Most Useful
| Database | Full Text | Coverage | Scholarly |
|---|---|---|---|
| MLA International Bibliography
Includes abstracts of articles from critical literary and language journals. |
Links to full-text via Get-It | 1963 to current | All |
| Project Muse
Full-text coverage for hundreds of scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics |
Full-text | 1993 to current | All |
| JSTOR
Contains (EXCEPT for the latest five years) core scholarly journals in sociology, history, economics, political science, mathematics, African-American & Asian studies, literature, humanities, music, and biological, health & general sciences. |
Full-text | 1838 to most recent five years | Most |
| Literature Criticism Online
Extensive collection of literary criticism authors and their works from antiquity to present. |
Some full-text | current | Some |
| ProQuest - Literature & Language
Search among ProQuest’s Literature & Language databases |
Some full-text; plus links to full-text via Get-It | 1985 to current | Most |
| Contemporary Authors
Biographies and bibliographies of 90,000 authors in the U.S. and around the world. |
Full-text | current to current | All |
| Twayne's Authors Online
This series provides literary criticism for approximately 600 authors, including critical introductions to the lives and works of writers, the history and influence of literary movements, or the development of literary genres. |
Full-text | current to current | All |
| Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism
Informative introduction to major people and ideas in the world of literary theory and criticism. |
Full-text | current to current | None |
| Oxford English Dictionary
A guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It includes etymological analysis, listings of variant spellings, and shows pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet |
Full-text | current to current | None |
Also Useful
| Database | Full Text | Coverage | Scholarly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dictionary of Literary Biography
Biographical and critical reception studies of over 140,000 authors as well as year-in-review articles. |
Some full-text | current | Some |
| Dissertations and Theses Database: The Humanities and Social Sciences Collection
Dissertations and Theses Database includes digitized dissertations in a variety of subject areas including Art, Communications, Education, History, Linguistics, Literature, and Social Sciences. |
Some full-text | 1979 to current | All |
| UC Press E-Books Collection, 1982-2004
A variety of books on art, science, history, music, religion and fiction from academic publishers. |
Full-text | 1982 to 2004 | All |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. |
Full-text | current | Some |
| HAPI: Hispanic American Periodicals Index
Indexes journals from 1970 on providing information about Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean and Hispanics in the United States. |
None | 1970 to current | All |
| Victorian Women Writers Project
Features the works of British women from the Victorian period (1830-1910), including anthologies, novels, political pamphlets, religious tracts, children’s books, and volumes of poetry and verse drama. |
Full-text | 1830 to 1910 | None |
| Wright American Fiction
A collection of nearly 3,000 19th Century American fiction books, available online in full-text. |
Full-text | 1851 to 1875 | Most |
| Accessible Archives
A good source for 19th Century American History; includes newspapers on the Civil War and African Americans. |
Full-text | 1728 to 1900 | Most |
| Arts and Letters Daily
Compilation of opinion pieces on current events and book reviews. |
Full-text | 1998 to current | Some |
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