Literature Databases

Academic Search Complete   Full Text Available   Part of TexShare Program
Provides full text for more than 3,430 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.

Bibliographic Index Plus Full Text Available
A reference classic for over 60 years, Bibliographic Index Plus has added full text bibliographies from over 2,000 journals that cover a broad range of disciplines. Turn to this cumulative bibliography of bibliographies for convenient answers to a variety of research questions in all areas. Researchers will appreciate the in-depth indexing of more than 530,000 bibliographies, appearing in periodicals, as whole books or parts of books. Bibliographic essays, literature reviews, serial bibliographies, and bibliographies appearing as regular features are among the resources cited.

Bibliography of Native North Americans Part of TexShare Program
A bibliographic database covering all aspects of native North American culture, history, and life. This resource covers a wide range of topics including archaeology, multicultural relations, gaming, governance, legend, and literacy.

Clase and Periodica full text available Index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities.

Contemporary Authors full text available Part of TexShare Program
Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors.

Contemporary Literary Criticism full text available Part of TexShare Program
Contemporary Literature Criticism collects more than 35,000 critical essays on contemporary authors, with biographical, critical, principal works, and further study information.

Dictionary of Literary Biography full text available Part of TexShare Program
Provides nearly 10,000 biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of influential literary figures from all eras and genres.

Directory of Open Access Journals full text available
Provides indexing, abstracting, and free full text access for selected international scholarly journals in many subject areas, including agriculture and food science, biology, chemistry, health science, languages and literature, mathematics, physics, engineering, the arts, business, environmental science, history, law, political science, philosophy, religion, and social science.

Essay and General Literature Index full text available
This unique reference offers precise access to nearly 86,000 essays contained in some 7,000 anthologies and collections-a wealth of information that might be otherwise hidden away in your library. Some 300 single and multi-author collections are indexed annually, plus more than 20 selected annuals and serials. Coverage spans the entire range of the humanities and social sciences, including literary works, art history, drama, and film.

Essay and General Literature Index Retrospective full text available
Essay & General Literature Index Retrospective offers access to tens of thousands of essays that are otherwise all but inaccessible. The database unlocks a wealth of information in thousands of collections and anthologies.

Grangers Online Poetry  full text available
Online source for locating a poem in anthologies on library shelves. Please note: You will need your library card and PIN to access this resource. This differs from your EzProxy account. Please contact the library if you have any questions.

JSTOR: Languages & Literature full text available
Journal Storage (JSTOR) is an online collection of full text journals. This particular collection provides you with access to journals in the fields of languages and literature. This is a retrospective collection; the most recent articles date back four or five years ago. However, many journals archived here date as far back as the 17th, 18th, or 19th century.

Literature Resource Center full text available Part of TexShare Program
Access biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline.

MLA Full Text Available
Indexes scholarly literary and language criticism and provides links to some excellent scholarly full text resources.

ProQuest Learning: Literature  full text available Part of TexShare Program
ProQuest® Learning: Literature provides more than 180,000 full-text works of poetry, prose, and drama from around the world. This unique resource also offers secondary sources such as author biographies and multimedia, as well as literary criticisms, essays, reviews, and interviews drawn from 100+ full-text literary magazines and journals.

Scribner Writers Full Text Available Part of TexShare Program
Gain access to more than 2,400 original and detailed biographical and critical essays on the lives and works of approximately 1,750 important authors from around the world. Many authors in the Scribner Writers Series are seen from multiple perspectives through two, three or sometimes four essays. Researchers can go directly to an entry on a specific author, combine search criteria for a more complex search, or explore thematic and chronological topics to make connections among writers.

Twayne's Authors Series    full text available Part of TexShare Program
The Twayne's Authors series of literary criticism offers in-depth introductions to the lives and works of writers, the history and influence of literary movements and the development of literary genres. This online series features the content of nearly 600 books drawn from three print series---United State Authors, World Authors and English Authors.

Twentieth (20th) Century Poetry full text available Part of TexShare Program
Database that covers both English and American poetry from the twentieth century.

Wilson Select Plus full text available
Covers high-quality periodicals with in-depth indexing and abstracts. All records point to complete online full text.