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Journal Databases

JSTOR Provides access to back issues of scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences from the earliest issues to within a few years of current publication. Subject coverage includes sociology, political science, history, philosophy, religious studies, mathematics and statistics, art and music, and literature.
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Literature Resource Center (Gale) Reference articles, literary journals, and websites covering critical analysis, reviews and author biographies.
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MLA Bibliography (Gale) Scholarly literary criticism in literature, language, linguistics and folklore.
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Project MUSE Scholarly journals covering literature, history, political science and cultural studies.
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Wilson OmniFile Full Text Select Professional and general periodicals covering humanities, social science, education, business, general science and art. Subject areas may be selected from the dropdown menu on the main search screen.
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For additional resources see Online Books selected websites and Literature information guides.

Reference Books and Primary Sources

American Film Scripts Online (Alexander Street Press) Authoritative versions of critically acclaimed American screenplays that have historical or sociological significance.
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Asian American Drama (Alexander Street Press) Over 250 plays representing Asian American historical events and sociological issues.
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Black Drama (Alexander Street Press) Coverage includes writings from the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts movements of the sixties and plays dealing with African history and neo-colonialism.
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Columbia Granger's Poetry Database (EBSCO) Index for locating poetry found in anthologies. Includes nearly 50,000 full text poems, commentaries and biographies.
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Contemporary Poets (Gale) Provides biographical and bibliographical information on 789 of the world's most important contemporary English-language poets. Each entry also includes a signed critical essay covering each poet's career and works, written by an expert in the field. All Full Text
Latino Literature (Alexander Street Press) Covers fiction, poetry and plays representing the Chicano culture plus other Latin American writers working in the United States.
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Magill on Literature Plus (EBSCO) Literary criticism coverings novels, short stories, poetry, as well as character profiles and author biographies.
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Oxford Reference Online - Literature Online dictionaries and companions.
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Scottish Women Poets of the Romantic Period (Alexander Street Press) Includes the works of 47 poets, as well as, critical and biographical essays.
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Twayne Authors (Gale) Information on American, English and world authors.
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