Literary Favorites Collection

We know you and your users look to Gale's world-class, online resources to facilitate around-the-clock research. So we proudly offer unprecedented online access to three of Gale's literary favorites. Each retains the familiar, engaging look and feel of the print series.

Now users can search — and cross-search — complete collections of:

• Literature Criticism Online — Bringing together 10 of the most acclaimed literary criticism series, 30 years of backfile plus optional Standing Order. For students, researchers, history buffs and literature lovers, there's no finer source than Literature Criticism Online to find commentary on classic and contemporary books, plays and poems.
• Something About the Author Online — A reference favorite since 1971, it delivers illustrated biographical profiles of children's authors and artists in more than 215 volumes. Approximately 75 new profiles appear in each volume of this still-growing series.
• Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online — More than 420 volumes support AP/IB curricula in literature as well as university-level coursework. It's an invaluable source for tracing the development of an author's canon and the evolution of his/her reputation.

Taken together, these references in print — more than 1,900 volumes and growing — would require hundreds of feet of shelf space! Now, users can access these collections from the library, home or anywhere they have Internet access.