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American and English Literature: Full-text Collections provides access to famous works of poetry and drama, including Shakespeare and the Bible.

Contemporary Authors provides biographical and bibliographical information for more than 90,000 authors in the world. Categories include critical reviews, contact information, and awards won.

eSequels is an online guide to novels in series. Find out about new authors and series, including the order the books were published in. (Excludes children's books and non-fiction.)

LitFinder provides access to thousands of famous poems, stories, essays, plays, and speeches.

Literature Criticism Online includes literary criticism for the 19th century, 20th century and contemporary times. Find biographical information about an author, plot, major characters, themes and criticism from reviewers of specific works, as well as information for major literary trends and topics, such as the Beat Generation, slave narratives and American Romanticism.

Masterplots provides plot summaries and critical evaluation of major works of literature. Information includes principal characters, author bios and themes, as well as suggested readings for more analysis.

Novelist Plus offer readers a way of finding new books based on likes and dislikes. Also offers recommended reads, book reviews, book lists, and book discussion guides.

Ohio eBook Project allows downloading of popular book titles in eAudiobook and eBook format, as well as music and video, all from the comfort of home! For more information, see our FAQ page.

Online Book Clubs is a service that sends free excerpts of popular books straight to your email. Book clubs include a non-fiction club, a business club, and a teen club. Want to discuss the title? Join the online forum. Did you miss a chapter? Request it again.

Tumblebooks lets you read & listen to Read and listen to animated books for kids. Click & play. No download required.

OCLC’s WorldCat searches the contents of over 10,000 worldwide library catalogs. (In order to request items from libraries participating in WorldCat's resource sharing initiative, please contact the library by phone or email.)