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Welcome to UNB Libraries' (Saint John) Guide to English Literature. The purpose of this guide is to help you find resources related to this discipline and enhance your learning. If you are taking a English Literature course at UNB Saint John, you may find you also have a specific course guide available.

How you want to begin your research depends on your topic and your knowledge. If your topic is brand new to you, you might want to start with book based material. The data and information in books, at least, in non-fiction, academic books, generally differs from that found in articles. It is presented at length but tends to be presented in less depth and with less specificity. Book content may be less "cutting edge" and more likely to present standard, and accepted information. Journal articles often present more controversial content and preliminary research results which require more testing before they are accepted.

For students, books are a logical starting point for research because they often introduce several relevant topics around a broader subject while articles often deal with a single, very specific topic with an assumed context -- that is, articles may assume an audience with a high level of subject knowledge.

Once you have some background on your topic which may help you think critically about related information and data, you will be ready to plunge into journal articles, grey literature, and beyond. Enjoy the search!

In this guide, you will find links leading you to reference materials (dictionaries, specialized encyclopedias, handbooks ...), books (both online and in print), databases (containing full-text journals, full-text articles, and linked material), and more. That said, not everything you will need will be here. Remember, you can always visit a library and ask a librarian for more help.

In addition to this subject guide in English Literature, you might also wish to explore:

UNB Libraries' (Saint John) Guide to Canadian Literature

UNB Libraries' (Saint John) Guide to Irish (and Anglo-Irish) Literature

 

News and Views

Books: Book Reviews, News ..., Washington Post

Books, BBC

Books, The Guardian

Book Reviews, Telegraph (UK)

Book News and Reviews, New Zealand Herald

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