Literary Research: Databases

Suggested Databases:

The databases are listed from the general to the very specific:

Academic Search Premier - start your search here. This is a multi-disciplinary database.

Literature Resource Center - In this database you find biographical data; Literary criticism, articles, and overviews of literary works.

LION - select: search criticism and reference to find information on authors and their works.

JSTOR - Note: you must first select the journals you want to search! From the pull-down menu you can select full-text (least focused search); author; title or abstract.
Printing: set your printing preference to PDF:Economy!

Project Muse

Humanities International Index - this database covers also Literary & Social Criticism.

MLA International Bibliography - the best database for literature research. It is not full-text!
Look at the 'subject terms' in the complete record. The descriptors will give you the subjects that are addressed in the article!