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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe benefits of Gale Literature<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\nGale has a number of literary databases, which you have access to as an Edge Hill student \u2013 you may have searched some of these already: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Gale Literature Criticism<\/strong><\/a>\u202fcontains an extensive compilation of literary criticism from scholar and popular sources. These include broadsheets, pamphlets, encyclopaedias, books and periodicals. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\n- Gale Literature Resource Center<\/strong><\/a>\u202fhas literary criticism on 130,000 authors, biographies about 160,000 authors, as well as primary sources and multimedia works. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
However, Gale Literature<\/strong><\/a>\u202fallows you to search all the Gale literary databases in one search<\/strong>! <\/p>\n\n\n\nThe databases that Gale Literature<\/strong> searches include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- Contemporary Authors<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Dictionary of Literary Biography<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Gale Literature Criticism<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Gale Literature Resource Center<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- LitFinder<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Scribner Writer Series<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Something About The Author<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Twayne\u2019s Author Series<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Gale Literature<\/a> also has some features which make it particularly useful, including: <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- Basic and advanced search<\/strong> options <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Person search<\/strong>, if you know the name of the author or literary figure <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Works search<\/strong>, if you know the name of the piece of work <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- A topic finder<\/strong> to help you explore new topics or keywords and results help you to visualise connections between search terms and view relevant articles for those topics <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- A term frequency<\/strong> tool for semantic analysis allowing you to explore the coverage of your search terms, graphed over time and note trends in multiple topics <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
How to access Gale Literature?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe easiest way to access Gale Literature<\/a> is to search Discover More<\/a> and click on the link to the home page. Or visit the English and Creative Writing Subject Resource web page<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nFurther Help and Support<\/strong>\u202f <\/h2>\n\n\n\nIf you need any further help or support finding, accessing or getting the most out of your resources head over the UniSkills web pages<\/a>. From here you can access lots more information, toolkits and video tutorials, book on a UniSkills workshop<\/a> and even book a 1-2-1 appointment<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nSo, why don\u2019t you try Gale Literature<\/a>? It will help you find quality material on all aspects of English Literature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Gale Literature Resource Center<\/strong><\/a>\u202fhas literary criticism on 130,000 authors, biographies about 160,000 authors, as well as primary sources and multimedia works. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
However, Gale Literature<\/strong><\/a>\u202fallows you to search all the Gale literary databases in one search<\/strong>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The databases that Gale Literature<\/strong> searches include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Contemporary Authors<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Dictionary of Literary Biography<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Gale Literature Criticism<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Gale Literature Resource Center<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- LitFinder<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Scribner Writer Series<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Something About The Author<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Twayne\u2019s Author Series<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Gale Literature<\/a> also has some features which make it particularly useful, including: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Basic and advanced search<\/strong> options <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Person search<\/strong>, if you know the name of the author or literary figure <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Works search<\/strong>, if you know the name of the piece of work <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- A topic finder<\/strong> to help you explore new topics or keywords and results help you to visualise connections between search terms and view relevant articles for those topics <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- A term frequency<\/strong> tool for semantic analysis allowing you to explore the coverage of your search terms, graphed over time and note trends in multiple topics <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
How to access Gale Literature?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The easiest way to access Gale Literature<\/a> is to search Discover More<\/a> and click on the link to the home page. Or visit the English and Creative Writing Subject Resource web page<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Further Help and Support<\/strong>\u202f <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
If you need any further help or support finding, accessing or getting the most out of your resources head over the UniSkills web pages<\/a>. From here you can access lots more information, toolkits and video tutorials, book on a UniSkills workshop<\/a> and even book a 1-2-1 appointment<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, why don\u2019t you try Gale Literature<\/a>? It will help you find quality material on all aspects of English Literature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Person search<\/strong>, if you know the name of the author or literary figure <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Dictionary of Literary Biography<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Contemporary Authors<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n