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English & Literature

Literature Resource Center (all full-text)
The Literature Resource Center provides access to biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline. Covers more than 90,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,000 of the most-studied authors. Includes online versions of Gale's Contemporay Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism, and Dictionary of Literary Biography, as well as selections from Gale's other Literature Criticism and For Students Series, such as Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism and Short Stories for Students. Search by Author Name, Title, Genre, Literary Movement or Literary Themes.

Suggested search: Haddon, Mark

Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD) (full-text reviews) is an acquisition, research and reference service that offers 900,000 MARC records and more than 130,000 reviews of children's books. Entries include book awards, prizes, and presence on best book and other reading lists. It permits direct ordering of children's books online.

Suggested search: Haddon, Mark

General Purpose

Academic Search Complete (1985-present; updated daily; more full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks) is a multidisciplinary database that covers nearly all academic areas of study, including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language, linguistics, the arts, literature, medical sciences and ethnic studies. It indexes and abstracts over 9,300 journals, many of them peer-reviewed (4,400), and provides full-text for over 5,300 journals. It also includes indexing and abstracts for books, reports, conference proceedings, etc. Searchable cited references are provided for 1,000 journals. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Suggested searches:

  • adolescence
  • adolescent development
  • aspergers syndrome
  • autism
  • pervasive developmental disorders

CQ Researcher (1991-present; all full-text; RefWorks help) is the online version of the CQ Researcher print publication. It provides original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news. Each issue discussed includes an abstract, overview, background, current situation, outlook, special focus, chronology, pro/con, bibliography, next step, contacts, and footnotes. Controversial topics are addressed in a balanced, unbiased manner. It is published by and the user interface is provided by CQ Press, a Division of Congressional Quarterly, Inc. This database permits five consecutive users.

Suggested searches:

  • aspergers syndrome
  • autism

InfoTrac OneFile (1980-present; much full-text), formerly InfoTrac Expanded Academic (ASAP), covers news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature, art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. It is produced by Thomson-Gale and the user interface is provided by InfoTrac.

Suggested searches:

  • adolescence
  • adolescent development
  • aspergers syndrome
  • autism
  • pervasive developmental disorders

Education

ERIC OhioLINK user interface (1966-present; updated monthly; some full-text; RefWorks help; video tutorial) contains abstracts and indexing for books (1993-present), ERIC documents and journal articles in education research and practice. It includes descriptions and evaluations of programs, research reports and surveys, curriculum and teaching guides, instructional materials, position papers, and resource materials. It also provides links to the full-text of most ERIC documents from 1993-present. It is produced by the Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC) and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK. EBSCO user interface (RefWorks help).

Psychology

PsycINFO
1967 - present; some full-text; more info; RefWorks help
Abstracts and indexing to periodicals in psychology. Computerized version of Psychological Abstracts. Updated weekly. Produced by the American Psychological Association (APA). User interface by Dataware.

Suggested searches:

  • adolescence
  • adolescent development
  • aspergers syndrome
  • autism
  • pervasive developmental disorders

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (1984-present; much full-text; RefWorks help) provides indexing and abstracts from 1984-present for over 490 journals, many peer-reviewed, and full-text from 1990-present for 510 journals. It covers emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry, psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Suggested searches:

  • adolescence
  • adolescent development
  • aspergers syndrome
  • autism
  • pervasive developmental disorders

Xtreme Subject Guides

English & Literature
Psychology

Websites

Author Information
Official Website of Mark Haddon
Powells.com Author Interview

Cincinnati On-the-Same-Page Book Discussion
Cincinnati On-the-Same Page Homepage
About the Book
About the Author
Discussion Questions
Further Reading

Book Reviews and Information
Amazon.com
BookBrowse.com
Powells.com
RandomHouse.com
Sydney Morning Herald

Reading Guides
RandomHouse.com
ReadingGroupGuides.com

Asperger's Syndrome and Autism

Asperger Syndrome (Focus Adolescent Services)

Asperger Syndrome From Childhood Into Adulthood (Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 2004, vol. 10)

Asperger's Syndrome (Open Directory: Health: Mental Health: Disorders: Neurodevelopment: Autism Spectrum: Asperger's Syndrome)

Autism Spectrum Disorders (National Institute of Mental Health)

Media Clips
BBC Radio Broadcast of HomeTruths: Luke Jackson, 15-year-old boy discussing his Asperger's Syndrome

NPR Radio Broadcast of This I Believe: We're All Different in Our Own Ways, by Joshua Yuchasz

Suggested Research Themes

  • Asperger's Syndrome
  • Autism
  • Fathers and sons
  • Mathematics
  • Mothers and sons
  • Sherlock Holmes mysteries

Contacts at the Library

Alison Morgan, Librarian Liaison to English Department
Assistant Director for the Information Resources Center
morgan@xavier.edu, 513-745-3931

Betty Porter, Librarian Liaison to Education Department
Training Services Librarian
porter@xavier.edu, 513-745-4830

Reference desk
askus@xu.edu, 513-745-4808


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