RESOURCES:
- Journal articles from academic databases (click here for section one).
- Books. Print and electronic (eBooks) books (click here for section two).
- Critical and biographical Web sites (click here for section three).
SECTION ONE: Journal articles from academic databases. <back to page top>
Literary topics are among the more difficult to research in online databases. To assist you in this, the following are specific recommendations regarding Robert Burns.
| DATABASE |
SEARCH
TERMS |
RESULTS |
| Academic Search Premier | robert burns Perform the basic search. Use the checkboxes to search limit your search to "Full Text," and "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) journals." |
Provides a number of relevant items. |
| Arts & Sciences Collection | robert burns JSTOR, the search system for Arts & Sciences Collection, searches within its various journal "collections" (click here for details). |
Provides a number of quality items and reviews. |
| Columbia Granger's
World of Poetry Online |
burns, robert Perform the default search. |
Provides a large number of poems. |
| Encyclopedia Britannica | robert burns Perform the default search. |
Provides a primary encyclopedia article, a few related articles and a small number of Web sites. |
| Expanded Academic ASAP | robert burns Perform the Keyword search, NOT the Subject search. Use the checkboxes to search limit your search "to articles with text" and "to refereed publication." |
Provides a small number of relevant items, although they are difficult to find. |
| Literature Resource Center | robert burns Perform the default (author) search. After you perform your search, select each of the tabs for biography, criticisms, Web links, and journal articles (many are full-text). |
Provides a small number of quality documents. |
| netLibrary | robert burns Perform the basic search and select the Full Text check box. |
Provides a number of eBooks containing references to Burns, but few that focus on the author. |
| Research Library Complete | robert burns Perform the basic search. Set the "Database" drop-down menu to "Interdisciplinary - Research Library." Use the checkboxes to search limit your search to "Full text articles only" and "Scholarly journals." |
Provides a very small number of relevant documents. |
| Scribner's | Select “Writers
A-Z” and click on the Burns,
Robert link. |
Provides an essay about the author and his works, along with a bibliography. |
| SIRS Renaissance | robert burns Perform the "Quick Search."
|
Provides a small number of pertinent documents. |
| Twayne Authors Series - Twayne World, English, and US Authors | Select “Writers A-Z” and click on the Burns, Robert link. |
Provides a small number of quality items. |
SECTION TWO: Troy Library book holdings. <back to page top>
- The following bibliography
is for selected holdings. For complete holdings consult the Online Catalog.
- Circulating books
not available at your local library may be requested by interlibrary
loan.
- eBooks are electronic
books that Troy makes available (immediately) to its users worldwide
via the Internet.
From Shakespeare to Shaw
PR83R8 1969 v. 2
Location: DothanPoetical works of Robert Burns
PR4300.N4 1890
Location: DothanThe poetical works of Robert Burns, with a memoir
PR4300 1896.N4
Location: DothanThe Glenriddell manuscripts of Robert Burns
PR4300 1973.H3
Location: Troy, ALThe love songs and heroines of Robert Burns
PR4302.H48 1961
Location: DothanThe merry muses of Caledonia
PR4322.M243 1965
Location: DothanEtext of Poems and Songs of Robert Burns
Location: eBookRobert Burns and Cultural Authority
Location: eBook
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SECTION THREE: Critical and biographical Web sites. <back to page top>
- Selected Poetry
of Robert Burns (1759-1796)
http://eir.library.utoronto.ca/rpo/display/poet42.html
- Robert Burns Country
http://www.robertburns.org
- Robert “Auld
Lang Syne” Burns (1759-1796)
http://www.incompetech.com/authors/burns
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