E-Reference Books
The library has a small collection of electronic reference books.
To use any of the library's E-Reference Books while you are off-campus, you will need to log in.
Username: Your W Number*
Password:
- First 2 letters of first name,
- First 2 letters of last name,
- Last 4 digits of W#
- Example: jado6789
* Don't know your W#, look it up in Class-Web.
Credo Reference Search Box
Reference Books - Background Information
Use reference books for author's biographical information and broad overviews and summaries of literary themes or philosophical ideas. This is a list of a some of the titles you might find useful.
A Dictionary of Philosophy, Macmillan by Publication Date: 2001
Encyclopedia of Themes in Literature by Call Number: Ref PR 19 E53 2011 v.1-3
Introduction to Literary Context: American Post-Modernist NovelsCall Number: Ref PS 374 P64 A43 2013
Literary Themes for StudentsCall Number: Ref PS169 .N35 L58 2007
Novels for StudentsCall Number: Ref PN 3385 N68 v.1-46Check cumulative index for author's name, title of book, or literary themes.
Poetry for StudentsCall Number: Ref. PN1101 .P64 v.1 -48Check cumulative index for author's name, title of poem, or literary themes.
The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century FictionCall Number: Ref PR 881 E48 2011 v. 1-3
Thematic Guide to the American Novel by Call Number: Ref PS 373 A33 2002
