LibGuides: ENG 295 (Wanko): Books and Journal Articles

Interlibrary Loan

When searching the library's databases, you may find articles you want that we do not have access to. You can get them for free through a service called interlibrary loan, and it usually only takes one or two days.

From a database:

1. Instead of a link to a PDF below the article, you will see a link called check availability.

2. If we have the full text,the page that opens will provide a link under the "View It" heading.

3. If we don't own the full text, you can access our interlibrary loan system for articles, called ILLiad, by logging into the system using your WCU email address and password. Look for the link on the yellow bar in the middle of the page.

4. Once you log in, you will see the link to go to ILLiad.

5. If it is your first time logging into the system, it may ask you some questions about your delivery preferences.

6. The system will try to fill in the required blanks with the relevant information about the article. Double check to make sure that all the required blanks are filled. If not, go back to the tab with the article info to cut and paste the other required info.

From Library Search:

Secondary (Scholarly) Sources for Literature and History

These are your best bet databases when you are looking for resources related to literature and history.

Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
This database consists mostly of full-text short biographies of authors. There may also be news articles, including interviews, and book reviews, but these are more common for late 20th and 21st century authors.
For scholarly journal articles, use the MLA International Bibliography.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
This is the main database for finding scholarly journal articles on literary topics. You will also find citations for books, articles printed in edited books, and dissertations.
America: History and Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Source of information focusing on the history and life of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.

For more help, watch the library's tutorials on using limiters
and using the advanced search with Boolean searching.
(EBSCOhost)
Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Articles on the history of the world from 1450 to the present.
History of the United States and Canada are covered in America: History and Life

For more help, watch the library's tutorials on using limiters
and using the advanced search with Boolean searching.
(EBSCOhost)

And for more information on environmental issues (Rachel Carson).

Environment Complete This link opens in a new window
Full-text database offering extensive coverage in the areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, and affiliated areas of study in journals, books and monographs.
(EBSCOhost)

Library Search

Library Search is our search tool that brings back a mix of result types and from different subject areas.

You should go to Library Search for:

1) Books (we can also get books we don't own through our EZborrow Interlibrary Loan System)

2) More journal articles, if you have exhausted the literature and history databases.

Contact Information

Rachel McMullin

Email Me

Contact:

F.H. Green Library, Room 209

Subjects: English, Ethnic Studies, History, Information Literacy, Library Instruction, Literature, Philosophy & Religion, Women's & Gender Studies

Some Search Terms for Reception and Production

Tip: We have lots of books related to reception and production issues. Occasionally, the focus may be a single author, but more common are works on an aspect in a specific time period and country. Real example from our catalog: Author and printer in Victorian England. Remember to use subject headings to find others!

author/authorship

production

reception

reviews

book culture

literary culture

readership/readers/reading

literacy

printing

publishing

book production/book industry/book trade

book history

genre (or the name of a particular genre)

print culture