Research Guides: English 200: English 200

English 200

Everything You Need To Know About the Library for English 200

This Guide is full of helpful library information which will be useful for students new to using an academic library, or are in English 200.

If you have questions or need help, contact Sara McCaslin.

Suggested Databases for Literary Research

Here are a few of the most popular databases for literary research.

The MLA Database and Literature Online are recommended starting points. Click on the links below to go directly into the database to search

Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
A large multi-subject database covering every topic with scholarly journals and popular magazines.
Access provided by KYVL.
Artemis Literary Sources (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Provides combined access to Dictionary of Literary Biography, Literature Criticism Online and Something About the Author Online.
Dictionary of Literary Biography (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Provides biographical and critical essays on the lives and works of influential literary figures from all eras and genres.
EBSCOHost Databases This link opens in a new window
EBSCOhost offers a variety of full text databases on many different topics.
EBSCOhost, part of the database offerings of the Kentucky Virtual Library (KYVL), offers a variety of full text databases on many different topics.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Provides the full text of scholarly journals, not including the most recent five years, in the following collections: Arts & Sciences I – XI, Life Sciences, and 19th Century British Pamphlets.
Literature Criticism Online This link opens in a new window
A large collection of literary commentary from around the world.
Literature Online (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Contains full text of works of English and American poetry, drama and prose, including a combined search with the Annual Bibliography of English Language & Literature and the MLA International Bibliography. Access is restricted to a total of four simultaneous users.
Search Annual Bibliography of English Language & Literature (ABEL) or MLA International Bibliography (MLA)
individually or together with Literature Online
Masterfile Premier (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Provides full text of periodicals, reference books, primary source documents, and more on virtually every subject area of general interest, back to 1975.
Access provided by KYVL.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
A subject index for books, articles and websites published on modern languages, literature, folklore, and linguistics, back to 1925.
One Search (Primo) This link opens in a new window
Search across the WKU Libraries catalog and databases to discover books, articles, films, and more.
ProQuest Databases This link opens in a new window
Search a variety of databases on many different topics at once.

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