The following databases contain a wealth of information on literary figures and their works:
Academic
Search Premier
EBSCOHost's Academic Search Premier indexes magazine and journal articles,
many of which are available full text. Over 300 literary journals are indexed.
It is possible to search for peer-reviewed journal articles or for those that
contain the full text of the article. It is also possible to search for articles
from specific journals.
Encyclopaedia
Britannica
The electronic equivalent of the print encyclopedia with internet links.
Essay
and General Literature Index
An index to essays that appear in collections focusing on the social sciences
and the humanities.
Expanded
Academic Index (ASAP)
Periodicals covering all academic concentrations.
Gale's
Literature Resource Center
Full-text author biographies, critical essays, and more drawn from several
Gale resources, including Contemporary Authors, the Dictionary of Literary
Biography and the Literary Criticism sets.
GenderWatch
This is a full-text collection of international journals, magazines, newsletters,
regional publications, special reports and conference proceedings devoted
to women's and gender issues. Information on women authors and their books
can be found here.
Humanities
International Complete
Indexes/abstracts articles in the humanities, including philosophy, folklore,
linguistics, archeology, film, religion, and literature. Includes film and
book reviews.
JSTOR
Full text of back issues of scholarly journals in many disciplines.
Literary
Reference Center (Ebsco)
Provides a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their
works across literary disciplines and time periods. LRC combines information
from major reference works, books, literary journals, and more. Some articles
available in full-text.
LION
(Literature Online)
LION is a fully searchable library of more than 350,000 works of English and
American poetry, drama and prose, 136 full-text literature journals, and other
key criticism and reference resources.
MLA
International Bibliography
This is the primary database for literary research and indexes scholarly articles
in literary journals, books and dissertations. Covers literature, language,
linguistics and folklore. Check CONSULS to see if we own the publication cited.
NoveList is a reader's advisory database for readers of all ages. It features over 147,000 titles, 100,000 searchable reviews, book discussion guides, annotated thematic bibliographies, award lists, genre and theme-based lists, book talks, and customized classroom content for students and teachers.
Project
Muse (through CONSULS)
Contains full text of scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences
and mathematics.
Winnie Shyam
Reference Librarian
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