Resources For Readers

Access a collection of electronic books from the 16th through 20th centuries. It includes the complete text of more than 200,000 poems, 2,000 plays, 100 works of prose, 11 major editions of Shakespeare’s works, and 21 editions of the Bible.

Includes 120,000+ biographies from over 60 reference titles, thousands of biographical magazine articles, and over 32,000 printable images.

Search for new books to read by author, title, genre, location, character traits and time eras. Create and save your own reading lists and book reviews.

Access a high school collection of more than 12,000 unlimited use eBooks across all academic subject areas including a selection of classic literary works, important historical documents, and general reference materials.

Search multiple EBSCO databases for information about arts and literature, business and careers, consumer health, current events, geography and culture, and more.

Full text of literary journals and respected literary reference works. Contains plot summaries, literary criticism, author biographies and interviews, and the full text of thousands of poems and short stories.

Extensive reference material for literary study, including: biographical, bibliographical, critical, and contextual information on authors and their works.

This database of reading recommendations is a comprehensive source of information about books that includes expert recommendations, reviews, articles, lists and more.

Stop, You’re Killing Me! is a resource for lovers of mystery, crime, thriller, spy, and suspense books. We list over 5700 authors, with chronological lists of their books (over 68,000), both series (over 7000) and non-series.

Launched by Oxford University Press in 1995, Very Short Introductions offer concise introductions to a diverse range of subject areas from Climate to Consciousness, Game Theory to Ancient Warfare, Privacy to Islamic History, Economics to Literary Theory. Very Short Introductions online brings together titles from this well-known and established print series, via a highly discoverable and fully searchable platform.