Q. I need information about the author Jayne Anne Phillips, and some critical essays on her short stories.

Search the Online Catalog (leave it set at Library Catalog) for "jayne anne phillips" including the quotation marks, to find books about her, and books which contain short stories and analysis.

To find articles, change Library Catalog to Article Databases and do the same search. Limit to "full-text online" at the top of the results page to find articles you can access online--click "View It" to see the link to the article. You could also search for the name of the short story. Additional databases with literary criticism and information on authors can be found on the Literary Criticism page of the English Research Guide.