LibGuides: A Research Guide for English Studies: Starting your research

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This guide was created by expert librarians from Steely Library and English faculty, to kickstart your research, guiding you to recommended databases and other resources in English Studies.

Databases

The selected databases are Steely Library and English approved and are your best bets for researching most topics in English Studies.

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Digitized, full-text versions of core scholarly journals across disciplines. While coverage of these journals goes back to the first issue, for most journals the most recent issues will be for 3-5 years ago.
Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Project MUSE provides the full text of several hundred journals and thousands of eBooks from a variety of academic publishers. Content is current with some historical coverage.
ProQuest One Literature This link opens in a new window
A multi-format collection for all aspects of literature research, teaching, and learning. Contains 3 million literature citations from thousands of journals, monographs, dissertations, and more than 500,000 primary works. Provides diverse, global perspectives with sources from all over the world. Content types include primary texts, criticism, reference works, full-text journals, audio and video, eBooks, and dissertations.
Oxford Scholarly Editions Online (OSEO) This link opens in a new window
A rich collection of primary material that ranges across a wide variety of subject areas, including philosophy, literature, and drama. Provides full-text access to over 1,600 editions covering 1,200 years of history.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Compiled by the Modern Language Association, the MLA International Bibliography lists articles and books in the fields of literature, language, and linguistics in the modern languages, as well as folklore, film studies, literary theory & criticism, dramatic arts, and historical aspects of printing and publishing.
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Central is the largest single periodical resource available, bringing together complete databases across all major subject areas, including Business, Health and Medical, Language and Literature, Social Sciences, Education, Science and Technology, as well as core titles in the Performing and Visual Arts, History, Religion, Philosophy, and includes thousands of full-text newspapers from around the world.

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