What type of information can I find in scholarly articles?
Scholarly articles have a very focused topic and try to answer research question(s) set by the authors. Peer-reviewed articles are scholarly articles that are evaluated by other experts in the field.
Finding Scholarly Articles
The easiest way to find scholarly articles on most topics is to search in OneSearch. OneSearch searches nearly half of our databases at one time. You can also search in specific databases. The databases listed after the OneSearch box are databases that have literary information.
OneSearch
- MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Bibliographic index for books and articles published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. It is compiled by the Modern Language Association. Annually indexes over 50,000 books and articles. EBSCO
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
The JSTOR database contains the complete archives of core scholarly journals, starting with the very first issues, many of which date from the 1800's. JSTOR/Library Subscription/ collection consists of journals in the liberal arts, business, and health. JSTOR
- Literary Reference Source This link opens in a new window
Provides information on thousands of authors and their works through an expansive collection of author biographies, plot summaries, poems, short stories, author interviews and more. EBSCO
- Literature Criticism (Gale) This link opens in a new windowElectronic version of several Gale literature criticism series. Purchased content includes Short Story, Poetry, Drama, and Nineteenth Century Criticism sets . The Contemporary Literature Criticism Series is available through Literature Resource Center. Other titles in the criticism series, such as Shakespeare Criticism are available in paper format in the Library's Reference Collection. Gale
- Literature (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Features all Library literature resources from Gale, including:
- Literature Resource Center
- Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism
- Contemporary Literary Criticism
- Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism
- Gale Literary Series - Short Story Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Drama Criticism
- Essay and General Literature Index This link opens in a new window
Cites records in collections of essays and works published in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada dating back to 1985 and spans the entire range of the humanities and social sciences. EBSCO/H.W. Wilson
- Academic Search Complete
Provides full text for nearly 5,318 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, biological & ecological sciences, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. EBSCO