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Academic OneFile
Academic OneFile
provides access to
peer-reviewed, full-text
articles from journals
and reference sources.
It also offers full text
of the New York Times
from 1995 to the
present and includes
transcripts and audio
files from National
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Academic Search
Complete
(ASC)
A scholarly,
multi-disciplinary
database that offers
more than 6,100
full-text periodicals.
In addition to full-text
articles, Academic
Search Complete
provides indexing and
abstracts for many more
resources,
including indexing for
more than 10,100
journals, scholarly
books, reports,
conference proceedings,
etc. It includes some
searchable PDF content
going back as far as
1887. |
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Hispanic American
Periodicals Index
1970-present
Index to articles, book
reviews and other
material on Central and
South America, Mexico,
the Caribbean basin, the
U.S.-Mexico border
region, and Hispanics in
the United States.
Covers more than 400
social science and
humanities journals
published throughout the
world. |
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Literature Criticism
Online
2007 - present
This database is a
compilation of literary
criticism that has been
published from June 2007
to the present in the
following Gale literary
sets: Contemporary
Literary Criticism,
Twentieth-Century
Literary Criticism,
Nineteenth-Century
Literature Criticism,
Literature Criticism
from 1400-1800,
Classical and Medieval
Literature Criticism,
Poetry Criticism, and
Short Story Criticism.
For tips on locating
literary criticism in
Gale databases and print
reference books, see the
Library’s guide
Gale Literary Resources. |
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Literary Index
Search this Index to
identify criticism
articles that have been
published in Gale
reference books located
in the Library. After
completing your search,
for book call numbers
consult the Library’s
guide
Gale Literary Resources. |
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Literature Resource
Center
Access biographies,
bibliographies, and
critical analyses of
more than 120,000
authors from every age
and literary discipline. |
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LitFinder
LitFinder provides
access to full-text
poems, short stories,
essays, speeches, and
plays and includes
biographies, work
summaries, photographs,
and a glossary. |
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MLA International
Bibliography
1963 - present
A research tool for the
humanities, covers
international scholarly
materials on language,
literature, linguistics,
and folklore. |
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Oxford English
Dictionary
The Oxford English
Dictionary is the
accepted authority on
the evolution of the
English language over
the last millennium. It
is a guide to the
meaning, history, and
pronunciation of over
half a million words,
both present and past.
It traces the usage of
words through 2.5
million quotations from
a wide range of
international English
language sources, from
classic literature and
specialist periodicals
to film scripts and cook
books |
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Project Muse
The full text from over
100 scholarly journals
in arts and humanities,
the social sciences, and
mathematics. |
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Scribner Writer Series
The Scribner Writers
Series database offers
signed essays on more
than 2,000 authors and
literary genres drawn
from the acclaimed
Scribner print series.
In addition to American
writers, it includes:
Ancient, African,
European, and Latin
American writers. |
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Twayne Author Series
Detailed introductions
to the lives and works
of writers, the history
and influence of
literary movements, and
to the development of
literary genres. |
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What Do I Read Next?
Readers, teachers, and
those doing literary
research may use this
database to search for
recommended titles, plot
summaries, and literary
awards. Search options
include: genre, subject,
characters, time period,
location, target age,
author, title, series,
awards, and bestsellers.
A monthly highlights
page offers information
about recent award
winners, upcoming
titles, and titles
related to that month's
selected topic |
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America's Newspapers
(Newsbank)
A database of the
complete electronic
editions of more than
750 U.S. newspapers,
including major
newspapers such as
The New York Times,
The Washington Post,
The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
and regional newspapers
such as The Knoxville
News-Sentinel and
The Tennessean.
Paid advertisements
are excluded. |
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Custom
Newspapers (InfoTrac)
A collection of more
than 650 national and
international
newspapers. Includes the
Chattanooga
Times/Free Press. |
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Encyclopedia of
Aesthetics
This encyclopedia
surveys critical thought
on art, culture, and
society. It includes
historical coverage and
critical discussions by
internationally
recognized art
historians,
philosophers, and
theorists. (A part of
Oxford Art Online). |
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Expanded Academic ASAP
1980 - present
Coverage in the social
sciences, humanities,
sciences, and
technology, national
news, and general
interest, with a
concentration on
scholarly journals. |
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Evans Early American
Imprints
This database of full
text documents, books,
and images covers life
in 17th- and
18th-century America. It
includes a wide variety
of topics, such as
history, literature,
music (i.e. hymnals),
religion (i.e. prayer
and liturgical books),
philosophy, and foreign
affairs. The content of
this digital collection
is based on the renowned
American Bibliography
by Charles Evans. |
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General OneFile
General OneFile is a
source for news and
periodical articles
covering a wide range of
topics. It includes
full-text articles,
along with some images
and NPR transcripts and
audio files. Updated
daily. |
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Informe
1998 - present
Indexes 50+ of the most
popular magazines in
Spanish. Investiga las
noticias y eventos mas
corrientes, la
informacion de negocios
del momento, los
articulos de salud mas
importantes, temas de
cultura popular y muchas
otras materias incluidas
en las revistas
hispanicas mas populares. |
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JSTOR
1800 to 3 years
before present date
A digital archive
collection of scholarly
journals starting with
the first issues (many
of which date from the
1800s).
NOTE: the
Adobe Acrobat Reader
is required to print
articles. |
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LearningExpress Library
This resource contains
practice tests and
interactive tutorials
for various academic and
professional
standardized tests. The
tutorials and practice
tests offer immediate
scoring, answer
explanations, and
individual analysis of
test results.
Included are:
- courses and
practice tests in
math, reading, and
writing for adults,
as well as
elementary and high
school students,
- practice tests
for: GED, ACT, SAT,
advanced placement,
GRE, GMAT, LSAT,
MCAT, TOEFL, and
U.S. citizenship,
- practice
certification tests
for: civil service,
teacher praxis, real
estate, and EMS,
- e-books for
skill building and
career
development.
To use
LearningExpress
Library tools, you
must first set up
your own individual
account. On their
welcome page, click
the "New User"
button. Enter a
username and
password that are
easy for you to
remember, because if
you forget your
password there will
be no way to
retrieve your
password.
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Library, Information
Science & Technology
Abstracts (LISTA)
mid-1960s - present
This database indexes
periodicals, books,
research reports and
proceedings in the
following subject areas:
librarianship,
information management,
classification,
cataloging,
bibliometrics, online
information retrieval,
and more. Full-text
articles are included. |
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MLA Directory of
Periodicals
The MLA Directory of
Periodicals offers
detailed publication
information for over
7,100 journals, with
4,400 currently indexed
in the International
Bibliography. Entries
include editorial
contact information,
publication frequency,
circulation figures,
subscription prices, and
submission guidelines. |
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