Library Research Guides: Literature & Authors: Library databases

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Selected library databases for literature

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Gale in Context - Literature Resource Center
Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. The optional MLA International Bibliography module adds citations for hundreds of thousands of books, articles and dissertations from 1926 to the present, linked to full text where available.

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Why search here?
Literary Reference Center gives students, professors and researchers a foundation of literary reference works to meet their research needs.

What is included?
This resource provides information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and time frames.
Content includes:
More than 36,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews
More than 80,000 articles/essays of literary criticism
More than 250,000 author biographies
More than 450 literary journals
More than 900,000 book reviews
Nearly 100,000 classic and contemporary poems
More than 27,000 classic and contemporary short stories
Nearly 10,000 author interviews
More than 7,400 classic novels
Poetry & Short Story Reference Center
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Why search here?
Poetry & Short Story Reference Center comes with a dedicated search interface that allows users to browse content by categories such as most studied poems, poets, short stories and themes.

What is included?
In addition to poems and short stories, the database includes plays and speeches, classic books, biographies, critical analyses, contextual essays and explications for important works, and essays on poetic forms, literary terms, techniques and movements.
Humanities Source
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Why search here?
This resource covers literary, scholarly and creative thought.

What is included?
It provides full text, indexing and abstracts for the most noted scholarly sources in the humanities.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times with Index
Why search here?
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.

What is included?
The Historical New York Times with Index (1851-1993) provides search capability using subject terms and topics for focused and targeted results in combination with searchable full text, full page, and article-level images from the Historical New York Times.

New York TImes (Current)
MSU John W. & Joan Eadie Celebrity Lecture series
The Celebrity Lecture Series was established at Michigan State University by the College of Arts and Letters under the leadership of Dean John W. Eadie and the Dean’s Community Council in 1988. At its tenth anniversary in 1998 and in honor of his stewardship of the arts and humanities, the series was renamed in honor of Dean Eadie. The popularity of this series attracted students, faculty, and members of the community, and featured some of the most illustrious scholars, critics, novelists, poets, and creative artists of our time.

Academic Videos

Films on Demand
Why search here?
Films On Demand is a comprehensive, curriculum-focused video subscription providing unlimited access to thousands of videos in 30+ subjects, including the humanities, science, business, literature, health, and more. Professors can stimulate and reinforce their lectures, and students can find inspiration and materials for their research

What is included?
Over 45,000 titles and 300,000 segments, productions by ABC News, BBC, HBO and PBS.
Alexander Street (AVON: Academic Video Online) This link opens in a new window
Why search here?
Curated for the educational experience, the massive depth of content and breadth of content-types (such as documentaries, films, demonstrations, etc.) in Academic Video Online makes it a useful resource for many types of research.

What is included?
Over 66,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.
Kanopy Streaming Service
Why search here?
This resource is a collection of selected streaming videos.

What is included?
If you find a video you'd like the library to purchase from this vendor, follow the directions to recommend for purchase.

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