Subject Guides
Contact Information
Mahoney Library
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2 Convent Road
Morristown, NJ 07960
Phone:
Main Desk: (973) 290-4237
Library Hours:
Mon-Fri 8am to 12am
Sat-Sun 2pm-12am
The library will be closed:
- December 19, 2025 - January 4, 2026
- Monday, January 19, 2026
- Monday, February 16, 2026
- Friday, March 6, 2026
- Thurs-Friday, April 2-3, 2026
- Monday, May 25, 2026
- Thurs-Friday, June 18-19, 2026
Key Databases
Database that covers publications on literature and language for researchers of all levels.
Contains plot summaries and work overviews, author biographies, critical essays, book reviews, full text poems, short stories and classic texts. Also includes information on themes, literary history, literary forms, and literary styles. Includes the entire Masterplots and Masterplots II series
Covers current issues in the news and society. Contains point and counterpoint essays,
articles, news transcripts, and more. It also includes helpful guides for developing
arguments, writing position papers, and preparing for debates
Websites
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Other Databases
Searchable inventory of publications in post-secondary composition, rhetoric, technical
writing, ESL, and discourse studies, dating from 1939 to present. Full text not included,
but may be available through other sources.
Database providing indexing and abstracts for international research in linguistics and related disciplines in the language sciences
Contains sources on all aspects of art and media: music, film, theater, television,
dance, art, architecture, and design.
in Digital Commons
Free articles and research from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide
Streaming Video
Over 2,000 videos on Literature, Drama, language and related fields.
Reference Sources
The reference provides a detailed analysis of the most common archetypes or motifs found in the folklore and literature of selected communities around the world. Each entry is written by a noted authority in the field, and includes accompanying reference citations.
Citing Sources
MLA Style Guide
Zotero
A citation generator and management tool, Zotero can help you keep all of your citation
information together and generate a bibliography for you.
Books
eBook Resources
Interlibrary Borrowing
Open Education Resources
Mahoney Library has maintained a small collection of physical books on literature on the second floor of the library
Updated 1/14/26