Black Women Writers
This guide contains recommended resources about Black women writers.
Head, Reference & Instruction
Literary Databases
- Literature Online Premium (LION) (ProQuest Platform) This link opens in a new windowComplete works, literature, criticism, reference (more...).
- MLA International Bibliography (literature and language) This link opens in a new windowCitations, abstracts, literatures, folklore, linguistics (more...).
- Gale Literature Criticism (formerly Contemporary Literary Criticism) This link opens in a new windowLiterary criticism, contemporary authors, U.S. and international (more...).
What is Interlibrary Loan/ILLiad?
Interlibrary Loan is an international agreement and service between all types of libraries, whereby a library can borrow an item or get a photocopy from a journal that it doesn't own. ILLiad is the electronic system you use to request an item through Interlibrary Loan. The name ILLiad can be thought of as an acronym for InterLibrary Loan internet access database. The term "Interlibrary Loan" is often abbreviated and referred to as "ILL."