Search Guides
ENG 462: Special Topics in the Global South
General Databases
Databases covering a wide variety of English language and literature subjects.
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MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new windowGenerally contains more citations than full-text articles, and may need an interlibrary loan to complete, but a good source of subject terms.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new windowAn excellent source for articles, but contents are generally more than 5 years old and do not have good subject tagging.
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Project Muse This link opens in a new windowA good source of full-text articles with an idiosyncratic interface.
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Literature Online This link opens in a new windowLION is a grab bag of sources, but many of then can't be found anywhere else.
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Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new windowA peerless source for word history and etymology. Skews heavily toward British usage, but makes a game attempt at American usage.
Related Databases
Other useful databases in related fields.
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Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new windowA slightly more focused database search compared to OneSearch, with a good cross-section of popular and scholarly topics.
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Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new windowContains articles in the wider humanities (EG art, theater, or music).
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America: History & Life This link opens in a new windowA good source on the culture and history of the United States and Canada.
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Chicago Defender, 1910 - 1975 This link opens in a new windowDespite its northern city of origin, the Defender was one of the preeminent African-American newspapers of its day with detailed coverage of the Deep South.
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Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new windowIgnore its problematic title; this is a good source of articles from newspapers and other publications from the "ethnic and minority press" in the United States.
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History Reference Center This link opens in a new windowA good introductory source of reference books, historical encyclopedias, and history periodicals. More broad than America: History and Life and also includes some primary sources.
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LGBTQ+ Source This link opens in a new windowImportant/historically significant LGBT periodicals, newspapers, and books.
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New York Times, 1851-2021 This link opens in a new windowWhile our coverage ends in 2014, the Times remains a great source for goings-on starting in 1851. Includes reviews and weekly news magazines from the Times as well.
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Washington Post, 1877-2008 This link opens in a new windowDon't look for this archive to contain anything after 9/11, but it's a great source for mid-century content and a good counterpart to the Times and the Defender.