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Literature: Finding Books & eBooks

ebrary & other ebooks

ebrary is a collection of over 50,000 books available in full-text to NMC students online. You can search ebrary using our online catalog, the Library Catalog or you can search ebrary online.

Additional ebook sources available to NMC users. All provide full-text, online access to books!

Search the NMC Library Catalog for Books, eBooks & Government Documents

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Library of Congress Classification for Literature

The books related to Literature are located in the P section of the Library of Congress (LC) Classficiation System. Where you'll find titles of interest depends of the type of literature you are researching. Here are the major LC categories for literature:

P (Language & Literature)

PN (Literature, General)

PR (English Literature)

PS (American Literature)

PZ (Juvenile Literature)

                                           

Lit Crit Keywords

Listed are some possible keywords for a literature search:

Author's Name

Names of Characters in Text

Time Period of Text (20th century, etc.)

Genre of Text (Mythology, Science Fiction, etc.)

Type of Criticism (Textual, Feminist, etc.)

Themes Addressed in Text