selina Samuels., Detroit : Gale, c2002.
PN451 .D5 v.264 Italian prose writers, 1900-1945 / edited by Rocco Capozzi and Luca Somigli., Detroit : The Gale Group, 2002.
PN451 .D5 v.267 Twenty-first-century British and Irish novelists / edited by Michael R. Molino., Detroit : Gale, c2003.
PN451 .D5 v.268 Seventeenth-century French writers / edited by Françoise Jaouën., Detroit, MI : Gale Group, c2003.
PN451 .D5 v.272 Russian prose writers between the world wars / edited by Christine Rydel., Detroit : The Gale Group, 2003.
PN451 .D5 v.277 Russian literature in the Age of Realism / edited by Alyssa Dinega Gillespie.,Detroit : Gale, c2003.
PN 451 .D5 v.285 Russian writers since 1980 / edited by Marina Balina and Mark Lipovetsky., Detroit : Gale, 2003.
PN 451 .D5 v.287 Portuguese writers / edited by Mônica Rector and Fred M. Clark., Detroit : Gale Group, 2003.
PN524 .R44 2003 v.1&2 Reference guide to world literature / editors, Sara Pendergast, Tom Pendergast., Detroit : St. James Press, c2003.
PQ6055 .F46 2002 v.1-2 The feminist encyclopedia of Spanish literature / edited by Janet Pérez and Maureen Ihrie., Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.
PS151 .C665 2002 Contemporary American women poets : an A-to-Z guide / edited by Catherine Cucinella., Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.
PS153.H56 K36 2003 Hispanic literature of the United States : a comprehensive reference / Nicolás Kanellos., Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2003.
PS261 .H534 2002 The history of southern women's literature / edited by Carolyn Perry and Mary Louise Weaks., Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2002.
PS323.5 .M25 2004 Twentieth-century American poetry / Christopher MacGowan., Maldon, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2004.
Z658.U5 K35 2005 120 banned books : censorship histories of world literature / Nicholas J. Karolides, Margaret Bald, and Dawn B. Sova., New York : Checkmark Books/Facts On File, c2005.
The Writing Center - Butler Hall 100
The writing lab which was once located in room 212 in Butler Hall, has transformed into the writing center and is now located in room 100 in Butler Hall! Students are encouraged to stop by and learn how to study, improve their writing skills, and it serves as a learning center for English as a second language (ESL) students.
Students also have access to a small reference collection of books regarding style, grammar, writing essays, diction, and additional resources to assist with improving their writing process, call (636) 949-4870 for more information.
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Professional Organizations and Career Information
It's always important to associate with a professional organization during your educational experience and joining while a student, not only saves you a great deal, it causes you to stand out above the rest when it's time to enter the workforce.
Contact
Career Services for more information.
Student Organizations at Lindenwood University
Student organizations are available in your field of study at Lindenwood University are listed below! To view all student organizations,
click here.
The Word Society
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