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Books-In-Print with Reviews [FirstSearch]
  firstsearch.oclc.org
Provides information on in-print, out-of-print (since 1979), and forthcoming books.. Includes reviews from publications, such as, Publishers Weekly and Library Journal.

Bowker's BooksInPrint.com
  booksinprint.com
Provides information on in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books, audiobooks, and video titles. Includes reviews, publisher information, title alerts, and more.

Columbia Granger's World of Poetry
  columbiagrangers.org
Provides online access to over 250,000 poem citations, 13,000 of which are available as full text.

Literature Resource Center
  infotrac.galegroup.com
Contains biographical information about 120,000 authors and critical analysis of their works, including Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, Patricia and Fredrick McKissack, and Ntozake Shange.

MOGroupCatalog [FirstSearch]
  firstsearch.oclc.org
OCLC catalog of books and other materials in Missouri libraries.

New York Times [ProQuest]
  proquest.umi.com
Full coverage of the New York Times from 1995 to the present. Articles published before 1995 can be accessed in the Historical New York Times (1851 to 2003). Use to find historical and contemporary book reviews.

NoveList Plus
  ebscohost.com
A searchable database of fiction and nonfiction titles. Contains book reviews, recommended reading lists, and book discussion guides.

Oxford English Dictionary Online
  dictionary.oed.com
Online version of the Oxford English Dictionary.

Oxford Reference Online: Literature
  oxfordreference.com
Complete access to dictionaries on topics in American and World literature.

Student Resource Center - Gold [Gale]
  find.galegroup.com
A collection of databases designed to help students with a variety of school assignments. Contains biographies of authors and criticisms and plot summaries of their works. Includes annotated full text of over 250 poems and four Shakespeare plays (i.e. Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet).

What Do I Read Next
  galenet.galegroup.com
Readers Advisory tool that providing 100,000 recommended titles for adults, young adults, and children. Covers both fiction and nonfiction titles.

WorldCat [FirstSearch]
  firstsearch.oclc.org
Contains catalog records for books, web resources, maps, musical scores, video tapes, and journals.