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Literary reviews and criticism
Burnaby Public Library’s chronological list of local, Canadian and international book awards.
Use this index in conjunction with Metrotown Library's collection of Gale's literary criticism reference books to find which volume has information on an author or literary work you are looking for.
Internet Public Library’s portal to critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period. Includes an online literary criticism guide and pathfinder.
Look up full text reviews and articles about books and writers in an archive that goes back to 1981. Requires first time users to register (free of charge).
University of Manitoba’s repository for information about Canadian writers, novelists, poets, magazines, publications, texts and library archives.
Poetry
Notable 19th and early 20th century poetry from over 100 English and French Canadian poets. Database is searchable by poet, title, keywords and date.
Find poems by category, title, first line or occasion and look up poets by name, time period or geograghic area. Listen to audio podcasts of poems and lectures. Mainly American in content and limited in international coverage.
Citation style guides
Takes you through the process of writing a research paper step by step and provides online resources on how to do the research as well as links to other writing websites.
Online handbook including tips on common writing assignments such as literary analysis papers, research papers, critical reviews, scientific reports, research projects and presentations. Covers grammar and punctuation as well as citation styles (APSA, APA, CBE, MLA, Chicago/Turabian).
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