This guide is an introduction to resources for literature courses. It includes resources on the Web, database links with eBooks and articles, and a selection of book titles on the shelf in the library. Use the Ask a Librarian link at the top of the guide for assistance. This guide is best viewed using Firefox or Chrome.
Classical Literature by 
How Literature Works by 
Multicultural Literature and Response by Use your KCTCS email ID and password to access databases off campus.
If you are unable to login, try using Kentucky Virtual Library.
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Note: Use your KCTCS username and password to log into most databases off campus. Some databases may only be available from a SKYCTC campus computer.
The Kentucky Virtual Library (KYVL) has partnered with the University Press of Kentucky to make more than 1,300 titles freely available to KYVL member libraries, with a focus on the history and culture of Kentucky, the Ohio Valley region, the Upper South, and Appalachia. Browse the collection, then click the large Download button to access a title. DO NOT click Off-campus Download for UK only.
Comprises most of our EBSCOhost collection for e-journal articles both scholarly and non-peer reviewed, newspapers articles, eBooks, and more. View “Searching” or “Advanced Search” to see all EBSCOhost database subscriptions and to limit which databases you want to search in.
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Find fiction books by author, title, reading level, genre, or even describing plots! NoveList provides reviews and lists of awards winning books, read-alikes, and books made into movies as well as book discussion guides and lists of books by curricular topic.
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Academic Video Online (AVON) spans a wide range of subject areas. Includes content like documentaries, films, and demonstrations from publishers like the BBC, PBS, and Sony.
Why is background information important?
Reference materials, such as encyclopedias and dictionaries, are great sources of background information.
Combines Encyclopdia Britannica and Merriam-Websters Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, plus magazines and periodicals, an atlas, biographies, e-books, and other tools.
Credo Reference is an e-reference database with hundreds of encyclopedia, topical dictionary, and handbook titles. Use Credo to start your research by gathering background information, finding key terms and concepts, and then connecting to scholarly articles.
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Type keywords in the Library Search box below to search most of the SKYCTC, KCTCS, and KYVL databases to find articles, books, and other resources.
Need to borrow a book from another library or have a book delivered to another campus?
Use the courier service links below.
