CSP Library: Library Resources for ENG 156: Intro to Literature: Find Sources

Tips for Finding Articles About Literature

If you have trouble finding sources, try these tips:

Try searching a different database or journal. Each one contains different articles.
Search for the author's name or the title of one of their works.
Also, try searching any of these along with a name or title:
- Time period or culture of one of the author's books
- Genre
- The author's other works
- Literary elements, i.e. metaphors, plot points, etc.
- Themes in the work you're researching

Find Articles in Databases

Use these library databases to find articles on your literature topic, on your author, or other information about an author's works. Each database contains different articles so try more than one.

Bloom's Literature This link opens in a new window
Literature database that includes short author biographies, overviews of literary movements and works, and peer-reviewed journal articles. Also includes the Shakespeare Center, a reference resource consisting of summaries and analysis of Shakespeare's major works.
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Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
General purpose academic database that includes peer-reviewed journal articles in many different subject areas. A great place to start your research, regardless of your topic.
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CREDO Reference This link opens in a new window
General Reference database that includes general and subject-specific encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, atlases and many other reference materials in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
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Arts & Humanities Full Text This link opens in a new window
Humanities database that includes peer reviewed journal and magazine articles on topics in Art, Literature, and Culture.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
General purpose archive of peer-reviewed journal articles from a wide variety of humanities and social science disciplines.
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