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Databases for Researching Literature
Library databases provide access to scholarly journals and peer-reviewed articles. Here are a few databases that specialize in literature, literary criticism and related subjects.
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JSTOR
Full text of language and literature journals, social sciences, and natural sciences, as well as a general ebook collection.
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Literature Resource Center
Contains biographical information, critical essays, and overviews of authors and their works.
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Literary Reference Source - Old Interface
Provides information on approximately 140,000 authors from a wide range of literary disciplines and time frames as well as plot summaries, synopses, and overviews of their works. In addition, it also includes 14,500 short stories and 54,000 poems.
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Academic Search Complete - Old Interface
A very large general academic database covering a broad range of topics. It includes a mix of magazine and journal articles. Many items are full text.
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Communication and Mass Media Complete - Old Interface
Provides information about language, mass media, communication, and advertising with many articles available full-text.
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Biography in Context
Contains biographical information from encyclopedias, biographical dictionaries, and other publications.
