Online Catalogs
Use the Local Catalog to find print and e-books, audio-visual material, streaming content, and journals held by OU Libraries. Use WorldCat to find materials held by libraries around the world. The library can often borrow materials from other libraries using Interlibrary Loan (ILL).
Subject Headings
These links will take you to the catalog of OU's books in print and e-book format having to do with various aspects of Jane's Austen's life, work, and times. These are meant to be guidelines; they are not the only way to search the catalog.
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817. This searches Jane and her work as a subject. For works by Austen, search for her as the Author/Creator.
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Criticism and interpretation. Works about Jane Austen's work.
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Appreciation. Works about reading Jane Austen's work.
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Influence. Books about the influence Austen had on future writers and artists.
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 AND adapt*. Books about adaptations of Austen's works.
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817/material type: Video. A search to find videos about Austen or films of Austen's work.
Databases (OU login required)
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MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1926-present
Produced by the Modern Language Association, this database is an index covering topics in literature, language, linguistics, film, rhetoric and composition, and folklore. Materials indexed include journals, books, working papers, translations, dissertations, websites, and conference proceedings.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
This database is a digitized archive of the backfiles of selected scholarly journals. Provides access to materials in African American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, ecology, economics, education, finance, general science, history, literature, mathematics, philosophy, political science, population studies, sociology, and statistics.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Access journals covering the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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JSTOR Understanding Series This link opens in a new window
Research tool connecting primary texts with journal articles and book chapters on the JSTOR platform. It includes key works of British literature, the King James Bible, and all Shakespeare plays and sonnets.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
Digitized Periodicals (OU Login req'd for most)
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JASNA: Jane Austen Society of North America (No login req'd)Publishes the annuals Persuasions and Persuasions On-Line, and provides other useful information on the author.
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British Fiction 1800-1829: A Database of Production, Circulation, and ReceptionBiibliographical records of 2,272 works of fiction written by approximately 900 authors, along with a large number of contemporary materials (including anecdotal records, circulating-library catalogues, newspaper advertisements, reviews, and subscription lists).
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British Library Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1800-1900
Contains full runs of influential national and regional newspapers representing different political and cultural segments of British society during the 19th century.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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British Periodicals This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1681-1939
Provides access to hundreds of periodicals from the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth century. Formats include magisterial quarterlies, scholarly and professional organs, coterie art periodicals, penny weeklies and illustrated family magazines.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Eighteenth Century Journals This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1685-1835
Access rare eighteenth century newspapers and periodicals from around the world. Topics covered are wide-ranging and include social customs, world events, colonial life, provincial and rural affairs, the French and American revolutions, reviews of literature and fashion throughout Europe, political debates, and London coffee house gossip and discussion.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
