MLAIB
The primary database for conducting research on literature and related areas is the MLA International Bibliography (MLAIB). It indexes books, articles, and websites on literary theory and criticism, dramatic arts (film, radio, television, theater), folklore, and the history of printing and publishing. Book reviews are not included.
OU subscribes to the MLAIB through EBSCO, so the interface may look familiar to you. However, the database has certain unique features.
- Search indexes such as genre, literary technique, literature topic, primary subject author, and primary subject work.
- Build your search using the database's Thesaurus.
- Use the Names as Subjects feature when you're not sure how to spell a name or whether to use a pseudonym.
- It is generally better to do your keyword searches in English, even if you want results in French. For example, a keyword search for Le Clézio AND identity produced 16 results, including articles in French, German, Spanish, and Chinese.
The Modern Language Association has created several tutorials to help you use the bibliography.
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.
Journals and Articles--Other Databases
-
Academic Search CompleteMultidisciplinary database covering social sciences, humanities, education, physical and life sciences, and ethnic studies. Cross-searchable with other EBSCO Collection databases.
-
EthnologueProvides information on thousands of living languages.
-
Google ScholarA collection of scholarly articles that uses Google search technology. To link to OU Libraries:
.• Click on the three horizontal lines in the upper left-hand corner.
• Choose “Settings” at the bottom of the list.
• Choose “Library links” from the list in the upper right-hand corner.
• In the search bar type “University of Oklahoma”.
• Check the boxes next to both University of Oklahoma Libraries entries. (Open WorldCat should be selected by default and that is okay.)
• Save your settings. -
JSTORMostly full-text access to content from core journals across disciplines. NOTE: while most JSTOR journals begin from the first issue of a given title, there is frequently an embargo on the most recent years. JSTOR should not be relied upon as a sole source for scholarly research.
-
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts1973-present. Covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics.Complete coverage is also given to various fields of linguistics including descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical and geographical linguistics.
-
Project MuseLargely full-text collection of articles from core journals. Generally limited to most recent 5-7 years.
-
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses GlobalIndexes doctoral dissertations completed at accredited institutions in the US, Canada, UK, and Ireland. Many are available full text. In recent years many dissertations have been placed in university repositories instead of in Dissertation Abstracts, so search individual institutions as well.
-
Web of Science Core CollectionMultidisciplinary index covering topics in the sciences, social sciences and humanities.