Subject Expert
Ielleen Miller
she/her
Contact:
Office: JFK Library, U02C
Email: imiller@ewu.edu
Text or phone: 509.818.0559
Meet with Me (Office Hours):Wednesdays & Thursdays 3-5pm or by appointment, in person or via zoom.
Use the Schedule Research Consultation button above, for Mon-Fri 9-6pm. If you need to meet during the evening or weekend, please email me.
Help with Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
- Oxford English Dictionary (OED) This link opens in a new windowOnline version of the most comprehensive dictionary of the English language. Offers definitions over time and contextual examples of usage, including the first written usage.
- OED Historical ThesaurusSubset of the OED, but easier way to browse the changing definitions of a word through time.
- How to Use the OEDThe OED's help pages
- OED AbbreviationsThe OED uses lots of abbreviations. This page will tell you what the abbreviation stands for, but not a more detailed definition.
- OED GlossaryHow the OED is defining some of their terms, such as when a definition is "obsolete".
Background Info on Authors, Themes, Historical Events
- Gale Literature This link opens in a new windowSearches across several Gale literary databases, including Literature Criticism, Gale eBooks - Biography & Literature collections, Dictionary of Literary Biography, and Something About the Author (biographical and critical information on children's and YA authors). Formerly named Gale Literary Sources, Artemis Literary.
- Dictionary of Literary Biography (Gale Literature) This link opens in a new windowBiographical and critical essays covering (mostly) American and British authors. Essays range from 10-20 pages long and include lengthy suggested readings.
Literary Movements for Students
Publication Date: 2009Offers basic introduction to literary movements; discussion of certain representative authors and works associated with the movement; analysis of the movement's predominant themes; and an explanation of related literary techniques.
Encyclopedia of Irish History and Culture by Publication Date: 2004Around 400 entries on prehistoric times to the present, and examines both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in detail.
