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EBSCOhost
ProQuest

EBSCOhost and ProQuest are two big databases that provide access to newspapers, journals, magazines, and other information sources across a wide array of subject areas including current events, science, business, education, politics, history, religion, health, and more. ProQuest contains historical databases, going back to 1851!

NEED ARTICLES, LITERARY CRITICISM, & FULL-TEXT LITERATURE?
EBSCOhost
MLA International Bibliography

Produced by the Modern Languge Association, this database contains thousands of journal articles, books and dissertations.

 
Literary Reference Center Plus
Literary Reference Center Plus (EBSCO)

Updated weekly with full-text access to plays/drama, poetry, religious literature, children's literature, fantasy/science fiction, contemporary literature, world philosophy and religious literature, and interactive study guides covering American Literature, English Literature, and literary genres.

 
Poetry and Short Story Reference Center logo
Poetry & Short Story Reference Center

A full text database containing thousands of classic and contemporary poems, short stories, plays, biographies and essays. Also includes audio files of poets reading their poetry, videos, and ebooks.

 
JSTOR

JSTOR is a full-text database that "includes archives of over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences."

Includes a Languages & Literature collection.

 
Communication & Mass Media Complete

Communication & Mass Media Complete 

Some full-text access (so limit your search accordingly) to journals in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields.

NEED REFERENCE FACTS AND BOOKS?

Gale Virtual Reference Library is an online library of full-text e- books including encyclopedias, almanacs, dictionaries, and other resources.