Literature - Reference Works

The Library holds over 895 reference works relevant to Literature. An indicative selection is given below:

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Electronic

Oxford English dictionary online (OED)
Use this link from campus PCs.

Dictionary of the Scots Language
The Dictionary of the Scots Language (DSL) comprises electronic editions of the two major historical dictionaries of the Scots language: the 12-volume Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (DOST) and the 10-volume Scottish National Dictionary (SND). DOST contains information about Scots words in use from the twelfth to the end of the seventeenth centuries (Older Scots); and SND contains information about Scots words in use from 1700 to the 1970s (modern Scots). Together these 22 volumes provide a comprehensive history of Scots, and a New Supplement now (2005) brings the record of the language up to date.

LION
LION has an extensive reference section with hundreds of biographies of literary figures and links to Web pages. Click on the Criticism & Reference link on the left hand side of the home page.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
50,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2001. The references provided with every article are active if you click the Find button. Our catalogue will be searched for you.