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Use the sources listed below to find criticism of novels. For help with using the sources described in this guide and for further assistance with your research, consult a Reference Librarian at the Information Desk.

• If you need a QUICK FIX on a novel, use the following sources which include critical articles on hundreds of novels:

Novels for Students.
Check the cumulative title index in the last volume of this series to locate the volume that contains the entry for a particular novel.
REFERENCE 1ST FLOOR PN3385 .N68

Critical Survey of Long Fiction.
Includes essays on over 450 novelists and their works.
REFERENCE 1ST FLOOR PN3451 .C75 2000

Masterplots: 1,801 Plot Stories and Critical Evaluations of the World’s Finest Literature.
REFERENCE 1ST FLOOR PN44 .M33 1996

Masterplots II. American Fiction Series.
REFERENCE 1ST FLOOR PS373 .M37 2000

Masterplots II. British and Commonwealth Fiction Series.
REFERENCE 1ST FLOOR PR881 .M39 1987

Masterplots II. African American Literature Series.
REFERENCE 1ST FLOOR PS153 .N5 M2645 1994

Masterplots II. Women’s Literature Series.
REFERENCE 1ST FLO0R PN471 .M37 1995

• If you are doing SERIOUS RESEARCH for a paper on a novel, use the following sources:

Connelly Library Catalog
To locate criticism of a novel in books that are in the library’s circulating collection, type the novelist’s name in the library’s catalog as a subject. Your search results will display the novelist’s name followed by various subdivisions, such as BIBLIOGRAPHY, CRITICISM AND INTERPRETATION, and ENCYCLOPEDIAS. Collections of criticism of a particular novel will appear under the title of the novel as a subdivision (e.g., AUSTEN, JANE, 1775-1817. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE).

Literary Index.
This online source indexes various critical series, such as Contemporary Literary Criticism. To locate criticism of a novel, type the title of the novel in the Title Search form that is provided. Your search results will list the series that contain entries on the novel. Check the library’s catalog under the series title to obtain its location and call number.

MLA International Bibliography.
Produced by the Modern Language Association of America, this database provides indexing of critical articles in periodicals and books from 1926 to the present. MLA contains many links to full-text articles.