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ENG 303 - Baker

For help with research go to http://library.uncg.edu/depts/ref/askalib/
Or contact Mary Krautter, Jackson Library Reference mmkrautt@uncg.edu

Citation Guide

MLA Style Quick Reference 7th edition

Locating Journals

Sometimes library databases will only provide the citation and / or abstract for an article, and not the full text. If the article you want isn't available, check to see if the library has access to it by looking for this link: Check for full text availability of this item.
Clicking this link will open a new window and do a search for the journal you want in Journal Finder.
Journal Finder will tell you if:

• the journal is available online, or
• the journal is available in print in the library.

Tips for using Journal Finder:

• Make a note of the date of your article so that you can verify that it falls sometime between the "full text begins" and "full text ends" dates.
• If there is nothing under "full text ends" that means we have access to that journal "up to the present."
• If you can't find your article online, it might be in print.

If the article you need is not in Journal Finder, don't despair! There are other options. Ask a librarian for more help!

Finding Books

Library Catalog – includes print, audio, and online books, videos, music recordings and other materials.
Keyword Searching – guide to choosing and using keywords to get the best material

Abbreviated List of Databases

check the full list at http://library.uncg.edu/dbs/subject/english.asp

MLA International (Modern Language Association) Bibliography (1926 to present)

• Indexes books, essays in books, articles from nearly 4000 journals, proceedings, dissertations as listed in Dissertation Abstracts International, and other materials; excludes book reviews. Is the most comprehensive index covering modern languages (including computer and invented), literatures, linguistics, and folklore since 1000 A.D.
• More info

World Shakespeare Bibliography (1962 to 6 months ago)

• Provides annotated listings for books, journal articles, dissertations, reviews of books and theatrical productions, electronic media and other scholarly and popular materials related to Shakespeare; international in coverage.

Guides to Authors, Plots, & Brief Literary Criticism

Literature Resource Center

• Provides the fulltext of biographical and critical materials from Contemporary Authors and Dictionary of Literary Biography and portions from Contemporary Literary Criticism and other Gale literary criticism sets covering the classical period to the present; also provides links to author websites.
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Literary Reference Center

• Provides the fulltext of literary criticism, author biographies and interviews, book reviews, plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, poem, short stories, and definitions of literary terms.
• More info

 

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc.

• Contains the information from the last 20-volume print edition (1989) and its 3-volume supplements (1993 and 1997) as well as draft material for the 3d edition; is searchable by full text (entry, text of definitions, quotations, illustrating usage).
• More info

Book Reviews

Finding Book Reviews

• More info

For additional lists of databases in other relevant disciplines such as History, Biography, Classical Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies,

Boolean Searching using connectors AND, OR, and NOT

Evaluating Web Pages

English Resources
Questions? Ask Us!

Page Author: Mary Krautter, based on materials created by Nancy Fogarty