Research & Engagement Department
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Welcome to the University of Delaware Library research guide for English and American literature, supporting teaching and scholarship by providing research strategies, search tips, and links to library and open access resources. If you have feedback or suggestions about useful resources to include here, please contact me using the link in my profile box.
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NEW! digital archives from Adam Matthew
Through a partnership with the Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium Inc. (PALCI), UD Library recently gained access to over 50 additional digital archives from Adam Matthew. A few highlights for the study of literature:
- African American Communities
- Eighteenth Century Journals
- Literary Manuscripts: Berg
- Literary Manuscripts: Leeds
- Literary Print Culture: The Stationers Company Archive
- Perdita Manuscripts
- Romanticism: Life, Literature and Landscape
- Shakespeare in Performance: The Folger Shakespeare Library Prompt Books
- Victorian Popular Culture
Learn more here.
From Off Campus
Most Library online resources can be accessed from off campus by current UD faculty, staff, and students. When using links on these pages, you may be prompted for your UDelNetID and password. Please report any issues you encounter while accessing Library databases, e-journals, or e-books.
Interlibrary Loan
Books and other material not held by the University of Delaware Library may be obtained through Interlibrary Loan. This service is available to UD faculty, students and staff.
Recommendations for Purchase
The Library welcomes suggestions for books, journals, videos and other materials for the collections. Please use the Recommendation for Purchase form to send your suggestions.