LibGuides: English, Literature & Poetry: Home & Quick Start

The English Department serves all curricula by providing instruction in pre-college English and reading, freshman composition, humanities (history, religion, music, art), professional research, literature, social science (psychology, sociology), and public speaking. These courses are integral to each of RCC’s associate degree programs. Moreover, the department is a critical partner within the University Transfer program.

Use this guide to find:

find scholarly journal articles and literary criticism for research and class assignments
find genre specific resources
find multimedia resources
cite and evaluate sources
obtain general writing help

Top Recommended Databases

Biography | Gale in Context This link opens in a new window
Contains over 650,000 biographical entries covering international figures from all time periods and areas of study.
Book Review Index | Gale Literature This link opens in a new window
Includes more than 5.6 million book reviews, allowing users to conduct research in numerous disciplines, including literature, history, education, psychology, and more.
Films on Demand Video Collection | Infobase This link opens in a new window
Films On Demand is a streaming video service containing outstanding educational programs. Many programs from the History Channel, Biography Channel, BBC, PBS and other news channels are included in this collection of over 6,000 titles.
Linguistics Database | ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Gale Literature Resource Center | Gale This link opens in a new window
Locate information on authors, works, as well as hot terms and topics in the world of literature.
Literature | Gale This link opens in a new window
Find articles, critical essays, work and topic overviews, full-text works, and biographies covering authors, their works, and literary movements.
Litfinder | Gale Literature This link opens in a new window
Power Search | Gale (covers all subjects) This link opens in a new window
This resource offers comprehensive access to authoritative reference, periodical (secondary), and primary source information. Covers all subjects.
Literature | ProQuest Learning This link opens in a new window
Full-text works of poetry, prose and drama, and secondary sources such as author biographies, literary criticisms, essays, reviews and interviews. Designed with schools and public libraries in mind.