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Literature Resources: Reference Materials
English and literature resources in Davis Library at the University of Rio Grande
Provides full text information on thousands of authors and their works including: study guides; plot summaries; articles of literary criticism; full text of literary journals; and author biographies.
A guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources.
Descriptions of doctoral dissertations and master's theses some of which may be available through traditional interlibrary loan: http://www.rio.edu/library/Interlibrary-Loan-Request.cfm