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The Literature Librarianspresent
Lions and literature and databases, oh
my!
THE destination for your broadest world literature
needs!
Types of documents
“Presents industry-leading Literature content, including criticism,
biographies, reference articles, reviews, primary sources, plot
analysis, explication, and multimedia.”
- Gale’s LRC title list
Priestley, Chris. "Payne's grey." New Statesman [1996] 25 Feb. 2008: 63. Literature Resource Center. Web. 24 Nov. 2013.
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http://kwekudee-tripdownmemorylane.blogspot.com/2012/09/lord-ptah-hotep-vizier-and-writer-of.html
http://www.gothamgal.com/gotham_gal/2013/11/donna-tart-the-goldfinch.html
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...but we love this one as is.
Literature Online (LION) Database
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Why Does the Library Subscribe to LION?
Academic and Public Users
Specialized contents unavailable
elsewhere in English and American
Literature
“My Archive”
Feature
Citation
Assistance
Reference Shelf
Interactive
Beginner’s Guide
Remote Access
Site Map
New Additions
Consistently
updated
Scope of the LION Database
Literature: English and American Prose, Drama, and Poetry
Collection of Penguin Classics
Literature Online Journals
Literary Criticism
Reference
Multimedia
Author Pages
For in-depth parameters of the scope and content of the database, and explanations for why decisions regarding scope are made, visit the Information Centre and click on the Content and editorial policy link.
Functionality of the LION DatabaseFull-Text Access
Advanced Searching
QuickSearching
Searchable Fields
Browsing
Unique to LION: Early modern
typographical variants
Results display and
manipulation; content
summary
Help page
My archive
Citations
Stable links
Keyword searching
Historic first editions
Mobile compatibility
Interface Navigation: LION Old and New
The Old InterfaceSearch boxes, including
QuickSearch, located on left side
of screen
No Mobile Access
Original search engine
Access to MyArchive
Existing help pages
The New InterfaceSearch boxes in the middle of the screen
Mobile Access
Faster, more efficient search with a new
search engine
MyArchive accounts will not be
transferred; necessary to make a new
one
LibGuide and training webinars
Special Features of LION: How it Works
Come with us on a tour of LION’s online demo!
You may access all the information in the online demo at your leisure at the Literature Online help page.
Questions? Please Ask a Literature Librarian!
Crystal Clements: [email protected]
Lois Haight:[email protected]
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Milly Romeijn-Stout:[email protected]