Reference books

Start here for an overview and background information!

Novels for Students (multiple volumes). REF 809 TEL

BNW is in volume 6

Critical Survey of Long Fiction . REF 809.3 Cri 2000

Arranged by author

Contemporary Literary Criticism . REF 809 CON

Arranged by author, each entry has a short biographical section followed by excerpts from critical articles and essays. We only have volumes 1 and 2 (there are over 200!). It's published once a year and each volume collects the critical articles from that year. Therefore, Huxley appears in volumes 1. UNCA has up to the year 2004. They also have the other sets in the series, such as Twentieth Century Literary Criticism , Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism , etc.)

Cyclopedia of Literary Characters . REF 803 MAG

Short character analyses.

Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . REF 809.3 Enc 1995

Articles: Huxley, Dystopias, and others

Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . REF 809.3 Mam 2001

Articles on Huxley, other topics.

Reference Guide to English Literature . REF 820.3 Ref 1991

Article on Huxley in volume 2. Article on BNW in volume

British Writers, Vol. II . REF 820.9 BRI Vol. 2

Huxley is in volume II.

Student Resource Center

This subscription database contains articles from many reference works and periodicals. If you get the password from the librarian, you can search The Student Resource Center from home 24/7.

Available from the library web page under "Subscription Databases."

Choose “ Student Resource Center – Gold”
When the search page appears, scroll down to the “Literature” icon on the left and click on it.
Choose “Authors.”
When the list of authors appears, scroll down to Huxley, Aldous and click on his name.
Be sure to check all the tabs (reference, magazines, academic journals, etc.)

Circulating Books

• There are many books, called literary criticism , that analyze certain writers' works. Some deal with characters, scenes, or themes commonly found in a particular writer's work. Other books may deal with only one work, especially if it is well known or influential.

• I have put the books we have on reserve.

• To find these books in a library catalogue, look up your author as a subject (you want books about the author and his/her work, not by the author). In a large library, you may have to look at the subheading under the author's name called “Criticism and interpretation” (example: Welty, Eudora – Criticism and interpretation ) to differentiate from the books dealing mostly with the author's life. There may even be subheadings for particularly well-known works.

• Remember that you can find the books in the UNCA library by checking their online catalogue while you are here at CDS!

• Don't forget the WEB (Web Resource Library) listings in the catalogue!

NCLive Databases

( brought to you by your public library)

NCLive is a host of databases brought to you by your local public (or academic) library. You must have a library card and a password to access these databases. You can access NCLive from the CDS Library webpage.

Connect to NCLive from the CDS Library's webpage or type nclive.org into your browser's address bar.
Choose your own public library . Type in the password that you will obtain by calling your library and asking the reference department.
Choose "Browse Resources."
Choose "Advanced Search."
Check “Full Text only.”
Check the following databases: "Academic Search Premiere, “Gale Reference Library,” “MAS Ultra,” "MasterFile Premiere,” and “Net Library”.
Enter huxley aldous in the search box and click on the Search button.
You will be presented with a list of articles from books (and, in the case of NetLibrary, entire books), that you may search, print, email to yourself, etc.
ASK MS. ST. CLAIR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS!

UNCA Library Catalogue

( also checks Appalachian State and Western Carolina )

Save time! Check the UNCA Library here at CDS for books on your topic before you go!

• Go to http://bullpup.lib.unca.edu/library and choose Library Catalog .

• Choose Subject Search .

• Type your author's name in the search box: huxley , aldous ( last name first, no need to use quotation marks or capitals).

• When you find a book that tickles your fancy, click on the title to go to a display that will tell you if the book is in and what the call number is (the call numbers will begin with the letter P).

• Be sure the book is at the library you plan to visit.

• Write the titles and call numbers down so you can scurry to that section in the library when you get to UNCA.

Internet sites

Be sure and try the CDS online catalogue for your author. WEB (Web Resource Library) sites are listed in the CDS catalogue and are reviewed and reliable.

Aldous Huxley . http://somaweb.org/

Contains links to articles about Huxley and his works.

Brave New World . http://www.novelguide.com/bravenewworld/index.html

Novel analysis site, including: novel summary, character profiles, metaphor analysis, theme analysis, top ten quotes, and a biography of the author.

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