Subject information English/American Studies
Subject portals and databases, RUB subject libraries and other subject-related services are compiled here. In the materials section you will find tips on how to get started with literature research and/or other recommendations. The topic Open Access offers specific information for the subject English/American Studies and on publication opportunities at RUB.
Subject portals
Specialized databases
TOP databases
- Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (ABELL) | Info
- Bibliography of Linguistic Literature | Info
- MLA International Bibliography | Info
- OLC Anglistik - Online Contents | Info
Biographical databases
Reference works
- A Companion to British Literature
- Cambridge Histories | Info
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | Info
- Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics (2. ed.) | Info
- Kritisches Lexikon zur Fremdsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur | Info
- Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature | Info
- Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature | Info
- Oxford English Dictionary | Info
- Oxford Reference | Info
Further databases
E-media at the RUB
In the RUB Primo Catalog you can search for individual e-media titles and access the full text directly from there.
RUB campus
Helpful materials
Literature research first steps
- Search Guidelines for students
- The University Library for English scholars: Introduction to literature research / Seminar Berg - (German only)
- The University Library for English scholars: Introduction to literature research/ Seminar Christinidis - (German only)
- The University Library for English scholars: Introduction to literature research / Seminar Pitetti - (German only)
- The University Library for English scholars: Introduction to literature research / Seminar Strubel-Burgdorf - (German only)
Open Access
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