L304: Literatures in English 1900-Present: Canadian and U.S. American Fiction
Below, you will see descriptions of several databases that you will find useful.
Online compilation of Gale literary criticism series.
Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analysis of authors from all time periods in many genres. Search by author, title, genre, literary movement or literary themes.
Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature
The Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature began in 1920 and is issued annually in print. Some records have been added retrospectively dating to 1892.
Modern Language Association International Bibliography (MLAIB)
The MLA Bibliography indexes material in modern languages,literature, linguistics and folklore. It contains references to scholarly research in more than 3000 journals and series, in monographs, chapters of books, working papers, dissertations, proceedings, Festschriften and bibliographies.
"Currently, Project MUSE offers nearly 250 quality journal titles from 40 scholarly publishers. As one of the academic community's primary electronic journals resources, Project MUSE covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and many others. "
JSTOR, a not-for-profit organization established with the assistance of The Mellon Foundation, provides complete runs of hundreds of important journal titles in more than 30 arts, humanities, and social science disciplines. The full text of these scholarly journals can be browsed online and searched, and the page images can be printed. The IUB Libraries subscribe to all titles available through JSTOR.
All journals in JSTOR start with the first volume. Most include content up to a "moving wall" of 3-5 years ago, although some journals have a fixed ending date for their content in JSTOR. Please check individual journals for exact dates of coverage.
Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism
"… an indispensable resource for scholars and students of literary theory and discourse. Revised extensively to reflect a decade of rapidly changing scholarship, the Online Guide features 48 new entries and subentries. Compiled by 275 specialists from around the world, the Online Guide presents a comprehensive historical survey of the field's most important figures, schools, and movements. It includes more than 240 alphabetically arranged entries on critics and theorists, critical schools and movements, and the critical and theoretical innovations of specific countries and historical periods."
The OED Online contains the Second Edition (1989), and the Additions Series (1993, 1997). It includes definitions, etymologies, and quotations.
Approximately 100 language and subject dictionaries and reference works. Each title may be searched separately and a search may also be made across all.
English and American Literature page--http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=350
