This guide will provide a general overview of resources available for English and American Literature. 

For more specific resources based on research areas within the English Department, consult the forthcoming English: Research Areas guide.

• Generate a list of your search terms and any synonyms.
• Search for each term in databases or InfoHawk+.
• If searching for a phrase, insert quotation marks around the phrase.
• Limit your search by a date range if you want results from certain years.
• Try your search terms in multiple databases.
• Look at the footnotes and bibliography of scholarly articles - they can lead you to related sources!
• The first sources that you find may not be the best. Keep looking!