Resources for English
Printed materials
The main collection of printed material e.g. books, journals, reference and quick reference for students of English and American Literature is found in the Hugh Owen Library on Level F:
P Philology/Linguistics/Language in general
PE English language/History of English
PN Literature in general inc: Critical Theory & Literary Forms (e.g. Poetry)
PR English Literature
PS American Literature
Z Bibliographies inc: English and American Literature/Drama/Fiction
Electronic resources
All the electronic resources for English can be found through our eLibrary where you can discover individual resources or cross-search a number of them at once. eLibrary includes key resources such as citation databases, e-journals and e-books, selected websites, subject gateways, data and media resources, news, reference materials and library catalogues.
Visit http://elibrary.aber.ac.uk/ and select English from the Subject menu to find important e-resources such as Literature Online (LION), Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature, and Early English Books Online. Information about each resource is available by clicking on the i button next to it which includes essential information on access on and off-campus.
Help with using eLibrary can be found in our
Information skills
See our Information Skills pages for information on:
- finding printed materials in the library
- finding and evaluating electronic information
- keeping up to date in your subject of study
- effective study and bibliographic referencing
- library induction and skills training
There are also useful online tutorials for your subject covering key online information skills - try the tutorial for English .
Collections
The University's collections contain a wide range of materials, including theses and past papers. You can find details of all our collections here.
The following may be of particular interest to English students:
Services for academic staff
Your subject librarians can provide skills training for students and staff, resource evaluation and more. For full details see this page.
Your subject support librarians are:
Contact Details
Subject Support and E-library TeamInformation Services
Hugh Owen Library
Penglais
Aberystwyth
SY23 3DZ
List of subject librarians