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Language and Literature Resources
...selected by Cook Memorial Librarians
Databases | Web sites
Databases
The following subscription databases are paid for by Cook Library and available for home use by Cook Library patrons only. After selecting the database, you'll be asked
for your Cook Library card number (don't put spaces between the numbers).
Lit Finder
Search for poems, stories, essays, plays and speeches by title, author, subject, or keyword. Some are available in full text.
Literature Resource Center
Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline.
NetLibrary
A collection of over 1,500 eAudiobooks that can be downloaded and listened to on a PC or portable device. See our eAudiobook page for more information.
Novelist
Enter your favorite authors or titles, or describe the type of books you like to read, and get a list of suggested titles with reviews.
Oxford English Dictionary
The most comprehensive dictionary in the English language.
Student Resource Center
For students in grades six through twelve. Select Literature Search from the main menu.
What Do I Read Next?
Search by title, author, subject, keyword, time period, geographic location, character, and reading level for reading suggestions.
Web sites
The following web sites are recommended by Cook Memorial librarians for the quality of their content.
Language | Literature
Language
American Sign Language Requires QuickTime plug-in.
Elements of Style by William Strunk Classic reference source for composition and usage.
Ethnologue, Languages of the World Encyclopedic reference work cataloging all of the world’s 6,912 known living languages.
Merriam Webster Dictionary
Your Dictionary.com 600 dictionaries in 150 languages.
Literature
Based on the Book Over 1200 books, novels, short stories, and plays that have been made into motion pictures. Search by book title or author, movie title, or movie release year.
Bestseller lists 1900 - 1995 Top ten fiction and nonfiction titles for each year.
Cliffs Notes Synopses and commentaries on classic works of literature. Read or print them for free or pay to download.
Great Writers Biographical sketches; writing prizes and winners.
Illinois Poet Laureate Poet Laureate Kevin Stein’s site features works by Illinois poets.
The Literature Network Searchable online literature – books, poems, quotations, the Bible, Shakespeare.
New York Times Book Revew
Online Classics Full-text classic novels.
Poetry 180: A Poem a Day Former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins’ site for students.
Shakespeare’s Complete Works
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