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Most of these databases and web sites are available to all users in the library and at home. However, some are subject to restrictions:
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Bartleby.com
This website provides free, full-text access to a wide variety of reference, fiction, and non-fiction works, including poetry anthologies, the complete works of William Shakespeare, and writings by Ben Franklin, Plato, Milton, and many others.
Bookwire
Book reviews, author interviews, book industry news and more.
 
Children's Literature Review
Children's Literature Review Logo Children's Literature Review offers biographical information about children's authors, reviews of literature, and more. Full text online availability for Guilderland Public Library includes entries beginning in July 2008 up to the present. Earlier editions of this resource are available in print at the Library.


Gale's Literary Index
Search for an author or work in Gale's Literary Index. This tool can help you find entries in a number of Gale reference resources (such as Something About the Author and Children's Literature Review). If you can't find what you're looking for online, ask a librarian. We may have earlier print copies of the title and entry you are looking for.
Los Angeles Times Book Review
 
New York Review of Books
 
New York Times Book Review
 
ProQuest Platinum
This database contains articles and citations about authors and literature from a wide selection of scholarly journals, professional resources, and popular magazines.
Click here for a full list of titles in this database.

Something About the Author Online
Something About the Author offers information about the lives and work of children's and young adult authors. Full text online availability for Guilderland Public Library includes entries beginning in July 2008 up to the present. Earlier editions of this resource are available in print at the Library.


Twayne's Author Series
Twaynes Author Series Logo Twayne's Author Series features the content of nearly 600 books that comprise three print series - United States Authors, English Authors and World Authors.


Washington Post Book World
 

 

 

NOTE: Firewalls must be disabled in order to access some of these databases.
If you encounter any problems accessing these databases, please send us an email message at adult@guilpl.org or call Adult Reference at 456-2400 ext. 7.

 

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