Guides: English Literature: Articles & Journals

Frequently used article databases

MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Subject index for books and articles published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. 4400 literary journals, book publishers and dissertations indexed.
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
8000 journals indexed/abstracted (4600 full-text) in various disciplines.
Historical Abstracts (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
An index with full text links to articles, book chapters, and theses on all historical periods from the 15th century to the 20th century in Europe (including Great Britain), Asia and Africa.
CBCA Complete (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
With over 4.5 million records and more than 1,680 titles, CBCA Complete is ideal for anyone interested in current events, business, science, the arts, and education as produced in Canada. Includes 640 full-text periodicals and daily news sources (over 480 of which are Canadian), plus indexing to an additional 1,100 other titles (over 95% Canadian). Updated daily with full-text content (1985 to present) and bibliographic content (1971 to present).
Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance This link opens in a new window
A bibliography comprised of secondary source material pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700). Contains citations, with links to check full-text for books and journal material (articles, reviews, review articles, bibliographies, catalogues, abstracts and discographies). Also includes citations for dissertation abstracts and essays in books (including entries in conference proceedings, festschriften, encyclopedias and exhibition catalogues).

Journal Collections

A list of all journals (electronic and print) subscribed to by the MSVU Library can be found under our Journal List A-Z. It is searchable only by journal title.

The following journal collections are searchable either by journal title or by article keywords:

JSTOR (CRKN) This link opens in a new window
The Arts & Sciences Collections contain the back files of articles in full-text from over 1,000 of the leading scholarly journals in the Humanities, the Social Sciences, and the Life Sciences.
Periodicals Archive Online (CRKN - ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Periodicals Archive Online is a full-text journal archive covering close to 500 titles in the humanities and the social sciences with an emphasis on access to the backfiles of key academic journals.
Taylor & Francis: Social Sciences and Humanities Collection (CRKN) This link opens in a new window
A collection of 662 electronic journals in the humanities and social sciences.
Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Over 300 high quality humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from 60 scholarly publishers.
Wiley Online Library (CRKN) This link opens in a new window
A collection of 1,217 full-text multi-disciplinary journals.
Science Direct (CRKN - Elsevier) This link opens in a new window
1800 full-text multi-disciplinary journals. Includes the Arts & Humanities.

Featured Books from the Mount Library collection

Shakespeare Survey: Volume 64, Shakespeare as Cultural Catalyst by Peter Holland (Editor)
Call Number: PR 2888 C3 v.64 (Circ.)
The Elements of Style by Maira Kalman (Illustrator); William Strunk; E. B. White
Call Number: PE 1408 S772 2005

Print Bibliographies at MSVU: A Selection

Fluent in Fantasy : A Reader's Guide by Diana Tixier Herald
Call Number: Ref. Z 5917 F3 H47 1999
World Historical Fiction: An Annotated Guide to Novels for Adults and Young Children by Lynda G. Adamson
Call Number: Ref. Z 5917 H6 A33 1999
Gothic Writers : A Critical and Bibliographical Guide by Douglass H. Thomson (Editor); Jack G. Voller (Editor); Frederick S. Frank (Editor)
Call Number: Ref. PN 3435 C68 2002

English Literature

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Frequently used article databases

Journal Collections

Other article databases of interest

Featured Books from the Mount Library collection

Print Bibliographies at MSVU: A Selection