http://www.lib.vt.edu/subject-guides/ENGL/british-literature.html en Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:27:30 -0400 purdom6@vt.edu purdom6@vt.edu http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/librarians/S_lindblad.jpg http://www.lib.vt.edu/subject-guides/ENGL/british-literature.html http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/E/early-english-books-online-from-chadwyck-healey.html <div style=" float: left; width: 200px;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/E/S_eebo.jpg" alt="Early English Books Online" height="195px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /> <img alt="Screencast tutorials available for this resource" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_screencast.gif" title="Screencast tutorials available for this resource" width="20" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://eebo.chadwyck.com/search?SCREEN=search_advanced.htx" title="Early English Books Online from Chadwick" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://eebo.chadwyck.com/search?SCREEN=search_advanced.htx')" shape="rect">Early English Books Online from Chadwick</a> </span></h2><p><i>Early English Books Online</i> contains scanned page images (GIF and TIFF) of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700. Coverages includes all subject areas with strong coverage in the humanities, performing arts, and education. Each is full-text searchable. 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It delivers every significant English-language and foreign-language title printed in Great Britain during the eighteenth century, along with thousands of important works from the Americas. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000735"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/E/eighteenth-century-collections-online-ecco-from-gale.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/E/eighteenth-century-collections-online-ecco-from-gale.html Ebook packages Music recordings and scores Poetry and short stories Restricted to Virginia Tech users http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/british-periodicals-collections-from-proquest.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/P/S_proquest.gif" alt="ProQuest search screen" height="134px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://search.proquest.com/britishperiodicals/advanced?accountid=14826" title="British Periodicals Collections I and II from ProQuest" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://search.proquest.com/britishperiodicals/advanced?accountid=14826')" shape="rect">British Periodicals Collections I and II from ProQuest</a> </span></h2><p><i>British Periodicals</i> is a collection of digitized periodicals covering the humanities, performing arts, history, science, architecture, and especially literature. Documents are available as high-resolution images and downloadable PDFs. Browse individual journals or search across the collection. All content is indexed, including advertising. Searches can be limited to multimedia types, including maps, illustrations, comics, photos, and music scores. 1681-1939. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000432"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/british-periodicals-collections-from-proquest.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/british-periodicals-collections-from-proquest.html Article searching Ejournal packages Multimedia Music recordings and scores Narratives, diaries, and letters Newspapers and magazines Poetry and short stories Reviews and critiques Restricted to Virginia Tech users Contents of database in Summon http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/W/wellesley-index-to-victorian-periodicals-1824-1900-c19-from-chadwyck-healey.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/C/S_c19.jpg" alt="C19 The nineteenth centure index" height="199px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://wellesley.chadwyck.com/home.do" title="Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, 1824-1900 (C19) from Chadwyck-Healey" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://wellesley.chadwyck.com/home.do')" shape="rect">Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, 1824-1900 (C19) from Chadwyck-Healey</a> </span></h2><p>The <i>Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals</i> indexes citations of periodical articles, including the authorship of articles and a bibliography of articles written by each contributor, and using each pseudonym. Citations of evidence are provided to support attributions of authorship, along with brief biographical and vocational details. Each indexed publication is thoroughly described. 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Each text is encoded in either <a href="http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/standards/xml-sgml">SGML or XML</a> and includes a bibliographic header with details about the creation of the electronic text and its print source. 1500s-present.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/M/modern-english-collection-from-the-electronic-text-center-at-uva.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/M/modern-english-collection-from-the-electronic-text-center-at-uva.html Catalogs (about publications) Narratives, diaries, and letters Poetry and short stories Freely accessible databases Contents of database in Summon http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/E/english-poetry-database-from-the-electronic-text-center-at-uva.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/V/S_virgo.jpg" alt="VIRGO from UVA" height="160px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /> <img alt="Sponsored by VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_viva.gif" title="Sponsored by VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia" width="36" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog?complete=true&amp;f%5Bdigital_collection_facet%5D%5B%5D=Chadwyck-Healey+English+Poetry" title="English Poetry Database from the Electronic Text Center at UVA " class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog?complete=true&amp;f%5Bdigital_collection_facet%5D%5B%5D=Chadwyck-Healey+English+Poetry')" shape="rect">English Poetry Database from the Electronic Text Center at UVA </a> </span></h2><p>Full texts of English poetry, A.D. 600-1900. 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