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Subject guide for English studies

Key resources Where to study
Use StarPlus to find online and print materials including books, journals and databases. The Information Commons is where you'll find most of the books recommended for your modules. The IC provides a range of study environments, including bookable group study rooms and silent study space.
Use myResource Lists to find materials on your reading lists. Alternative study spaces are available at Western Bank Library where you'll also find language and linguistics books and print journals.
Information about our other sites
Key databases Key web sites
Arts and humanities citation index via WoK History of the English Language
Literature online (LION) Modern American Poetry
MLA international bibliography via ProQuest Other useful web sites for English studies
Other useful databases for English studies General internet resources
Key reference and data sources
Cambridge companions to literature & classics
Early English books online (EEBO)
Eighteenth century collections online (ECCO) Parts
Oxford English dictionary (OED)
Other useful reference and data sources for English studies
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