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Table of Contents:
 Subject-Specific Databases
Related Databases
Databases
Reference Sources
Core databases for finding articles in this subject area.
Academic Search Complete
     
Large multi-disciplinary database providing abstracts and select full text of scholarly and popular publications in a wide variety of subject disciplines, including art, literature, education, history, sociology, science, and engineering. Because of its broad subject and full text coverage, Academic Search Complete is a good starting point for research on virtually any topic.
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Book Review Digest Plus
 
Citations and select full text of fiction and non-fiction book reviews published since 1983. Encompasses more than one million reviews covering over 550,000 books.
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Books In Print
 
Bibliographic information and select reviews for in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books. Access is only available at the Library. Contact the reference desk (718.982.4010) for details.
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Cambridge Collections Online
Full text of the Cambridge Companions book series with over 320 titles and 70,000 essays, which provide introductions and overviews of major topics and figures in literature, art, philosophy, and religion. Also includes the Shakespeare Survey series, a compendium of Shakespeare criticism with each volume devoted to a particular theme or group of plays.
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Essay and General Literature Index
Citations to essays and book chapters contained in printed collections and anthologies. Includes books across the entire spectrum of the humanities and social sciences, with subjects ranging from economics, political science, literature, art, and history.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
Digital reference collection containing over 400 full text encyclopedias, almanacs, handbooks, and specialized reference books. Search all titles or browse titles by subject.
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Humanities Full Text
Abstracts of scholarly literature in the humanities published since 1984. Full text is available for select content published
after 1994. Subjects covered include archaeology, history, philosophy, religion, art, music, literature, and film.
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JSTOR
Full text access to complete back runs of scholarly journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Journal
coverage begins with the first issue but does not include the last 3-5 years. Users can search across the entire database or
limit their search to journals in specific subject disciplines.
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Literary Index
Index to literature reference books published by Gale. Find citations to author biographies and literary criticism published in books such as Dictionary of Literary Biography, Contemporary Authors, Novels for Students, and Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Search by author or title of work.
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Literature Resources from Gale
Full text database for literature research that provides author biographies, bibliographies, reviews, and literary criticism. Search by author, title, or keyword.
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MLA International Bibliography
Database produced by the Modern Language Association containing citations to books, articles and dissertations on literature,
language, linguistics, folklore, and film from 1926 to present.
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Project MUSE
Full-text articles from scholarly journals in the humanities, arts, and social sciences primarily covering the fields of literature, history, cultural studies, political science, religion, and the arts.
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Twayne's Author Series
Full text biographies and literary criticism for approximately 200 authors around the world. Note: Content from the Twayne's Authors Series is also contained within Literature Resources from Gale.
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Related databases for finding articles in this subject area.
Alternative Press Index
Citations and select abstracts of articles from alternative, radical, and left-wing periodicals, newspapers, and magazines. Topics covered include anarchism, feminism, environmentalism, gay & lesbian issues, labor, national liberation, and socialism. Indexes over 500 publications from 1991 to present, including Clamor, Common Sense, Feminist
Studies, International Socialist Review, Mother Jones, Radical History Review, Utne
Reader, and Z Magazine. For literature prior to 1991 see Alternative Press Index Archive
(1969-1990). Access is only available at the Library. Contact the reference desk (718.982.4010) for details.
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America: History and Life
Citations and abstracts of journal articles, book reviews, and dissertations covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. Includes major titles such as Journal of American History, American Historical Review, and American Quarterly. (For world history see Historical Abstracts).
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Art Index
Citations from over 400 leading art publications throughout the world covering the fields of art history, architecture,
graphic design, photography, sculpture, and museology. Find feature articles, artist profiles, exhibit reviews, and art
reproductions.
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Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Part of the Web of Science, Arts & Humanities Citation Index provides citations to journal articles in the arts and humanities, including architecture, art, classics, dance, literature, music, philosophy, film, religion, and theater.
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Black Thought and Culture
Full text of over 1,200 books, essays, articles, pamphlets, and speeches related to African American history from colonial
times to the present. Sources include published books as well as previously unpublished materials such as letters,
correspondence, and interviews. In addition to searching by keyword, users can browse documents by multiple criteria such as
author, title, date, subject, or historical event.
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Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanities
Part of the Web of Science, Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanities provides citations to papers and proceedings of social science and humanities conferences from 1990 to present.
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NetLibrary
Access to nearly 5,000 full text e-books across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Find full text scholarly and reference books in a variety of subjects, including business, economics, computer science, history, political science, art, literature, and science. [NOTE: PDF browser plug-in required for Mac users].
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New York Times Historical
Full text of the New York Times from 1851 to 2005. Recent issues available thru Lexis-Nexis. Additional holdings.
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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Provides access to full text literature about current controversial issues such as abortion, capital punishment, climate change, cloning, gun control, immigration, and more. Available material on each topic includes viewpoint essays, topic overviews, newspaper and magazine articles, statistics, and links to related web sites.
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Readers' Guide Full Text
Abstracts and select full text from popular magazines and general interest periodicals from 1983 to present. Great source of material on U.S. popular culture, including art, fashion, music, film, leisure, and sports. Includes titles such as Better Homes & Gardens, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Sports Illustrated, and Vanity Fair. For literature published before 1983, see Readers' Guide Retrospective.
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Readers' Guide Retrospective
Index of popular magazines and general interest periodicals from 1890 to 1982. Great source of material on U.S. cultural history, including art, fashion, music, film, leisure, and sports. Includes titles such as Atlantic Monthly, Colliers, Harper's, Ladies' Home Journal, and Look. For literature published after 1982, see Readers' Guide Full Text.
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Women and Social Movements
Digital collection of articles, essays, books, bibliographies, and primary source materials documenting the history of women's reform activities in the U.S. from 1600 to 2000.
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Search databases and indexes to find citations and/or full text articles online.
LitFinder
Digital collection of over 135,000 full text poems, essays, short stories, and plays.
Available until August 31st, 2010.
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Encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, and other reference works available in print or online.
A New Handbook of Literary Terms
A New Handbook of Literary Terms offers a lively, informative guide to words and concepts that every student of literature needs to know.
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Contemporary Literary Criticism
Contemporary Literary Criticism covers authors who are currently active or who died after December 31, 1959.
Each volume profiles approximately 6-8 novelists, poets, playwrights and other creative and nonfiction writers by providing full-text or excerpted criticism taken from books, magazines, literary reviews, newspapers and scholarly journals.
Location: 1st Fl Reference PN771 .C59
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Oxford English Dictionary
Comprehensive dictionary providing the meaning, history, and pronunciation for more than a half million words in the English language, past and present. Print edition located in Reference [Call Number: PE1625.O87].
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Shakespeare for Students
A useful study guide to the plays of Shakespeare. Each entry offers a plot synopsis, principle characters, major themes, critical essays, and an annotated bibliography.
Location: 1st Fl Reference PR2987.S47 1992
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