Library: EL2218 The Short Story: Articles &amp; Databases

Selected Databases

Literature Resource Center
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Excellent resource for any English class. Contains biographical, bibliographical, and critical information on literary figures and works from all time periods and genres.
Humanities Source
Coverage includes worldwide content pertaining to literary, scholarly and creative thought. Provides full-text to many journals, with citations to over 3.5 million articles, including book reviews.
Project MUSE
Contains scholarly articles from major journals in the Social Sciences and Humanities as well as ebooks. Provides full-text scholarly articles and ebooks on literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics and more.
JStor
A digital library for the intellectually curious.
Provides access to journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
Academic Search Complete
Good place to start. A general database covering many areas of academic study. Includes full-text, scholarly articles, reports, and conference proceedings on all subjects
MLA International Bibliography
Produced by the Modern Language Association, sources focus on literature, language and linguistics, folklore, literary theory & criticism and dramatic arts. Provides citations and some full text for journal articles, books, essay collections, working papers, dissertations, etc. from 1926 to present.
ProQuest Central
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This is the largest multidisciplinary database available. Covers all major subject areas, including Business, Health and Medical, Social Sciences, Education, Science and Technology, and Humanities.
Directory of Open Access Journals
Free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals in many subjects. More than 800 open access journals are in the directory.
Opposing viewpoints in Context
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Contains articles, reports and more that provide different viewpoints on controversial topics. Provides a list of some of the most hotly-debated topics with links to articles and other resources.
Points of View Reference Center
This database provides the basis from which students can realize and develop persuasive arguments and essays to better understand controversial issues and develop critical thinking skills. Provides resources that present multiple sides of an issue, including essays, leading political magazines from both sides of the aisle, newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books.

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Google Scholar

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