Book/Literature Resources and Links
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PREMIUM RESOURCES: These databases are brought to you by Mobile Public Library, Alabama Public Library Service and The Alabama Virtual Library.
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For access from Home, Office or any place OUTSIDE the Library via the Alabama Virtual Library. On the AVL page click on View All Resources.
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Book Collection: Nonfiction - contains informative abstracts and full text for more than 2,000 popular nonfiction books. The database includes full text entries on social studies and science, as well as information on careers, health, sports, adventure, and technology. Check out the EbscoHost Mobile App.
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Contemporary Authors - Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 authors worldwide.
Audience: Middle School, High School, Higher Education, General Public |
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Dictionary of Literary Biography - Provides complete biographical and
bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors. Audience: Middle School, High School, Higher Education, General Public |
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FirstSearch and WorldCat From OCLC - search Libraries all over the world for books, articles, papers, Government Publications, etc.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library - a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.
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General Reference Center Gold (Infotrac) - A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use General Reference Center Gold to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more. Go Mobile with Access My Library. Audience: Middle School, High School, Higher Education, General Public.
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Literature Resource Center (Gale) - Access biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline. Includes Contemporary Authors, LitFinder, Scribner Writer's Series, Twayne World Authors, Twayne US Authors, and Twayne English Authors .Audience: Middle School, High School, Higher Education, General Public. Go Mobile with Access My Library.
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LitFinder - Now includes Poems, Plays, Speeches, Stories and Essays. Essay Finder is a unique database based on books published in the 20th century. PoemFinder and StoryFinder are full-text databases wth thousands of entries by your favorite authors and poets. Search the PlayFinder by subject and age group! Try Advanced Search for finding by Author!
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MasterFILE Premier - specifically for public libraries, this database provides full text for nearly 2,050 general reference publications with full text as far back as 1975. Also includes more than 350 full text reference books, 82,968 biographies, 90,915 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags. Check out the EbscoHost Mobile App.
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Novelist Plus - With information on over 250,000 fiction and readable nonfiction titles included, plus feature content including lists of award-winning books, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, Recommended Reads and more, NoveList Plus is a complete readers' resource. The Friends of the Library have provided funding for Novelist Select which brings Novelist content to our online catalog when you view your searches.
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Novelist Plus K - 8 - an online database with fiction and nonfiction titles chosen specifically to support the school curriculum as well as the pleasure reading needs of students including BookTalks, Recommended Reads book lists, annotations, first chapter excerpts, as well as tools like Lexile scores for grade levels and popularity ratings.
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Scribner Writers Series - includes 15-20 page signed essays on more than 1,600 authors and literary genres drawn from 13 acclaimed Scribner print series.
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The Twayne Authors Series - Twayne World, US, and English Authors
each contain the full text of 200 frequently used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World, US, or English authors, for a total of 600 individual full-text titles. Audience: Middle School, High School, Higher Education, General Public |
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Reader's Assistance Authors On The Web - links to author and publisher sites. Browsable by author or genre. Based on the Book - movies based on books, short stories and plays BookSpot Book Reporter 20 Something Reads Teen Reads Kid's Reads Reading Group Guides Graphic Novel Reporter The Faithful Reader Book Care and Repair Resources Bookwire - Book industry news, info, events, features, etc. The National Book Awards Setting Based Book List - find books by location of setting USA Today's Book Shelf - See book reviews, first chapters, best sellers, etc. WorldCat - find books in libraries all over, results let you see nearby libraries who have what your looking for! Textbooks - buy, rent, sell or get ebooks Chegg.com - buy, rent and sell new or used textbooks or rent ebooks. CourseSmart - buy college textbooks as ebooks or online resource up to 50% off the price of a hardback. Full Text Online and E-Books Get Free Books - a free ebooks site where you can download totally free, collected from all over the net Free Ebooks - Free downladable Ebooks in html, pdf and txt formats. ePub and Mobi formats require a VIP membership. NOLO Books Online - free consumer legal books online to help you with legal issues such as renter's rights, foreclosure, small claims, tickets, probate, etc. Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts - a collection of public domain documents from American and English literature as well as Western philosophy. Bartleby.com - a supurb collection of searchable full text books ranging from Gray's Anatomy to poetry collections. Bibliomania - Short stories, books and poetry Bullfinch's Mythology Internet Sacred Text Archive - the largest freely available archive of online books about religion, mythology, folklore and the esoteric on the Internet. The site is dedicated to religious tolerance and scholarship, and has the largest readership of any similar site on the web. Classic Reader Short Stories - this site spotlights some of the world's greatest short stories, full text of other works: drama, fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Some author portraits and biographies are available. (heavy advertising on the pages) Directory of Open Access Journals - This service covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals, covering all subjects and languages. EServer Fiction - This site offers works of and about fiction collected from members, contributing authors worldwide, and texts in the public domain. The Internet Public Library Online Texts Collection -- Read fiction, non-fiction, poetry, etc. online ManyBooks.Net - download out-of-copyright books to a smart device or e-reader Public Library of Science - a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a public resource. Project Gutenberg - THE place where you can download over 33,000 free ebooks to read on your PC, iPad, Kindle, Sony Reader, iPhone, Android or other portable device. Shakespeare: The Complete Works Complete Works of Charles Dickens - devoted to promoting the study and enjoyment of the life, times, and work of Charles Dickens The Collected Works of Edgar Allen Poe Poetry Online American Verse Project - 85 volumes of pre-1920 verse, ranging from Emerson and Jones Very to Sandburg and H.D. Searches include single word, phrase, proximity and boolean. Internet Poetry Archive PoemHunter.com - poetry search engine with access to thousands of poems and poets with many downloadable e-books The Poet's Corner - one of the largest text resources on the web, user friendly site promotes browsing and exploring Walt Whitman Archive - includes works, biography, images and criticism Online Bookstores AddAll - for used, rare and out of print titles. Abe Books - for used, rare and out of print titles Alibris - for used, rare and out of print titles Antiquarian Booksellers of America - A good site for finding rare books Bibliofind- Used, old and rare books for sale online Bookfinder - searches a number of sites for rare and used books Bookfinder4U - Get the best deal, this site compares prices at 55 online bookstores! Books Price - check the price on multiple books simultaneously. Chambal - like the above site, this site queries multiple online booksellers and reports the prices for any given title. It's worth checking both sites as the results are surprisingly variable! Half.com - a part of eBay, these seem to be the cheapest prices of all! |
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