Websites
Resources from the Web
Check out this list of websites to get help with research or writing, or to see organizations and job opportunities associated with English.
Always be cautious when using sites from the open internet, and be sure to read websites critically.
How Google Search Works
Suggested Websites
- Arts and Humanities Commons
Curated by university librarians and their supporting institutions, this dynamic research tool includes peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, conference proceedings, and other original scholarly work.
- International Literacy Association
The International Literacy Association (ILA) is a global advocacy and membership organization of more than 300,000 literacy educators, researchers, and experts across 86 countries.
- Literaryhistory.com
Literaryhistory.com is an internet library of literary scholarship that has been continuously maintained since 1998. We catalog reputable reference materials on canonical English and American writers of the 19th and 20th centuries, including peer-reviewed critical articles, books, and biographies. All the materials in our library are available to the public directly through our links.
- The Poetry Foundation
Filled with resources, including interviews, articles, news, reading guides, audio recordings, and current information about books of poetry and poets.
- Top 100 World Literature Titles
A selection of books chosen by literature instructors.
- Voice of the Shuttle
One of the most thorough lists of links to literature-related resources, maintained by the University of California–Santa Barbara.
Read Websites Critically
Anyone can publish anything on the internet.
Use the Spider Method to ensure that your internet sources are appropriate for your research.
- Source
Who wrote the information? Is he qualified? If you can’t find an author, you shouldn’t trust the information until you verify it elsewhere.
- Purpose
Why does this website exist? Is it intended to sell a product or convince readers of something? Can you detect any bias?
- Information
Is the information current? Check for a publication date. If there isn’t one, you need to verify currency with another source.
- Domain
Be aware of the host site. Is the domain .edu or .gov? These domains sometimes have more authoritative or reliable information.
- Educational
Who is the intended audience? Is there adequate depth to the information? Are you sure it’s not a hoax site or satire?
- Reliability
Is the same information available on other websites? Triangulate with other sources to improve the chance of getting complete or accurate information.