Popular Databases
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Academic Search Complete 
Includes Full-text
Links to cited references
1865-present, many full-text.
Academic and peer reviewed journals,
magazines
Use for: General information on a wide variety
of subjects
Biography Reference Bank
Includes Full-text
Coverage: Current and historical information
Reference book articles, magazine articles,
images
Use for: Biographical information on notable
people past and present
Contemporary Authors, Cont. Literary Criticism Select, Dictionary of Literary Biography Includes Full-text
Biographies of national and international authors
and literary criticism of their works
Use for: English – literary criticism
JSTOR
Includes Full-text
Dates covered: 1600s up to 3-5 years ago. All
issues of included journals.
Scholarly and peer reviewed journals
Use for: All topics, especially scholarly and
historical information about any topic
Literary Reference Center
Includes Full-text
Current and historical information
Scholarly and peer reviewed journals,books,
encyclopedias, Masterplots, text of poems
and stories
Use for: English, Humanities-literary criticism,
biographies, literary works
Literature Resource Center
Includes Full-text
Current and some historical information
Reference book articles, Scholarly journal
articles, magazine articles, Web sites
Use for: Literature and literary criticism
MLA International Bibliography
Mainly citations. Links to some full-text
Use for: English – literary criticism
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature
Use for: American Literature, English
The Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature
Use for: British Literature, English
Project Muse
Includes Full-text
Mid 1990s-present
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals
Use for: In-depth information. Arts, English,
Humanities, Social Sciences, Mathematics
Short Stories for Students, Volumes 1-25
Includes Full-text of print reference books
Dates vary by book
Use for: Literature, English
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Theatre in Video, with the BBC Shakespeare Series
Full-length streaming video
1930s-present
Most productions dating from 1970s to present.
Some productions from 1930s to 1960s available.
Ancient Greek to Modern plays
More than 250 full-length play productions &
100 documentaries.
Use for: Art, Humanities, Music, Film, Theatre
Twayne's Author Series
Full-text
Biographies of national and international authors
Use for : English-literary criticism
Twentieth Century Poetry Collections (American and English)
Includes Full-text
1900 to 2000
Poetry of 500+ American and English poets
Use for: English
Find a Specific Journal Title
See if a particular journal, magazine
or newspaper is available
Finding Books and Video
Find Literature Topics books and videos in the library catalog.
Electronic books can be found in the
library catalog or on the library's eBooks page.
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