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ABELL (Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature)
Description: Contains 880,000 records, covering monographs, periodical articles, critical editions of literary works, book reviews and collections of essays published anywhere in the world from 1920 onwards.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
LION: Criticism & Reference
Description: Allows the cross-searching of full-text articles from a variety of journals and archives, such as JSTOR and MUSE. Also gives access to bibliographic citations from MLA International Bibliography and ABELL.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
MLA International Bibliography
Description: The Modern Languages Association International Bibliography is a long-standing, highly respected publication in the fields of Language and Literature. Make use of it's author and subject indexes to maximize your searching.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
1ABELL (Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature)
Description: Indexes journals, books, literary works, book reviews, essay collections and dissertations; with abstracts and some full text. Cross-searching of this and other literary databases now available via LION. Limited to 4 simultaneous users.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1892-present
Use to locate: Articles, Dissertations & Theses, Reviews
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
2Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Description: Indexes references lists in arts and humanities journals. Recommended for advanced research on where authors and articles have been cited.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1985-present
Use to locate: Articles
3Contemporary Literary Criticism Select
Description: Critical essays on writers who are now living or who died after December 31, 1959. Indexes the complete print series (call number R.809.04 C761). Limited to 2 simultaneous users.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Articles
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
4Humanities Abstracts
Description: Indexed journals in art, classics, history, language, music, philosophy, and religion; with abstracts.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1984-present
Use to locate: Articles
5JSTOR
Description: The full text of more than 500 journals in business, social sciences, science, and the humanities. Searchable and browsable by date.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1900 to 2-5years ago
Use to locate: Articles, Reviews
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
6LION: Criticism & Reference
Description: Allows the cross-searching of full-text articles from a variety of journals and archives, such as JSTOR and MUSE. Also gives access to bibliographic citations from MLA International Bibliography and ABELL. Limited to 4 simultaneous users.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Articles, Dissertations & Theses, Reviews
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
7LION: Literature Online
Description: The Literature Online portal gives access to the complete suite of LION tools and resources, including author profiles, full-text literature collections, scholarly criticism, reference tools, and allows for users to create personalized accounts to save searches and citations. Limited to 4 simultaneous users.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Articles, Dictionaries, Dissertations & Theses, E-books, Plays, Poetry, Reviews, Short Stories
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
8MLA International Bibliography
Description: Indexes journal articles, book chapters and more in literature, language development, linguistics and folklore; with abstracts.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1926-present
Use to locate: Articles, Dissertations & Theses, Reviews
9MUSE
Description: Full-image journals in the humanities and social sciences.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Articles
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
1Dictionary of Literary Biography
Description: Biographical and critical essays on authors from all eras and genres. Limited to 2 simultaneous users.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
2International Encyclopedia of Linguistics
Description: An interdisciplinary encyclopedia covering historical, comparative, formal, mathematical, functional, philosophical, and sociolinguistics.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
3LION: Literature Online
Description: The Literature Online portal gives access to the complete suite of LION tools and resources, including author profiles, full-text literature collections, scholarly criticism, reference tools, and allows for users to create personalized accounts to save searches and citations. Limited to 4 simultaneous users.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
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1American Literature
Description: American Literature, long considered a preeminent journal in this field, covers literary history and criticism, as well as offering reviews and announcements regarding grants, publishing opportunities, and competitions.
2ELH
Description: Concentrating on British and American literature, ELH is an intelligent, if traditional, journal.
3PMLA : Publications of the Modern Language Association of America
Description: Publishes essays judged to be of interest to scholars and teachers of language and literature. Four issues each year present essays on language and literature, covering a wide range of topics, from contemporary criticism to the changing characteristics of the profession. The September issue contains a listing of the association's members, a directory of departmental administrators, and other professional information; and the November issue is the program for the association's annual convention.
4Sewanee Review
Description: Published by the University of the South for 115 years, the Sewanee Review is devoted to British and American fiction, poetry, essays, reviews, and criticism.
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1ABELL (Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature)
Description: Indexes journals, books, literary works, book reviews, essay collections and dissertations; with abstracts and some full text. Cross-searching of this and other literary databases now available via LION. Limited to 4 simultaneous users.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1892-present
Use to locate: Articles, Dissertations & Theses, Reviews
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
2American Literature
Description: American Literature, long considered a preeminent journal in this field, covers literary history and criticism, as well as offering reviews and announcements regarding grants, publishing opportunities, and competitions.
Restrictions: None
Use to locate: Journals
3Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Description: Indexes references lists in arts and humanities journals. Recommended for advanced research on where authors and articles have been cited.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1985-present
Use to locate: Articles
4Contemporary Literary Criticism Select
Description: Critical essays on writers who are now living or who died after December 31, 1959. Indexes the complete print series (call number R.809.04 C761). Limited to 2 simultaneous users.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Articles
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
5Dictionary of Literary Biography
Description: Biographical and critical essays on authors from all eras and genres. Limited to 2 simultaneous users.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Encyclopedias
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
6ELH
Description: Concentrating on British and American literature, ELH is an intelligent, if traditional, journal.
Restrictions: None
Use to locate: Journals
7Humanities Abstracts
Description: Indexed journals in art, classics, history, language, music, philosophy, and religion; with abstracts.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1984-present
Use to locate: Articles
8International Encyclopedia of Linguistics
Description: An interdisciplinary encyclopedia covering historical, comparative, formal, mathematical, functional, philosophical, and sociolinguistics.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Books, E-books, Encyclopedias
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
9JSTOR
Description: The full text of more than 500 journals in business, social sciences, science, and the humanities. Searchable and browsable by date.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1900 to 2-5years ago
Use to locate: Articles, Reviews
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
10LION: Criticism & Reference
Description: Allows the cross-searching of full-text articles from a variety of journals and archives, such as JSTOR and MUSE. Also gives access to bibliographic citations from MLA International Bibliography and ABELL. Limited to 4 simultaneous users.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Articles, Dissertations & Theses, Reviews
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
11LION: Literature Online
Description: The Literature Online portal gives access to the complete suite of LION tools and resources, including author profiles, full-text literature collections, scholarly criticism, reference tools, and allows for users to create personalized accounts to save searches and citations. Limited to 4 simultaneous users.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Articles, Dictionaries, Dissertations & Theses, E-books, Plays, Poetry, Reviews, Short Stories
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
12MLA International Bibliography
Description: Indexes journal articles, book chapters and more in literature, language development, linguistics and folklore; with abstracts.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1926-present
Use to locate: Articles, Dissertations & Theses, Reviews
13MUSE
Description: Full-image journals in the humanities and social sciences.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Articles
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
14PMLA : Publications of the Modern Language Association of America
Description: Publishes essays judged to be of interest to scholars and teachers of language and literature. Four issues each year present essays on language and literature, covering a wide range of topics, from contemporary criticism to the changing characteristics of the profession. The September issue contains a listing of the association's members, a directory of departmental administrators, and other professional information; and the November issue is the program for the association's annual convention.
Restrictions: None
Use to locate: Journals
15Sewanee Review
Description: Published by the University of the South for 115 years, the Sewanee Review is devoted to British and American fiction, poetry, essays, reviews, and criticism.
Restrictions: None
Use to locate: Journals
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