Literary Research and British Postmodernism

Literary Research and British Postmodernism is a guide for researchers of postwar British literature that defines best practices for scholars conducting research in this period. Individual chapters connect the complex relationships between print and multimedia, technological advancements, and the influence of critical theory that converge in postwar British literature.

Arianne A. Hartsell-Gundy is the Head, Humanities Section and Librarian for Literature and Theater Studies at Duke University. She has a Master of Arts degree in Comparative Literature and a Master of Library Science from Indiana University. Her research interests include information literacy, graduate student pedagogy, collection analysis, and digital humanities. Bridgit McCafferty is the Director of the University Library at Texas A&M University-Central Texas, where she formerly acted as the liaison for the English and Film Studies programs. She has a Master of Library Science degree from Indiana University, in addition to a Master of Arts in literature. Research interests include library administration and digital libraries.

Introduction Chapter 1:Basics of Online Searching Chapter 2:General Literary Reference Sources Chapter 3:Library Catalogs Chapter 4:Print and Electronic Bibliographies, Indexes, and Annual Reviews Chapter 5:Scholarly Journals Chapter 6:Contemporary Reviews Chapter 7:Newspapers, Periodicals, Literary Magazines, Zines, and Microforms Chapter 8:Manuscripts, Archives, and Digital Collections Chapter 9:Multimedia and Performance Art Chapter 10:Critical Theory Chapter 11:Other Web Resources Chapter 12:Researching a Thorny Problem Appendix Index About the Authors