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Step 2: Search serial bibliographies to begin building a preliminary bibliography or to supplement an existing bibliography.
a. Search the major general literature serial bibliographies.[edit]
- MLA International Bibliography (G335)
- Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (G340)
- FRANCIS (G345)
b. Identify serial bibliographies devoted to a national literature, group, genre, literary period, subject, or individual author.[edit]
Specialized Bibliographies[edit]
African American Literature[edit]
- G. K. Hall Index to Black Periodicals (Q3740)
- “Annual Bibliography of Afro-American Literature, [1975–76]” (R4787a)
African Literatures[edit]
American Literature[edit]
- “Publications in American Studies from German-Speaking Countries” (Q3285)
- “Annual Bibliography of Midwestern Literature” (Q3595)
- Checklist of Scholarship on Southern Literature (Q3620)
- Bibliography of Studies in Western American Literature (Q3665)
- Miller, Comprehensive Bibliography for the Study of American Minorities (Q3700)
- G. K. Hall Index to Black Periodicals (Q3740)
- Hispanic American Periodicals Index (Q3973)
- “Annual Bibliography of Afro-American Literature, [1975–76]” (R4787a)
Art[edit]
- International Bibliography of Art (U5138)
- ARTbibliographies Modern (U5140)
- Art Index (U5145)
- Répertoire d’art et d’archéologie (U5150)
- International Repertory of the Literature of Art (U5155)
- “Bibliography on the Relations of Literature and Other Arts” (U5965)
Australian Literature[edit]
Bibliography and Textual Criticism[edit]
Biography[edit]
Canadian Literature[edit]
- Canadian Literary Periodicals Index (R4630)
- Canadian Periodical Index (R4635)
- “Year’s Work in Canadian Poetry Studies [1976–86]” (R4755a)
Caribbean-Area Literatures in English[edit]
Children’s Literature[edit]
- “Bibliography,” Children’s Literature Association Quarterly (U5478)
- Children’s Literature Abstracts (U5490)
Classical Literatures[edit]
Colonialism and Postcolonialism[edit]
Comparative Literature[edit]
Composition and Rhetoric[edit]
- ComPile (U5583)
- “Annotated Bibliography of Research in the Teaching of English” (U5585)
- ERIC (U5590)
Computers and the Humanities[edit]
Dance and Literature[edit]
Drama and Theater[edit]
- International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance with Full Text (L1160)
- “Restoration and 18th Century Theatre Research Bibliography” (M2387)
- “Nineteenth-Century Theatre Research: A Bibliography” (M2690a)
- “Modern Drama Studies: An Annual Bibliography” (M2870)
English Literature[edit]
- “Bibliography,” Anglo-Saxon England (M1660)
- Old English Bibliography (M1665)
- International Medieval Bibliography (M1835)
- World Shakespeare Bibliography Online (M2020)
- Bibliographie internationale de l’humanisme et de la Renaissance (M2025)
- “Literature of the Renaissance” (M2030)
- Eighteenth Century Current Bibliography (M2245)
- “Some Current Publications,” Restoration (M2250)
- “Restoration and 18th Century Theatre Research Bibliography” (M2387)
- Romantic Movement (M2485)
- Victorian Database (M2490)
- “Annual Bibliography,” Keats-Shelley Journal (M2495)
- Victorian Bibliography (M2500)
- “RSVP Bibliography,” Victorian Periodicals Review (M2555)
- “Nineteenth-Century Theatre Research: A Bibliography” (M2690a)
- “Guide to the Year’s Work,” Victorian Poetry (M2720)
- “Annual Review,” Journal of Modern Literature (M2780)
- “Modern Drama Studies: An Annual Bibliography” (M2870)
Environmental Studies[edit]
Film[edit]
Folklore[edit]
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Studies[edit]
Gothicism[edit]
Hispanic American Literature[edit]
History[edit]
- Bibliography of British and Irish History (M1400)
- America: History and Life (Q3310)
- Writings on American History (Q3340)
- Historical Abstracts (U6500)
Interdisciplinary Studies[edit]
Irish Literature[edit]
Linguistics[edit]
Midwestern American Literature[edit]
Music[edit]
Onomastics[edit]
Other Literatures in English[edit]
Philosophy[edit]
Poetry[edit]
Political Science[edit]
Popular Culture[edit]
Psychology and Literature[edit]
Religion[edit]
Science and Literature[edit]
Science Fiction[edit]
Scottish Literature[edit]
Shakespeare, William[edit]
Short Fiction[edit]
Social Sciences[edit]
Sociology[edit]
Southern American Literature[edit]
Stylistics[edit]
Western American Literature[edit]
Women’s Studies[edit]
c. Search the major general serial bibliographies.[edit]
- British Humanities Index (G370)
- Essay and General Literature Index (G380)
- Google (G383)
- Humanities Index (G385)
- Arts and Humanities Citation Index (G365)
d. Search union catalogs.[edit]
e. Consult surveys of research.[edit]
General Surveys[edit]
Specialized Surveys of Research[edit]
African American Literature[edit]
African Literatures[edit]
American Literature[edit]
- Year’s Work in English Studies (G330)
- American Literary Scholarship (Q3265)
- Duke, Bryer, and Inge, American Women Writers (Q3275)
- Harbert and Rees, Fifteen American Authors before 1900 (Q3280)
- Prospects for the Study of American Literature (Q3283)
- Inge, Duke, and Bryer, Black American Writers (Q3735)
- Myerson, Transcendentalists (Q4135)
- Woodress, Eight American Authors (Q4140)
- Bryer, Sixteen Modern American Authors (Q4240)
Book Collecting[edit]
Canadian Literature[edit]
Children’s Literature[edit]
Composition and Rhetoric[edit]
- Gaillet, Present State of Scholarship in the History of Rhetoric (U5565)
- Research on Composition (U5570)
- Moran and Lunsford, Research in Composition and Rhetoric (U5575)
- Tate, Teaching Composition (U5580)
Critical Theory[edit]
Cultural Theory[edit]
Drama and Theater[edit]
- Wells, English Drama (Excluding Shakespeare) (M1555)
- Logan and Smith, Predecessors of Shakespeare (M2145)
- “Recent Studies in Tudor and Stuart Drama” (M2150)
- Hume, “English Drama and Theatre, 1660–1800” (M2385)
- Wagner, “From Art to Theory” (R4730)
English Literature[edit]
- Year’s Work in English Studies (G330)
- Dyson, English Novel: Select Bibliographical Guides (M1510)
- Wells, English Drama (Excluding Shakespeare) (M1555)
- Dyson, English Poetry: Select Bibliographical Guides (M1595)
- “Year’s Work in Old English Studies” (M1655)
- Severs, Hartung, and Beidler, Manual of the Writings in Middle English (M1825)
- Fisher, Medieval Literature of Western Europe (M1830)
- “Recent Studies in the English Renaissance,” English Literary Renaissance (M2010)
- “Recent Studies in the English Renaissance,” Studies in English Literature (M2015)
- Logan and Smith, Predecessors of Shakespeare (M2145)
- “Recent Studies in Tudor and Stuart Drama” (M2150)
- “Recent Studies in the Restoration and Eighteenth Century” (M2240)
- Hume, “English Drama and Theatre, 1660–1800” (M2385)
- O’Neill, Literature of the Romantic Period (M2477)
- “Recent Studies in the Nineteenth Century” (M2480)
- Ford, Victorian Fiction: A Guide to Research (M2665)
- Jordan, English Romantic Poets (M2710)
- Faverty, Victorian Poets (M2715)
- “Guide to the Year’s Work,” Victorian Poetry (M2720)
- DeLaura, Victorian Prose (M2740)
Fiction[edit]
- Dyson, English Novel: Select Bibliographical Guides (M1510)
- Ford, Victorian Fiction: A Guide to Research (M2665)
Folklore[edit]
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Studies[edit]
Irish Literature[edit]
Poetry[edit]
- Dyson, English Poetry: Select Bibliographical Guides (M1595)
- Jordan, English Romantic Poets (M2710)
- Faverty, Victorian Poets (M2715)
- “Guide to the Year’s Work,” Victorian Poetry (M2720)
Popular Culture[edit]
Prose[edit]
Scottish Literature[edit]
Textual Studies[edit]
Women’s Studies[edit]
f. Search dissertation bibliographies and abstracts.[edit]
Bibliographies of Bibliographies and Databases[edit]
- Reynolds, Guide to Theses and Dissertations (H455)
- Dissertation Abstracts (H465)
- ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (H475)
Other Bibliographies of Theses and Dissertations[edit]
- Union List of Higher Degree Theses in Australian University Libraries (H480)
- Gabel, Catalogue of Austrian and Swiss Dissertations on English and American Literature (H485)
- McNamee, Dissertations in English and American Literature (H490)
- Mummendey, Language and Literature of the Anglo-Saxon Nations (H495)
- Howard-Hill, Index to British Literary Bibliography (M1355)
- Howard, Theses in English Literature (M1395)
- Pulsiano, Annotated Bibliography of North American Doctoral Dissertations on Old English Language and Literature (M1670a)
- Altick and Matthews, Guide to Doctoral Dissertations in Victorian Literature (M2510)
- O’Malley, Anglo-Irish Literature: A Bibliography of Dissertations (N2988)
- Mikhail, Annotated Bibliography of Modern Anglo-Irish Drama (N3045)
- Howard, Theses in American Literature, 1896–1971 (Q3315)
- Woodress, Dissertations in American Literature, 1891–1966 (Q3320)
- Emerson and Michel, Southern Literary Culture (Q3630)
- Montgomery, American Puritan Studies (Q4020)
- Gabel, Canadian Literature: An Index to Theses (R4660)
- Fielding, Bibliography of Theses and Dissertations on the Subject of Film (U5795)
- Dundes, Folklore Theses and Dissertations in the United States (U5885)
- Gilbert, Women’s Studies: A Bibliography of Dissertations (U6615)
g. Search guides to scholarship and criticism associated with a particular national literature, genre, or subject.[edit]
African Literatures[edit]
American Literature[edit]
- FRANCIS (G345)
- Kuntz, Poetry Explication (L1255)
- Brogan, English Versification (M1600)
- Eighteenth Century Current Bibliography (M2245)
- “Some Current Publications,” Restoration (M2250)
- Pownall, Articles on Twentieth Century Literature (M2790)
- Somer, American and British Literature, 1945–1975 (M2800)
- “Modern Drama Studies: An Annual Bibliography” (M2870)
- Carpenter, Modern Drama Scholarship and Criticism (M2875)
- Jones, Folklore and Literature in the United States (Q3290)
- Leary, Articles on American Literature (Q3295)
- Literary History of the United States (Q3300)
- Salzman, American Studies (Q3335)
- Gerstenberger, American Novel Explication, 1991–1995 (Q3475)
- Weixlmann, American Short-Fiction Criticism and Scholarship (Q3480)
- Archer, American Actors and Actresses (Q3515)
- Silvester, United States Theatre (Q3517)
- Eddleman, American Drama Criticism (Q3520)
- Wilmeth, American Stage to World War I (Q3525)
- Gohdes, Literature and Theater of the States and Regions of the U. S. A. (Q3570)
- Larson, American Regional Theatre History (Q3575)
- Stratman, Bibliography of the American Theatre Excluding New York City (Q3580)
- Nemanic, Bibliographical Guide to Midwestern Literature (Q3600)
- Rubin, Bibliographical Guide to the Study of Southern Literature (Q3625)
- Etulain and Howard, Bibliographical Guide to the Study of Western American Literature (Q3670)
- History of Afro-American Literature (Q3713)
- Perry, Harlem Renaissance (Q3750)
- Turner, Afro-American Writers (Q3755)
- Margolies, Afro-American Fiction, 1853–1976 (Q3815)
- Fairbanks, Black American Fiction (Q3820)
- French, Afro-American Poetry and Drama (Q3845)
- Marken, American Indian (Q3875)
- Ruoff, American Indian Literatures (Q3880)
- Colonnese, American Indian Novelists (Q3920)
- Cheung, Asian American Literature (Q3940)
- Eger, Bibliography of Criticism of Contemporary Chicano Literature (Q3975)
- Nadel, Jewish Writers of North America (Q3990)
- Gephart, Revolutionary America (Q4025)
- Parker, Early American Fiction (Q4065)
- Scheick, Seventeenth-Century American Poetry (Q4090)
- Yannella, American Prose to 1820 (Q4095)
- Chielens, Literary Journal in America to 1900 (Q4145)
- Holman, American Novel through Henry James (Q4185)
- Kirby, America’s Hive of Honey (Q4190)
- Meserve, American Drama to 1900 (Q4200)
- Partridge, American Prose and Criticism, 1820–1900 (Q4205)
- Chielens, Literary Journal in America, 1900–1950 (Q4250)
- Woodress, American Fiction, 1900–1950 (Q4270)
- Kolin, American Playwrights since 1945 (Q4287)
- Gavin, American Women Playwrights, 1964–1989 (Q4289)
- Harris, Modern Drama in America and England (Q4290)
- Gingerich, Contemporary Poetry in America and England (Q4335)
- Brier, American Prose and Criticism, 1900–1950 (Q4345)
- Horner, Historical Rhetoric (U5600)
- Bailey, English Stylistics (U6080)
- Bullock and Peck, Guide to Marxist Literary Criticism (U6175)
Art[edit]
- Arts and Humanities Citation Index (G365)
- Spector, Backgrounds to Restoration and Eighteenth-Century English Literature (M2263)
- Vann and Van Arsdel, Victorian Periodicals (M2525)
- Salzman, American Studies (Q3335)
- Arntzen, Guide to the Literature of Art History (U5130)
- Bibliography of the History of Art (U5138)
- ARTbibliographies Modern (U5140)
- Art Index (U5145)
- Répertoire d’art et d’archéologie (U5150)
- International Repertory of the Literature of Art (U5155)
- Huddleston, Relationship of Painting and Literature (U5160)
- “Bibliography on the Relations of Literature and Other Arts” (U5965)
Australian Literature[edit]
- AustLit (R4463)
- Andrews, Australian Literature to 1900 (R4485)
- Ross, Australian Literary Criticism, 1945–1988 (R4488)
- Day, Modern Australian Prose (R4530)
Bibliography[edit]
- Howard-Hill, Index to British Literary Bibliography (M1355)
- Greetham, Scholarly Editing (U5273)
- Book History Online (U5275)
- Bibliographie der Buch- und Bibliotheksgeschichte (U5280)
- Baker and Womack, Twentieth-Century Bibliography and Textual Criticism (U5283)
- Index to Selected Bibliographical Journals (U5285)
- Luey, Editing Documents and Texts (U5288)
- Tanselle, Guide to the Study of United States Imprints (U5290)
Canadian Literature[edit]
- Kuntz, Poetry Explication (L1255)
- Etulain and Howard, Bibliographical Guide to the Study of Western American Literature (Q3670)
- Clements and Malpezzi, Native American Folklore (Q3885)
- Nadel, Jewish Writers of North America (Q3990)
- Annotated Bibliography of Canada’s Major Authors (R4605)
- Dionne, Bibliographie de la critique de la littérature québécoise (R4643)
- Canadian Writers and Their Works (R4645)
- Moyles, English-Canadian Literature to 1900 (R4650)
- Watters and Bell, On Canadian Literature, 1806–1960 (R4655)
- Fowke and Carpenter, Bibliography of Canadian Folklore in English (R4665)
- Hayne, Bibliographie critique du roman canadien-français (R4705)
- Hoy, Modern English-Canadian Prose (R4710)
- Ball and Plant, Bibliography of Theatre History in Canada (R4735)
- Stevens, Modern English-Canadian Poetry (R4755)
- Bullock and Peck, Guide to Marxist Literary Criticism (U6175)
Caribbean-Area Literatures[edit]
Children’s Literature[edit]
- Victorian Database (M2490)
- Vann and Van Arsdel, Victorian Periodicals (M2525)
- Cheung, Asian American Literature (Q3940)
- Lindfors, Black African Literature in English (R4425)
- Bibliographie der Buch- und Bibliotheksgeschichte (U5280)
- Children’s Literature Research (U5477)
- Hendrickson, Children’s Literature: A Guide to the Criticism (U5480)
- Rahn, Children’s Literature: An Annotated Bibliography (U5485)
- Greenwood Guide to American Popular Culture (U6295)
Comparative Literature[edit]
- Weisstein, Comparative Literature and Literary Theory (T4990)
- Baldensperger, Bibliography of Comparative Literature (T5000)
- Internationale Bibliographie zu Geschichte und Theorie der Komparatistik (T5005)
Drama and Theater[edit]
- Cumulated Dramatic Index (L1165)
- Palmer, European Drama Criticism (L1170)
- Arnott, English Theatrical Literature (M1560)
- Douglas, Guide to British Drama Explication (M1562)
- Cavanagh, British Theatre: A Bibliography (M1563)
- Stratman, Spencer, and Devine, Bibliography of Medieval Drama (M1930)
- Logan and Smith, Predecessors of Shakespeare (M2145)
- Bergeron, Twentieth-Century Criticism of English Masques, Pageants, and Entertainments (M2155)
- Stevens, English Renaissance Theatre History (M2160)
- White, Early English Drama, Everyman to 1580 (M2165)
- Link, English Drama, 1660–1800 (M2390)
- Stratman, Spencer, and Devine, Restoration and Eighteenth Century Theatre Research (M2395)
- Conolly, English Drama and Theatre, 1800–1900 (M2690)
- Carpenter, Modern Drama Scholarship and Criticism (M2875)
- King, Ten Modern Irish Playwrights (N3040)
- Mikhail, Annotated Bibliography of Modern Anglo-Irish Drama (N3045)
- Archer, American Actors and Actresses (Q3515)
- Silvester, United States Theatre (Q3517)
- Eddleman, American Drama Criticism (Q3520)
- Wilmeth, American Stage to World War I (Q3525)
- Gohdes, Literature and Theater of the States and Regions of the U. S. A. (Q3570)
- Larson, American Regional Theatre History (Q3575)
- Stratman, Bibliography of the American Theatre Excluding New York City (Q3580)
- French, Afro-American Poetry and Drama (Q3845)
- Meserve, American Drama to 1900 (Q4200)
- Kolin, American Playwrights since 1945 (Q4287)
- Gavin, American Women Playwrights, 1964–1989 (Q4289)
- Harris, Modern Drama in America and England (Q4290)
- Wildbihler, Musical (Q4295)
- Ball and Plant, Bibliography of Theatre History in Canada (R4735)
English Literature[edit]
- Literature and Language Bibliographies from the American Year Book (G355)
- Kuntz, Poetry Explication (L1255)
- New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (M1385)
- Baer, Folklore and Literature of the British Isles (M1390)
- Bibliography of British and Irish History (M1400)
- Bell, English Novel Explication (M1515)
- English Novel: Twentieth Century Criticism (M1520)
- Arnott, English Theatrical Literature (M1560)
- Douglas, Guide to British Drama Explication (M1562)
- Cavanagh, British Theatre: A Bibliography (M1563)
- Brogan, English Versification (M1600)
- Stauffer, English Biography before 1700 (M1605)
- Greenfield, Bibliography of Publications on Old English Literature (M1670)
- New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature: 600–1660 (M1675)
- Rosenthal, Anglo-Saxon History (M1680)
- Braswell, Western Manuscripts from Classical Antiquity to the Renaissance (M1775)
- New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature: 600–1660 (M1840)
- Bibliography of English History to 1485 (M1845)
- Crosby, Medieval Studies: A Bibliographical Guide (M1850)
- Paetow, Guide to the Study of Medieval History (M1855)
- Stratman, Bibliography of Medieval Drama (M1930)
- Edwards, Middle English Prose (M1950)
- New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature: 600–1660 (M2035)
- Tannenbaum, Elizabethan Bibliographies (M2040)
- Davies, Bibliography of British History: Stuart Period (M2045)
- Read, Bibliography of British History: Tudor Period (M2050)
- Harner, English Renaissance Prose Fiction (M2105)
- Stevens, English Renaissance Theatre History (M2160)
- White, Early English Drama, Everyman to 1580 (M2165)
- Pargellis and Medley, Bibliography of British History: The Eighteenth Century (M2260)
- Spector, Backgrounds to Restoration and Eighteenth-Century English Literature (M2263)
- Weed, Studies of British Newspapers and Periodicals to 1800 (M2285)
- Letellier, English Novel, 1660–1740: An Annotated Bibliography (M2340)
- Spector, English Gothic: A Bibliographic Guide (M2345)
- Link, English Drama, 1660–1800 (M2390)
- Stratman, Spencer, and Devine, Restoration and Eighteenth Century Theatre Research (M2395)
- Mell, English Poetry, 1660–1800 (M2425)
- Brown and Christie, Bibliography of British History, 1789–1851 (M2515)
- Hanham, Bibliography of British History, 1851–1914 (M2520)
- Madden and Dixon, Nineteenth-Century Periodical Press in Britain (M2560)
- Ward, British Periodicals and Newspapers, 1789–1832 (M2565)
- Conolly, English Drama and Theatre, 1800–1900 (M2690)
- Reiman, English Romantic Poetry, 1800–1835 (M2725)
- Pownall, Articles on Twentieth Century Literature (M2790)
- Davies, Annotated Critical Bibliography of Modernism (M2795)
- Somer, American and British Literature, 1945–1975 (M2800)
- Robbins, Bibliography of British History, 1914–1989 (M2805)
- Cassis, Twentieth-Century English Novel (M2835)
- Rice, English Fiction, 1900–1950 (M2840)
- Carpenter, Modern Drama Scholarship and Criticism (M2875)
- Brown, English Prose and Criticism, 1900–1959 (M2900)
- Kirby, America’s Hive of Honey (Q4190)
- Harris, Modern Drama in America and England (Q4290)
- Wildbihler, Musical (Q4295)
- Gingerich, Contemporary Poetry in America and England (Q4335)
- Carlsen, Bibliography to the Classical Tradition in English Literature (S4893)
- Horner, Present State of Scholarship in Historical and Contemporary Rhetoric (U5565)
- Horner, Historical Rhetoric (U5600)
- Bailey, English Stylistics (U6080)
- Bullock and Peck, Guide to Marxist Literary Criticism (U6175)
Fiction[edit]
- Bleiler, Guide to Supernatural Fiction (L860)
- Frank, Guide to the Gothic (L875)
- Albert, Detective and Mystery Fiction (L920)
- Laurenti, Catálogo bibliográfico de la literatura picaresca (L950)
- Barron, Anatomy of Wonder (L1015)
- Twentieth-Century Short Story Explication (L1090)
- Bell, English Novel Explication (M1515)
- English Novel: Twentieth Century Criticism (M1520)
- Harner, English Renaissance Prose Fiction (M2105)
- Letellier, English Novel, 1660–1740: An Annotated Bibliography (M2340)
- Spector, English Gothic: A Bibliographic Guide (M2345)
- Cassis, Twentieth-Century English Novel (M2835)
- Rice, English Fiction, 1900–1950 (M2840)
- Facts on File Bibliography of American Fiction (Q3474)
- Gerstenberger, American Novel Explication, 1991–1995 (Q3475)
- Weixlmann, American Short-Fiction Criticism and Scholarship (Q3480)
- Margolies, Afro-American Fiction, 1853–1976 (Q3815)
- Fairbanks, Black American Fiction (Q3820)
- Colonnese, American Indian Novelists (Q3920)
- Parker, Early American Fiction (Q4065)
- Holman, American Novel through Henry James (Q4185)
- Kirby, America’s Hive of Honey (Q4190)
- Woodress, American Fiction, 1900–1950 (Q4270)
- Day, Modern Australian Prose (R4530)
- Hayne, Bibliographie critique du roman canadien-français (R4705)
- Hoy, Modern English-Canadian Prose (R4710)
- Huddleston, Relationship of Painting and Literature (U5160)
Film and Literature[edit]
- Barron, Anatomy of Wonder (L1015)
- “Annual Review,” Journal of Modern Literature (M2780)
- Wildbihler, Musical (Q4295)
- Ross, Australian Literary Criticism, 1945–1988 (R4488)
- Art Index (U5145)
- Rehrauer, Macmillan Film Bibliography (U5790)
- Manchel, Film Study (U5793)
- Ross, Film as Literature, Literature as Film (U5800)
- Greenwood Guide to American Popular Culture (U6295)
- Kiell, Psychoanalysis, Psychology, and Literature (U6540)
Folklore[edit]
- Baer, Folklore and Literature of the British Isles (M1390)
- Bergeron, Twentieth-Century Criticism of English Masques, Pageants, and Entertainments (M2155)
- Harmon, Select Bibliography for the Study of Anglo-Irish Literature (N2975)
- Scottish Literary Journal (O3070)
- Annual Bibliography of Scottish Literature (O3075)
- Bibliography of Scotland (O3080)
- Jones, Folklore and Literature in the United States (Q3290)
- Salzman, American Studies (Q3335)
- Nemanic, Bibliographical Guide to Midwestern Literature (Q3600)
- Rubin, Bibliographical Guide to the Study of Southern Literature (Q3625)
- Clements and Malpezzi, Native American Folklore (Q3885)
- Lindfors, Black African Literature in English (R4425)
- Watters and Bell, On Canadian Literature, 1806–1960 (R4655)
- Fowke and Carpenter, Bibliography of Canadian Folklore in English (R4665)
- Comitas, Complete Caribbeana (R4790a)
- Humanities Computing Yearbook (U5657)
- Richmond, Ballad Scholarship (U5902)
- Carnes, Fable Scholarship (U5905)
- Miller, Folk Music in America (U5910)
- Mieder, International Bibliography of Paremiology and Phraseology (U5920)
- Kiell, Psychoanalysis, Psychology, and Literature (U6540)
Gothic Fiction[edit]
- Bleiler, Guide to Supernatural Fiction (L860)
- Frank, Guide to the Gothic (L875)
- Spector, English Gothic: A Bibliographic Guide (M2345)
- Greenwood Guide to American Popular Culture (U6295)
Hispanic American Literature[edit]
Historical Fiction[edit]
History and Literature[edit]
- Rosenthal, Anglo-Saxon History (M1680)
- Graves, Bibliography of English History to 1485 (M1845)
- Crosby, Medieval Studies: A Bibliographical Guide (M1850)
- Paetow, Guide to the Study of Medieval History (M1855)
- Davies, Bibliography of British History: Stuart Period (M2045)
- Read, Bibliography of British History: Tudor Period (M2050)
- Pargellis and Medley, Bibliography of British History: The Eighteenth Century (M2260)
- Spector, Backgrounds to Restoration and Eighteenth-Century English Literature (M2263)
- Brown and Christie. Bibliography of British History, 1789–1851 (M2515)
- Hanham, Bibliography of British History, 1851–1914 (M2520)
- Robbins, Bibliography of British History, 1914–1989 (M2805)
- Basler, Guide to the Study of the United States of America (Q3325)
- Harvard Guide to American History (Q3330)
- Salzman, American Studies (Q3335)
- Nemanic, Bibliographical Guide to Midwestern Literature (Q3600)
- Gephart, Revolutionary America (Q4025)
- American Historical Association’s Guide to Historical Literature (U6497)
Irish Literature[edit]
- New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (N2965)
- Bibliography of Irish Linguistics and Literature (N2970)
- Harmon, Select Bibliography for the Study of Anglo-Irish Literature (N2975)
- Hayes, Sources for the History of Irish Civilisation (N2980)
- McKenna, Irish Literature, 1800–1875 (N2985)
- King, Ten Modern Irish Playwrights (N3040)
- Mikhail, Annotated Bibliography of Modern Anglo-Irish Drama (N3045)
Medicine and Literature[edit]
Music and Literature[edit]
Mystery Fiction[edit]
New Zealand Literature[edit]
Philosophy and Literature[edit]
- Spector, Backgrounds to Restoration and Eighteenth-Century English Literature (M2263)
- Gohdes, Bibliographical Guide to the Study of the Literature of the U. S. A. (Q3180)
- Leary, Articles on American Literature (Q3295)
Poetry[edit]
- Coleman, Epic and Romance Criticism (L1245)
- Donow, Sonnet in England and America (L1250)
- Kuntz, Poetry Explication (L1255)
- Dyson, English Poetry: Select Bibliographical Guides (M1595)
- Brogan, English Versification (M1600)
- Mell, English Poetry, 1660–1800 (M2425)
- Reiman, English Romantic Poetry, 1800–1835 (M2725)
- Glen, Poetry of the Scots (O3130)
- French, Afro-American Poetry and Drama (Q3845)
- Scheick, Seventeenth-Century American Poetry (Q4090)
- Gingerich, Contemporary Poetry in America and England (Q4335)
- Stevens, Modern English-Canadian Poetry (R4755)
- Greenwood Guide to American Popular Culture (U6295)
Political Science and Literature[edit]
- Spector, Backgrounds to Restoration and Eighteenth-Century English Literature (M2263)
- Salzman, American Studies (Q3335)
Popular Culture[edit]
- Gohdes, Bibliographical Guide to the Study of the Literature of the U. S. A. (Q3180)
- Salzman, American Studies (Q3335)
- Greenwood Guide to American Popular Culture (U6295)
- Fishburn, Women in Popular Culture (U6590)
Postcolonialism[edit]
Prose[edit]
- Edwards, Middle English Prose (M1950)
- Brown, English Prose and Criticism, 1900–1959 (M2900)
- Yannella, American Prose to 1820 (Q4095)
- Partridge, American Prose and Criticism, 1820–1900 (Q4205)
- Brier, American Prose and Criticism, 1900–1950 (Q4345)
- Day, Modern Australian Prose (R4530)
- Hoy, Modern English-Canadian Prose (R4710)
Psychology and Literature[edit]
- Gohdes, Bibliographical Guide to the Study of the Literature of the U. S. A. (Q3180)
- Salzman, American Studies (Q3335)
- Beugnot, Manuel bibliographique des études littéraires (S4905)
- Kiell, Psychoanalysis, Psychology, and Literature (U6540)
Religion and Literature[edit]
- Spector, Backgrounds to Restoration and Eighteenth-Century English Literature (M2263)
- Gohdes, Bibliographical Guide to the Study of the Literature of the U. S. A. (Q3180)
- Leary, Articles on American Literature (Q3295)
- Salzman, American Studies (Q3335)
Science and Literature[edit]
Science Fiction[edit]
Scottish Literature[edit]
Short Fiction[edit]
- Twentieth-Century Short Story Explication (L1090)
- Weixlmann, American Short-Fiction Criticism and Scholarship (Q3480)
Social Sciences and Literature[edit]
Welsh Literature[edit]
Women and Literature[edit]
- Spector, Backgrounds to Restoration and Eighteenth-Century English Literature (M2263)
- Vann and Van Arsdel, Victorian Periodicals (M2525)
- Leary, Articles on American Literature (Q3295)
- Salzman, American Studies (Q3335)
- Jordan, Bibliographical Guide to African-American Women Writers (Q3723)
- Gavin, American Women Playwrights, 1964–1989 (Q4289)
- Ross, Australian Literary Criticism, 1945–1988 (R4488)
- Nordquist, Feminist Literary Theory (U6169)
- Humm, Annotated Critical Bibliography of Feminist Criticism (U6170)
- Greenwood Guide to American Popular Culture (U6295)
- Fishburn, Women in Popular Culture (U6590)
- Hartman and Messer-Davidow, Women in Print (U6595)
- Boos, Bibliography of Women and Literature (U6600)
- Schwartz, Articles on Women Writers (U6605)
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