Resources for Research

 

 

Below are suggested resources for your research on your selected author. Remember to consider where a document comes from and its author(s) as well as the information it presents.

 

Literature Resource Center Database (Gale Group). The best place to begin your research, since these entries will offer an overview of an author's life and work.

Children's Literature Subject Guide (KSU Libraries). This page has links to resources (both print and web) assembled by KSU librarians. Be sure to explore the links to pages on:

• Authors.
• Awards.
• Criticism and Studies.
• Indexes to Journal Articles about Children's Books.
• Journals in the Field.
• Reviews.

Professor Phil Nel has assembled a collection of web resources on Children's Literature. Explore the links to pages on:

• Selected Authors.
• Academic and Scholarly Resources.
• International and National Awards.
• General Resources on Children's Literature maintained by other scholars, teachers, and institutions.

Recommended Search Engines and Directories:

• Google. (Highly accurate because it ranks a site based on how many other sites link to that site; frequently updated.)
• Mamma. (Meta-search engine.)
• Vivisimo. (Meta-search engine that calls itself a "clustering engine"; quite accurate and interesting organization of results, but does restrict viewing your search results from within the frame.)

MLA Style Guide. Also see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on MLA Style at the Modern Language Association.