There are some tools here to get you started, but if at any point it gets frustrating, or you're not finding what you need, please let me know :) mccuskd@arc.losrios.edu
Heads up: If you're researching The Death of Ivan Iilych, there are different ways to spell Illych, so I'd recommend just searching for death ivan tolstoy
If you're just getting a feel for the literature and aren't sure what you want to write about, Literature Resource Center would be a good place to start.
Once you have a feel for what you want to write about, give OneSearch a shot. OneSearch searches multiple databases at once, so if OneSearch is working well for you, no need to try the others. But, if you're getting lots of irrelevant hits when you search OneSearch, or if OneSearch is frustrating, experiment with searching the other databases.
Start by trying death ivan tolstoy or tess d'urbervilles hardy. Try adding a keyword or two to narrow your search to a particular topic or theme.
Los Rios Libraries' online catalog and access to the content of most databases held at Los Rios.
Scholarly journals, magazines, and ebooks from a variety of EBSCOhost databases.