LibGuides: German Culture and Thought: Find Articles

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 German. For example, a keyword search for Brecht AND music produced 73 results, 12 of which are in German.

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.

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. There is no single database covering the broad area of German Culture and Thought, and you should be prepared to search more than one.

Academic Search Complete
Comprehensive, multidisciplinary database covering social sciences, humanities, education, physical and life sciences, and ethnic studies with access to more than 7,000 peer reviewed journals and over 75,000 videos from the Associated Press.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
American Bibliography of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Coverage: 1989-Present
This interdisciplinary database covers Slavic and East European studies in regards to the social sciences and humanities. Resources include journal articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, dissertations, online resources, and selected government publications on East-Central Europe and the former Soviet Union published in the United States and Canada.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
Art Index
Coverage: 1984-present
Includes materials on traditional art, art history, archaeology, architecture, fashion design, interior design, visual art, folk art, film, and non-western art. Materials indexed include journal articles, yearbooks, and museum bulletins. Includes multi-lingual material.
Fore more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Coverage: 1934-present
Indexes periodicals published worldwide on architecture, archaeology, interior design, and historic preservation. Covers the international scholarly and popular periodical literature, including the publications of professional associations, US state and regional periodicals, major serial publications in the architecture and design of Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
Communication Source
Coverage: 1900-present
Provides access to Communication & Mass Media Complete and Communication Abstracts. Subject coverage includes communication, linguistics, rhetoric and discourse, speech-language pathology, media studies, and related fields. Some full text is available.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
EBSCO Collections and eBooks
Provides access to a multidisciplinary collection of over 50 databases and thousands of eBooks covering the social sciences, humanities, and sciences. Select the databases most appropriate for your research topic and search them simultaneously. Some full text is available.
Note: In June 2024 University of Oklahoma Libraries migrated to the new EBSCO platform. Some features from the previous ESBCO platform are currently unavailable on the new platform. As EBSCO works to activate these features, the legacy platform is still available for features you cannot use on the new interface. Please note that the legacy site will be retired in August 2025.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorials.
Film and Television Literature Index
Bibliographic database covering the subjects of film and television theory, preservation and restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews. This database indexes periodicals and technical publications. Some full text is available.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
Google Scholar
Google 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. Use Google Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web.
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Historical Abstracts
Coverage: 1954-present
Covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and more. Materials indexed include abstracts to books, journals, and dissertations.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance
Access content in International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance, as well as full text for other titles including Canadian Theatre Review, Dance Chronicle, Dance Teacher, Modern Drama, PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art, Research in Dance Education, Research in Drama Education, Studies in Theatre and Performance, TDR: The Drama Review, Theater, and many more.
For more information about using this resources, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
MLA International Bibliography
Coverage: 1926-present
Produced by the Modern Language Association, this database is an index covering topics in literature, language, linguistics, film, rhetoric and composition, and folklore. Materials indexed include journals, books, working papers, translations, dissertations, websites, and conference proceedings.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
Music Index
Coverage: 1970-present
International index covering music periodicals with a broad range of subject matters. Materials indexed include historiographic, ethnographic, and musicological data, reviews, obituaries, news, book reviews, tapes, and performances.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
Philosopher's Index
Coverage: 1940-present
Philosopher's Index covers all major fields of philosophy. Materials indexed include books, book reviews, and articles from more than 400 scholarly journals. Articles indexed come from over 35 countries and span 37 different languages, including English, Spanish, German, and French.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
ProQuest
A collection of databases available from ProQuest on various subjects, including business, economics, history, biology, newspapers, art, politics, philosophy, earth and atmospheric sciences, and psychology.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
Coverage: 1861-present
Indexes U.S. doctoral dissertations completed at accredited institutions since 1861 and dissertations and theses, most with abstracts, from the U.K. and Ireland since 1716. This database includes some dissertations from Canada and Europe, as well as some master's theses and foreign language dissertations. Most OU dissertations are full text through summer 2013; after that date, find OU dissertations in SHAREOK. Most dissertations from other institutions, 1997 to present, are full text. To obtain full-text pre-1997 dissertations, use the interlibrary loan.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
Coverage: 1969-present
International index to vocal and instrumental music materials, including articles, books, bibliographies, catalogs, conference proceedings, discographies, dissertations, ethnographic recordings, Festschriften, films, iconographies, reviews, and videos.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print and video tutorial.