ABSTRACT

Part 1: Finding libraries and collections 202 Part 2: Finding documents and references 203

Bibliographies and indexes to published work 203 National bibliographies 203 Printed library catalogues 205 Directories of periodicals 207 Location guides 207 Indexes to periodicals 207 Victorian periodicals 209 Guides to subject-areas 209 Handbooks and guides to English literature 210 Retrospective bibliographies 210 Anonymous and pseudonymous works 211 Annual bibliographies and surveys 211 Reviews 212 Abstracts 213 Annals 213 Bibliographies of specific literary forms 213 Novels 213 Poetry 214

Indexes to poetry 214 Collections of texts 214 Bibliographies of bibliographies 214 Indexes to theses, research documents and manuscripts 215 Theses 215 Guides to theses 215 Non-thesis research and registers of research in progress 216 Manuscripts 216 Conference proceedings 217

Part 3: Sources of information for facts and details 217 Chronology and dates 217 Biographical information 218 Biographies of authors 219 Diaries and autobiographies 220 Encyclopaedias 220 General encyclopaedias 220 Specialist or subject encyclopaedias 221 Poetry 221 Dictionaries 221 General 221 Etymological 222 Antonyms and synonyms 222 Literary terms 223 Abbreviations 223 Allusions and quotations 223 Proverbs and phrases 224 Classical background 224 Other literatures 224 Biblical allusions and details 224

Philosophy and contemporary ideas 225 Quotations 225

HOW TO USE THE CHECKLIST This Checklist has been designed to help with fundamental aspects of research:

(a) identifying and locating appropriate studies and documents, and (b) checking and elucidating facts and points of detail.