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MFA Creative Writing Resources: Books & E-books

This guide Is a starting point for locating information and for researching literary topics.

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Snyder Poetry Collection

 

The Snyder Poetry Collection is housed on the fifth floor of the library. 

Richard Snyder (1925-1986) was a poet, fiction writer, playwright, and long-time professor of English at Ashland University. He served for fifteen years as English department chair, and in 1969, co-founded and served as co-editor of the Ashland Poetry Press. He was also co-founder of the creative writing major at Ashland University, one of the first at the undergraduate level in the country.

Library Floor Plan

Use first letter of call number to find circulating books. Literature is on the 5th floor.  

 L                            Second Floor

Juvenile               Second Floor

AC-E                      Third Floor

F-K                         Fourth Floor

M-P                        Fifth Floor (Lit.)

Q-Z                        Sixth Floor

Oversized             Sixth Floor

 

Select E-books

Below are just a few of the thousands of titles that are available to you as an AU student. 

Request Books from the OhioLink Catalog

The OhioLINK Library Catalog contains almost 12 million unique titles from its 89 member libraries, two public libraries and the Center for Research Libraries. Ashland U students, faculty, & staff can use the OhioLINK Library Catalog to find and request materials online, then pick them up two to three days later at the participating library of their choice. Users can renew books online and keep them for up to 15 weeks.

This resource is useful for any MFA student residing in Ohio or who lives within an easy driving distance of Ohio.

 OhioLINK Catalog Quick Search:

Link to Full OhioLINK Catalog

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Your Library Account (Use to renew AU & OhioLINK books)

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Google Books

If a book is out of copyright or the publisher or rightsholder has given Google permission, you'll be able to page through the entire book.

Other ways to use Google Books:

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Find more information or other titles that interest you

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Download public domain works

 

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