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Subject Guides are key resources organized and updated by your friendly librarians at Cowles.
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American Literature
Academic Search Complete - EBSCO
Academic Search Complete includes more than 8,992 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format
blueREVIEWS - A Confederacy of Dunces
Review by Professor Michael Couvillon of A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole.
blueREVIEWS - A Confederacy of Dunces from Cowles Library on Vimeo.
In the comments section, you can tell us what you thought of the item reviewed!
Also: if you are a part of the Drake University community and are interested in briefly reviewing a book or media item for blueREVIEWS, please contact Mireille Djenno at mireille.djenno@drake.edu or 515-271-2862.
blueREVIEWS - Dandelion Wine
Review by Rodney Henshaw, Dean of Cowles Library, of Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury.
blueREVIEWS - Dandelion Wine from Cowles Library on Vimeo.
In the comments section, you can tell us what you thought of the item reviewed!
Also: if you are a part of the Drake University community and are interested in briefly reviewing a book or media item for blueREVIEWS, please contact Mireille Djenno at mireille.djenno@drake.edu or 515-271-2862.
blueREVIEWS - The Adventures of Augie March
Review by Mansah Asare, senior Biochemistry, cell and molecular biology major, of The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow.
blueREVIEWS - The Adventures of Augie March from Cowles Library on Vimeo.
In the comments section, you can tell us what you thought of the item reviewed!
Also: if you are a part of the Drake University community and are interested in briefly reviewing a book or media item for blueREVIEWS, please contact Mireille Djenno at mireille.djenno@drake.edu or 515-271-2862.
blueREVIEWS - The Ugly American
Review by Carrie Lewis, Drake University Assistant Director of International Admission, of The Ugly American by William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick.
blueREVIEWS - The Ugly American from Cowles Library on Vimeo.
In the comments section, you can tell us what you thought of the item reviewed!
Also: if you are a part of the Drake University community and are interested in briefly reviewing a book or media item for blueREVIEWS, please contact Mireille Djenno at mireille.djenno@drake.edu or 515-271-2862.
blueREVIEWS - The Warrior's Apprentice
Review by Anna Dieterman, Secondary Education and History major at Drake University, of The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold.
blueREVIEWS - Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold from Cowles Library on Vimeo.
In the comments section, you can tell us what you thought of the item reviewed!
Also: if you are a part of the Drake University community and are interested in briefly reviewing a book or media item for blueREVIEWS, please contact Mireille Djenno at mireille.djenno@drake.edu or 515-271-2862.
Britannica Online
Fully searchable version of the encyclopedia with thousands of articles and illustrations.
Contemporary Authors
Full-text biographical information on twentieth century authors (novelists, poets, playwrights, etc.). Also includes New Revision Series.
Cowles Library Online Catalog
iLink, the online catalog for Cowles and Drake Law Libraries.
ebrary ebook collection
A collection of over 12,000 electronic books in a wide variety of subject areas. You will need to download the "ebrary reader" plug-in to view the e-books. Updated monthly.
JSTOR (JournalSTORage)
Electronic archive of the complete journal runs (excluding the most recent 2-5 years) of over 500 journal titles in over 20 academic disciplines.
Literary Reference Center - EBSCO
The Literary Reference Center was developed with undergraduate research in mind. It combines information from major reference works, books and literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing providing users with information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes.
Literary Reference Center includes
-130,000 author biographies
-3,000 author interviews
-over 1,000 images of key literary figures
-25,000 classic and contemporary poems
-11,000 classic and contemporary short stories
Naxos Spoken Word Library
The Naxos Spoke Word Library "comprises one of the most comprehensive collections of classic audiobook material available online." It is a component of the Naxos Music Library. The Naxos Spoken Word Library contains over 1,170 classic titles. Over 340 Authors, Playwrights, and Poets are included. All are read by "literary greats." This database allows up to 5 simultaneous users.
Brief blurb excerpted from publisher web site:
--The world's greatest literature-many classic novels, plays and poetry, from medieval times to the twentieth century.
--21 categories, from Children's classics, Classic fiction, to Shakespeare's Plays, Music Education, and many more
netLibrary ebook collection
A collection of over 12,000 academic e-books in many subject areas. These ebooks require check-out; create your own account if you are on campus, or call the Reference Desk (515-271-2113) if you're off campus.
Project Muse
Full-text of 200 scholarly journals published by Johns Hopkins University and other university presses.
WorldCat - OCLC
WorldCat is a catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. If you are unable to find something in the Cowles Library collection using the I-LINK catalog, this is an excellent place to continue your search. Use the Interlibrary Loan link on this page to obtain materials from other collections.
