''Literary Research Guide'' is a reference work that annotates and evaluates important research materials related to

English literature English literature is literature written in the English language from United Kingdom, its crown dependencies, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, and the countries of the former British Empire. ''The Encyclopaedia Britannica'' defines E ...

and

English literary studies English studies (usually called simply English) is an academic discipline taught in primary, secondary, and post-secondary education in English-speaking countries; it is not to be confused with English taught as a foreign language, which is ...

. The first edition appeared in 1989 and the fifth edition was published in 2008. These editions were printed books and the work was digitalized into an electronic version c. 2008. The latest edition describes its mission as follows: "a selected, annotated guide to reference sources essential to the study of British literature, literatures of the United States, other literatures in English and related topics". This work won Choice Outstanding Academic Book Award which was given by the

Association of College and Research Libraries The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association, is a professional association of academic librarians and other interested individuals. It is dedicated to enhancing the ability of academi ...

's review magazine ''

Choice A choice is the range of different things from which a being can choose. The arrival at a choice may incorporate motivators and models. For example, a traveler might choose a route for a journey based on the preference of arriving at a giv ...

''. The author of the ''Guide'' was James L. Harner (died May 2016), an academic at

Texas A&M University Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System in 1948. As of late 2021, T ...

, who also originally compiled the ''

World Shakespeare Bibliography ''World Shakespeare Bibliography Online'' is a searchable electronic database consisting of the most comprehensive record of Shakespeare-related scholarship and theatrical productions published or produced worldwide between 1960 and the present. ...

'', which has now been placed online and is the single-largest Shakespeare database in the world.Laura Estill
"James L. Harner: In Memoriam"
''Multicultural Shakespeare: Translation, Appropriation and Performance'', vol. 17 (32), 2018; DOI: 10.18778/2083-8530.17.0. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

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