Comparative Literature Article Databases & Electronic Resources
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MLA
International Bibliography. 1963 to present.
Journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference proceedings
in literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. No book reviews. Some full
text. 
Literature
Online (LION).
English and American poetry, drama and prose, full text literature journals,
and other key criticism, biographies, and reference resources. Some full text.
Project MUSE
Journals. Varies by title.
Journals from various university presses. Mostly humanities and social sciences.
Full text.
Academic
Search Premier. Varies by title; mid-1980s to present.
All subjects. Articles in journals, magazines, newspapers, and more. Some full
text.
ARTFL Project (American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language). 18th century to present; some 17th century, medieval and Renaissance.
(Currently restricted to on-campus access)
French texts, ranging from classic works of French literature to non-fiction prose and technical writing including novels, verse, theater, journalism, essays, correspondence, and treatises. Full text.
BAS
Online: The Bibliography of Asian Studies Online. 1971 to present.
Western-language periodical articles, monographs, chapters in edited volumes,
conference proceedings, anthologies, and Festschriften on all parts of Asia.
Chicano
Database. 1967 to present for Mexican-American experience; 1992 to present
for Cuban Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Central Americans.
All types of published materials related covering art, language, sociology,
public policy, economics, history, literature, politics, and law.
HAPI
Online (Hispanic American Periodicals Index). 1970 to present.
Journal articles, book reviews, and original literary works in social science
and humanities journals that regularly contain information on Latin America,
the United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States.
Index
Islamicus. Early 20th century to present.
Journals, conference proceedings, monographs, and book reviews on Islam, the
Middle East and the Muslim world. Access sponsored by SDSU's Center for Islamic
and Arabic Studies.
Rambi: The Index of Articles in
Jewish Studies
Journal articles in the various fields of Jewish studies and in the study of
Eretz Israel in Hebrew, Yiddish, and European language. Unrestricted access.
Humanities
and Social Sciences Retrospective. 1907 to 1984.
Journal articles. Some full text. 
Humanities
International Index. 1925 to present.
Journals articles, essays and reviews, as well as original creative works including
poems, fiction, photographs, paintings and illustrations. Some full text.
JSTOR. From
beginning of the title, but not the most recent 3-5 years.
Scholarly journals in the humanities, sciences and social sciences, including
comparative literature. Full text.
Web of
Science. 1900 to present.
Journal articles. All disciplines. Allows one to trace a line of research forward
in time. Some full text.
Alt-PressWatch.
1970 to present.
Alternative and independent newspapers, magazines and journals. Full text.
L'Annee
Philologique. 1969 to two years ago.
Journal articles, books, conference papers, and dissertations in classical studies
and ancient history.
Feminae:
Medieval Women and Gender Index
Journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality,
and gender during the Middle Ages. Books written by a single author are not
indexed in Feminae; for these, check library catalogs that have strong collections
in medieval studies. Unrestricted access.
ITER:
Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance. 1784 to present.
A collection of databases for Journal articles, books, dissertations, catalogues,
and discographies in all subjects pertaining to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
(400-1700).
Literary
Index.
Master index to the major literature products published by Gale.
Reader's
Guide Retrospective. 1890-1982.
Popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States. Some full
text.
Books
the PAC (Catalog of the SDSU Library).
Books, periodical titles, many government publications and other materials in
the SDSU Library. Articles in periodicals are not included.
WorldCat.
Combined catalog of many U.S. and international libraries.
Early
English Books Online (EEBO). 1473-1700.
Digital facsimiles of nearly every book printed in English during this time
period. Full Text.
Literature
Online (LION).
English and American poetry, drama and prose, full text literature journals,
and other key criticism, biographies, and reference resources. Some full text.
Global
Books in Print. Current.
Titles available in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.; directory of over 165,000
publishers, distributors, wholesalers and book agents.
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Books and Publishers Databases
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Children's Literature Databases & Electronic Resources
Encyclopedias
Kodansha
Encyclopedia of Japan
Politics, government, economics, art, culture and history of Japan from prehistory
through the 21st century. Full text.
Dictionaries
Oxford
English Dictionary.
Traces the usage of words from across the English-speaking world with etymological
analysis, variant spellings, and pronunciation. Full text.
Biographies
Contemporary
Authors.
Complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on U.S.
and international authors. Full text.
Literature
Online (LION).
English and American poetry, drama and prose, full text literature journals,
and other key criticism, biographies, and reference resources. Some full text.
Plot Summaries
More Comparative Literature Resources
- Subject Guide for American and English Literature
- Subject Guides for Asian Studies
- Subject Guide for Chicano/Latino Studies
- Subject Guide for Judaic Studies
- Subject Guide for Religious Studies
- Subject Guide for Spanish and Latin American Literature
- More Subject Guides ...
