LibGuides: ENGL 101 and 102 Online: Databases

Indexes & Databases

Literature Resource Center
Provides full-text of biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of the work of more than 90,000 authors from every age and literary discipline.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window Academic Search Complete is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 9,810 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window MLA International Bibliography offers a detailed bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations. Produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), the electronic version of the bibliography dates back to 1963 and contains over 1.7 million citations from more than 4,400 journals & series, and 1,000 book publishers.

Project Muse
Indexes, abstracts and provides full-text of scholarly journal articles in the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, and gender studies.
JSTOR
Indexes, abstracts and provides full-text of scholarly journal articles in the fields of ecology, economics, education, finance, history, mathematics, political science and population studies.
ProQuest Research Library
Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text of popular and scholarly periodicals from many disciplines.

Scribner Writers Series This link opens in a new window Find concise essays and biographical information that places the author's work in personal and historical context.

Twayne's Author Series
Provides literary criticism for approximately 600 authors as well as analysis of the history and influence of literary movements, or the development of literary genres. The database includes content taken for approximately 600 books in the Twayne print series, United States Authors, English Authors and World Authors.

CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window Library database that covers the most important and controversial issues of the day. Contains the full text of CQ Researcher, a weekly publication. Each issue provides a comprehensive overview and background essay, data tables and graphs, chronology, pro-con starter, and list of major research and advocacy groups. Includes extensive lists of sources and hot-linked footnotes throughout.

Academic Search Complete
Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text of articles published in scholarly publications from many disciplines.
Nexis Uni
Provides access to titles in news, business and legal information. Includes company financial information, industry and market news, foreign and U.S. newspapers, magazines and trade journals, federal and state case law, accounting information, medical news and abstracts, law reviews, state and country profiles.

Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Resource covering national & international newspapers