Scholarly Articles
Search Tips for MLA:
- Click "Search"
- Type the name of the writer you're researching into the "Author as Subject" box
- Type the name of the work you're researching into the "Author's Work" box
Search Tips for ABELL:
- Click "Search"
- Type the name of the writer you're researching into the "Subject" box, last name first.
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MLA International BibliographyOne of the primary sources of scholarly research in field of literature (also includes some references in film, theatre, linguistics, folklore, and cultural studies.
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ABELL - The Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (part of LION)A database within LION (Literature Online), ABELL - The Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature - contains over 500,000 records covering monographs, periodical articles, critical editions of literary works, book reviews, collections of essays and doctoral dissertations published anywhere in the world from 1920 onwards.
Scholarly Articles with Full-Text
Because the databases listed below can search the entire text of the articles they contain, you can be very specific in your searches and type multipe keywords if you wish. However, keep in mind they are not comprehensive - searching the databases listed above will probably turn up many more article citations.
Search Tips:
- Try the name of the author, the work, and your topic words in the search box, separated by the word "and"
- For example, shakespeare AND othello AND race AND discourse
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JSTORFull-text, online access to scholarly journals in many fields, not just literature (although most recent years are usually excluded). Because it can search the entire text of the articles, you can be very specific in your searches and type multiple keywords if you wish.
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Project MuseContains full-text of articles from Humanities and Social Sciences journals (usually only recent issues)
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