ENG 303 -Approaches to the Study of Literature
Fall 2009
Resources for Research
Databases
All English Databases
For additional lists of databases in other relevant disciplines such as History, Biography, Classical Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies, choose the discipline from Subject Guides to Databases.
Important Resources for English 303
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.
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ABELL (Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature) (1920 to present)
- Index to books, periodical articles, critical editions of literary works, book reviews, collections of essays and doctoral dissertations on language and literature; produced by the Modern Humanities Association (Great Britain)
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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 full text of literary criticism, author biographies and interviews, book reviews, plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, poem, short stories, and definitions of literary terms.
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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
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