Research facilities
This site lists some general bibliographical sources for students of English, or of Literature and other Humanities in general. More specific bibliographical sources on PTTS subjects can be found under "PTTS: general info".
Databases and electronical resources
Libraries in Münster
National libraries
Web of Science
Databases and electronic resources
For an alphabetical and a field-specific list please visit:
https://www.ulb.uni-muenster.de/recherche/fachdatenbanken/
https://dbis.ur.de/ULBMS/browse/subjects/5/?availability-filter-free=on&availability-filter-local=on
MLA
Modern Language Association of America International Bibliography
Contains bibliographical information on journals, articles, essay collections, monographs, dissertations, bibliographies etc. (from 1963 onwards). Access through libraries or VPN (virtual private network).
ABELL
Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature
Compiled by the MHRA (Modern Humanities Research Association); Lists monographs, periodical articles, critical editions of literary works, book reviews, collections of essays, and doctoral dissertations. Access through libraries.
Google Scholar
Search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites. Access here.
Web of Science
Arts and Humanities; Social Science; Sciences
Interdisciplinary database - not only gives access to bibliographical information on many texts, but also to the bibliographies of these texts themselves. Entries from 1991 onwards.
Access only through libraries or VPN.
Also see Web of Science
British Library
Access here.
Very comprehensive deposit and research library.
Library of Congress
catalog.loc.gov
Comprehensive research library
Universitätsbibliothek Münster
www.ulb.uni-muenster.de
Verbundkatalog aller Hochschulbibliotheken in NRW
www.uni-muenster.de/ULB/verbundkatalog/
For inter-library loan (Fernleihe) follow this link
Suchportal DIGIBIB
www.ulb.uni-muenster.de/ULB/digibib/
Connects several databases and electronical resources for comprehensive research
Highbeam Database
www.highbeam.com
Commercial research database (offering a free trial)
Provides full text articles from many academic journals.
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
www.stabikat.de
Comprehensive research library
Encyclopaedia Britannica
www.eb.com
Encyclopedic database
Voice of the Shuttle
vos.ucsb.edu
List of humanities links and materials
Free texts for download
www.bibliomania.com
The Web Concordances and Workbooks
https://www.concordancesoftware.co.uk/webconcordances/
Libraries in Münster
Central University Library (Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Münster)
Krummer Timpen 3-5
D-48143 Münster
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Saturaday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
For further details click here!
Library of the English Department
Johannisstr. 12 - 20
D-48143 Münster
Tel.: +49 (251) 83-24636
Fax: +49 (251) 83-24827
www.anglistik.uni-muenster.de/Bibliothek/
Opening hours during summer term 2009:
Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. - 12 a.m.
Online bookshops
Missing Link
Online bookshop with many anglophone titles in stock
www.missing-link.de
Amazon UK
www.amazon.co.uk
National libraries
Africa:
Gambia National Library
https://accessgambia.com/extra/gambia-national-library-services.html
Kenya National Library
http://www.knls.ac.ke/
Malawi National Library
https://nls.mw/
National Library of Namibia
https://nan.gov.na/
Seychelles National Library
http://www.national-library.edu.sc/
National Library of South Africa
https://www.nlsa.ac.za/
Swaziland National Library
https://www.gov.sz/index.php/component/content/article/320-national-library-services?Itemid=394
National Library of Uganda
http://www.nlu.go.ug/
America:
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/index.html
National Library of Jamaica
https://www.nlj.gov.jm/
National Library of Trinidad and Tobago
https://www.nalis.gov.tt/
Asia:
National Library of India
http://www.nationallibrary.gov.in/
National Library of the Philippines
https://web.nlp.gov.ph/
National Library of Singapore
http://www.nlb.gov.sg/
Europe:
National Library of Ireland
http://www.nli.ie/
National Library of Malta
http://www.libraries.gov.mt/nlm/ser_catalogues.htm
The British Library
http://www.bl.uk/
Oceania:
National Library of Australia
http://www.nla.gov.au/
National Library of New Zealand
http://www.natlib.govt.nz/
National Library of Vanuatu
https://vanuatuculturalcentre.gov.vu/index.php/archives-libraries/national-archives-vanuatu
Web of Science
The Web of Science offers access to the following databases:
- Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI) 1994 to present
This is the one Literature students are most likely to use. - Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) 1994 to present
- Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) 1994 to present
Entries of the citation databases contain not only bibliographical information and abstracts, but also references for the texts cited in the articles themselves. These texts have also been made accessible for retrieval.
This means that there are three starting points for your research:
“General Search” – for a traditional research by entering key terms, author names, titles of journals, or names of corporations.
“Cited Reference Search” – searching for articles which cite the author name or article title entered.
“Related Screen” – provides a list of articles whose list of references contains at least one source cited by the original article.
Access to WoS via PCs located in the university network or VPN. Please click here.