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Academic Search Premier, Indexing and full-text, dates of coverage vary by title (many 1975-present).
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| This interdisciplinary scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study, including: sciences, social sciences, arts & literature, ethnic studies, and many more. Full-text for over 4,600 titles (3,600 peer-reviewed); indexing and abstracting for 8,200 titles; complete historical coverage and citation searching for select titles. |
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| MLA Bibliography, 1926 - present |
| Literary criticism, languages, linguistics, film, and folklore from over 4,000 journals, books and dissertations published worldwide. |
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| JSTOR |
| Arts & Sciences I, Arts & Sciences II, Language & Literature, and Ecology Collections. An archive of important scholarly journal literature. In most cases, full text of the journal is available from the first issue through issues from a few years ago. |
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| Arts & Humanities Search, 1980 - present |
| Also called AH Search, or Arts and Humanities Citation Index. A multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. It indexes 1,144 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, as well as covering individually selected, relevant items from over 6,800 major science and social
science journals. |
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| Project Muse Basic Undergraduate Collection, 1995 - present. Starting date may vary by title |
| Current full-text coverage of 100+ scholarly journals in a wide range of disciplines, including literature, history, the arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and many others. |
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| Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA), 1973 - present |
| Covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Monitors over 1,200 journals. Also available in paper copy 1967 - 2002 in Penfield. |
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| Dissertation Abstracts, 1861 - present. Abstracts since 1980. |
| Summaries of Doctoral Dissertations. Can be appropriate for long papers at the upper division and graduate level. Full text of approximately 14,00 dissertations is available in the ABI/Inform Global database. For assistance, Ask A Librarian. |
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| HarpWeek, 1857-1865
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| Full text and page images of the popular Harper's Weekly from the Civil War Era (1857-1865). |
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| Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia, Ref PS 21 .B46 1996 - ASK AT INFORMATION DESK |
| Classic one vol. encyclopedia of world literature. |
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| A Glossary of Literary Terms, Ref PN 41.A184 2005b - ASK AT INFORMATION DESK |
| Defines terms & theories, gives examples, & points to further reading. |
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| Holman. A Handbook to Literature, Ref PN 41 H6 1992 - ASK AT INFORMATION DESK |
| Excellent for students of film, theatre & literature. |
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| The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism |
| Also available in paper copy: Ref PN 81 .J554 1994 |
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| The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, Ref PN 1021 .N39 1993 |
| A standard reference work. |
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| Oxford Companion to (African-American/American/English/Irish) Literature, Most at Information Desk. |
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| Oxford English Dictionary |
| Comprehensive dictionary of the English language, including word origins. |
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| Screen Writer's Sourcebook, Ref PN1996.H255 2005 |
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| Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature |
| Also available in paper copy: Ref PS21 .E537 2004 |
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| Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature |
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| Literature Resource Center
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| Biographical and selected critical coverage of the most studied authors & works. |
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| Contemporary Poets, 7th edition, 2001 |
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| Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) |
| A collection of 100+ reference titles available in full-text electronically. Search the entire collection, or search selected titles using "advanced search." |
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| Biography Reference Bank |
| Information on half a million people, from antiquity to the present. Includes full-text of 100+ volumes of biographical reference books, images, and citations to additional articles and book reviews. |
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| Oxford African American Studies Center |
| Over 7500 articles from core African American reference sources; also including primary source documents, images, maps, timelines, and biographies. Limited to five users -- please remember to log off. |
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| Scribner Writers Series |
| Online as part of the Literature Resource Center (LRC). Some material is only available in the print versions in the Reference Room. Search the library catalog for titles in this series or use the Scribner Writers Series Master Index. (Ref PN452 .S35 1998 ) Located at the Information Desk. |
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| Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History, 2nd edition, (6v.), 2006 |
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| Feminist Writers, Ref PN 451 .A1 F46 1996 |
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| A Biographical Dictionary of English Women Writers 1580-1720, Ref PR 113 B46 1990 |
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| Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English, Ref PR 9080 .A52 E53 1994 v. 1&2 |
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| Critical Survey of Poetry, Ref PN 1111 .C934 v. 8 + supplements |
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| Critical Survey of Short Fiction, Ref PN 3321 .C7 1993 v. 1-7 |
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| St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, (5 v.) |
| Also available in paper copy: Ref E169.1 .S764 2000 |
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| Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada, Ref PR9180.2 .E64 2002 |
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| Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century, Ref PN771 .E5 1999 |
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| Guide to American Poetry Explication, v. 1 - Ref PS 306 .R946 1989; v. 2 - Ref PS 306 .L446 1989 |
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| American Ethnic Writers, Ref PS 153 .M56 A414 2000 v.1 & 2 |
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| The Beat Generation, Ref PS228.B6 L27 1998 |
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| The Essential Shakespeare: An Annotated Bibliography of Major Modern Studies, Ref PR 2894 C479 1993 |
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| World Shakespeare Bibliography Online |
| The World Shakespeare Bibliography Online [electronic resource] provides annotated entries for all important Shakespeare books, articles, book reviews, dissertations, theatrical productions, reviews of productions, and more, published or produced between 1964 and 2006. |
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| Guide to British Poetry Explication, Ref PR311 .M385 |
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| The Classical Epic, PA3022.E6 S572 1991 |
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| American Literary Scholarship, Ref PS 3 A47 + year |
| An annual, evaluative bibliography. |
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| Children's Literature Comprehensive Database |
| An index of children's literature, ranging from the earliest baby board books to novels and nonfiction for young adults. Includes detailed descriptions and reviews. |
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