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Journal and Magazine Databases

MLA Bibliography - A comprehensive index of scholarly publications in literature, linguistics, and folklore [more details].
OmniFile - This multidisciplinary database covers many literature journals [more details].
Academic Search Complete - Search 9,300 publications in the social sciences and humanities [more details].
JSTOR - Search older issues of leading scholarly journals (purchase funded in part by the Rockwell Fund) [more details].
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts - An index of publications in linguistics and language sciences [more details].
Project Muse - Search 250 electronic journals in the humanities and the social sciences [more details].
Web of Science - An index of research journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences [more details].
Book Review Digest - An index of book reviews in English-language magazines from 1983 to present [more details].

Literature Resource Center - Biographies and essays on prominent authors of fiction, poetry, drama, and history [more details].
Literature Criticism Online - Critical essays on authors and literary topics (mostly twentieth century) [more details].
MagillOnLiterature Plus - Short essays about famous writers and their works [more details].
Encyclopedia Britannica Online - A general encyclopedia that covers authors, genres, and literary terms [more details].
Gale Virtual Reference Library - Literature encyclopedias that cover authors and genres [more details].
Scribner Writers Series - Essays on the lives and works of important authors from around the world [more details]
Twayne's Authors Series - Electronic books about important authors from around the world [more details].

Library Catalog - Find books and videos in the UHD Library's print and electronic collections.
ebrary - Search electronic books from top academic and professional publishers [more details].
netLibrary - Search electronic books from academic, professional, and popular presses [more details].
Online Books Page - Find out-of-copyright classics by author, title, or subject.
Columbia Granger's Poetry Database - An index of poems in books with links to poems and commentaries [more details].
Play Index - Find plays published in books from 1949 to present [more details].
Poets.org - Information about more than 450 poets and a searchable collection of 1,200 poems.
Poets' Corner - View 6,700 poems by 780 poets. Browse the poems by author, title, or subject.
Radical Scatters: Emily Dickinson's Fragments and Related Texts, 1870-1886 - Read unpublished manuscripts [more details].
Short Story Index - Find short stories published in books, journals, or magazines [more details].
Twentieth Century American Poetry - 52,000 poems by over 300 poets [more details].
Twentieth Century English Poetry - 598 volumes of poetry by 283 poets [more details].
WorldCat - Search 58 million books and other materials in libraries around the world [more details].

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center - Essays, primary sources, and statistics on many controversial topics [more details].
Academic Search Complete - Search 9,300 publications in the social sciences and humanities [more details].
Chicago Tribune (1985 to present) - Full text articles with subject indexing for easy access [more details].
Houston Chronicle (1985 to present) - Local and regional news articles [more details].
LexisNexis Academic - Search news sources, business information, and legal information [more details].
Los Angeles Times (1985 to present) - Full text articles with subject indexing for easy access [more details].
New York Times (1980 to present) - Full text articles with subject indexing for easy access [more details].
New York Times Historical (1851-2003) - A cover-to-cover archive of the newspaper [more details].
OmniFile - A multidisciplinary database that covers top current affairs and history journals [more details].
TOPICsearch - Research current events and controversies in magazines, newspapers, and public opinion polls [more details].
Vital Speeches of the Day - Read speeches on important public issues [part of Academic Search Complete].
Washington Post (1987 to present) - Full text articles with subject indexing for easy access [more details].

Literary Criticism Online - A guide to "critical and biographical websites about authors and their works."
Literary Resources on the Net - A comprehensive gateway to Internet resources on literature.
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet - Comprehensive guide to Shakespeare resources on the Web.

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