The Ohio State University

www.osu.edu

  1. Help
  2. Campus map
  3. Find people
  4. Webmail


Ohio State University logo University Libraries arrow Comparative Studies

Riddles and Enigmatic "Speech" - The Ohio State University Libraries *Online Catalogs (lists of library materials) *Specialized Reference Resources *Indexes *Journals *Online Books *Web Sites *General Resources (encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.) *Related OSU Library Collections *Research Tips *Comparative Studies Resources Menu Marti Alt General Humanities Bibliographer, 226 Main Library, Phone: 688-8655

Link to OSCAR

Link to Online Resources

Online Catalogs

OSCAR Ohio State University Libraries' online catalog

OhioLINK Holdings of 80+ academic libraries in Ohio

WorldCat Holdings of libraries throughout the world

-HOME-

Specialized Reference Resources

Encyclopedia of folklore and literature. PN41 .E48 1998

The encyclopedia of religion. BL31 .E46 1995 (1987 ed. available in MAIN stacks) See "Paradox and riddles," V.11, pp.189-195.

Encyclopedia of religion and ethics. BL31 .E56 1951 See "Riddle," V.10, pp.765-770.

Funk & Wagnalls standard dictionary of folklore, mythology and legend.GR35 .F8

Folklore : an encyclopedia of beliefs, customs, tales, music, and art. GR35 .F63 1997

Folklore [electronic resource] : an encyclopedia of beliefs, customs, tales, music, and art. GR35 .F63 1997eb

Medieval folklore : an encyclopedia of myths, legends, tales, beliefs, and customs. GR35 .M43 2000

Medieval folklore [electronic resource] : an encyclopedia of myths, legends, tales, beliefs, and customs. GR35 .M43 2000eb

Riddles : ancient and modern. PN6367 .B79 1983

-HOME-

Indexes

Academic Search Premier

Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature 1920-1997 (ABELL)

Anthropological Index (1957 to Present)

Anthropological Literature (Early 1900's to Present)

Arts and Humanities Citation Index(1980 to Present)

ATLA Religion Index (1949 to Present)

Bibliography of Asian Studies

Chicano Database

Education Abstracts(1985 to Present)

ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) 1966 to Present

ERIC (Academic Source Premier Subset)

Essay and General Literature Index(1983 to Present)

Human Relations Area Files (eHRAF)(1991 to Present)

Helps for using this resource:
Guide to Accessing the HRAF Collection of Ethnography (U. of Akron)
Human Relations Area Files (Yale University)
Introduction to library research in anthropology. Z5111 .W44 1998 (pp.323-330)

Humanities Abstracts(1984 to Present)

MLA International Bibliography(1960 to Present)

Professional Development Collection (Academic Source Premier subset)

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (Academic Search Premier subset)

Religion and Philosophy Collection (Academic Search Premier subset)

Religion Index (ATLA)(1949 to Present)

Sociological Collection (Academic Search Premier subset)

-HOME-

Journals- Link to OSCAR Link to Online Resources

OSCAR

To search for all serials (journals, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, etc.), select "Journals" or "Journals (Online)" from bottom of OSCAR page or select "Mini-catalogs" in the frame on the right of the screen, then select "Journals catalog" or "Journals (Online) Catalog."

JSTOR

OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center

Tips for Using Journals

How can you tell scholarly journals from popular magazines and trade journals?

What is a scholarly journal? Minneapolis Community and Technical College

-HOME-

Online Books

Electronic Reference Books (OhioLINK)

Folklore [electronic resource] : an encyclopedia of beliefs, customs, tales, music, and art. GR35 .F63 1997eb

Medieval folklore [electronic resource] : an encyclopedia of myths, legends, tales, beliefs, and customs. GR35 .M43 2000eb

NetLibrary - books available to browse, view, search, and check-out on line
-HOME-

Web Sites

A search on Google using the terms "riddles" and "bibliography" produces numerous hits, e.g.:

Anthropological studies of riddles - a bibliography. (Centre for Social Anthropology and Computing (CSAC) - University of Kent at Canterbury)

Old English Riddles (University of Connecticut)

Sound & Spirit (WGBH)

-HOME-

General Resources

American Folklore : An Encyclopedia. GR101 .A54

American Heritage Dictionary

Columbia Encyclopedia, Fifth Edition

Electronic Reference Books

Encyclopedia.com

Funk & Wagnalls standard dictionary of folklore, mythology, and legend. GR35.F8

Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (10th Edition)

Oxford English Dictionary

Oxford Reference Online (Dates Vary by Source)

Roget's II: The New Thesaurus

-HOME-

Related OSU Library Collections

Black Studies Library (BSL)

Education, Human Ecology, Psychology, and Social Work Library

English, Theater and Communications Reading Room (ETC)

Fine Arts Library (FIN)

History, Political Science and Philosophy Reading Room (HIS)

Main Library (MAIN)

Main Library Reference Room (MAINRef)

-HOME-

Research and Writing Tips

Citation Style Guides

The college writer's reference. PE1408 .F79 2002

Developing an annotated bibliography. (Ohio State University)

The everyday writer. PE1408 .L86 2002

How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography. (Cornell)

Information Literacy Tutorial (Minneapolis Community and Technical College) Online self-paced resource designed to assist students in mastering information literacy skills.

net.TUTOR (Ohio State University Libraries) Interactive lessons on using the Net effectively.

On compiling an annotated bibliography. Z1001 .H37 2000 (Earlier editions available in MAIN stacks)

The Research Paper and the World Wide Web by Dawn Rodrigues and Raymond J. Rodrigues. The 1997 (1st) and
2000 (2nd) editions each have different valuable information; the Homepage provides companion information.

Research Strategies by William Badke. Online revision of The Survivor’s Guide to Library Research (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1990).

Writing Annotations. (University of Toledo)

Writing Critical Annotations, Abstracts and Critiques (University of Lethbridge)

-HOME-

Last Updated 04/02/2003 - Webmaster: Osman Topac, topac.2@osu.edu.



If you have any trouble accessing this page, contact Kathy Webb at webb.45@osu.edu.