Literature & Writers

At any point in your research, please consult a reference librarian. Librarians are available whenever the library is open at (518) 743-2200 ext. 2462. Library hours are listed on the ACC Library's home page: http://library.sunyacc.edu.

To find books or multimedia items, search the ACC book catalog (ACC Library web page > Finding Books > Catalog):

Search tip: Start with a keyword search. When you find an interesting book, look for the subject headings in the book's online description. Click on any that refine your search best. Here are some subject headings to consider using:

Short stories	Afro-American authors	Authors, American
Juvenile fiction	Literature history and criticism theory	Criticism
Science fiction	American prose literature	Faulkner, William

If you don't find enough, use broader subjects: American authors, women authors, gay and lesbian authors, and the like.

To find books by an author, type the last name first, and use the Author search choice.

Literary Criticism and Author Biographies:

Gale Literary Indexhttp://www.galenet.com/servlet/LitIndex This Index is a fine tool that will allow you to perform a search on the following Gale titles owned the the ACC Library:

`The Beat Generation : A Gale Critical Companion`	`Ref. PS 228.B6 B43 2003 Vol.3`
`Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults : A Selection of Sketches from Something about the Author`	`Ref. PN 451 .M37 1998`
`Shakespearean Criticism:` Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations	`Ref. PR 2965 .S44 VOl.30`
`Dictionary of Literary Biography: Documentary Series`	`Ref. PS 129 .D52`
`Contemporary Authors`	`Ref. Z 1224 .C58`
`Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism`	`Ref. PN 761 .N56 Index`
`Contemporary Authors : Cumulative Index`	`Ref. Z 1224 .C6`
`Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism`	`Ref. PN 771 .G27 VOL.123`
`Dictionary of Literary Biography (We own approximately 50 selected volumes of the DLB series.)`	`Ref. PS 21 .D52 VOL.193`
`Contemporary Literary Criticism`	`Ref. PN 771 .C59 Index`
`Contemporary Authors : a Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current Writers in` Fiction, General Nonfiction, Poetry, Journalism, Drama, Motion Pictures, Television and Other Fields	`Ref. Z 1224 .C6`

For additional author biographies, see this title, available in print only in the ACC Library Reference Collection:

Current Biography
Reference CT 100.C8
This is not a Gale publication, so it is not indexed in the Gale Literary Index.