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Major Indexes & Article Databases
Literary Reference Center

Critical, biographical & descriptive sources from reference works, books and journals, across literary disciplines

1950-present
Literature Resource Center (Gale)

Biographical & critical resources.  Includes Dictionary of Literary Biography, Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism and related series.

1950-present
MLA International

Literature, language, linguistics, folklore.

1926-present

Related Indexes & Article Databases
Academic Search Complete

A multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for more than 5,500 journals, including more than 4,600 peer-reviewed titles.

1887-present
Black Drama

1,200 plays by authors worldwide

1850-present
Early American Imprints. Series I, Evans

Books, pamphlets and broadsides printed in America from 1639-1800.
Based on the American Bibliography by Charles Evans

1639-1800
Eighteenth Century Collections Online

24,000 books published in Britain and colonies

1700-1800
English Short Title Catalogue

English language material printed before 1801

1475-1800
Essay and General Literature

Essays in anthologies

1985-present
Film & Television Literature Index

Scholarly and professional literature of film

1975-present
JSTOR

Archives of science, social science & humanities journals.  Generally does NOT include the most recent 3-5 years 

1687-2009
LexisNexis Academic

News sources include U.S. regional newspapers, international newspapers, wire services, and magazines.

1900-present
Nineteenth Century Collections Online

Nineteenth century primary source collections; includes monographs, newspapers, pamphlets, manuscripts, ephemera, maps, statistics, and more

1749-1920
Periodicals Archive Online

Humanities and social sciences journals

1805-1995
ProQuest Central

Multi-disciplinary database containing full text for more than 10,900 titles.  Scholarly journals, newspapers, magazines, business information.

1905-Present
Women Writers Project

Texts by pre-Victorian Women Writers

1526-1850
World Shakespeare Bibliography

Shakespeare Literature

1962-present
WorldCat

Books and other materials in libraries worldwide

1000BCE-present

Research & Citation Guides

Citation Guide for MLA - Modern Languages Association

MLA This citation guide was created by the WORD Studio and is based on the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers 6th ed. (Modern Language Association 2003).
For additional examples, please refer to the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers available in the collections of ODY Library and the Science Library.  Questions about citing sources? Consider making an appointment with a WORD Studio tutor.

English - Selected Resources

Looking for resources to use for your research? The following is a list of selected resources for research in English. It includes links to websites, books in our reference collection and more.

Finding Books

Finding books in an academic library can be challenging. This guide offers an introduction to finding books in the ODY Library and the Launders Science Library. Remember that you are always welcome to ask a librarian should you need assistance.

Identifying Scholarly Literature

Can't decide whether an article is scholarly or not? This guide will give you some tips and criteria to help in your decision making process.

Special Collections and Vance University Archives - Primary Sources

Primary source materials in Special Collections and Vance University Archives include the rare book, manuscript, and photograph collections of St. Lawrence University; these and other materials support research into nearly all facets of the history of the University as well as topics associated with the North Country.