Why search here? The main database of critical scholarship on all modern literatures and languages, also covering linguistics, folklore, film and media studies.
Content type: Scholarly articles, books, dissertations
Coverage dates: 1963-present
Why search here? Search here for scholarly content in the humanities and social sciences in a major database that many students are familiar with from high school.
Content type: Journal articles, eBooks, images, primary sources
Why search here? Find scholarly journal articles and books in the humanities and social sciences.
Content type: Scholarly articles, book
Why search here? Good starting point when researching topics that intersect with multiple disciplines.
Content type: Scholarly articles, newspaper articles, magazine articles, trade journal articles
Coverage dates: 1887-present; varies by title
Examines great writers, important works, memorable characters, and influential movements and events in world literature.
Features discussion and analysis of poems of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Provides an overview of the poem and a discussion of its principal themes, images, form, and construction
A master index that provides quick access to author and title listings from over 130 Gale literature products, including biographies and critical essays, but it does not contain the full text of these sources. Use this to determine in what Gale databases have the materials from the authors or titles you are researching.
Search across all of Gale's literature databases to find full text of literary works, journal articles, literature criticism, reviews, biographical information, and overviews.
Why search here? Criticism and analysis of literature from classical and medieval literature through the early 2000s.
Content type: Encyclopedia entries, reviews, scholarly sources including critical essays
Full-text database with plot summaries and work overviews; literary criticism; author biographies; book reviews; and literary works.
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Content type: Newspaper articles, videos, games, recipes
Coverage dates: 1851-present
Register using your USCA email account. Entitles users to WSJ app also.
Why search here? Good for finding historical and current articles from newspapers and news sources across the U.S., including smaller regional and local newspapers.
Content type: Newspaper articles, broadcast transcripts, newswires
Coverage dates: 1700s-present
Gale OneFile: News provides access to more than 3,000 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers as well as leading titles from around the world. It includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts, and transcripts. The resource allows users to translate articles into more than 40 different languages, create email alerts, and customize search options and results format
