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Encyclopedia Britannica For current UWest patrons only.

Contains full-text articles from Encyclopedia Britannica.
English Grammar: Language as Human Behavior by Anita K Barry Physical item available at the library.

"Anita K. Barry's ENGLISH GRAMMAR makes students feel that they are active participants in shaping their language rather than passive victims of grammar rules..."
Gale Biography in Context For current UWest patrons only.

Get biographical information about prominent authors and critics. Includes the latest full text newspaper, journal articles, pictures, and multimedia files.
Google Scholar @ UWest Select items at the resource for UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.

Use the power of Google to search for books, articles, and online resources. Access via UWest to incorporate our full text database resources.

👩‍🏫 Accessing library resources with Google Scholar: PDF, Video. If you encounter an error such as "ERROR for site owner: Invalid domain for site key", use the personalized Google Scholar setup instead.

Non-Uwest patrons: Alternative access.
JSTOR (Collection I-VII) Select items at the resource for UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.

Contains articles from journals such as College English, College Composition and Communication, and American Literature.

Literature Resource Center For current UWest patrons only.

Provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Combining Gale Group's core literary databases in a single online service, the Literature Resource Center covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors. Includes access to the Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature and the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.
LitFinder For current UWest patrons only.

Over 140,000 full-text poems, 7,100 full-text short stories and novels, 3,800 full-text essays, 1,700 full-text plays, and 2,400 full-text speeches.
ProQuest Research Library (All ProQuest) For current UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.

Indexes more than 2,500 magazine and journals on art, business, humanities, health, social sciences, and sciences. Interfaces available for many languages. Includes all ProQuest databases: ABI/Inform Collection, ProQuest Research Library, ProQuest Religion, ProQuest Psychology Journals, ProQuest PsycTests, PsycARTICLES, and Dissertation/Thesis Abstracts.
The English Language: From Sound to Sense Physical item available at the library.
Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing
Writing Worth Reading: The Critical Process Physical item available at the library.