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General Resources
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 100 Places to Connect With Other Bibliophiles Online 
 "Reading is no longer an individual activity. Thanks to online book clubs, book trading networks, social media sites just for librarians and book lovers, kids' networks and more, connecting with your fellow bibliophiles and gnashing about favorite books is easier than ever. ... Check below for 100 different sites and networks to find other bibliophiles like you." From the Online Education Database (OEDb), a website that lists accredited online colleges. http://oedb.org/library/beginning-online-learning/100_places_to_connect_with_bibliophiles_online Topics: Literature & Books Last updated Apr 30, 2009 Bartleby Library: Great Books Online
Includes thousands of full-text poems, novels, plays, essays, and other works in the public domain, as well as close to 100,000 quotations. Resources are carefully edited to ensure accuracy of data entry. A trustworthy place to locate classic works. Searchable and browsable. http://www.bartleby.com/ Topics: Literature & Books, Poetry Last updated May 9, 2005 Bibliomania
Find searchable full-text editions of thousands of classic works of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry; some reference titles and contemporary articles; plus study guides and book notes for standard high school and college assigned reading. "Bibliomania is supported by an Academic Board which comprises leading literature professors from Harvard, Princeton, Yale and Oxford universities." http://www.bibliomania.com/ Topics: Literature & Books, Poetry Last updated May 9, 2005 Book Fairs and Other Literary Events
Extensive listing of U.S. and international book fairs and other literary events (such as poetry and storytelling festivals). Provides contact phone numbers and websites, and month of the events. Listed alphabetically and by state. From the Library of Congress Center for the Book. http://www.read.gov/resources/ Topics: Literature & Books Last updated Oct 7, 2009 Classic Reader
Over 600 books and 900 short stories presented in unabridged versions that one can "can read, search, and annotate." The collection is mostly fiction, short stories, and poetry and includes children's literature. Browsable by author, title, or type of work. All works are in the public domain and may be read online or downloaded. Free registration is required for downloading and annotating. http://www.classicreader.com/ Topics: Children's Literature, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction Last updated May 9, 2005 Eldritch Press
"Here are free, accessible books. Read them and go in peace." Categories include American literature; English literature; Russian and French literature (in translation); the Great War; world literature in English; "Messing About in Boats"; read-alouds; "Science, Biology, Physics, Bugs"; "Radicals and Squares"; and "Works About Christmas or Snow." Searchable. http://www.eldritchpress.org/ Topics: Literature & Books Last updated May 9, 2005 Forbes.com Special Report: Books
This December 2006 special report on "books and the future of publishing" features a series of articles looking at trends in publishing, the effect of the Internet on print books, book burning, plagiarism, film adaptations, top-earning authors, and related topics. Also includes a "To me, books are..." feature with answers from authors such as Margaret Atwood, Amy Sedaris, and Lemony Snicket. From the website for Forbes magazine. http://www.forbes.com/2006/11/30/books-publishing-internet-tech-media_cx_mm_mn_books06_1201book_land.html%20(TinyURL.com/y2py5m) Topics: Literature & Books, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Dec 11, 2006 Literature @ SunSITE
"A collection of digital texts that can be read online, printed, or downloaded." Includes works by Jane Austen, Mary Austin, Ambrose Bierce, Joseph Conrad, Stephen Crane, Frederick Douglass, Emma Goldman, Jack London, Upton Sinclair, Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry David Thoreau as well as an Online Medieval and Classical Library. From the University of California, Berkeley. http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Literature/ Topics: Environment, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated May 9, 2005 LitLinks
Within the genres of fiction, poetry, essays, drama, and critical theory are lists of authors, each with a short list of annotated links to Web sites followed by a brief biography taken from one of the Bedford/St. Martin's reference texts. Additionally there are links to information on literary periods, from medieval to contemporary. Although some links may be broken, the many that work lead to authoritative information on the author or literary period. http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/litlinks/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 26, 2009 Lost Titles, Forgotten Rhymes: How to Find a Novel, Short Story, or Poem Without Knowing its Title or Author
"This guide is intended to help readers identify a literary work when they know only its plot or subject, or other textual information such as a character's name, a line of poetry, or a unique word or phrase." Browse sections on finding novels, short stories, and poems. From Peter Armenti, Digital Reference Specialist at the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/lost/ Topics: Literature & Books, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Aug 20, 2008 Online Books Page
Currently indexes over 15,000 on-line books and shorter texts by author and title, searchable. Can also browse by author, title, or subject. Also links to many other sources of online books. http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/ Topics: Literature & Books Last updated May 9, 2005 An Online Library of Literature
A collection of literary classics in full text, including the works of L. Frank Baum, Honore de Balzac, the Bronte sisters, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Lewis Carroll, Charles Darwin, Rene Descartes, Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, John Milton, Jack London, and others. Works are added regularly. "This site is maintained by enthusiasts." http://www.literature.org/ Topics: Literature & Books, Poetry Last updated Jul 21, 2006 Page by Page
These are electronic versions of hundreds of the "best public domain books, available in easy to read format," including inaugural addresses of the U.S. presidents (browse for these under the letter "I"). Because the site limits each screen to a brief amount of text, readers can bookmark where they left off in the text so they can get back to it easily. Browsable by author and title, with recent additions noted on the main page. http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/ Topics: Literature & Books Last updated May 9, 2005 Voice of the Shuttle
A directory of briefly annotated "links to humanities and humanities-related resources on the Internet," including disciplines that "interact with the sciences and social sciences and with new digital media." Searchable; and browsable by discipline, and resource (including teaching resources, libraries and museums, and reference). From the University of California, Santa Barbara. http://vos.ucsb.edu/ Topics: Literature & Books Last updated Jun 29, 2005 |
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