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Your search for information about the Harry Potter books and their author J. K. Rowling can include books, periodical articles, online databases, and authoritative Internet resources.

Books

Reference Books are a good starting point for your research because they help you become better acquainted with your topic. Listed below are selected reference books that may be useful in your research.

Selected Reference Books

Contemporary Authors

REF PN771 .C6 (vol. 173)

 

Contemporary Literary Criticism
REF PN771 .C59 (vols. 137, 217)

 

Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science

Fiction & Fantasy

REF PS374 .S35 G74 2005

 

Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults

REF  PN451 .M37 2002 (vol. 7)

 

Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature

REF PR19 .O95 2006 (vol. 4)

 

Oxford Encyclopedia of Children’s Literature

REF PN1008.5 .O94 2006 (vol. 3)

Finding Books: Subjects and Keywords

Use the Cerritos College Library Library Catalog to find more books about the author J. K. Rowling and the Harry Potter books. Below are subject headings and keywords that may be useful in your search.

Subjects:

Potter, Harry

Rowling, J. K. 

Rowling, J. K.-- Characters--Harry Potter. 

Rowling, J. K.-- Characters--Harry Potter--Handbooks, manuals, etc. 

Rowling, J. K.-- Criticism and interpretation. 

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix. 

Rowling, J. K.-- Religion

 

Related subjects:

alchemy

magic

 

keywords:

Harry Potter and science

Harry Potter and witchcraft

Online Journal and Reference Articles

Journals and magazines usually provide the most current information on a topic. Journal articles are more scholarly or professional while magazine articles tend to be shorter and more general. Newspaper articles, while not usually scholarly or professional, can give you the most current news and some additional facts on your topic. To find articles on your topic, use one of the online databases listed below.

EbscoHost 

Ethnic Newswatch

Gale Databases

GenderWatch

Project MUSE

ProQuest National Newspapers

For remote access to the library databases, login via MyLibrary.

Internet Sites

American Library Association: Challenged & Banned Books

Do Mandrakes Really Scream? Magic and Medicine in Harry Potter

United States National Library of Medicine: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Greek & Latin Word Roots
Including Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes

The Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator
 

The Harry Potter Encyclopedia

The Harry Potter Lexicon
 

J. K. Rowling Official Site
 

Official Harry Potter Movie Site
 

Scholastic Books: Meet Harry Potter
 

SparkNotes from Barnes & Noble
Select any one of the Harry Potter titles
 

JK 06/02 ; Latest Rev VM 02/08