English Guide

The library subscribes to dozens of databases for you to access for your research needs. The complete list of our databases and more are available in the Resources section of the website.

The username and password to log in to the Trocaire databases is the same as your email login credentials

Articles not available in full-text can be requested through Interlibrary Loan.

EBSCO is one of the providers of the library's databases. EBSCO has a collection of different databases to use. This is a useful database for topics on English and literature:

• Academic Search Elite

Citation Tips for EBSCO:

Look for the Tools on the right side of the window. Click the page icon. Select the citation style needed. Copy and paste the citation to your paper.

Please be aware that the information in your citation may be correct but the format of the citation may be incorrect. If you need help setting up a citation or reference page, check out this citation guide or contact a librarian.

ProQuest is another database provider. Their database, ProQuest Central, has a large collection of scholarly and popular articles in a broad range of subjects.

Citation Tips for ProQuest:

Click on the Cite icon to open the citation options in ProQuest. Select the citation style needed. Copy and paste the citation for your paper.

Please be aware that the information in your citation may be correct but the format of the citation may be incorrect. If you need help setting up a citation or reference page, check out this citation guide or contact a librarian.

Gale, another database provider, has a collection of different databases that are useful to topics on English and literature:

• Academic OneFile
• Communication and Mass Media
• Diversity Studies
• Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context)
• Pop Culture Studies

Citation Tips for Gale:

Look for the Tools on the right side of the window. Click the Cite icon in the middle of the list. Select the citation style needed. Copy and paste the citation to your paper.

Please be aware that the information in your citation may be correct but the format of the citation may be incorrect. If you need help setting up a citation or reference page, check out this citation guide or contact a librarian.

• Image Quest

Access our library catalog to find books available in our collection. Reserve books may only be used in the library. Circulating books may be checked out for 28 days. Reserve and circulating books require a valid Trocaire ID to be checked out. Books not available in our collection can be obtained through AcademicSHARE or InterLibrary Loan (ILL).

• American Sociological Association Style Guide - RES-ENG PN203 .A54 2014
• The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature - RES-ENG PN6014 .B396 2012
• The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature - RES-ENG PN6014 .B396 2017
• Lit (2 copies) - RES-ENG PE1479.C7 K58 2012
• MLA Handbook, 8th ed. - RES-ENG LB2369 .G53 2016
• MLA Handbook, 9th ed. - RES-ENG LB2369 .M52 2021
• Patterns for a Purpose: A Rhetorical Reader (2 copies) - RES-ENG PE1417 .C6314 2011
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: the Official Guide to APA Style - RES-ENG BF76.7 .P832020
• Rules for Writers - RES-ENG PE1408 .H277 2016
• Ten Steps to Improving College Reading Skills - RES-ENG LB2395.3 .L36 2008

* Reserve Books are only for use in library. May be checked out with a valid Trocaire ID.

• Americanah - PR9387.9.A34354 A44 2013
• Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - PS3569.A27 A75 2012
• Brown - HT1521 .A36 2017
• Call Me by Your name - PS3601.C525 C35 2007
• Can We All Be Feminists? - HQ1221 .C355 2019
• The Concise St. Martin's Guide to Writing - PE1408 .A93 2015
• James Joyce - PR6019.O9 Z633558 2013
• Dear America: notes of undocumented citizens - PN4874.V37 A3 2019
• Everything You Need to Know About College Writing - PE1408 .L47 2016
• Exit West - PS3558.A42169 E95 2017
• The Hours - PS3553.U484 H68 1998
• How much of these Hills is Gold - PS3626.H35 H69 2020
• Introduction to Literary Context: American Short Fiction - PS374.S5 S25 2013
• Introduction to Literary Context: American Short Fiction (eBook) - ebook PS374.S5 S25 2013
• Introduction to Literary Context: Plays - PN1811 .P539 2014
• Introduction to Literary Context: Plays (eBook) - ebook PN1811 .P539 2014
• Less - PS3557.R3987 L47 2018
• Penguin Book of Migration Literature - PN56.E59 .P47 2019
• Red, White, and Royal Blue - PS3613.C587545 R43 2019
• Simon vs. the Homo sapiens Agenda - PS3601.L33445 S56 2016
• The Source of Self-Regard; selected essays, speeches, and meditations - PS3563.O8749 A6 2020
• Understanding rhetoric : a graphic guide to writing - PE1408 .L695 2017
• The Undocumented Americans - JV6483 .C59 2020
• The Vanishing Half - PS3602.E66444 V36 2020
• You, too, Could Write a Poem - PN1031.O78 2017

*Circulating books may be check out for 28 days with a valid Trocaire ID.

eBook titles owned by the library have a direct link in the catalog.

eBooks from EBSCOhost can be downloaded using Adobe Digital Editions.

Mobile devices may also need Bluefire Reader.

Credo Reference

eBooks from EBSCOhost*

Salem Press

You can access the videos through Films on Demand.

• The Art of Reading - DVDs
• In Their Own Words - DVDs

Amherst College Online Resources for Writers

Specialized site with information on how to write a research paper. It covers constructing an argument, thesis, and formatting your work.

Crash Course - Literature

Contains video tutorials on literature.

Open Source Shakespeare

Contains all of Shakespeare's complete works as well as a concordance.

Purdue OWL

Specializes in writing a research paper. It goes over how to construct an argument, thesis, popular topics and formatting.

University of Maryland University College Online Guide to Writing and Research

In depth account of writing and research and a quick quiz on plagiarism and quotations.

Voice of the Shuttle - Literature

Links to informative websites spanning various genres, titles, authors, and literary movements.

Any questions, ask a librarian!

English Librarian

Email: gavinj@trocaire.edu
Phone: 716-827-2434

Email: LibraryHelp@Trocaire.edu
Website: library.trocaire.edu
Location: 360 Choate Avenue, 4th Floor, Buffalo, NY, United States
Phone: (716) 827-2434