Finding Books
Selected Reference Resources
Article Databases
Article Databases: Ranked by Relevance
= Emmanuel Faculty, Staff & Students only
= Emmanuel Faculty, Staff & Students only- Ebsco search for English/LiteratureSearch across the following databases:
- Academic Search Premier
- MLA International Bibliography
Offers detailed bibliography of journal articles, books, dissertations. Produced by the Modern Language Association and coverage dates back to the 1920s. - Humanities International Complete
Features are literary critique content and inclusion of original works of poetry, short fiction, photography, illustrations, and artwork. This database was originally funded by a gift from the Emmanuel College Class of 2006.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowA total of more than 900 full-text scholarly journal titles in an online archive beginning with the first issue of each title. The archive includes nine JSTOR Arts and Sciences Collections.
- In JSTOR, there is usually a time lag in full-text content. Use JSTOR in conjunction with our current online databases and print holdings.
- Since results may contain articles that are not peer reviewed, search for the journal title using the A-Z Journals by Title list to verify the journal's peer-reviewed status.
- Literature Online This link opens in a new windowTexts of over 355,000 literary works with searchable, full-text criticism and reference resources for the study of literature in English. Literature Online also provides searchable indexes of literary criticism, including ABELL (Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature) and the full text of over 330 literature journals
- Gale Literature Resource Center - LRC This link opens in a new windowFind up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. The optional MLA International Bibliography module adds citations for hundreds of thousands of books, articles and dissertations from 1926 to the present, linked to full text where available.
- Gale Onefile: Gender Studies This link opens in a new windowGender Studies Collection provides balanced coverage of this significant aspect of culture and society. The database offers access to scholarly journals and magazines covering topics including gender studies, family and marital issues, and more.
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Resources for Film Reviews in Scholarly and Popular Publications
Library Databases
- Gale Academic OneFile (1980 - current) This link opens in a new windowSelect Movie Review from the limit options by document type.
- ProQuest US Newsstream This link opens in a new windowNational and local newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites' transcripts including U.S. major dailies, CNN, Meet the Press and hundred's more. Current coverage and back files will vary.
Recommended Web Sites
- New York Times Movie ReviewsThe New York Times’ free review archive of over 28,000 movie reviews from 1960 to present
- Metacritic Film ReviewsProvides reviews from a variety of national and local newspapers and magazines.
- Rotten TomatoesA database of movie reviews from around the United States.
Also, explore the Newspaper guide which includes both current and historic newspapers:
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by Diane Zydlewski Last Updated Apr 3, 2024 371 views this year