Resources
SJSU Resources
- The Writing Center
- King Library
- SJSU Special Collections & Archives at King Library
- Arts & Humanities Databases in King Library
- Our Department's Library Resources (including MLA Database)
MLA Style, Dictionaries, & Handbooks
- What is MLA Style?
- Writer's Web
- Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
- Common Errors in English
- Purdue's Research & Reference
Avoiding Plagiarism
- Avoiding Plagiarism (The Owl at Purdue)
- Take the Plagiarism Tutorial (King Library)
Digital Literary Resources
- Arts & Humanities Databases in King Library
- NYPL Digital Gallery (images)
- Library of Congress American Newspapers 1690-present
Text Recommendations
(Purchase through Amazon, Powells or Barnes & Noble)
- Lemire, Tim. I'm an English Major, Now What? Writers Digest Books, 2006.
- Semenza, Gregory Colon. Graduate Study for the Twenty-First Century: How to Build an Academic Career in the Humanities.Palgrave, 2005.
- Altick, Richard. The Art of Literary Research. 4th ed. Norton, 1992.
- Appleman, Deborah. Critical Encounters in High School English: Teaching Literary Theory to Adolescents. NY: TCP, 2000.
- Carey-Webb, Allen. Literature & Lives: A Response-Based, Cultural Studies Approach to Teaching English. Urbana: NCTE, 2001.
Research Resources
- Research Competency Guidelines (suggested! what you should know prior to graduate school)
- English Short Title Catalog (bibliography of publications 1473-1800)
- Help with Research from King Library (SJSU)
Professional Writing & Presentations
- Calls for Papers for Conferences (full listing of all academic conferences)
- Turning a Seminar Paper into a Journal Article or Conference Presentation [pdf]
- see also Semenza & Altick chapters on seminar, conference and publishable papers
Careers
- See our Careers section for Undergraduates
- Advice to Graduate Students: From Application to Career (MLA)
- Research programs: www.gradschools.com or http://www.petersons.com/
- M.A. & Ph.D. in Literary Editing, Boston University
- NYU Programs in Publishing (Trade)
