Burney Collection of Early English Newspapers

For graduate students who need to access the Burney Collection of Early English Newspapers on microfilm, there is now a reel and issue index for this collection. Since this collection was filmed in chronological order, you may still need to scan a reel or two to find the specific issue you are looking for, but the new indexes provide information on which newspaper titles are covered for a given year as well as which issues are included. These indexes were based on the manuscript catalog for the collection, so if you find an issue or title not included, please contact us!


Burney Collection of Early English Newspapers Reel Index
Burney Collection of Early English Newspapers Issue Index

TERMIUM Plus

TERMIUM Plus is an excellent resource for linguists and for students learning or working with French, Spanish, and English. TERMIUM Plus is a free database provided by Canada's Translation Bureau, and provides the precise English, French or Spanish equivalent to designate anything from a simple tool or a complex machine, to a disease or plant, association or committee. It is a great way to determine the correct French, Spanish, or English translation for a new device or concept not included in traditional dictionaries. Visit TERMIUM Plus and try it out!

Victorian Yellowbacks

Emory University has recently made available digital copies of over 1,200 19th century yellowbacks. Yellowbacks were cheap, 19th century British literature sold at railway book stalls, with colorful, sensational covers to attract buyers. While some were well-known books such as “Sense and Sensibility,” many of the yellowbacks were obscure titles by authors unknown today. The collection is available through the Emory Libraries homepage. More about the collection and directions for accessing the yellowbacks can be found here.

Looking for a bibliography of Victorian yellowbacks? Look for Victorian Yellowbacks & Paperbacks, 1849-1905 in the Auburn Library (Z 324 .T666 1993).

MLA Language Map

The MLA Language Map is intended for use by students, teachers, and anyone interested in learning about the linguistic and cultural composition of the United States. It consists of an interactive map showing the numbers of speakers of thirty-three languages and language groups. Additional features include: the ability to generate maps in order to compare languages and places and the ability to retrieve more granular data. Information is based on the 2000 Census and the 2005 American Community Survey. Visit the MLA Language Map.

Online Books

You may have encountered results from Google Books when doing research online, but there are other collections of digital books you can access online that may be worth searching if you are looking for a title that is out of copyright and even out of print! Hathi Trust is a cooperative effort of more than 20 university libraries to create and share digital collections. Project Gutenberg is another resource for free electronic books. If you forgot the play or novel you are reading for class at home, see if Project Gutenberg has it electronically. The Internet Archive also provides access to books on a variety of topics.

Database of the Month

Are you working on the final paper for your class and wish you had access to a reliable dictionary or thesaurus? Can't remember which scene in Hamlet the quote you want to use in your paper came from? Try using Oxford Reference Online Premium. This database gives you access to dictionaries (including bilingual dictionaries), thesauruses, quotation dictionaries, encyclopedias, and a variety of other reference sources. Access Oxford Reference Online Premium.

Database Of The Month

The database of the month for March is Literature Online (LION). LION contains access to all sorts of helpful literary material including author biographies, full text of selected primary sources, a selection of full-text journals, multimedia content, and access to the MLA International Bibliography (MLAIB) and the Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (ABELL). Although MLAIB and ABELL do overlap, each bibliography has some unique features and content that make searching both important to conducting comprehensive research. When you search LION, please be patient! It's a little slow right now, but it will be getting a new look in July.
Link to Literature Online.