Table of Contents (click on any chapter):

1. Graduate Life at Boston College and Beyond
2. Research and Periodical Links
3. Fellowships, grants, and Other Sources of Aid
4. BC and the Boston Area: Housing, Events, Miscellaneous
5. Job Listings
6. Conferences, Calls for papers, Calls for Publications
7. Ways to Contribute to this Web Site

Graduate Life in and Beyond Boston College

• Link to  Graduate A & S Home Page for Students
  
• The GSA (Graduate Student Association at Boston College)
  
• ADE  The Association of Departments of English (for sign-in passwords for the Job Listing, email Robert Stanton 
• University Dot Com:  A British site with Job Listings and More
  
• English Departments Around the Globe
• Graduate Course Listings in the Consortium:  BU, Brandeis, Tufts
  
• The Chronicle Online (sample page only). You can also get a great deal of information from the Chronicle, which is accessible through BC's on-line Electronic Journals if you get a password from the Reference Librarian.  Click on the link at the end of this line, but be sure to select  "Boston College Select Titles" rather than the "Lexis-Nexis" link.  Start here  
• Graduate Student Resources Page Good source for links to sites of interest to graduate students (based at the University of Michigan)
• PhinisheD: A discussion and support group for graduate students who are trying to finish their dissertations.
• M.L.A. Services for Graduate Students   The Modern Language Association's page, with helpful links on careers, financial aid, and student committees.

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Research and Periodical Links

• O'Neill Library Databases at Boston College
  
• On-Line Periodical Link at O'Neill Library
  
• Metaquest at O'Neill Library (search engine)
  
• Burns Library Special Collections
• Research Guides (O'Neill) in English Literature
• English Department Library Newsletter
  
• VoS – Voice of the Shuttle Great resource for the humanities.
• Call for Papers Site
  
• H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/ An international interdisciplinary organization of scholars and teachers dedicated to developing the Internet and the World Wide Web. Essays, multimedia materials, and discussion for colleagues and the public.
• The EServer On-line publication on many topics, including "literature, contemporary art, race, Internet studies, sexuality, drama, design, multimedia, accessible publishing and current political and social issues." Also hypertext, audio and video recordings, and calls for papers.
• Scholarly Societies Project Links to scholarly and academic organizations with sites on the Web. Some of these sites list jobs, conferences, and networking opportunities

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Fellowships, Finding Grants, and Other Sources

• BC Graduate A & S:  Research and Fellowship Clearinghouse Page
  
• BC's Office of Sponsored Programs:  Many Links to Funding Opportunities
• List of Funding Sites Provided by BC OSP
• SPIN Database at BC (on campus only)
  
• eStudentLoan Graduate Student Page  Help in finding loans; how to get started.
• NYU/GSAS Grants in Graduate Studies Database of grants available to all graduate students in the US.  Sponsored by New York University
• You can also get a great deal of information from the Chronicle of Higher Education, which is accessible through BC's on-line Electronic Journals if you get a password from the Reference Librarian.  Click on the link at the end of this line, but be sure to select  "Boston College Select Titles" rather than the "Lexis-Nexis" link.  Start here  
  
• FinAid Annotated collection of information on financial aid on the web.
• PostDocMe.net Worldwide academic job listings, scholarship listings, general academic announcements, articles
• Graduate Fellowship Programs database by Gradschools.com; searchable by subject.

Boston College and Beyond: Housing, Events, ETC.

• Harvard Humanities Center  Ongoing sessions in literature, culture, and the humanities.
  
• The Boston Phoenix Boston’s alternative newspaper: more information on arts and culture, dining, club listings.
• Bostonapartments.com Good source for finding apartments (including no-fee listings) and/or roommates.
• Craig's List:  A listing of apartments, events, and things to buy in the Boston Area.
  
• The Public Events Calendar at Boston College
  
  

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Job listings in Academia

• BC's Own Web-Links on Job Listings, including Public School Jobs.
  
• The Career Network From the Chronicle of Higher Education, job listings from more than 1,090 institutions.
• ADE  The Association of Departments of English (for sign-in passwords for the Job Listing, email Robert Stanton 
• University Dot Com:  A British site with Job Listings and More
  
• PostDocMe.net Again, academic job listings, scholarship listings, general academic announcements, articles.
• Academic360.com Provides links to several hundred colleges' and universities' job listings, as well as links to online sources of jobs in higher education.
• HigherEd Jobs Links to faculty and administrative jobs around the country, including part-time and adjunct positions.
• Adjunctopia Adjunct position listings at colleges and universities
• Preparing Future Faculty A joint effort of the Association of American Colleges and Universities and the Council of Graduate Schools, this program attempts to give graduate students a fuller sense of the academic profession. This site offers a general overview of the project's activities. One section includes a list of job-market related links.
• Scholarly Societies Project Links to hundreds of scholarly and academic organizations with sites on the Web. Some of these sites list jobs, conferences, and networking opportunities.
• Preparing a CV?  Article from The Chronicle of Higher Education: tips on putting a CV together across the disciplines.
• What Faculty Members Earn Chronicle article from 1998-99.

Nonacademic job listings

• Jobfind.com Specializing in opportunities in the Northeast.
• Boston Works Positions from the Boston Sunday Globe classified section.
• Monster.com Almost 1/2 million job listings and career advice
• Hot Jobs Similar to monster.com
• BostonJobs Jobs focused in Boston, Cambridge and other Boston suburbs.
• Boston Job Source
• Writerswrite Job listings and links for those seeking writing-related careers

Conferences, Calls for papers, calls for publications

• Notes on Preparing a Conference Paper and Proposal:  An advice sheet assembled by Prof. Alan Richardson and the students from EN 934: our Advanced Research Colloquium
  
• H-Net Academic Announcements Search and browse for academic conferences, calls for papers, calls for publications, programs and workshops, funding, fellowships, and links to other announcement sources.
• You can also get a great deal of information from the Chronicle of Higher Education, which is accessible through BC's on-line Electronic Journals if you get a password from the Reference Librarian.  Click on the link at the end of this line, but be sure to select  "Boston College Select Titles" rather than the "Lexis-Nexis" link.  Start here  
  
• The EServer On-line publication on many topics, including literature, contemporary art, race, Internet studies, sexuality, drama, design, multimedia, accessible publishing and current political and social issues. Also hypertext, audio and video recordings, and calls for papers.
• Scholarly Societies Project Links to hundreds of scholarly and academic organizations with sites on the Web. Some of these sites list jobs, conferences, and networking opportunities.
• PennEnglish: Calls For Papers A large database of current calls for papers in the humanities. Browse online by subject or sign up for the email listserv.

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 Ways to Contribute to this Web Site

• For now, email Prof. Christopher Wilson at wilsonc@bc.edu.  Thank you.