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Literature Databases

Literature Online (LION)
"350,000+ works of English and American poetry, drama and prose; 130+ full-text literature journals; other key criticism and reference resources."
MLA International Bibliography
"Indexes critical materials on literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore."
Women Writers Online
"full text editions of more than 375 texts by English and American women published between 1526 and 1850."
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"It also includes introductory essays written by contemporary scholars about Renaissance women writers, their texts, and related topics. The site also includes links to other textual databases, and a collection of syllabi."

Multi-Disciplinary Databases

Academic Search Complete
"indexing and abstracts for over 10,000 publications, including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, and others. Also includes full-text access to over 5,000 journals."
Early English Books Online (EEBO)
"more than 125,00 title listed in Pollard & Redgrave's Short-title catalogue (1475-1640), Wing's Short title catalogue (1641-1700) and their revised editions."
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"Also includes the Thomason tracts (1640-1661) collection and the Early English book tract supplement. Covers a wide variety of subjects, including English literature, history, philosophy, linguistics, theology, music, fine arts, education, mathematics, and science."

Guide for Using EEBO
JSTOR
"page images of back issues of the core scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and basic sciences from the earliest issues to within a few years of current publication"
Project MUSE
"Full-text versions of peer-reviewed journals from many of the world's leading university presses and scholarly societies, as well as thousands of ebooks, with emphasis on humanities and social sciences."

ONESearch

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Online Resources

ACLS Humanities E-Book: the online collection developed by scholars
Index to Gale's Literary Criticism Series
Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
- most authoritative English language dictionary
- gives definition but also traces the development of the word's usage and shifts in meaning over time
- gives first dates and use
Oxford Reference Online
- over 100 language and subject dictionaries and reference works into a single cross-searchable scholarly resource from the British point of view
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (DNB)
- illustrated collection of more than 50,000 written biographies of men and women who shaped British history from 400 BC to 2001
- recognized as the most authoritative biographical reference source about Great Britain
- 10,000 images
- references and bibliographies
Oxford Dictionary 0f Art
- most authoritative reference source on art
Oxford Dictionary of Music
- most authoritative reference source on music
ARTstor
- image library covering art, architecture and archeology
- 300,000 images dating from 3000 BC to the present

How to Search for Print Books in Miller Library

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Print Books from the Reference Section Miller Library (MAIN floor)

The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism by Michael Groden (Editor); Martin Kreiswirth (Editor); Imre Szeman
Call Number: PN81 .J64 1994
ISBN: 0801880106
Publication Date: 2004-11-03
A Glossary of Literary Terms by Abrams Harpham
Call Number: PN41 .A184 1999
ISBN: 8131526356