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Databases

Major Indexes & Article Databases
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
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
Literature Resource Center (Gale)

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

1950-present
Project Muse

Journals in the humanities and social sciences

1996-present
ProQuest Central

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

1905-Present
World Shakespeare Bibliography

Shakespeare Literature

1962-present
WorldCat

Books and other materials in libraries worldwide

1000BCE-present

Research & Citation Guides

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.

Performance & Communication Arts: Selecting a Database

Selecting Which Library Databases to Search

Choosing the best database to search is often a challenge. Here are
some questions to consider when choosing which databases to search:

What Topics Are Covered?
Is it a specialized database
covering a specific subject - e.g. anthropology, literature, education,
gender studies? or does it provide more general coverage?

Performance And Communication Arts - Selected Resources

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