Research Guides: English Literature and Writing: Articles

Selected databases

MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Scholarly articles in literature and linguistics, including books, essay collections, conference proceedings, dissertations, and bibliographies. Dates: 1926-present.
Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Criticism and interpretation of plays, novels, poetry and short stories; and biographical essays on more than 100,000 authors.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Full text of scholarly journals in many subjects, especially the humanities and social sciences. Generally does not include recent issues.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Scholarly articles in many subjects, especially the humanities and social sciences.
Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journal articles and popular magazines covering all topics. A great database for beginning searches. Includes full-text access to the journal Science, 1990 - present.

These databases have newspapers, magazines, and journals that contain substantive book reviews:

Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Contains the New York Review of Books, New York Times Book Review, London Review of Books, and others.
Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Contains major papers as well as smaller regional newspapers.