Most Useful Databases
MLA
International Bibliography
The most comprehensive index of
journals, books, and dissertations in literature. (Some full-text).
OmniFile
A multi-disciplinary index of
journal and magazine articles from 1982 to present. (Some full-text).
Project
Muse
Electronic journals in the humanities
and the social sciences. (Full-text).
Literature
Criticism Online
Book reviews, drama reviews, film
reviews, and literary essays from historical sources. (Full-text).
Literature
Resource Center
Biographies and essays on authors
of fiction, poetry, drama, journalism, and history. (Full-text).
Other Databases
Academic
Search Complete
A multi-disciplinary database of
journals, magazines, book chapters, and government reports.
(Some full-text).
Columbia
Granger's Poetry Database
An index of poems published in
books, plus full-text poems, commentaries, and definitions.
(Some full-text).
ebrary
A collection of electronic books
with full-text searching, bookmarks, and personal notes. (Full-text).
Free software is required: download
ebrary Reader™
ERIC
An index of journals, books, conference
papers, and other education documents. (Some full-text).
netLibrary
Electronic books from academic,
professional, and popular publishers. (Full-text).
Play
Index
An index of plays in book anthologies.
Search by title, author, subject, style, genre, type of cast,
or grade level. (Citations only).
Short
Story Index
An index of stories published
in books, journals, or magazines from, plus full-text for 1,600
stories. (Some full-text).
Web
of Science
An index of high impact research
journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. (Citations
only).
WorldCat
A catalog of 58 million books,
dissertations, sound recordings, and videos available in libraries.
(Citations only).
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