Literary Databases
The Carmichael Library has access to several databases germane to the study of global literature.
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Academic OneFileOffers peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources in the areas of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.
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Academic Search PremierA multi-disciplinary resource that includes full-text articles from several thousand journals, in virtually every area of academic study.
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Credo ReferenceCredo Reference provides access to the cross-searchable full text of approximately 700 different reference sources (encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographical sources, chronologies, etc.).
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JSTORIncludes both the Arts & Sciences and Language & Literature Collections. Includes archives of over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, literary criticism, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select monographs and other materials valuable for academic work.
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Literature Criticism OnlineContains more than 11,000 critical essays on contemporary authors. Search by entering author name, title of work, nationality, subject/genre, ethnicity, critic name, and more.
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Literature Resource CenterContains critical and biographical information on literary figures in a wide variety of genres and throughout history. | Watch Video Tutorial
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MLA International BibliographyProduced by the Modern Language Association, the electronic version of the bibliography dates back to the 1920's and contains over 2.3 million citations related to literature and literary criticism, from more than 4,400 journals & series and 1,000 book publishers.
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Project MUSEProject MUSE's Standard Collection is an interdisciplinary collection of nearly 350 high quality, peer reviewed journals concentrated in the humanities and social sciences. | Watch Video Tutorial
Other Databases by Subject
Below are some of the more commonly used databases for a variety of subjects. A complete list of databases broken down by subject can be found here.
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Business Source CompleteFull text coverage of a wide range of business journals, including over 1,100 peer-reviewed journals. | Watch video tutorial
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PsycARTICLESPsycARTICLES is a database of full-text articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe Publishing Group.
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MasterFILE PremierProvides full text for more than 2,050 general periodicals covering a broad range of disciplines including general reference, business, education, health, general science, multi-cultural issues and much more.
Subject-Specific Guides
If you decide to focus your research outside English and literature, you might consider looking at some resources located on the library guides for other subjects. Below are a few examples. A complete list can be found here.
