Research Guide: English Language & Literature

Provides full text for nearly 4,650 journals (including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications) in nearly every area of academic study.

Available through FirstSearch. A citation index. References to over 1100 arts and humanities sources.

Gives citations to sources of biographical information for contemporary and historical figures around the world.

Available through FirstSearch. Records of in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books from North American publishers. Updated weekly.

Guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, drama, and other fields. Provides complete biographical and bibliographical references.

Master index to 40 Gale literary publications including Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Literature Resource Center. Updated twice/year.

Covers aspects of theatre and performance in 126 countrys from more than 200 periodicals and books.

"Iter, meaning a journey or a path in Latin, is a not-for-profit research project with partners in Toronto (the headquarters), New York City, and Tempe. Iter was created for the advancement of learning in the study and teaching of the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700) through the development of online resources."

Provides access to the full text of over 300 scholarly journals across many subject areas. The objective of JSTOR is to provide all issues back to Volume 1, Issue 1 for all journals. (Due to copyright restrictions, the most recent 3-5 years are unavailable.)

Contains full text general news and reference information, as well as legislative, legal, business, financial, and health sources. Includes the full text of major newspapers including the New York Times, Washington Post, Financial Times, Le Monde. Updated daily.

Provides access to biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline.

Provides access to about 125,000 full text poems, 850,000 poem citations, 5,000 full text short stories, 3,000 full text essays, 2,000 full text speeches, and 1,000 full text plays.

Index to scholarly research in literature, linguistics, and folklore. Indexes material published since the 1920's including 4400 journals, books, proceedings, and bibliographies

Full text/full image version of The Nation magazine, "a dissenting, independent, trouble-making, idea-launching journal of critical opinion", from 1865 to the present. Searchable by author, keyword, title, date range. Includes articles, book reviews, film reviews, poems, cartoons, and illustrations.

Provides access to full text electronic books.

The New York Times archive provides full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. It is possible to limit by article type including: classified ad, display ad, editorial cartoon, letter, comic, editorial article, review, stock quote, weather, legal notice, and real estate transaction.

A fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, and annotations for over 135,000 fiction titles for all ages, including picture books, children's "chapter" books, young adult titles and books for adult readers. Updated monthly.

Online version of the print dictionary.

Index to over 30,000 plays from antiquity to the present. Plays can be searched by title; author; subject (sisters, culture conflict, marriage); style (symbolism, experimental theater); genre (comedy, melodrama, musical); and cast type. One simultaneous user.

Provides access to about 125,000 full text poems, 850,000 poem citations, 5,000 full text short stories, 3,000 full text essays, 2000 full text speeches, and 1,000 full text plays.

Index to popular magazines and journals. Particularly useful for historical research. Many of the articles are available in either print or microfilm format in the Milne Library basement. Please ask a librarian if you need assistance. Four simultaneous users.

Recommended books for college libraries. Choice reviews are included.

Good for background information. Provides up-to-date articles on philosophical themes (such as metaphysics, ethics, law); world philosophies (such as African, Japanese, Tibetan); periods; world religions (such as Islam, Christianity, Buddhism).