Literature, Reviews, and Author Information Databases

Academic Search Premier

Provides full text for more than 4,500 journals (magazines)covering social sciences, computer sciences, engineering, medical sciences and other science topics.

Library Speakers Consortium:
Virtual Author Talks

Book Covers in Background: New Authors Every Month Virtual Author Talks Live and on Demand

Vail Public Library showcases a virtual author talk series each month featuring bestselling, award-winning, and highly acclaimed authors from around the world.  The featured writers and thought leaders cover a wide range of fiction and nonfiction genres.    

The free, virtual series takes place two to three times a month and includes the opportunity to ask questions to the author.  A complete list of events is available on the Vail Public Library virtual author talk series website at  LSC | Vail Public Library Webinars and Online Events (libraryc.org)

All events are free and open to the public.  For more information or to register for the author talks, visit  LSC | Vail Public Library Webinars and Online Events (libraryc.org) or call 970-479-2187.

Literary Reference Center

Literary Reference Center

Literary Reference Center is a rich full-text literary database covering all genres and time periods. It includes thousands of synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals and author biographies, plus full-text classic novels, short stories and poems.

Watch a short tutorial on using Literary Reference Center.

NoveList K-8 Plus

This reader’s advisory tool for students also contains author information.

NoveList Plus

This fiction and non fiction reader’s advisory tool contains author information.

Poetry & Short Story Reference Center

Poetry & Short Story Reference Source

Poetry & Short Story Reference Center is a rich full-text database containing thousands of classic and contemporary poems, short stories, biographies, essays, lesson plans and learning guides. It also includes high-quality videos and audio recordings from the Academy of American Poets.

Watch a short tutorial on using Poetry & Short Story Reference Source

Literature, Reviews, and Author Information Websites