LitFinder
What is LitFinder?
Gale's core repository of full-text literature, LitFinder spans history and geography to offer nearly 150,000 poems, short stories, essays, speeches and plays representing the work of more than 80,000 authors. More than 660 nationalities are represented in this ever-growing database, which supports high school and college curriculum while offering busy students 24/7 access.
Who is it for? What does it include?LitFinder immerses readers in more than:
- 135,000 full-text poems
- 850,000 additional poem citations and excerpts
- 6,400 full-text stories and novels
- 3,800 full-text essays from the 16th-20th centuries
- 1,250 full-text plays
- 2,400 full-text speeches
- 2,340+ author biographies
- 1,800 photos and illustrations
Features include:
- Improved usability based on extensive research into end-user needs
- Cross-searchability with resources such as Gale Virtual Reference Library, Literature Resource Center, MLA International Bibliography, Scribner Writers Series and Twayne's Authors Series.
- Browse publications and other search indexes
- "How to Cite" feature with export to citation tools
- Multiple options for sorting and filtering results
- Enhanced Person Search and Works Search options
- ReadSpeaker audio technology
- And much more
How is it organized?LitFinder offers easy, tabbed results and is designed for search success, allowing as much time as possible to be spent studying its works and as little in the look-up process.
Searching LitFinder's vast reserves is quick and efficient with functions designed to work the way researchers think. There are four searches to choose from:
- Basic Search — Enter a keyword, title, author or subject line into a single search box
- Advanced Search — Search from a pre-defined list of more than 25 indexes and terms, such as: name of work, character name, literary movement/genre and more. Another option is to perform a Command Control Language (CCL) search. This allows the user to choose indexes to search from a drop-down menu by entering the two-character index abbreviation
- Person Search — Discover information related to an individual or group of individuals who match the user's search criteria, where available. Person Search allows the user the flexibility to search on specific attributes, such as gender or nationality
- Work Search — Find information about written works that match the specific search criteria. Also find works themselves — the full-text, electronic version of poems, plays, stories or whatever type of primary source content is available in the collection being searched
When performing a cross-search of multiple literature products, refer to the Currently Searching message line to see which products will be included in your search.
Successful searches in LitFinder return a list of results that includes the literary work as well as the author information. Users can view the text by clicking on the desired link. Results can also be printed and shared for further studying.
How can you learn more?Call a Gale Representative at 1-800-877-GALE to find out even more about LitFinder. And be sure to ask about how you can add fully integrated, cross-searchable modules like Literature Resource Center or Gale Virtual Reference Library to further empower users.