English Subject Guide
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English Specific Databases
- Biography Index (First Search)
- Provides articles, books, and autobiographies from over 3,000 periodicals (journals and magazines) and 2,000 books on biographical subjects dating from antiquity to the present. Excellent for finding articles on or about literary authors or any historical figure.
- Book Review Digest (First Search)
- Reviews of fiction and non-fiction books which appear within 18 months of the original book's publication. Along with reviews includes citations to books themselves linked to WorldCat.
- Duke University Press Journals
- Full-text access to twenty-nine peer reviewed academic journals in the humanities and social sciences. Includes many journals in language and literature. Click here to search the journals from off campus. You will not be able to export directly to Refworks using this link.
- Essay and General Literature Index (First Search)
- Search chapters and book sections of works in the humanities and social sciences. Miller Library has many of these book titles either in-house or through our e-book collection. Great for articles in literary criticism.
- Gale Literary Databases
- Complete access to three massive standard literary reference works: Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism, and Dictionary of Literary Biography. A standard starting point for any literary research. Contemporary Authors provides complete biographical and bibliographical information on over 120,000 authors; Contemporary Literary Criticism collects more than 11,000 critical essays on contemporary authors; Dictionary of Literary Biography provides close to 10,000 biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of literary figures across all eras and genres. Need more? See Literature Criticism Online (Gale).
- Humanities Abstracts (First Search)
- Abstracts to over 600 journal and magazines, all in the humanities. Includes literary reviews and criticisms, bibliographies, and original works of fiction.
- JSTOR
- Full-run, full-text archive of core scholarly journals from a variety of academic disciplines, mainly in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Includes 19 excellent academic language and literature journals.
- Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (CSA)
- Excellent resource for linguistics. Covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Also provides wide coverage in descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical and geographical linguistics.
- Literature Criticism Online (Gale)
- A rich collection of scholarly and popular literary research materials. Includes literacy reference works Children's Literature Review, Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Drama Criticism, Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, Short Story Criticism, and Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Need more? See Gale Literary Databases.
- LitFinder (Gale)
- Need your hands on poetry, short stories, or essays? LitFinder provides a vast collection of primary sources and literary works, many copyrighted works not available free online.
- Michigan Authors and Illustrators
- Provides biographical and bibliographical information on authors and illustrators of the state. Includes contact information for many living authors. Developed and provided by the History, Arts, and Libraries of Michigan.
- Provides biographical and bibliographical information on authors and illustrators of the state. Includes contact information for many living authors. Developed and provided by the History, Arts, and Libraries of Michigan.
- NoveList (EBSCO)
- Gives reviews, annotations, and subject heading access to contemporary fiction titles, for the serious book lover or educator. Includes author read-alikes, book discussion guides, reading lists, and resources for school media specialists.
- Project Muse
- All full-text, all scholarly peer-reviewed journals in the humanities and social sciences from major university presses and scholarly societies. This database allows you to search by displines such as classics; film, theater, and performing arts; folklore; language and linguistics; literature; or medieval and renaissance studies.
- SIRS Renaissance (ProQuest)
- Great resource for English education resources. This database provides newspapers, magazines, reference works, graphics, and webselect sites indexed for a variety of subject areas. Check the Literary Corner under Database Features for resources on prominent authors in major literary periods and regions.
- What Do I Read Next (Gale)
- Includes recommended titles, plot summaries and awards information all to help users uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover award-winning titles.
- Wiley InterScience Full-text Journals (Includes Blackwell Journals)
- A large full-text collection of journals, online books, and refernece works covering a wide range of subject areas such as business, computing, economics, health sciences, humanities, law, life and physical sciences, mathematics, medicine, social and behavioral sciences, and the arts.
Interdisciplinary
- CQ Researcher
- CQ Researcher offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of today's most important issues. Each report is on a single topic—more than 12,000 words of text and extensive bibliographies.
- Facts on File Issues and Controversies
- Explores more than 800 hot topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture.
- Gale Powersearch
- General database with broad collection of newspapers, magazines, academic journals, and trade publications from 1980 to present. Includes entries from encyclopedias, specialized reference sources, and radio and television transcripts.
- Opposing Viewpoints (Gale)
- Overviews, full-text articles, statistics, and resources on social issues. Includes reference works and radio and television transcripts.
- Wilson Select Plus (First Search)
- Completely full-text general interdisciplinary database with a wide collection of academic journals, trade publications, and magazines.
Other Resources
- RefWorks
- A personal database that allows you to download references from online databases and then formats them for use in bibliographies and research papers. You will need to create an individual account the first time you use this service. Click here for Help Using RefWorks.
- Ulrich's Periodical Directory
- Online guide to information about periodicals. Use this to find out if a periodical is peer reviewed (called refereed in this database).
Recommended Websites
- http://www.bartleby.com/
- Allows for searching and online access to fiction, non-fiction, verse, quotations, encyclopedias, and dictionaries.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
- Provides up to date news on English and Grammar as used in today's world. Offers quizes and lesson plans for teachers of English and TESOL.
- http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/
- This web site offers pronunciation charts, lesson plans, and quizzes. It also discusses the use of English globally and what that means for speakers and teachers of English.
- http://accent.gmu.edu/
- A project hosted by George Mason University, this web site provides phonetic examples of all varieties of English language accents from both native and non-native speakers around the globe. An interactive map allows users to choose regions and then hear sound clips of that region's accent. Especially interesting to teachers of English as a second language or those interested in linguistics.
