Library Guide to the Research Process
Literature Article Databases
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Humanities Full Text Humanities Full Text covers all key fields of the humanities, including art, classical studies, dance, film, journalism, philosophy, religion and more. Content includes feature articles, interviews, obituaries and original works of fiction, drama, poetry and reviews.
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JSTOR JSTOR is a digital library of academic content in many formats and disciplines. The collections include top peer-reviewed scholarly journals as well as respected literary journals, academic monographs, research reports from trusted institutes, and diverse primary sources.
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MLA International Bibliography MLA International Bibliography offers a detailed bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations. Produced by the Modern Language Association, the bibliography contains citations from journals and book publishers. Coverage is international and includes titles from JSTOR’s Language and Literature Collection as well as links to full text.
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Project MUSE Access to e-journals in the College Collection and open access e-books.
Literature Reference Databases
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Contemporary Authors / GALE Literature Provides biographical details on tens of thousands of modern novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, journalists and scriptwriters. Includes current writers as well as the most-studied literary figures of the early 20th century and authors from around the world. Information is provided by the authors themselves or drawn from published interviews, feature stories, book reviews and other materials provided by the authors/publishers.
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Credo General Reference Provides full-text online versions of hundreds of top quality reference books in all major subjects. Includes bilingual and biographical dictionaries.
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GALE eBooks GALE eBooks is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
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Literary Reference Source LRC combines information from reference works, books, literary journals and original content from EBSCO Publishing. It contains full text for plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, articles/essays of literary criticisms, author biographies, literary journals, book reviews, classic and contemporary poems, classic and contemporary short stories, author interviews, classic texts and much more. Quick Start Guide
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Literature Resource Center / GALE Literature Resource Center offers up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism, and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods, and from around the world.
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MLA Directory of Periodicals The MLA Directory of Periodicals offers detailed information on more than 5,500 journals, with 4,400 currently indexed in the International Bibliography. The detailed entries include editorial contact information, as well as frequency, circulation, subscription prices and submission guidelines.
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Oxford English Dictionary Guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past.
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Oxford Reference: Premium Oxford Reference offers full text access to numerous dictionaries and encyclopedias by Oxford University Press as well as selected titles from the Oxford Companion series.
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WorldCat.org Search the collections of libraries in numerous countries and territories that participate in the OCLC global cooperative. You can use 'worldcat.org' in a browser if you don't need ILL services off campus.
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MLA (Modern Language Association)
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MLA Handbook (9th Edition)
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Call Number: LB2369 .G53 2016 -- copies at Library Information DeskISBN: 9781603293518Publication Date: 2021-04-01
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