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MasterFILE Premier*
Full-text coverage for more than 2000 popular magazines and journals, including
Booklist, Library Journal, New York Review of Books, New York
Times Book Review, and Publisher's Weekly. Online resources
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eBooks & Audiobooks
Download audiobooks & eBooks and listen to audiobooks on your PC or portable media player.
Book Collection: Nonfiction*
Full-text and summaries of nonfiction books covering social studies, science and
other research topics.
Contemporary Authors*
Biographical and critical articles on current writers of fiction, nonfiction,
poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures and television.
LitFinder*
Full text of poems, stories, essays, plays and speeches. To
learn more, check out the
LitFinder tutorial.
MasterFILE Premier*
Index and abstracts to almost 3000 magazines covering a broad range of topics. Many are available in full-text, dating as far back as 1990. Includes an image
database, the American Heritage Dictionary, access to full-text of Essential Documents of American History and Essential Historical Speeches, as well as
full-text articles from Magill Book Reviews, covering classic literature and best sellers.
NetLibrary*
Find over 8000 titles to research or read. Individual pages from the books can
be printed. NetLibrary ebooks are fully searchable. To learn more, check out the
NetLibrary tutorial.
NextReads
Get great book suggestions via email! NextReads are monthly
e-newsletters on different topics -- Armchair Travel, Fiction A to Z, Popular
Culture, Romance, and many more!
NEW! Check out the Author Read-alikes! If you've read
everything by your favorite author, subscribe to these newsletters for more
suggestions.
NoveList*
Tool to help readers of all ages find new books based on books they’ve read or
topics that interest them. To learn more about NoveList, check out the
NoveList tutorial.
NoveList K-8*
NoveList for kids.
Oxford Reference Online*
Definitions and translations from over 100 full-text dictionaries on foreign
languages, art, history, literature, science, and more. To learn more about
Oxford Reference Online, check out the
Oxford Reference
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Websites
Author and Illustrators Web Index
Information about authors and illustrators of books for children and young
adults.
Authors on the web
Devoted to the big names in fiction, this website offers interviews,
biographies, bibliographies, and points to the websites of best-selling authors.
BookBrowser
The heart of BookBrowswer is its tools for readers, including reading lists,
book reviews, forthcoming titles, hot titles, and author’s pseudonyms.
BookSpot
This all-encompassing site includes book reviews, awards, criticisms, and genre
listings. BookSpot also offers children’s book resources.
Dear Reader
An email book club. Each day, you’ll get a five-minute sample from a book. But
the end of the week, you’ll have read two or three chapters. If it’s a book you
want to finish, visit the library!
Fantastic Fiction
Access over 2000 bibliographies of the best science fiction, fantasy and horror
authors. Searchable by author or title.
Literary resources on the Net
A comprehensive site, ranging from classical and Biblical literature through
twentieth century literature, theatre and drama, literary theory, women's
literature and feminism, ethnicities, and nationalities, and other national
literatures.
Literature awards
Search for awards and award winners for fiction, nonfiction, biography,
autobiography, children's literature, poetry, science fiction, horror, drama,
mystery, fantasy and more.
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
Annotated guide to scholarly Shakespeare resources available on the Internet,
and includes categories such as, Works, Life and Times, and Criticism.
New York Times Book Review
Weekly reviews, bestseller lists, and yearly “best of” lists.
No flying, no
tights for teens
Graphic novel reviews for teens.
Oprah’s Book Club
This site provides access to the many book lists associated with Oprah’s
television show, magazine, book club and personal bookshelf.
Outstanding books for the college-bound and lifelong learners
Fiction, biography, nonfiction, drama and poetry lists compiled by the Young
Adult Library Services Association of the American Library Association.
Overbooked
Started in 1994, this is a massive collection of book-related information. The
core of the site is the coverage of starred reviews – lists of titles that have
received starred reviews from Library Journal, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, or
Kirkus.
Poisoned Pen
This website offers mystery readers links to author websites, mystery awards,
new and bestseller title lists, as well as a wide variety of book reviews.
Romantic Times
Access to hundreds of reviews of a wide range of new romance titles. Author
profiles, biographies, and photos are also featured.
So what do you fancy tonight?
A British site designed to help you match your mood to the perfect book.
TeenReads.com
Webrary
A treasure-trove of fiction resources from the Morton Grove (Ill.) Public
Library.
What should I read next?
This British
site uses user favorites to make recommendations. When items are entered into
the same favorites list, they become associated with each other. The more often
particular items appear on different lists, the stronger that association
becomes.
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