Librarian for Writing

Alana Kumbier
Research & Instruction, x3372

Student Library Research Award

Course Guides

Crime and Punishment in the U.S.

Exploring Solitude: Japanese Writing Across the Ages

Law, Literature & Film

Modern North African Writers

Related resources

Library catalog

Interlibrary loan

Writing help (PLTC)

Citing sources
Writing Program

• To find articles from a variety of academic fields, try searching one of these multidisciplinary databases:
  • Academic Search Complete
  • Project Muse
  • JSTOR
  • LexisNexis Academic
  • Web of Science (includes humanities and social sciences)

• To find articles on your research topic by authors in a specific field, see our Research Guides by Subject

• You can also AskUs for help finding articles on your topic

• tip: see our Citation Style Guides page for information on specific styles (e.g., MLA, APA, Chicago, AMA)
• Elements of Style

• Online Writing Lab at Purdue
• Dartmouth Writing Program: tips for non-majors writing in the humanities, social sciences, & sciences
• Common Errors in English

• CREDO Reference - use this source to find reference sources on your topic, then continue your search in our library catalog or research databases
• Literature Resource Center - find biographies, bibliographies and full-text critical analysis of authors from all genres and eras

• Oxford English Dictionary
• Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
• Roget's Thesaurus
• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

• Wellesley College Library catalog

• tip: try a subject search to find critical interpretations of an author's or artist's work. For example:

  • morrison, toni
  • macbeth
    
    

• tip: for items we don't own, search WorldCat and request a copy (click on the Find It! button)

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