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  • Arts and Humanities Citation Index

    Arts & Humanities Citation Index is a multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities.

    [Details] Coverage Dates: 1975 - present
  • Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society (Academic) - Trial

    This resource contains information on hot issues concerning controversy and society.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: n/a
  • JSTOR

    Archive of selected scholarly journals in ecology, economics, history, mathematics, music, political science, statistics, and other humanities and social sciences.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: varies by publication
  • Literary Index

    Gale's Literary Index is a master index to the major literature products published by Gale. It combines and cross-references over 165,000 author names, including pseudonyms and variant names, and listings for over 215,000 titles into one source.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: varies by publication
  • Literature Resource Center

    Rich in biographical, bibliographical, and critical content, Gale's Literature Resource Center is the premier Internet resource for information on literary figures from all time periods writing in such genres as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, journalism, and more.

    [Details] Coverage Dates: varies by publication
  • MLA International Bibliography

    Literature, languages, linguistics and folklore.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: 1926 - present; updated quarterly
  • Play Index

    Play Index enables users to search some 44,000 plays published individually or in collections from 1949 to the present. The database covers a wide range of plays written or translated into English, including one-act plays, pageants, radio and television plays, and classic drama.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: 1949 - present
  • Project MUSE

    Project MUSE is a unique collaboration between libraries and publishers providing 100% full-text, to high quality humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from scholarly publishers.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: varies by title; updated monthly
  • Short Story Index

    Short Story Index lets you locate more than 96,000 stories—plus the full text of more than 4,000 stories—with the pinpoint accuracy of electronic searching! For the reader seeking short fiction by a favorite author, the teacher looking for the quintessential example of a particular genre, or the student researching the body of work of a literary figure, Short Story Index is a practical resource.The periodicals included are those indexed in Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature and Humanities Index.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: n/a
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  • African-American Poetry

    Contains nearly 3,000 poems from African-American poets in the late 18th and 19th centuries.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: 1760 - 1900
  • African-American Poetry (20th Century)

    Contains nearly 9,000 poems from African American poets of the 20th century.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: 1900 - 2000
  • Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database

    The CLCD provides reliable one search access to all important and relevant information about Pre K-12 books, authors and illustrators all around the world.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: n/a
  • English Poetry


    Over 160,000 English poems.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: 600 AD - 1900
  • English Poetry (20th Century)

    600 volumes of poetry by 283 poets.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: 1900 - present; not updated
  • Faber Poetry Library

    Poets of the twentieth century.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: 20th century
  • NC DOCKS

    NC DOCKS is the shared institutional repository of five University of North Carolina System universities: ASU, ECU, UNCG, UNCP, and UNCW. It provides open access to various research in digital form produced by the faculty and graduate students of the member universities, including but not limited to peer-reviewed literature, working papers, student terminal projects, and technical papers.

     Free Resource [Details] Coverage Dates: n/a
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  • ABC-CLIO E-book Collection

    Offers access to over 6,000 titiles, including the following publications: American Foreign Relations Since 1600;American Slavery; Daily Life Through History;Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Authors; Historic Events of the 20th Century; Literature in Context.

     

     [Details] Coverage Dates: varies by publication
  • Academic Search Complete

    Academic Search Complete offers critical information from many sources unique to this massive collection. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full-text titles in native (searchable) PDF format.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: varies by publication
  • American Poetry

    Over 40,000 poems by American poets from the Colonial Period to the early 20th century.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: 1600 - 1900
  • American Poetry (20th Century)

    50,000 poems by American poets from the early 20th century to the present.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: 1919 - present
  • Books In Print

    Records describe in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books, audios, and videos from North American publishers and U.S. distributors and wholesalers. Includes thousands of full-text book reviews from sources including Choice, Kirkus, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal.

    [Details] Coverage Dates: 1979 - present
  • Bookwire.com

    Use this site to search book reviews, read about the latest releases, watch author video clips, and learn about upcoming book events.

    Free Resource [Details] Coverage Dates: n/a
  • Cambridge Journals Online

    Cambridge Journals Online is the online Cambridge University Press’s collection of several journals across the sciences, social sciences and humanities. 

     [Details] Coverage Dates: varies by publication
  • ChoiceReviews.online

    CHOICE reviews significant current books and electronic resources of interest to those in higher education. Each year CHOICE publishes more than 6,500 reviews by subject experts.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: Sept. 1988 - present
  • Electronic Journal Service (EJS)

    Search through EBSCO's database of scholarly e-journals.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: varies by publication
  • Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective

    Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective is a bibliographic database that cites articles from English-language periodicals from some of the best-known scholarly journals and numerous lesser-known but important specialized magazines.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: 1907-1984
  • IngentaConnect

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  • Literary Reference Center Plus

    Literary Reference Center™ Plus is a comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: varies by publication
  • MasterFILE Complete

    This multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 2,000 general reference publications with full-text information dating as far back as 1922.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: 1975 - present
  • MLA Directory of Periodicals

    The MLA Directory of Periodicals offers detailed information on over 7,100 journals, with 4,400 currently indexed in the International Bibliography. The detailed entries include editorial contact information, as well as frequency, circulation, subscription prices and submission guidelines.

     

     [Details] Coverage Dates: varies by publication
  • Newspaper Source Plus

    Newspaper Source Plus includes more than 700 full-text newspapers, providing more than 31 million full-text articles. In addition, the database features more than 699,000 television and radio news transcripts.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: varies by publication
  • NoveList

    Database providing title, author, and subject recommendations for readers of fiction and nonfiction.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: n/a
  • NoveList K-8 Plus

    A readers' advisory tool designed specifically for children in grades K-8.  Readers may select from information provided to find similar books that appeal to them.  

     

     [Details] Coverage Dates: n/a
  • Oxford English Dictionary

    The Oxford English Dictionary is the world's leading authority on the history and development of the English language since 1150.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: latest edition
  • Oxford Journals

    Collections cover Life Sciences, Mathematics & Physical Sciences, Medicine, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Law, and include some of the most authoritative journals in their fields.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: n/a
  • PBS Video Collection

    You can now view nearly 250 quality PBS programs covering a wide variety of topics. These videos are viewable from any computer running Flash Player version 9 or higher with a relatively good Internet connection (at least 175 Kbps). Unfortunately, it will not be possible to view the videos over a dial-up Internet line.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: n/a
  • Points of View Reference Center

    Points of View Reference Center™ is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: varies by publication
  • Something About the Author Online

    Each volume in the Something About the Author series provides illustrated biographical profiles of thousands of authors and artists.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: SAA: 1985-1998
  • TOPICsearch

    A current events database that allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms including controversial opinions and viewpoints.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: n/a
  • Twentieth Century African-American Poetry

    African-American poetry 1900-1999

     [Details] Coverage Dates: 1901 to 1998
  • Twentieth Century American Poetry

    American poetry 1900-1999

     [Details] Coverage Dates: 1901 to 1999
  • Twentieth-Century English Poetry

    English poetry 1900-1999

     [Details] Coverage Dates: 1901 to 1999
  • WorldCat

    Books and other materials in libraries worldwide.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: 1200 - present; Updated daily
  • WorldCat Dissertations and Theses

    This database contains records for over 5 million items cataloged as dissertations, theses, or published materials based on theses or dissertations, in WorldCat, including titles provided by NetLibrary. The database allows users to quickly and efficiently retrieve records for theses and dissertations.

     [Details] Coverage Dates: varies by publication