Subject Expert
Ielleen Miller
she/her
Contact:
Email: imiller@ewu.edu
Text or phone me at 509.818.0559
Office Hours: Thursday 3-5pm or by appointment - use Schedule Research Consultation link above.
Need to meet during the evening or weekend? Please text or email me to schedule.
Office: JFK Library M04C (just ask for me at the JFK Library Reference Desk)
Or Zoom https://ewu.zoom.us/j/97403645255
Text or phone me at 509.818.0559
Office Hours: Thursday 3-5pm or by appointment - use Schedule Research Consultation link above.
Need to meet during the evening or weekend? Please text or email me to schedule.
Office: JFK Library M04C (just ask for me at the JFK Library Reference Desk)
Or Zoom https://ewu.zoom.us/j/97403645255
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.
Europe, 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and EmpirePublication Date: 20065-volume set offering entries on all aspects of the 'long' 19th century.
Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and ReconstructionPublication Date: 20065-volume set covering all aspects of Europe since 1914.
Encyclopedia of Contemporary British CulturePublication Date: 1999Boasting more than 970 alphabetically-arranged entries, this surveys British cultural practices and icons in the latter half of the twentieth century. It provides a cultural context for students. Specific authors are NOT included, but literary trends are.
