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English and American Language and Literature

Pertains to the broad range of English studies including but not limited to Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Literature, Romanticism and the Regency Period, Victorian Studies, and Restoration Literature. Includes topics from literary theory to postcolonial and ethnic American literatures as well as creative writing and gender, and performance studies. Related subjects include comparative literature, Victorian studies, and West European studies.

For more information about the collection, visit the English and American Literature page.





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17th & 18th Century Poetry - about - Facsimile images of 190 manuscripts of 17th and 18th century verse.
  • Coverage: 17th and 18th centuries
  • Alternate Title: Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Poetry

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=7231727

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17th and 18th Century Burney Collection - about - Full-text, fully searchable digital archive of newspapers and news pamphlets from the United Kingdom...
  • Coverage: 1600-1799
  • Alternate Title: Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century British Library Newspapers

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=3677495

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19th Century British Library Newspapers - about - Searchable full text of full runs of newspapers specially selected by the British Library to best represent nineteenth-century Britain.
  • Coverage: 19th century
  • Alternate Title: Ninteenth Century British Library Newspapers

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=3677496

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19th Century Historical United States Newspapers - about - A digital archive of American historical newspapers from the 19th century, including over 1.5 million full-text pages, many complete with images.
  • Coverage: 19th century
  • Alternate Title: Nineteenth Century Historical United States Newspapers

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2610768

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19th-Century Literature and Culture Collection - about - Primary and secondary materials by some of the era’s most enduring figures: William Wells Brown, Herman Melville, Matthew Arnold, Christina Rossetti, and Emily Shore.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=4433164

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- about - Provides fulltext coverage of magazine, newspaper, and scholarly journals for almost every academic discipline.
  • Coverage: Varies by title

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=4

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Acta Sanctorum - about - Contains the lives of the saints as published over three hundred years by the Soci?t? des Bollandistes.
  • Coverage: 1642-1940

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=9

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African Writers Series - about - Provides full-text access fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fictional prose by African authors, based on Heinemann African Writers Series.
  • Coverage: Varies

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1954625

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African-American Newspapers: The 19th Century - about - Database contains the complete text of articles from some of the major African-American newspapers published in the United States during the 19th century.
  • Coverage: selected 19th century

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=59550

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African-American Poetry - about - Includes poetry by both well-known and lesser-known African-American poets from 1760-1900.
  • Coverage: 1760-1900

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=11

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Alexander Street Literature - about - Searchable collection of creative writing of race, place, and gender.
  • Alternate Title: World Literature Online

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=3824631

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Algernon Charles Swinburne Archive - about - The life and work of Victorian poet Algernon Charles Swinburne, all available original works and selected contextual materials.
  • Alternate Title: Swinburne Project

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2273827

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AltPressIndex - about - Contains articles covering cultural, economic, political and social change. International in scope; over 300 alternative publications are represented.
  • Coverage: 1991- present.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=3240510

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AltPressIndexArchive - about - This database is a guide to alternative sources of information; international and interdisciplinary in scope.
  • Coverage: 1969- 1990.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=3240511

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- about - Covers the history of the United States and Canada from pre-history to the present, indexing more than 2000 journals published worldwide, dissertations and reviews.
  • Coverage: 1964-present

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=14

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American Broadsides and Ephemera, Series I, 1760-1900 - about - Full-color digital facsimiles of 18th- and 19th-century American ephemeral publications (broadsides, ballads, programs, sermons, libretti, etc)
  • Coverage: 1760-1900

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2440414

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American Civil War: Letters & Diaries - about - Full text of letters, diaries, and memoirs from the American Civil War, with biographies and an extensive bibliography.
  • Coverage: 1861-1865

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=15

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American Drama - about - America dramatic writings from 1714 to present.
  • Coverage: 1714-

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=5058035

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American Film Institute Catalog - about - Draws its content from six printed volumes and online content that document every American film from 1893 to 1972.
  • Coverage: 1893-1972

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=16

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American Film Scripts Online - about - Contains 135 film texts by 201 writers from 1903 to 2002. Includes biographical information on writers.
  • Coverage: 1903-2002

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=500440

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American Periodicals Series Online - about - Digital archive of 1000 American magazine and journal titles, from 1740 to 1900

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1904358

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American Poetry Database - about - Works of more than 200 American poets, along with six landmark anthologies of American poetry; from the Colonial period to the early twentieth century.
  • Coverage: From the Colonial period to the early twentieth century

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=17

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Annee philologique - about - Covers classical languages and literatures, ancient authors, Greek and Latin. Includes brief abstracts of articles. As of 2002, covers 1969 to 2000. Yearly updates.
  • Coverage: 1969-2000. New volume added yearly. Retrospective volumes will eventually be added, as well.
  • Alternate Title: Database of Classical Bibliography

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=298033

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- about - Compiled by the Modern Humanities Research Association, ABELL contains more than 807,000 bibliographic records: monographs, articles, book reviews, essay collections, and dissertations published from 1920.
  • Alternate Title: ABELL

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=901735

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- about - Search citations from arts and humanities journals published from 1975 to the present. In-library access is available for the years 1975-1994 on a networked CD-ROM.
  • Coverage: 1975-

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=29

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Asian American Drama - about - Begins with the works of Sadakichi Hartmann in the late nineteenth century and is planned to include contemporary playwrights? productions, related biographical and theatrical information.
  • Coverage: 1891 - present

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=500451

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Atlanta Daily World (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) - about - Full-page digital archive of the Atlanta Daily World.
  • Coverage: 1931-
  • Alternate Title: Historical Atlanta Daily World

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=5540935

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AustLIT - about - Full-text database of Australian creative and critical writing sponsored by eight Australian Universities and the National Library of Australia.
  • Coverage: 1780-

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1805955

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Bible in English - about - Contains twenty versions of the Bible in English.
  • Coverage: 990-1970

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=35

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- about - Indexes biographical entries in about 2700 reference books, covering contemporary and historical figures.
  • Coverage: Ancient to present

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=39

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- about - Full-text biographical information on more than 185,000 people from throughout history.
  • Coverage: Biographical information on individuals throughout history, with current reference sources.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=40

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Black Drama - about - When complete, will contain texts of 1,200 plays (many rare or out of print) written by over 100 playwrights from African diaspora countries.
  • Coverage: 1846 - present

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=59554

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Black Short Fiction - about - Works by writers from Africa and the African Diaspora compiled from literary magazines, archives, and the personal collections of the authors, some previously unpublished.
  • Coverage: varies

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1494404

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Black Thought and Culture - about - Non-fiction published works of African American leaders, including interviews, journal articles, speeches, essays, pamphlets, letters, etc.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=586898

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Black Women Writers - about - Full-text works by black women writers from the U.S. (18th century - 1970s), the Caribbean and Africa (second half of the 20th century).
  • Coverage: 1700s-

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2328558

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- about - A collection of over 300 E-reference books in the humanities and social sciences.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2856032

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Book History Online - about - Titles of books and articles on the history of the printed book worldwide
  • Coverage: 1990- , with some earlier items

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=6750818

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Book Review Digest Retrospective - about - Provdes summaries of book reviews as well as citations to reviews of adult and juvenile fiction and non-fiction.
  • Coverage: 1905-1982

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=4279653

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Book Review Index Online - about - A comprehensive online guide to book reviews with over five million review citations from popular, scholarly, and trade publications.
  • Coverage: 1965-present

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1619823

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- about - Collection of British and Irish women's personal writings spanning over 400 years.
  • Coverage: 1500-1900

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=128555

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British Humanities Index - about - An abstracting and indexing tool, the BHI includes some 320 UK humanities journals and weekly magazines published in English-speaking countries, as well as UK newspapers.
  • Coverage: 1962- present

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=3175128

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- about - Provides access to the Library's major holdings, developed over 250 years and containing over 150 million items.
  • Coverage: Every age of written civilisation

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=38584

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British Newspapers 1600-1900 - about - Comprehensive digital access to historic newspapers, newsbooks, ephemera and national & regional papers from British Isles.
  • Coverage: 1600-1900

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=3677497

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British Periodicals - about - Searchable full text of British periodicals from the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth.
  • Coverage: 1680s-1930s

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2982066

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C19: The Nineteenth Century Index - about - Sources for research into the 19th century, including the Wellesley Index and the 19th Century Short Title Catalog.
  • Coverage: 19th Century

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2219470

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- about - Caribbean literature in fiction, poetry, manuscripts, archival content, interviews, photographs and other formats.
  • Coverage: 1900 - present

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2856031

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Chicago Defender (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) - about - Full page and article images with searchable full text from the Chicago daily defender.
  • Coverage: 1905-
  • Alternate Title: Historical Chicago Defender

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=5540932

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Chicago Manual of Style Online - about - The electronic version of the classic guide to documentary style.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2384486

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Chicago Tribune (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) - about - The full text of the Chicago Tribune with images of pages and articles; users can search and limit by date and article type.
  • Coverage: 1849-1985
  • Alternate Title: Historical Chicago Tribune

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1577184

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- about - An index of works of poetry (some full-text) from anthologies, collected works and selected works for individual poets.
  • Coverage: varies

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1535866

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Complete Works of Jane Austen - about - Contains electronic editions of Austen's six novels.
  • Coverage: n.a.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=59

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Dictionary of Literary Biography - about - Complete text of Gale's DLB series.
  • Alternate Title: DLB

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=7992179

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Dictionary of Old English Corpus - about - A complete record of surviving Old English except for some variant manuscripts of individual texts. Includes over 3,000 different texts in a machine-readable corpus.
  • Coverage: 600-1100 A.D.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=38604

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Dictionary of Old English: A to G Online - about - Vocabulary of the first six centuries (600 - 1150 A.D.) of the English language.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=4356381

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Duke Scholarly Collection - about - Electronic access to twenty-nine journals published by Duke University Press in humanities and social sciences
  • Coverage: 2000-present

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1954631

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Early American Fiction, 1789-1850 - about - A collection of 422 full texts of the first editions of American novels and short stories written before 1850 by authors of significance.
  • Coverage: 1789-1850

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=76

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Early American Fiction, 1789-1875 - about - An enhancement of Early American Fiction 1789?1850, this database includes its predecessor and over 300 additional texts.
  • Coverage: 1789-1875

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=976207

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Early American Imprints Series II - about - Full-text access to the 36,000 American books, pamphlets and broadsides published in the first nineteen years of the nineteenth century.
  • Coverage: 1801-1819
  • Alternate Title: Shaw-Shoemaker

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1666129

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Early American Newspapers Series I, II, III, IV & V - about - More than 1,000 U.S. historical newspapers published during the past four centuries, including titles from all 50 present states, 1690-1922.
  • Coverage: 1690-1922
  • Alternate Title: America's Historical Newspapers

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2219446

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Early Encounters in North America - about - Searchable text of letters, diaries, memoirs and other accounts of early contacts between Europeans and Native Americans in North America.
  • Coverage: 15th century-19th century

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=59559

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Early English Books Online - about - Contains every book published in England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the United States between 1475-1700.
  • Coverage: 1475-1700

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=77

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Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership (EEBO TCP) - about - 25,000 fully searchable texts selected from ProQuest's Early English Books Online (EEBO), containing texts published between 1473-1700.
  • Coverage: 1473-1700

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=615316

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Early English Prose Fiction - about - Contains 211 works in English prose by writers from the British Isles from the period 1500-1700.
  • Coverage: 1500-1700

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=78

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Editions and Adaptations of Shakespeare - about - Contains many different editions of major and minor works by Shakespeare, including the whole of Bell's Acting Edition of Shakespeare's Plays (1774).
  • Coverage: 1591-1911

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=80

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Eighteenth Century Collections Online - about - Searchable electronic versions of every book published in Great Britain in the 18th century.
  • Alternate Title: ECCO

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=829698

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Eighteenth Century Collections Online Text Creation Partnership - about - [forthcoming] collection of 10,000 re-keyed, fully searchable 18th-century texts
  • Alternate Title: ECCO TCP

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=901733

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Eighteenth Century Fiction - about - Includes the writings of 30 eighteenth-century writers from the British Isles.
  • Coverage: 1700-1800

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=59587

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Eighteenth Century Journals I - about - Portal to British newspapers and periodicals of the 18th century
  • Coverage: 1685-1815

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=7231725

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Eighteenth Century Journals II - about - Portal to British newspapers and periodicals of the 18th century.
  • Coverage: 1685-1815

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2273841

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Eighteenth Century Journals III - about - Portal to British newspapers and periodicals of the 18th century
  • Coverage: 1685-1815

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=7231726

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English Drama - about - More than 3,900 plays in verse and prose from the late thirteenth century.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1666130

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English Poetry Database - about - English-language works of British, Irish, Scottish and Welsh poets, from the Anglo-Saxon period through the end of the Nineteenth century.
  • Coverage: 600 - 1900

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=87

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Essay and General Literature Index - about - Provides access to essays contained in anthologies and collections.
  • Coverage: 1985- present.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=4203154

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ESTC - English Short Title Catalog - about - Over 400,000 records for items published anywhere in Great Britain or its colonies or in English anywhere from printing's beginnings (1473) through the eighteenth century.
  • Coverage: 1473-1800

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=92

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Evans Digital Edition - about - Based on Charles Evans' American Bibliography, this database covers 17th and 18th-cenutry American life and when completed will comprise 36,000 works and 2,400,000 images.
  • Coverage: 1639-1800
  • Alternate Title: Early American Imprints I

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=355054

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Evans Early American Imprints Collection Text Creation Partnership (Evans TCP) - about - A project to create 6,000 keyed and searchable texts from the Evans Early American Imprints Collection.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=901734

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Fiction Catalog - about - Catalog of selected works of fiction for adults. Includes references to book reviews, MARC records and publisher directories.
  • Coverage: varies

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=644171

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Film Literature Index - FLI (with access to fulltext articles) - about - Covers the film and television industry, including movie and television reviews, book reviews, and scholarly articles.
  • Coverage: 1976-2001

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1535862

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Film Literature Index -- FLI (with no access to full text) - about - Covers the film and television industry, including movie and television reviews, book reviews, and scholarly articles.
  • Coverage: 1976-2001

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1535863

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FRANCIS - about - A multidisciplinary, multilingual research tool, produced by the Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique (INIST). French, English, other languages.
  • Coverage: 1984-

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=96

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- about - A tool produced by the Google search engine that searches the contents of books that they have scanned.
  • Coverage: Varies

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2918985

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- about - Index to journals, chapters and theses about world history, 1450 to present. Consult America: History and Life for coverage of U.S. and Canada.
  • Coverage: 1954-present

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=109

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- about - Includes three indexes: "Palmer's" covering The Times (London) 1790-1905, the Official Index to The Times, 1906-1980 and the NYT 1863-1905 and 1913-1922.
  • Coverage: 1790-1980 (varies)

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=110

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Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective - about - Bibliographic database providing access to scholarly journals in a broad array of the humanities and social sciences.
  • Coverage: 1907-1984
  • Alternate Title: Humanities & Social Sci Retro

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=976208

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In the First Person - about - Index to letters, diaries, oral histories and personal narratives.
  • Coverage: 1500s to the present

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1904357

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Instructional Support Services (ISS) Catalog - about - Established prior to World War II, supports the curriculum and contains approximately 8,074 educational videos, some DVDS, and well over 27,000 archival 16mm film titles.
  • Coverage: WWII-2006

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=3175126

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International Index to the Performing Arts - about - Covers the arts and entertainment industry, including dance, film, television, drama, theatre, stagecraft, musical theatre, broadcast, circus, comedy, storytelling, opera, pantomime, puppetry, magic, and more.
  • Coverage: 1864 to present
  • Alternate Title: IIPA

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=133

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International Medieval Bibliography - about - The IMB indexes articles in journals, conference proceedings, collections of essays and Festschriften. Indexing includes materials worldwide in a variety of languages
  • Alternate Title: IMB Online

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=976209

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Irish Women Poets of the Romantic Period - about - Poetry by approximately 50 Irish women writing between 1768 and 1842.
  • Coverage: 1768-1842

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=4126944

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Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance - about - Bibliographic database of interdisciplinary journal literature pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700).
  • Coverage: Varies: 1859-present

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=137

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- about - The Indiana University online catalog.
  • Coverage: Varies

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=38591

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Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism - about - Survey of figures, schools, and movements in literary criticism

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=3045975

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- about - Provides searchable full-text of historical runs of important scholarly journals in the humanities, arts, sciences, ecology, and business.
  • Coverage: From the first issue of each journal up to 3-5 years ago

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=141

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Latin American Women Writers - about - Prose, poetry, and drama composed by women writing in Mexico, Central America, and South America.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=4126942

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Latino Literature - about - A comprehensive online collection of prose, theatre, and poetry written by authors of Hispanic background working in the U.S. Includes text, pictures, and performance materials.
  • Coverage: Mostly 1960s to present; selected materials from 19th-century are included.
  • Alternate Title: LALI

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1091177

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- about - Covers all aspects of the study of language and contains non-evaluative abstracts of articles from over 1,200 international serials as well as other resources.
  • Coverage: 1973 - current

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=149

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Literature Compass - about - Peer-reviewed survey articles covering a broad range of topics in literary scholarship.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2219467

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Literature Criticism Online - about - Online compilation of Gale literary criticism series.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=3457829

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- about - Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analysis of authors from all time periods in many genres. Search by author, title, genre, literary movement or literary themes.
  • Coverage: Authors from all time periods.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=148

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LitFinder - about - Includes full-text of poems, essays and short stories from antiquity to the present.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=472289

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Los Angeles Sentinel (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) - about - Full page and article images with searchable full text from the Los Angeles sentinel
  • Coverage: 1934-
  • Alternate Title: Historical Los Angeles Sentinel

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=5540936

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Los Angeles Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) - about - The full text of the Los Angeles Times, with images of pages and articles; users can search and limit by date and article type.
  • Coverage: 1881-1985
  • Alternate Title: Historical Los Angeles Times

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1051792

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Magill on Literature - about - editorially reviewed critical analyses and brief plot summaries of popular works of literature. search by genre, title, author, subject., age level, characters
  • Coverage: Magill's Series

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=150

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Medieval Travel Writing Online - about - European travel writing from the later medieval period.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=3677494

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Middle English Compendium - about - Access to and interconnectivity between three major Middle English electronic resources.
  • Coverage: 1100-1500

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=158

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- about - Indexes material in modern languages, literature, linguistics and folklore.
  • Coverage: 1963-

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=159

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MyiLibrary - about - Ebook platform offering desktop access to eContent Collections.
  • Coverage: Varies

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=4279655

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New York Amsterdam News (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) - about - Full page and article images with searchable full text from the New York Amsterdam news.
  • Coverage: 1922-
  • Alternate Title: Historical New York Amsterdam News

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=5540933

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- about - The full text of the NYT, images of pages and articles, search and limit by date and article type. Use Lexis-Nexis for last two years.
  • Coverage: 1851-2003
  • Alternate Title: Historical New York Times

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=59571

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Nineteenth Century Masterfile - about - Indexes to British and American periodicals in the nineteenth century and to British and American official publications, including Hansard and Cobbett's debates
  • Coverage: Nineteenth Century

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=38596

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Nineteenth Century Short Title Catalog - about - Catalog that attempts to include all works published in Britain, British colonies, and the US, all works in English, and all translations from English.
  • Coverage: 1800-1919

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1954626

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North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories - about - Full text of letters, diaries, autobiographies, and oral histories of immigrants to America and Canada. Covers 1840 to present, but heaviest focus is on 1920-1980.
  • Coverage: 1840 to present

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=586896

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North American Indian Drama - about - Full text of plays by American Indian and First Nation playwrights of the 20th century.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=4126943

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North American Theatre Online - about - A database of full-text reference works in theatre, drama, and related fields, including links to full-text plays.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1577182

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North American Women's Drama - about - A full-text database of plays written by women from the United States and Canada, primarily in the 20th century.
  • Coverage: Twentieth Century to the present.
  • Alternate Title: Women's American Drama

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=938934

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North American Women's Letters and Diaries - about - Searchable full text of letters and diaries of hundreds of North American women, from the 16th century to 1950.
  • Coverage: 16th century-1950

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=59584

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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - about - 50,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2000
  • Coverage: 4th century BC - 2000+
  • Alternate Title: Dictionary of National Biography

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1352070

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Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance - about - Published in 2003, the print equivalent of this e-Book is 2 volumes, 1559 pages total, and covers the broad spectrum of theatre worldwide.
  • Coverage: Ancient Greece to the present

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2497149

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Oxford English Dictionary - about - The OED Online contains the Second Edition (1989), and the Additions Series (1993, 1997). It includes definitions, etymologies, and quotations.
  • Alternate Title: OED Online

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1174218

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Oxford Guide to British Women Writers - about - Entries for over 400 British women writers in a wide variety of genres.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=7231722

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Oxford Journals Online Archives - Humanities - about - Backfiles of Oxford University Press humanties journals.
  • Coverage: Varies; first journal issue to the present

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2918978

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Oxford Scholarship Online - about - Oxford Scholarship Online contains e-books in the areas of Classics, Economics and Finance, History, Linguistics, Literature, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, and Religion.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2219460

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Past Master's Philosophers - about - Collection of several major British and Continental philosophers spanning the seventeenth to twentieth centuries.
  • Coverage: Consult the list of philosophers and titles

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=38605

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Periodicals Archive Online - about - Previously known as PCI Full Text, Periodicals Archive Online offers backfiles of over 400 humanities and social sciences journals.
  • Coverage: 17th century to the present

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1854914

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Pittsburgh Courier (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) - about - Full page and article images with searchable full text from the Courier.
  • Coverage: 1911-
  • Alternate Title: Historical Pittsburgh Courier

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=5540934

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- about - Includes nearly 250 quality journal titles from 40 scholarly publishers, in full-text.
  • Coverage: Varies, mostly from 1995 onward

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=173

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Public Library Core Collection: Fiction - about - Readers' advisory tool, helpful in locating books similar to a given title.
  • Coverage: 1997 to present

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2219444

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- about - Provides access to citations from 512 of the leading United States periodicals from 1890-1982.
  • Coverage: 1890-1982

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=38601

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Riverside Chaucer - about - Third edition, encoded by Lou Burnard and David Edmonds.
  • Coverage: n.a.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=196

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Roget's International Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases - about - Roget's international thesaurus Online

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=7039132

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- about - Online version of the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=3457831

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SCIPIO: Art and Rare Book Sales Catalogs - about - Only existing online union catalog of auction catalogs; describes art and rare book catalogs from North American and European auction houses and important private sales.
  • Coverage: 1599 to the present

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=185

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- about - Includes 60 volumes of poetry from 47 women poets, predominantly Scottish, of the Romantic period.
  • Coverage: 1770-1835

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=59579

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Shakespeare Collection - about - Includes the Arden Shakespeare editions, historical prompt books, illustrations, movie stills, and more.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1954621

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Short Story Index - about - An index to finding short stories in anthologies, collections, and periodicals.
  • Coverage: 1984 to the present.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=4203156

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- about - Includes fiction, short fiction, essays, interviews, and manuscript materials written in English from authors originating in South and Southeast Asia

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2918981

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Theater in Video - about - Videos of over 250 filmed performances of major plays; important actors,directors and playwrights included.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2440411

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TLS: the Times Literary Supplement Centenary Archive - about - Access to the full text of over 250,000 review and articles in the TLS.
  • Coverage: 1902-1990
  • Alternate Title: TLS

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2553984

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Twentieth Century American Poetry - about - Collection of poetry surveying the movements, schools, and voices of modern and contemporary American poetry. The collection includes 50,000 poems by over 300 poets.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1666131

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Twentieth Century North American Drama - about - Full texts of some 2,000 plays, including all types of U.S. and Candian dramas.
  • Coverage: 20th and 21st centuries

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1712301

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Victorian Popular Culture - about - Popular entertainment in America, Britain and Europe during the years from 1779 to 1930.
  • Coverage: 1779-1930

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=4203152

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Victorian Studies Bibliography - about - annually indexes over 400 journals, representing scholarship in a range of disciplines. The online bibliography covers journals from 1991-2003.
  • Coverage: 1991-2003

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2273833

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Victorian Women Writers Project - about - Provides highly accurate transcriptions of literary works by British women writers of the late 19th century.
  • Coverage: British women writers of the late 19th century

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=38621

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Washington Post (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) - about - The full text of the Washington Post, with images of pages and articles; users can search and limit by date and article type.
  • Coverage: 1877-1990
  • Coverage: 3/1/2001 - Present
  • ISSN: 0148-2076
  • Collection: Ingenta Online Journals
  • Alternate Title: Historical Washington Post

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1013726

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Waterloo Directory of English Newspapers and Periodicals, 1800-1900 - about - Bibliography of 50,000 publications, 48,000 personal names, 4,572 issuing bodies and 756 subjects--all subjects and languages.

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=2058678

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Women Writers Online - about - Contains approximately 200 texts written by women in English from 1400-1850.
  • Coverage: 1400-1850

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=204

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- about - Provides annotated entries for scholarly and popular materials related to Shakespeare and published or produced from 1971 onward. The scope is international. Updated regularly.
  • Coverage: 1971-2002

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=59583

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Wright American Fiction (1851-1875) - about - Collection of almost 3,000 digitized nineteenth-century American fiction in an ongoing cooperative project of Big Ten university libraries, led by Indiana University.
  • Coverage: 1851-1875

  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=38622