Library: Graduate & Online Students: Graduate Program in Creative Writing

Resources

How to Write a Mystery (ebook)
Weismiller Poetry Collection
Special collection available by appointment. Contact Sophia Philips.
Digital Public Library
DPLA is an excellent resource for banned books, online exhibitions, and primary sources.
HathiTrust Digital Library
Limited access to one of the largest digitized collections of knowledge to empower scholarly research and inspire curiosity.
Internet Archive
This library contains downloadable free courses, video lectures, and supplemental materials from universities across the globe.
Wikimedia Commons
A media file repository of public domain and freely licensed educational media content available.

Writing & Literature Databases & eJournals:

OverDrive This link opens in a new window
Read & listen to thousands of eBooks and digital audiobooks. And now read hundreds of magazines online! Download the LIBBY app to search the catalog and access content.
1. Download the app.
2. Sign In (on 2nd screen, select "sign in using library card").
3. Search for Western Colorado University. (We are a part of the Marmot Library Network.)
4. Enter your library barcode number, name, and library account password.
5. After you have set up your account, you'll need to search for Western Colorado University again to add the library and search the catalog.
Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Over 70,000 e-books on all disciplines. Discoverable through the ebrary interface or Savage Library’s online catalog.
Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
The Oxford English Dictionary online - find the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over 600,000 words.
Communications and Mass Media OneFile This link opens in a new window
Nearly 3 million articles on all aspects of the communications field meet the needs of researchers, including: Advertisers, Broadcast journalists, Communications engineers, Editors, Graphic artists, Information technology specialists, Journalists, Linguists, Marketing professionals, Media buyers, Photographers, Public relations professionals, Publishers, Sports commentators, Writers.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Archive of scholarly journals that focus on humanities and sciences.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Full-text article database geared toward the humanities and social sciences.
MLA Directory of Periodicals This link opens in a new window
This is not a full-text database. Provides info about journals and book series most likely to publish material related to language and literature. Indicates if a journal is peer-reviewed.
MLA International Bibliography with Full Text This link opens in a new window
The MLA International Bibliography covers scholarship in a broad range of Humanities disciplines related to global literatures and languages. Coverage includes materials published in more than 100 countries and in more than 50 languages.