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Resources for English Language & Literature:
Searchable Databases and Online Tools Finding Articles and In-depth Materials A multidisciplinary database, the contents of Academic Search Premier spans just about any academic subject. The database contains both scholarly and popular resources.
Books and book chapters are sometimes the best resources for research into literary genres, themes, authors, and specific works, and our library is home to over 350,000 print volumes, including a large collection for English and American literature. Search for your topic - and be sure to put any phrase within quotes. Use the word clouds on the left side of the screen to come up with other possible keywords for searching. Discovery Catalog FAQs
The most important database for literary research, Modern Language Association International Biography is an enormous database indexing scholarly resources on all subjects related to linguistics and literature of any genre from any period. Please note that the database indexes not only journal articles, but also books, book chapters and dissertations. Please note that this is not a full-text database.
This is a collection of the digital versions of the print Cambridge Companion volumes in Literature, Classics, Philosophy, Religion and Culture. Over 280 volumes and over 2,800 scholarly essays are included, freely searchable, and available full-text in PDF format within the database.
Jstor is a full-text, searchable archive of academic journals from any subject. Jstor makes available 15 Language and Literature journals, as well as journals in other relevant academic fields, such as African American Studies, Women's Studies, Anthropology, Film Studies, etc. Volumes of these journals are available starting from the first issues and running up to 3 to 5 years ago; no current issues are available in JSTOR
Access to full-text coverage for over 300 high quality humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from 60 scholarly publishers.
Introductory Materials  American National Biography (ANB) -  This reference work offers fairly detailed entries outlining the life, work and accomplishments of important American figures from any era. Most entries provide a bibliography of the writer’s work and reputable titles for further biographical reading, and sometimes include citations for obituaries. With over 17,000 entries , many, but not all, important American writers are included. Search by author’s last name, or browse names alphabetically.
This database is ideal for the student looking for background information on a topic, a quick definition of an idea, or a jumping-off point for further research. It contains over 3 million entries from over 300 important titles published by a variety of publishers. Click on the Literature link to search across titles specifically pertaining to literary studies.
This resource acts as a reference guide to over 56,000 entries on important figures in all aspects of England's past and Great Britain's past, from the fourth century BC to the year 2001.
This resource offers full-text articles on individual literary critics and theorists, critical and theoretical schools and movements, and the innovations of certain countries and historical periods. Also presents related persons and fields influential to literary theory and criticism. Each entry includes selective primary and secondary bibliographies.
This database offers biographies, bibliographies and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and their works in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, and journalism. Primary reviews published at the same time as important works are also included.
The OED is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. OED traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources.
Additional In-depth Materials This is a database with extensive indexing of books published in English worldwide. Some book reviews are included, as are a limited number of synopses.
A database of mostly scholarly journal articles, some in full-text, specifically for the discipline of communication and mass media.
Within the FirstSearch service, choose AHSearch, which covers a wide range of topics including language and linguistics, literary reviews, literary theory and criticism, literature and theater. Materials indexed include journal articles, bibliogrpahies, editorials, letters, reviews, and more.
This database stores great resources for literature from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Over a thousand journals are indexed, along with essays, reviews and dissertation abstracts, producing over 1 million records. It is not a full-text database, but by clicking the Check for full-text button, you can check to see if we have it in print, electronically, or you can inter-library loan the item. Go into the Advanced Search page for more options for searching.
This database stores great resources for literature from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Over a thousand journals are indexed, along with essays, reviews and dissertation abstracts, producing over 1 million records. It is not a full-text database, but by clicking the Check for full-text button, you can check to see if we have it in print, electronically, or you can inter-library loan the item. Go into the Advanced Search page for more options for searching.
This database, focusing on the Medical Humanities, offers a collection of primary fiction and poetry titles, many with plot summaries and commentary. Search by keyword, title, or person, or browse by Annotation (title) or Author. The Meet the Author's list also links to reputable web sources on particular writers.
This database offers a collection of historical documents published between 1000 and 1800. This database will be helpful to those looking for primary government documents from Europe covering this time period. Go to the "Search" page to search documents for particular words or phrases, or browse the document by source type.
This database offers full-text articles and abstracts from over 390 journals in all areas of the Humanities including several key literary journals.
This database is a searchable index of reviews from most of the 20th century to books of all kinds, from children's literature to adult fiction and non-fiction. Over 1 million reviews cover over 300,000 published works within the U.S., Canada, and Great Britain.
A currently updated index of book reviews, this database contains over 5 million records that cover reviews of popular, academic, and professional works back to the 1960s.
Choice contains reviews for academic books and electronic resources from 1988 onward. It is updated monthly with up-to-date reviews.
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