Which databases should I use?
All of these databases come from the English databases page.
- Gale Literature Criticism This link opens in a new window
All articles within Gale's Contemporary Literary Criticism, Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800, Shakespearean Criticism, Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Short Story Criticism, Drama Criticism, and Children's Literature Review. 1973-present.
- Literature Online (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowEnglish & American poetry, prose and drama from the 8th century to the present day plus journals, criticism & reference resources on authors and their works.
- Gale Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Information about and criticisms of authors, novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers. Includes several major Gale publications such as Dictionary of Literary Biography, Contemporary Literary Criticism, and Contemporary Authors. Current.
Search here for biographical information. View full list of our Biography databases.
- Biography (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
Information about people throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines. Dates vary.
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography This link opens in a new window
Authoritative biographies of people who shaped the history of Great Britain, from the 4th century BC to those who have died in the previous few years. Access is limited to one user at a time.
- Pop Culture Universe This link opens in a new window
American and world popular culture, past and present. Decade overviews from 1920s to 2000s.
- Gale Literature: Twayne's Authors Series This link opens in a new window
In-depth analysis of an author's life, works, career, & importance, plus the history of literary movements and genres.
Search here for general information. You can also view the full list of databases on the Research Databases page.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Large full-text multidisciplinary collection of scholarly journals, trade/professional publications, and newspapers. 1887-present.
- Humanities Source and Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective This link opens in a new window
Encompasses all key fields of the humanities. Includes articles, interviews, obituaries, original works of fiction, drama, poetry, and reviews. Indexing from 1900, full text from 1909 to present.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals and books. Access begins with the first volume for many journal titles, but usually does not have the newest volumes of each journal.
Search here for historical research and primary source documents.
- African American Experience This link opens in a new window
Contributions to arts, entertainment, sciences, business, military, and politics from prominent individuals as well as nameless others who endured the travails of slavery and institutionalized discrimination. Late 1700s to present.
- America: History and Life with Full Text This link opens in a new windowUnited States and Canadian history from prehistoric times to the present. The database indexes all key journals in the discipline, state and local history publications. Indexing from 1895, full text from 1935.
- American Indian Experience This link opens in a new window
Articles and primary sources on the history and culture of indigenous peoples from precontact through the 21st century. Includes treaties, speeches, captivity narratives, traditional storytelling, maps, photographs, and video.
- Archives of Sexuality and Gender This link opens in a new window
A growing collection of primary sources on social, political, health, and legal issues of sexuality and gender throughout history and current impacts on LGBTQ communities around the world. Current access includes four collections: LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940, Parts 1-2,; Sex and Sexuality, Sixteenth to Twentieth Century; Community and Identity in North America.
- Discovering American Women's History Online This link opens in a new window
Primary sources on the history of women in the United States. This diverse collection ranges from Ancestral Pueblo pottery to Katrina Thomas's photographs of ethnic weddings from the late 20th century.
- Everyday Life and Women in America, 1800-1920 This link opens in a new window
Historical material revealing early American home life from the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture, Duke University and the New York Public Library.
- HathiTrust Digital Library This link opens in a new window
A digital collective of books and journals from numerous academic and research libraries around the world.
- Latino American Experience This link opens in a new windowExplores the rich heritage and current culture of Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Guatemalans, Cubans, Dominicans, Colombians, Ecuadorians, and other Hispanic cultures in the United States. Content is in English and Spanish. Dates vary.
- Women's Studies International This link opens in a new window
An index to publications about all aspects of women's studies, including feminist theory and history, family, mental and physical health, gender discrimination, legislation, and employment. 1972-present.
Search here for articles about society and culture.
- AnthroSource This link opens in a new window
Journals and bulletins of the American Anthropological Association from volume 1 to present.
- Humanities Source and Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective This link opens in a new window
Encompasses all key fields of the humanities. Includes articles, interviews, obituaries, original works of fiction, drama, poetry, and reviews. Indexing from 1900, full text from 1909 to present.
- LGBT Thought and Culture This link opens in a new window
Documents of the LGBT political, social, and cultural movements throughout the 20th century to present.
- Popular Culture in Britain and America, 1950-1975 This link opens in a new window
Primary source material on the cultural change between 1950-1975. Rock and roll, counterculture, peace and protest, fashion, civil rights, Vietnam, student activism, and underground publications.
- Victorian Popular Culture This link opens in a new window
Graphically rich primary sources depicting popular entertainment in America, Britain and Europe in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
