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A guide to researching literatures in English.

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MLA International Bibliography
An index of critical materials for scholarship in literature, language, linguistics and folklore. Covers essay collections, dissertations, monographs and peer reviewed/scholarly journals compiled by the Modern Language Association of America.
Arts and Humanities Citation Index
A multi-disciplinary index covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. A subfile of the Web of Science database, it provides unique access to the bibliographic information and cited references of all items published in leading arts and humanities journals.
JSTOR
Full text of core scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Browsable by discipline and full-text searchable across all disciplines. Years available vary with each title, but the most recent issues available in JSTOR will be 3-5 years old.

Reference Sources

Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is regarded as the most significant dictionary of the English language, offering the meaning, history, and pronunciation of more than 600,000 words past and present from across the English-speaking world.
Dictionary of Literary Biography (DLB)
This collection includes biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of the world's most influential literary figures from all eras and genres.
Cambridge Companions
This collection offers comprehensive and accessible essays on major authors, periods, and genres.
Cambridge Histories Online
This collection provides full text access to volumes of the Cambridge Histories reference series. It includes political, economic and social history, philosophy, and literature of selected countries and subjects.

A Dictionary of Literary Symbols

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Library OneSearch
The gateway to everything the OU Libraries have to offer. Use Library OneSearch to find articles, books, journals, videos, and more.
MelCat Search
A statewide catalog of many of Michigan's libraries. It allows you to request books at another library be sent to Kresge Library for you.

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