Databases (OU Login Required)
- Linguistics and Language Behavior AbstractsCovers 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.
- Academic Search CompleteMultidisciplinary database covering social sciences, humanities, education, physical and life sciences, and ethnic studies. Cross-searchable with other EBSCO Collection databases.
- EBSCO CollectionA collection of databases provided by EBSCO. Selected databases can be searched simultaneously.
- ERICAn online library of education research, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. Materials indexed include journal articles and research reports (ERIC Documents). Some full text available.
- EthnologueProvides information on thousands of living languages.
- Google ScholarA subset of Google for finding scholarly literature.
- JSTORAccess to materials in a number of disciplines. It is a digitized archive of the backfiles of selected scholarly journals.
- MLA International BibliographyCovers topics in literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. Materials indexed include journals, books, working papers, and conference proceedings.
- Oxford English DictionaryThe authority on the English language.
- Project MuseContains content from core selected journals. Covers the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics. Some full text available.
- ProQuest CollectionA cross-searchable collection of databases and newspapers. Includes LLBA.
- SocINDEXIndexes literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Provides abstracts and citations to journal articles, books, and conference papers. Includes author profiles.
- Web of ScienceMultidisciplinary index covering topics in the sciences, social sciences and humanities.
The library's full list of databases and e-reference is here.
On the Open Web
- Open Language ArchivesA bibliography of print and online resources, organized by language. OLAC, the Open Language Archives Community, is an international partnership of institutions and individuals who are creating a worldwide virtual library of language resources by: (i) developing consensus on best current practice for the digital archiving of language resources, and (ii) developing a network of interoperating repositories and services for housing and accessing such resources.
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.