Finding Information on
English Language and Literature
If you need assistance at any point in your research, please contact a reference
librarian at [email protected] or by phone at 603-230-4028.
To find books, CDs, and DVDs in the library
Search tips: Search for books in the library catalog. Start with a keyword or subject search.
When you find an interesting book, look at the subject headings in the record.
Collection
Shelf Location
Status
General Collection
PE1112 .A22 2016
Checked In
By selecting any one of those links, you can refine your search to include all books with that
particular subject heading. Be sure to write down shelf location and call number to locate the
book.
Examples of keywords: poetry, short stories, American literature, reading comprehension,
report writing.
Browsing: You can also browse the shelves at the library. The books in the library are
organized by the Library of Congress Classification system, which uses letters and numbers
as a code for a subject. This code is referred to as the call number. The following LC classes
will be helpful to you: P – for Language and Literature, PE – for English Language, PN –
for Literature (General), PR – for English Literature, PS – for American Literature.
Select NEW BOOKS available in our collection:
The Annotated Alice by Carroll PR4611 .A7 2015
Charlotte Bronte: A Fiery Heart by Harman PR4168 .H27 2015
Collected Plays 1987-2004 by Miller PS3525.I5156 A6 2015
The Complete Poetry by Angelou PS3551.N464 C666 2015
Exploring Digital Communication: Language in Action by Tagg P96.T42 T33 2015
Go Set a Watchman: A Novel by Lee PS3562.E353 G62 2015
Henry James: Autobiographies edited by Horne PS2123 .A3 2016
Jack Kerouac edited by Tietchen PS3521.E735 A6 2015
Kurt Vonnegut: Novels 1987-1997 edited by Offit PS3572.O5 A6 2016
The Little, Brown Handbook, Brief Version by Aaron PE1112 .A22 2016
The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales edited by Zipes PN3437 .O94 2015
The Story of Alice by Douglas-Fairhurst PR4612 .D67 2015
Writing Well for Business Success by Lamb PE1479.B87 L34 2015
Select REFERENCE BOOKS available in our collection:
American Writers: A Collection of Literary Biographies REF PS129 .A55
British Writers REF PR85 .B688
The Chicago Manual of Style REF PE408 .U69 2003
Oxford English Dictionary REF PE1625 .N53 1933
Roget’s International Thesaurus REF PE1591 .R73 1977
The Writer’s Grammar Desk Reference REF PE1112 .L88 2005
Rev. June 2016
Select DVDs available in our collection:
The Adventure of English: The Life Story of a Remarkable Language DVD PE1075 .A38 2009
Creating Characters: The Essence of Writing DVD PN3355.W75 C74 2000
Dangerous Intimacy: The Untold Story of Mark Twain’s Final Years DVD PS1331 .D36 2011
Do You Speak American? DVD PE2808 .M262 2005
Great American Authors Since 1650 DVD PS92 .G73 2007
Introduction to Shakespeare DVD PR2987 .S535 2004
Reserved Books
Go to the service desk to sign out books and other materials assigned by your class
instructor. These resources are for use in the Library only.
Sample titles:
 Communicate! 2014
 Critical Thinking, Thoughtful Writing, 2012
 The Eye, 2016
 The Norton Pocket Book of Writing by Students, 2010
 What Every Student Should Know About Avoiding Plagiarism, 2007
Magazines and Journals
The following print magazines and journals are available in the library but cannot be checked
out. Articles may be scanned at the BookScan Station and emailed or saved to a USB drive. A
list of all the magazines is can be accessed from the library’s homepage. Select Union List of
Periodicals.
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Atlantic Monthly
Flash
New Yorker
The Paris Review
Plays
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Poetry
Poets and Writers Magazine
Pynchon Notes
Rolling Stone
Electronic Resources
Off-campus access to electronic resources is restricted to
members of the NHTI community. Use the instructions in the box
to access electronic resources off-campus.
Quick Search uses a single search box to search the library
catalog, databases, and e-books simultaneously. Quick Search
can be accessed from a link on the library’s homepage.
Logging in to Electronic
Resources Off-Campus:
Students:
If your email address is
[email protected]
then your username is jdoe123
Faculty and Staff:
If your email address is
[email protected]
then your username is jdoe
In both cases your password
is your email password.
In both cases your password
is your email password.
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eBooks
eBooks on EBSCOhost® is an online collection of eBooks. Search by topic or title and view
the full text of digital books. Create notes, download to portable devices, save, cite and email
options available.
Sample titles:
 Borrowed Morphology edited by Gardani, Arkadiev, and Amiridze, 2015
 Characters in Literary Fictions edited by Węgrodzka, 2015
 Contextualizing World Literature edited by Bessière and Gillespie, 2015
 Critical Approaches to Joseph Conrad edited by Szczeszak-Brewer, 2015
 Medieval Mythography by Chance, 2015
 Parenthesis and Ellipsis: Cross-Linguistic and Theoretical Perspectives edited by Kluck,
Ott, and de Vries, 2015
 Romanticism and Women Poets edited by Linkin and Behrendt, 2015
 Undead Souths: The Gothic and Beyond in Southern Literature and Culture edited by
Anderson, Hagood, and Turner, 2015
ebrary is an online eBook database listed on the Library’s Database Page. The ebrary
collection contains thousands of books that can be accessed off campus 24/7.
Sample titles:
 Ecocriticism and the Idea of Culture: Biology and the Bildungsroman by Feder, 2016
 Greek Literature in Late Antiquity : Dynamism, Didacticism, Classicism edited by
Johnson, 2016
 Jane Austen's Narrative Techniques: A Stylistic and Pragmatic Analysis by Morini, 2016
 Journalism, Ethics and Society by Berry, 2016
 Obesity, Eating Disorders and the Media edited by Eli and Ulijaszek, 2016
 Placing the Plays of Christopher Marlowe: Fresh Cultural Contexts edited by Deats and
Logan, 2016
Article Databases
The NHTI Library subscribes to comprehensive article databases: EBSCOhost, JSTOR and
ProQuest. All are accessible via the library homepage. If you are looking for a particular title
check the publications list in each database. All databases may be searched by topic
keywords.
EBSCOhost Provides online access to articles, e-books, and reference books. Create your
personal MyEBSCOhost account to save and organize your research with folders, save
preferences, save and retrieve search history.
JSTOR Contains more than a thousand academic journals and over 1 million images, letters,
and other primary sources. Main focus is arts and humanities. Register a MyJSTOR account
in order to save, email and export citations.
ProQuest Access journal, magazine, and newspaper articles. Also contains e-books. Primary
subject focus is news, science, and business. The My Research feature lets you save
documents you find useful and view details from your searches during your ProQuest
session. You can then print a bibliography and email or export several documents at once.
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Specialized Databases
Films on Demand is a web-based digital video delivery platform that allows you to view
streaming videos from Films Media Group anytime, anywhere, 24/7!
Literature Reference Center Plus contains a collection of informational texts on numerous
literary genres, themes, and forms, as well as critical essays on specific works and authors.
Oxford English Dictionary offers online access to the premier English language dictionary.
Entries include definitions, pronunciation, and word histories.
OWL- MLA Guide is maintained by Purdue University’s online writing lab. The guide
includes instruction on how to correctly format papers, use in-text citation, and create a
works cited page. The website also includes an MLA PowerPoint presentation, a sample
paper, a sample works cited page, and additional resources.
Points of View is a database designed to provide arguments from multiple sides of current
topics. Also contains primary source materials and writing guides.
Salem Press Literature is an eBook database that provides access to literature reference
books, including author biographies and criticism.
Internet Resources
American Verse Project quod.lib.umich.edu/a/amverse/
An electronic archive of volumes of American poetry prior to 1920 available in full-text.
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation www.grammarbook.com
This website was adapted from Jane Straus’s book The Blue Book of Grammar and
Punctuation. It contains answers to common grammar questions, quizzes, and résumé tips.
Five Criteria for Evaluating Websites guides.library.cornell.edu/evaluating_Web_pages
Cornell University Library provides a helpful and comprehensive evaluation chart. Websites
are evaluated based on accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, and coverage.
Project Gutenberg www.gutenberg.org
The largest collection of free eBooks, featuring more than 40,000 titles. E-books can be
downloaded onto almost any computer, PDA, or eReader.
You Quote It, You Note It
library.acadiau.ca/sites/default/files/library/tutorials/plagiarism/
A fun tutorial that includes information on avoiding plagiarism and citing sources.
Online Career Resources
Learning Express Access is through the NHTI Library Databases page. Online tutorials in all
NHTI skill-areas. Includes assessment, skill-building, and test preparation. Learning
Express provides professional hand scoring of writing and provides targeted direction for
further study. Offers test preparation for GED, AP, SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, MCAT, TOEFL,
ASVAB, civil service, and a full range of professional licensing exams. Available 24/7 from
anywhere. Free registration required for access.
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