MLA International Bibliography: The PRIMARY search tool for literature research
- Tutorials and Courses for Searching MLAHere you will find all kinds of tutorials about searching the MLA database. Don't forget that if you're looking for scholarly/peer reviewed materials in literary studies, MLA is where you should go!
Recommended Databases
- MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new windowMLA is the primary research database for literary studies. It indexes books, journal articles, and other materials from 1963 to the present concerning literature, folklore, linguistics, modern languages, and the dramatic arts.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowAn archive of core, scholarly journals from a variety of subject areas. Coverage begins with the very first issue through all but recent years.
- Web of Science This link opens in a new windowProvides access to Science Citation Index Expanded (1900-present), Social Sciences Citation Index (1900-present) and Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present).
- Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals This link opens in a new window19th Century UK Periodicals is a major multi-part series which covers the events, lives, values and themes that shaped the 19th century world. It is mainly based on the repositories of the British Library, the National Library of Scotland, the National Library of South Africa, the National Library of Australia, and many others.
- British Periodicals This link opens in a new windowThis database provides access to the searchable full text of hundreds of periodicals from the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth, comprising millions of high-resolution facsimile page images. Topics covered include literature, philosophy, history, science, the social sciences, music, art, drama, archaeology and architecture.
- WorldCat Library Catalog This link opens in a new windowSearch for books, articles, and more that are held by Bucknell and beyond.
- Project Muse This link opens in a new windowProvides full text to nearly 200 scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.
- Performing Arts Database This link opens in a new windowThe Performing Arts Database offers access to citations, abstracts, and full text of articles from scholarly and professional journals, magazines, newspapers, and other publications. Subjects covered include dance, film, drama, opera, stagecraft, comedy, pantomime, puppetry, magic and television.
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Recommended General Databases
Here you will find general research databases that will help you get started on your research. Use a specialized database on one of the English pages for more in-depth research.
- Research Library This link opens in a new windowCitations of newspaper and periodical articles covering a broad range of subjects, including arts, business, humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
- Readers' Guide Full Text This link opens in a new windowProvides the full-text of articles from popular magazines such as TIME, Harper’s, and National Geographic.
- Readers' Guide Retrospective This link opens in a new windowProvides access to citations of articles from popular magazines that were published between 1890 and 1982.
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