Introduction to English Language and Literature (Prelims Paper 1): a short guide to online resources  

This guide is intended as a quick introduction to some of the key online resources for Prelims Paper 1 available via OxLIP+, the Oxford Libraries’ Information Platform, as well as some freely available web resources.

Why use online resources?

There are three main advantages to using online resources:

• They are available to use wherever you can access the internet
• You don’t have to wait for books to be returned to the library before accessing original or critical works
• They provide powerful search tools enabling fast searching of texts for terms or themes you want to explore
• They provide effective tools to help with textual analysis.

The databases on OxLIP+ can help you locate references to books and journal articles on a particular topic, as well as providing electronic access to literary and non-literary texts.  You can print, download or email information retrieved from most of these. Other recommended peer-reviewed web resources, such as those available via Intute, can also provide you with valuable research tools. Using a combination of print and online resources will provide you with a much wider range of material than relying on what you can find on the library shelves.

SOLO     http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

OxLIP+   http://oxlip-plus.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

For access to the majority of resources covered in this guide, go to the ‘English’ section of the subject list on OxLIP+. You will also find useful resources in the 'Linguistics', 'Newspapers', and 'History' sections.

Thin Client Software (for accessing resources such as Samuel Johnson's Dictionary): http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/sers/resources/thinclient

Thin Client troubleshooting:
http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/sers/resources/thinclient/troubleshooting#Win32

Oxford eJournals via http://oxlip-plus.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Intute
If you wish to browse the wider web for English language resources then we would recommend that you always use Intute, available via OxLIP+ or directly at: http://www.intute.ac.uk/english/

Accessing eresources outside the Oxford network
For information on accessing electronic resources from outside the Oxford network using your Oxford Single Sign-On login, consult the information at: http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/eresources/remote_access and http://www.ict.ox.ac.uk/oxford/username