English and Literature
American Rhetoric (Dr. Michael E. Eidenmuller from University of Texas at Tyler) Contains banner advertisements
An index and database of more than five thousand full-text, audio and streaming versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews and other recorded media events. Includes an index and partial database full-text transcriptions of the one hundred most significant American political speeches of the twentieth century.
American Verse Project (University of Michigan)
Aims to assemble an electronic archive of volumes of American poetry written prior to 1920. Searchable text, and includes a word index and browse feature. Features authors such as Whittier, Teasdale, and Poe, as well as lesser known poets.
Bartleby.com (Alibris) Contains banner advertisements.
Access to full text of books on the web including reference, verse, fiction and nonfiction. Indexed by author, subject and title and features a browse function. Reference texts include Columbia Encyclopedia, American heritage Dictionary, Roget’s Thesaurus, American Heritage Book of English Usage, Columbia World of Quotations, Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, King James Bible, Oxford Shakespeare, Gray’s Anatomy, Strunk’s Elements of Style, World Factbook, and Columbia Gazetteer.
Bibliomania (Bibliomania.com Ltd.)
Free access to thousands of e-books, poems, articles, short stories and plays on the Internet. Study guides are written by Oxford and Cambridge University graduates and include summaries, discussions and commentaries on the texts. The reference section includes biographies, classic nonfiction and religious texts.
Documenting the American South (University of North Carolina)
A large-scale digital publishing initiative that features primary resources in history for the study of the history, literature and culture of the American South. Especially well represented are resources for study of the Civil War, the antebellum South, African-American history and Southern literature.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (US Department of Education)
Lists hundreds of educational websites supported by US government agencies. Subjects include arts, history, health and physical education, language arts, mathematics, science, and world studies.
Homework Center (Multnomah County Library)
A selection of internet resources, organized by topics most commonly requested for homework assignments. Selected and annotated by librarians.
INFOMINE (Regents of the University of California)
Provides access to a collection of resources (many free) like databases, electronic journals, bulletin boards, mailing lists, online library catalogs, articles, directories of researchers, and other types of information assembled by librarians at 30 contributing universities. Sometimes this site is slow to load – it may take a few attempts, but it’s worth the effort!
Ipl2 (The Internet Public Library 2) (iSchool at Drexel University in partnership with several other universities)
A virtual library providing easy access to many reference resources, books, magazines and other websites selected by librarians. Organized by subject. Also has a section especially for teens.
The Library of Congress (Library of Congress)
Provides access to Library of Congress digital collections of text, audio and graphics. Collections include American Memory; Global Gateway: World Cultures and Resources; THOMAS (for legislative information) and more.
Mark Twain’s Mississippi River (Northern Illinois University Libraries)
A multimedia website that explores Mark Twain’s time in and around the Mississippi River through a number of interactive maps, historic images, audio content and essays.
NoveList (EBSCO Publishing)
OES subscription: Access from the library homepage
A readers’ advisory service designed to assist users in discovering new fiction books based on books and topics they’ve already enjoyed.
Poe Museum (The Museum of Edgar Allen Poe)
Provides basic information about the life and works of Edgar Allen Poe
Urban Legends Reference Pages (Barbara and David P. Mikkelson) (Contains advertisements)
A searchable archive offering insight into urban legends, suspect news stories, rumors, gossip, and common fallacies.
The Writers Almanac (Minnesota Public Radio) (Contains advertisements)
Provides archival access to audio and text files from past programs of The Writers Almanac, a daily radio program of poetry and history hosted by Garrison Keillor. Information includes author background and text of reading selections as well as program schedule.
yourDictionary.com (yourDictionary.com) (Contains advertisements)
Provides a portal for language and language-related products and services on the web, including 2500 dictionaries with more than 300 languages. All dictionaries are searchable and include translation, synonyms, antonyms, rhyming and more. Specialty areas include access to endangered languages, research, and fun mnemonics that will help avoid common spelling mistakes.
