Anglophone Linguistics and Literary Studies
Subject librarian
Quick links
Research at the Department of English
Training opportunities for students in their 1st semester
For students of English Language and Literary Studies, the introductory training courses in catalogue and database research “Intro to Literature Search pt. 1 & pt. 2”, take place as part of the proseminara “Introduction I: Literary Studies” (1st semester) and “Introduction II: Literary Theory” (2nd semester).
Information about when these sessions will take place will be provided directly in the proseminar classes.
Advanced and topic-specific trainings
For advanced and more specific questions and queries regarding literature search, databases or just generally on resources to help your research in English Language and Literary Studies, please fill in the following form to schedule a consultation hour with the subject librarian:
General training courses and guided tours at the University Library
For non-subject-specific questions, please take a look at the guided tours, training sessions and courses available at the University Library.
More e-resources – can be accessed within the Unibas network
Subject-specific institutions
- Library at the Department of English
- Subject page for General Literary Studies – University Library Basel
- Subject page for General Linguistics – University Library Basel
- Zurich James Joyce Foundation
- SWELL - Swiss Works in English Language and Linguistics
- SAUTE - Swiss Association of University Teachers of English
University Library holdings
Primary literature
- critical editions of canonical anglophone authors
- select (newer) anglophone fiction
Secondary literature (literary studies), linguistic literature
- important encyclopaedias, dictionaries, bibliographies, etc.
- comprehensive works in on (world) Englishes, anglophone language literature (literary and linguistic history, grammars etc.)
- for linguistics: all subdisciplines in modern English linguistics; Old and Middle English
- a wide provision of topical monographic literature (mainly in English and German) for the study, research and teaching of anglophone linguistics and literary studies
- for literary studies: Shakespeare and early modern drama, anglophone poetry and narrative prose of the modern era, contemporary anglophone literature, literature from Native American authors
Historical collections
- select collections
No holdings
- language textbooks
- language teaching materials
- works on literature and language didactics
- interpretations of works at high school level
- German translations of anglophone fiction
- anglophone fiction as e-books
Libraries with additional collections
- Department of English: select research literature on the main topics of research and teaching in this subject area
- Pädagogisches Zentrum PZ.BS: didactics for literature classes, textbooks, and teaching materials (German only)
- GGG Stadtbibliothek Basel: fiction from around the globe (also in translation), teaching materials, literature on individual themes for the general public, interpretations of works for pupils (website in German only)
- Allgemeine Lesegesellschaft Basel (German only)
Collection policy
In coordination with the Department of English at the University of Basel, media are generally only purchased for one location (either the University Main Library or the library of the English Department).
Exceptions to this policy are basic introductions as well as standard and reference works, where it makes sense to have copies available at several locations.