English and American Literature Article Databases & Electronic Resources
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MLA
International Bibliography. 1920s 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. Includes Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature. Some full text.
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Academic
Search Premier. Varies by title; mid-1980s to present.
All subjects. Articles in journals, magazines, newspapers, and more. Some full
text.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Reader's
Guide Retrospective. 1890-1982.
Popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States. Some full
text.
Science Fiction and Fantasy
Research Database. 1878 to present.
Index to historical and critical items about science fiction, fantasy and horror.
Unrestricted access.
World Shakespeare Bibliography. 1977 to present.
Books, articles (including book reviews), dissertations, theatrical productions, production reviews, audiovisual materials, and electronic media.
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.
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.
WorldCat.
Combined catalog of many U.S. and international libraries.
Digital Collections
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.
See also: Books and Publishers Databases & Electronic Resources
Periodical Directories
MLA
Directory of Periodicals. Current.
Lists editorial addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, e-mail addresses, frequency
of publication, descriptions of the periodicals' scopes, circulation figures,
subscription prices and addresses, advertising information, and submission guidelines.
Also provides statistics on how many articles and book reviews the periodicals
publish each year, as well as how many are submitted. Full text.
Serials
Directory. Current.
Bibliographic information and current pricing structures for popular U.S. and
international serials and publishers. 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
American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide: From Colonial times to the Present (via NetLibrary) (via Gale Virtual Reference Library). 2000.
Biographical and critical essays on American women writers covering all genres and all periods of American history.
Contemporary
Authors.
Complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on U.S.
and international authors. Full text.
Contemporary Novelists (via NetLibrary) (via Gale Virtual Reference Library). 2001.
Biographical/critical essays on the most important living novelists writing in English worldwide.
Contemporary Poets (via NetLibray) (via Gale Virtual Reference Library). 2001.
Biographical/critical essays
on the world's most important contemporary English-language poets.
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
Book Reviews
See: Book Review Article Databases & Electronic Resources
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