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Online Resources - Literature/Reading

Information on the study of literature including poetry, short stories and essays; author biographies and lists of works; poems; reader’s advisory on what to read next; and information on series’ titles.

Available from home with library cardConnect from computers outside the Library. (14-digit Library Card number required.)

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Reference Librarian

Patty Crane

Reference Desk Telephone

417-624-5465

Reference Databases

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Connect from computers outside Joplin Public Library Connect via computers inside Joplin Public Library Contemporary Authors
Provides comprehensive information on over 116,000 novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction authors, journalists, and scriptwriters. Information includes biographical details, autobiographical essays, pseudonyms, addresses, career summary, and works.
Connect from computers outside Joplin Public Library Connect via computers inside Joplin Public Library Discovering Collection
Reference works, primary source materials, creative works, and audio and video clips covering the core curriculum subjects including history, science, literature, and social studies.
Connect from computers outside Joplin Public Library Connect via computers inside Joplin Public Library Litfinder
(Includes Poemfinder and Storyfinder)
LitFinder is international in scope, covers all time periods, and contains primary literature content, including more than 126,500 full-text poems, 850,000 poem citations and excerpts, 5,000 full-text short stories, 2,800 full-text essays, 1,800 full-text speeches, and 1,000 full-text plays.
Connect from computers outside Joplin Public Library Connect via computers inside Joplin Public Library NetLibrary eBooks
eBooks are electronic versions of 6000+ printed books including many general interest, reference, technical, and how-to books that can be viewed online on any PC connected to the Internet. To use eBooks from a computer outside the library you must have an account. See Reference Staff.
Connect from computers outside Joplin Public Library Connect via computers inside Joplin Public Library Novelist
A reader's advisory tool that allows you to search for novels by author, subject, plot, etc., as well as finding similar titles to a specific title or author.
Connect from computers outside Joplin Public Library Connect via computers inside Joplin Public Library Show-ME the World (Firstsearch)
A database of over 45,000,000 books, periodicals, and other materials held in libraries around the world.

 

Web Sites

Baker & Taylor Title Source 3 – Information on published works including information on availability for purchase. Available ONLY inside Joplin Public Library. Requires a password, please ask Reference Staff for assistance.

What’s Next?
Database developed by the Kent District Library on series fiction - books on a recurring character (Harry Potter, Stephanie Plum, or Anita Blake), place (Mitford, Forgotten realms, or space), or theme (time travel, the old west, or dragons).