THR 114 Sec. 01 (for Bacon) Spring 2023

• Recommended Reading: 600 Classics Reviewed
• Salem Press
  • see Literature section (on left)
• Notable African American Writers
• African Literature and Its Times by Joyce Moss; Lorraine Valestuk; David Galens
  • you can see the table of contents electronically, however it is a print resource (check availability)
• Latin American Literature and Its Times by Joyce Moss (Editor); Lorraine Valestuk (Editor); David Galens
  • you can see the table of contents electronically, however it is a print resource (check availability)
• Native North American Literature by Janet Witalec (Editor); Jeffery H. Chapman (Editor); Christopher Giroux
  • you can see the table of contents electronically, however it is a print resource (check availability)

Search Primo, the Library's discovery tool, accessible from the Library's home page.

• How to Find a Book  (includes directions for interlibrary loan, in case the Library doesn't have it/access to it)

Some Search Tips

• Looking for a work by your favorite author or poet?
  • starting from the Library's home page, select Primo's "Advanced Search"
  • on the "Advanced Search" page select "Books and More"
  • in the search box, in the first search line, change "Any field" to "Author/Creator"
  • then enter the person's name
  • search
  • note: if your search doesn't yield results try the name as an "Any field" search
  • after selecting your book from your search results
    • check to see if it's available
    • write down the call number (or print page)
    • note where the book is located in the Library, e.g., circulating books, new book display, children's collection
    • some books may be ebooks - follow links to access

• Looking for poetry, fiction (novels, short stories), essays, or letters?
  • starting from the Library's home page, select Primo's "Advanced Search"
  • on the "Advanced Search" page select "Books and More"
  • in the search box, in the first search line, change "Any field" to "Subject" 
  • enter the genre you are looking for, for example:
    • poetry
    • fiction
    • short stories
    • essays
    • personal correspondence
    • letters
  • and, if you have a favorite author, you can include them in another search box
    • on another search line, change "Any field" to "Author/Creator"
    • then enter the person's name
  • and, if you have a topic you would like to search on you can include it in another search box
    • on another search line, using "Any field" enter your topic
  • search
  • note: if your search is not yielding results:
    • open up subject searches to any field
    • use less search terms
    • try the name in a different format, e.g., "tom smith", "tom andrew smith"
  • after selecting your book from the search results
    • check to see if it's available
    • write down the call number (or print page)
    • note where the book is located in the Library, e.g., circulating books, new book display
    • some books may be ebooks - follow links to access

• Looking for children's books?
  • starting from the Library's home page, under "Find" select the "Books and Media" link
  • on the following page you will find a link to "Children's books"
  • then you can browse here, or,
  • if you want to narrow the search to a specific author: 
    • to the right of the search box (top of page) click on "Advanced Search"
    • go to the second line of the advanced search box
      • then change "Any field" to "Author/Creator"
      • enter the person's name
  • after selecting your book
    • check to see if it's available
    • write down the call number (or print page)
    • note where the book is located in the Library, e.g., Children's Collection (1st floor in reference room)