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Use these library databases to find articles from magazines and journals about authors and themes in literary works. Searching on author name and the title of the work can help find the right sources for your research projects.
Search across many databases and the library catalog for an overview of the library's collections. Useful as a starting point for research to explore a broad topic, discover what resources are available, or quickly find articles.
A comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,000 full-text journals. Useful for research in a broad range of studies.
A non-profit digital library of journals, academic ebooks, images, and primary sources, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. Artstor content is now included in JSTOR.
A subject index by the Modern Language Association (MLA) including books and articles published around the world on modern languages, literature, folklore, and linguistics.
Here are a few online sources that can help give you more perspective for your research project.
This video helps explain how library databases work and why they are most useful when you are conducting research for your classes.
Questions to Ask to Help Focus a Topic
Who? This question defines the specific target of your topic. It can be a person, place, thing, etc.
What? This question defines the event, catalyst or scope that you want to dive into.
When? This question can apply to both the historical scope of your topic and the assignment parameters.
Where? This generally defines the region of your topic. It’s important because every country could have a completely different story to tell.
This video outlines how to determine the best sources to use in your research projects.
