Searches Links

On the Shelves...

Search Reed's Library

Via Telnet.

FirstSearch

FirstSearch is available on the Web. You still have to ask a librarian for the password, however, same as when you connect via Telnet.

Libweb

UC Berkeley's catalog of libraries available online, worldwide.

MLA and Worldcat

Miraculously without a password. (Also available via the Reed Telnet, up top.)

Multnomah County Public Library

Via Telnet. Type "fastcat" at the login prompt. From Reed, your terminal type is vt100, so when asked to enter terminal type, enter "vt100.orig" and press Return.

Orbis

A "union catalog" that combines library info from 12 colleges and universities in OR and WA

On the Web...

ALEX

Although no longer being updated, this searchable catalog of e-texts is a highly valuable resource.

AAUP

That's the Association of American University Presses. Search every title in the catalogs of 58 different university presses with this engine at U-Chicago.

Directory of Discussion Lists

From tile.net. Takes a l-o-n-g time to load.

English Server

At Carnegie-Mellon. A great universal resource with everything from catalogs of etexts, listserv groups and resources, to software archives and a chat room.

Indiana U

The Libraries Research Collections sites maintains an extensive index of literary resources.

Jeff's Links

A good list of literature sites maintained by a grad student at Bowling Green State University.

Literature and Hypertext

From the American Studies Web.

LitLinks

At U-Alberta.

Literature Online

"A fully searchable library of more than 260,000 works of English and American poetry, drama, and prose, plus biographies, bibliographies and key secondary sources."

Literary Resources

Maintained by Jack Lynch at Rutgers.

Lit Resources for Students

Aimed at high school and college students. A comprehensive site, compiled by a Reed alumnus who is now a local high school teacher.

N2H2

"A Directory of Scholarly And Professional E-Conferences."

Search Yahoo

Use the options to define your search.

UC Irvine

Critical Theory Resource: Don't be fooled by its name. If you're looking for articles, this searchable bibliography will find you titles. You find the articles.

Search VOS

Voice of the Shuttle has its own search engine. What can't it do??

W3 Global Summary

If you have something specific in mind, this global registry of WWW servers will help you zero in on a site geographically.


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Last revised July 1997.
Contact
Gail.Sherman@Reed.edu with questions or comments about the course.