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Where can I find online plot summaries and analyses, such as Cliff's Notes?

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Cliff's Notes

To find specific editions of Cliff's Notes in IUCAT, log in at:

http://iucat.iu.edu/

If you have a specific title in mind, in the field next to "keywords anywhere", enter the title and "Cliff's Notes". For example, to search for the Cliff's Notes edition of Ulysses, enter  Ulysses and Cliff's notes . Then click Search.

To browse a list of available Cliff's Notes:

  1. On the IUCAT home page, click Advanced Keyword Search in the menu at the right.

  2. In the field next to "title" enter  Cliff's Notes .

  3. From the drop-down box next to "sort by:", select Title.

  4. Next to "library:" choose the IU library in which you wish to search, or leave "ALL" as the default if you wish to search all IU libraries.

Online versions will be listed as an electronic resource.

MagillOnLiterature Plus

MagillOnLiterature Plus (available through EBSCOhost) is an online database of editorially reviewed critical analyses and brief plot summaries of the most popular works of literature. The database contains the complete contents of 31 sets of reference books, including Masterplots and Masterplots II titles, the Cyclopedia of World Authors, and the Cyclopedia of Literary Characters, as well as ten years of Magill's Literary Annuals and Magill Book Reviews. You can search Magill's by genre, title, author, or subject.

Literature Resource Center

Literature Resource Center is an online database that provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analysis of authors from all time periods in many genres. Included in the database are Contemporary Authors Online, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Dictionary of Literary Biography Online, full text and abstracts of articles from literary journals, links to web sites, and author portraits. You can search Literature Resource Center by author, title, genre, literary movement, literary themes, or a custom search.

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Last modified on February 02, 2012.

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