APL has many books to help you locate the quotation you need. These reference books, located on the 2nd floor of the library, are usually arranged by topic, and they often include author and key word indexing in the back. Quotation sources can also be found via the Internet. The following list represents only a few of the reference books and websites available. You can find other reference books by browsing in the shelf number areas indicated, and can often locate quotations books to check out on the 3rd floor at the same numbers.
There are a number of sites on the Web where you can locate quotations. The following are a few of the best:
Sometimes a general search engine such as Google can locate the quote and its source, too. Checking more than one website and a book source or two is helpful to confirm wording and the source.
General sources:
For contemporary as well as historic quotations. |
| Dictionary of Quotations (Evans) |
R 808.882 Ev |
| Familiar Quotations (Bartlett) |
R 808.882 Ba |
Home Book of Quotations (Stevenson)
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R 808.882 St |
Proverbs:
Three possible sources if the quote you need is a proverb. |
| Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs |
R 398.9 Fa |
| Racial Proverbs (arranged by nationality) |
R 398.9 Ch |
Multicultural Dictionary of Proverbs
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R 082 Co |
Poetry:
For quotes from poems or quotes of a poetic nature. |
| Columbia Grangers Dictionary of Poetic Quotations |
R 808.881 Co |
| As One Mad with Wine |
R 082 So |
| Falser Than a Weeping Crocodile |
R 808.882 So |
Similes Dictionary
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R 082 Si |
| Special categories: |
| African American |
African American Quotations |
R 081.0899607 Af |
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Contemporary Quotations in Black |
R 081.0899607 Co |
| Bible |
Home Book of Bible Quotations |
R 220.8 St |
| Humorous |
Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations |
R 082.0207 Ox |
| Economics |
Dictionary of Economic Quotations |
R 330.0321 Di |
| Law |
Manual of Forensic Quotations |
R 340.08 Me |
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Dictionary of Legal Quotations |
R 340.02 Di |
| Medicine |
Familiar Medical Quotations |
R 610.2 St |
| Music |
Encyclopedia of Quotations about Music |
R 780 En |
| Politics & Philosophy |
Macmillan Dictionary of Political Quotations |
R 082 Ei |
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World Almanac of Presidential Quotations |
R 973.099 Wo |
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Be Reasonable: Selected Quotations for Inquiring Minds |
R 149.7 Be |
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Heretic's Handbook of Quotations |
R 808.882 He |
| Travel & Places |
City: A Dictionary of Quotable Thought on Cities and Urban life |
R 307.764 Cl |
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Travelers' Dictionary of Quotation |
R 082 Tr |
| Women |
Feminist Quotations |
R 301.41208 Fe |
|
New Quotable Woman |
R 082.082 Ne |
Quotations books on a specific topic are often classified along with other books on that topic. To determine if APL has an entire quote book that specifically deals with a topic not listed here, you can search the catalog with the word quotations and the subject. For example, dog quotations or baseball quotations or business quotations.
