Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Resources

Welcome to the resources department of the Novels WikiProject! This department focuses on aids to research and websites with information and material pertinent to article creation and improvement. By making this available together in one place we aim to help editors improve the quality of Wikipedia's novel, novella, novelette and short story articles.


 * n.b. throughout the entire page where the term "novel" is used this can be replaced with "novella", "novelette" or "short story".

International
n.b. these cataloguing projects may not be as extensive as the heading might at first suggest.
 * WorldCat
 * WorldCat author etc identity search - beta version

National libraries

 * British Library online catalogue - UK
 * Library of Congress online catalog - USA
 * Copac academic and national library catalogue - UK

Regional libraries

 * San José Public Libraries and San José State University Library online catalog - USA
 * Oxfordshire county libraries - UK

Booksellers catalogues
n.b. these are sellers and the information provided is focused on that activity. They are known for the reliability of their information and should not be used as references and external links in articles. All information found from these source should ideally be verified elsewhere.

New books (predominantly)

 * Amazon US
 * Amazon UK
 * Alibris.com

Second-hand books (predominantly)

 * AbeBooks
 * BiblioFind

Trade Press websites
n.b. some of these have subscription elements.
 * Publishers Weekly US
 * The Bookseller UK
 * Kirkus Reviews

Scholarship

 * Google Scholar

Webpages with well written fiction reviews

 * Fantasy Literature
 * The Complete Review