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Recommended Print Reference Resources
Print reference materials can be found on the first floor of the library in the low bookshelves. Use the call numbers following the title to locate an item. If you need assistance, please ask a librarian!

• Bloomsbury Guide to Women's Literature
  REF PN 471 .B57 1992
• The Companion to African Literatures
  REF PR 9340 .C65 2000
• Concise Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature
  REF PQ 7081.A1 E56 2000
• A History of African American Theatre
  REF PN 2270.A35 H55 2003
• Latin American Writers
  REF PQ 7081.A1 L37 1989
• The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time
  REF PN 34791 .B87 2004
• Novels for Students
  REF PN 3385 .N68
• Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature
  REF PS 21 .E537 2004
• World Poets
  REF PN 1021 .W67 2000

Recommended Online Reference Resources
Online reference materials can be accessed on and off-campus. To access online materials off-campus, use your name and library barcode located on your Bryant University ID.

Credo Reference
Search for information within an e-book by selecting the first letter of the subject that you're looking for. You can also search by keyword within each e-book, or within all available reference titles. Select an "Advanced Search" at the top of the page for more search options.

• The Bloomsbury Dictionary of English Literature
• Cambridge Guide to Literature in English
• The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English
• The Columbia Companion to the Twentieth-Century American Short Story
• Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature
• Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature
• A Dictionary of Literary Symbols
• Dictionary of Shakespeare

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Most e-books include an interactive table of contents and an index. You can also search by keyword within each book, or within all available reference titles. Select an "Advanced Search" at the top of the page for more search options.

• Contemporary Novelists
• Gothic Literature: A Gale Critical Companion
• Reference Guide to World Literature

NEED MORE HELP?

For further assistance, contact: Maura Keating, Reference Librarian mkeating@bryant.edu (401) 232-6299 or IM a Librarian Subject Specialities: History - Global Studies - Latin American Studies - Literature - Mathematics - Web Evaluation