From Dante to Bronte — and so much more!
March 23, 2007 by sachsd Filed under About Virtual Reference, Tips and Tricks
LitFinder – the largest, most accessible collection of literature available online – is now available through the Florida Electronic Library and through Ask a Librarian! This comprehensive database guides users easily through the world of poetry, fiction, drama, and much more. It connects users with reliable, in-depth and constantly updated information on authors and their works. LitFinder delivers up to a million examples of full-text, indexed and excerpted literatuer – along with thousands of citations, biographies, explanations, overviews and images to enhance understanding.
What will you find?
- 650 nationalities and ethnicities – great writers from all eras
- 850 Spanish-language poems with English translations
- 3,500 poems and stories published in the current year – an anthology of the best new work from established and emerging authors
- 10,000 plays, stories, essays and speeches spanning antiquity to the present day
- 27,000 women writers represented – an advantage for cross-curricular studies of literature, history, gender issues
- more 126,500 full-text poems.
Any Florida resident with a public library card can access this and many more outstanding resources through the Florida Electronic Library. Connect now – http://www.flelibrary.org or in Ask a Librarian click right on the LitFinder Bookmark (you’ll be IP authenticated right in).
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