Where is the Full Text?
For a step-by-step explanation of how to get an article you've found in a database, see this guide.
Databases for Finding Articles and other Resources
Databases contain citations and/or full text access to journal articles, book chapters, etc., whether available at OU or not. In the cases where we do not own the resource you need in any format, you can request an interlibrary loan (ILL). There is no single database covering the broad area of Letters, and you should be prepared to search more than one. Log on to the library's website with your 4x4 to access databases from anywhere.
- Academic Search CompleteMultidisciplinary database covering social sciences, humanities, education, physical and life sciences, and ethnic studies. Cross-searchable with other EBSCO Collection databases.
- Google ScholarGoogle Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research.
- Proquest Dissertations & Theses GlobalDissertations and theses from around the world, spanning from 1743 to the present day and offering full text for graduate works added since 1997, along with selected full text for works written prior to 1997. All OU Dissertations are full text; all dissertations 1997 to present are full text.
- EBSCO CollectionA collection of databases provided by EBSCO. Selected databases can be searched simultaneously.
- ProquestA collection of databases available from Proquest on various subjects, including business, economics, history, biology, newspapers, art, politics, philosophy, earth and atmospheric sciences, and psychology.
Databases, cont'd
- Aristoteles LatinusMedieval Greek-Latin translations of Aristotle's works.
- Historical AbstractsIndexes over 2.300 academic historical journals in over 40 languages back to 1955. Cross-searchable with other EBSCO Collection databases.
- Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective (1907-1984)Offers a broad range of subject coverage in the humanities and social sciences with high-quality indexing of more than 1,300,000 articles in nearly 1,100 periodicals, dating as far back as 1907, as well as citations of over 240,000 book reviews. Cross-searchable with other EBSCO Collection databases.
- JSTOR (incorporates ARTstor)Full text of many core journals in various disciplines. For some titles, the most recent issues will not be available full text until after an embargo period.
- L'Année PhilologiqueAn international bibliography of books, periodical articles, and dissertations that covers works dealing with all aspects of classical antiquity, from prehistory to the Middle Ages.
- Library of Latin TextsSeries A consists of Latin texts from the beginning of Latin literature through the Second Vatican Council; Series B provides access to Latin texts of all periods and genres.
- MLA International Bibliography (1926-present)Covers topics in literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. Materials indexed include journals, books, working papers, and conference proceedings. Cross-searchable with other EBSCO Collection databases.
- Philosopher's IndexCovers all major fields of philosophy. Materials indexed include books and articles from than 400 scholarly journals.
- Philosophy Compass
Peer reviewed, survey articles of the most important research and current thinking from across the entire discipline of philosophy - Project MuseLargely full-text collection of articles from core journals. Generally limited to most recent 5-7 years.
- Web of ScienceMultidisciplinary index covering topics in the sciences, social sciences and humanities. It is the electronic equivalent of the Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Science Citation Index.
- WorldCatAn international, multi-disciplinary catalog of books, Internet resources, audio visual materials, manuscripts, maps, sound recordings and other materials held by over 20,000 libraries.
- WorldCat Dissertations and ThesesProvides access to records for all dissertations and theses currently in WorldCat.