Examples of some of the related reference books we have in the library are listed to the left. Ebooks are listed to the right.
Check out the library's catalog or our ebook collection to find more reference and background resources on women or minorities and literature. You can also try searching for a specific topic, but often books that contain background information are broad. Remember this when choosing search terms.
Some subject terms in our ebook collection you can search by:
Also try searching keywords related to broad concepts, such as:
If you need some more ideas, you can always talk with your professor or a librarian.
Contemporary literary criticism. Annual cumulative title index. by 
A New Literary History of America by 
A Companion to Twentieth-Century United States Fiction by 
The Columbia Companion to the Twentieth-Century American Short Story by 
A Concise Companion to Twentieth-Century American Poetry by 
American Decades, 1900-1999 by 
The Guide to United States Popular Culture by 
The Modernist Nation: Generation, Renaissance, and Twentieth-Century American Literature by Reference books are designed for accessing specific facts or information and can take many different forms, such as:
In other words, reference books can provide you with great background information.
Reference books at the HJF Learning Center are located in their own section on the second floor. You will know if a book is considered to be reference by its call number. All reference book call numbers begin with an "R."
Reference books may be used within the library only. They cannot be borrowed or taken out of the library. You may also copy pages or information you need from a reference book.
You can also search for reference information here:
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