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ABELL (Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature)
List books, monographs, journal articles, critical editions of literary works, book reviews, collections of essays and doctoral dissertations published anywhere in the world. 1920-current.
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Consists of 77 volumes beginning in 1920 and issued annually in printed volumes. Subject areas covered by ABELL include:
- English Language - including syntax, phonology, lexicology, semantics, stylistics and dialectology
- English Literature - including poetry, prose, fiction, films, biography, travel writing, literary theory and studies of individual authors
- Bibliography - including manuscript studies, textual studies and the history of publishing
- Traditional culture of the English-speaking world including custom, belief, narrative, song, dance and material culture
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Academic OneFile
Scholarly journal articles and popular magazines covering all topics. A great database for beginning searches. 1980s-present (dates may vary).
Also Known As
- OneFile
- Gale Academic OneFile
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Covers
- Periodicals -- General interest magazines; scholarly academic journals; business publications; technology periodicals; plus specialty titles in law, health care and computers
- Newswires -- 89 wire services covering agriculture, general news, broadcast news, government, business press releases, industry topics, sports and current events from all over the world
- Newspapers -- Indexes The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and Christian Science Monitor
This database was formerly a part of Infotrac Onefile.
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Academic Search Premier
Scholarly journal articles and popular magazines covering all topics. A great database for beginning searches. 1980s-present (dates may vary).
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Topics include news and current events, politics, literature, communication science, business, medicine, psychology, the arts, and many more.
- Summaries of articles in over 8,000 journals, magazines, and newspapers
- Full-text of articles in over 4,000 journals
- Summaries of scholarly articles in over 6,000 journals
- Full-text of scholarly articles in over 3,000 journals
While subject-specific databases may offer more depth, this one may be more up-to-date.
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Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Scholarly journal articles in arts and humanities. Includes some full-text. From Web of Science. More comprehensive searching than FirstSearch. 1994- current.
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Subjects covered include:
- Archaeology
- Art & Architecture
- Classics
- Dance
- Folklore
- History
- Language
- Linguistics
- Literature & Literary Reviews
- Music
- Philosophy
- Poetry
- Radio, Television, & Film
- Religion
- Theater
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Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)

Comprehensive index to more than 11 million biographical sketches in over 3000 current and retrospective reference books, covering both contemporary and historical figures. Current.
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Cambridge Collections Online (CCO)
Full-text of over 200 Cambridge Companions in Literature and Classics; and Philosophy, Religion and Culture. Includes over 2,200 essays on these topics. varies.
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Topics include Plato, Luther, Jane Austen, Tom Stoppard, Stravinsky, the French Novel, and Jewish American Literature. Access
- The Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics
- The Cambridge Companions to Philosophy, Religion and Culture
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JSTOR
Essential scholarly journals in many academic fields, especially arts, literature, humanities, and biology. Some back to early 1900s; most recent 2-5 years not available.
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Subjects include:
- African American Studies
- African Studies
- American Indian Studies
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Architecture & Architectural History
- Art & Art History
- Asian Studies
- Botany
- Business
- Classical Studies
- Ecology
- Economics
- Education
- Feminist & Women's Studies
- Film Studies
- Finance
- Folklore
- General Science
- Geography
- History
- History of Science & Technology
- Language & Literature
- Latin American Studies
- Law
- Mathematics
- Middle East Studies
- Music
- Performing Arts
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Population Studies
- Psychology
- Public Policy & Administration
- Religion
- Slavic Studies
- Sociology
- Statistics
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MasterPlots

Contains author biographies and mini-critiques that sketch the theme, style, plot, and characters in over 1000 works of literature.
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MLA International Bibliography
Scholarly articles in literature and linguistics. Indexes over 6,000 national and international journals, as well as books, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations, and bibliographies. From the Modern Language Association. 1926-current; selective coverage 1886-.
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Subjects include:
- Literature and drama (English and world)
- Linguistics
- Literary Theory
- Folklore
- Rhetoric, composition, and pedagogy
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Oxford Reference Online
100 language and subject dictionaries and reference works. Subjects include: biology; classics; computing; dance; earth sciences; economics; mythology; history; law; literature; medicine; opera; performing arts; politics; science, theater; and more.
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We subscribe to three collections at Oxford, all via the Boston Library Consortium. They are:
- Core Collection, United States
- Premium Western Civilization
- Premium Collection
Includes the Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre, Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera, Oxford Companion to American Theatre, Oxford Companion to Shakespeare, Oxford Dictionary of Dance, and Who's Who in Opera.
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Project MUSE
Full-text of over 200 journals in classics, education, history, literature, math, philosophy, politics, religion, and visual and performing arts.
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Journals published by major university presses, especially in the humanities and social sciences. Subjects include:
- Classics
- Culture
- Education
- Film, Theater, and Performing Arts
- History
- Judaic Studies
- Language
- Law
- Literature
- Math
- Music
- Philosophy & Religion
- Philosophy & Science
- Politics
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
Indexes every doctoral dissertation completed in the U.S. at accredited institutions. Includes some master's theses and foreign language dissertations. 1861-present; full-text 1997 to present.
Also Known As
- Dissertation Abstracts
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Reader's Guide Retrospective

The most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States. 1890-1982.
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Journals covered include Time, Newsweek, and Life.
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Theatre in Video
Video of plays and documentaries. Includes hundreds of leading playwrights, actors and directors.
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- Theater in Video
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Content includes The Iceman Cometh, Awake and Sing, Dom Juan, Bérénice, Long Day's Journey Into Night, Playboy of the Western World, Krapp's Last Tape, and the complete works of Shakespeare as produced by the BBC and other theatrical companies.
Notable actors include Claire Bloom, Laurence Olivier, Colleen Dewhurst, Richard Dreyfuss, Walter Matthau, Meryl Streep, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren and more.
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World Shakespeare Bibliography Online
Summarizes books, articles, book reviews, dissertations, theatrical productions, audiovisual materials, electronic media related to Shakespeare. 1962 to present.
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Covers over eighty languages and represents every country in North America, South America, and Europe, and nearly every country in Asia, Africa, and Australasia. Indexes several hundred thousand additional reviews of books, productions, films, and audio recordings. What the Bibliography includes:
- Books, articles, and dissertations entirely about Shakespeare;
- Books, articles, and dissertations that include a substantial discussion of Shakespeare (e.g., books and dissertations that devote a chapter--or its equivalent--to Shakespeare);
- Stage productions of Shakespeare's works by a professional or semiprofessional theatrical group (in listing personnel, only the following are recorded: those with speaking roles, translator, dramaturg, director, assistant director, and individuals responsible for sets, costumes, lighting, and music);
- Reviews of books entirely or substantially about Shakespeare;
- Reviews of professional or semiprofessional stage productions of Shakespeare's works;
- Films of Shakespeare productions (in listing personnel, only the following are recorded: those with speaking roles, director, assistant director, and individuals responsible for sets, costumes, lighting, cinematography, and music);
- New stage, musical, dance, and video adaptations of Shakespeare's works (in listing personnel, only the following are recorded: those with speaking roles, the author and/or translator of the adaptation, choreographer, composer, dramaturg, director, assistant director, and individuals responsible for sets, costumes, lighting, and music).
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WorldCat

Catalog of books, journals, DVDs, CDs, scores, and sound recordings from over 9,000 libraries. 40 million records representing 400 languages. Covers information back to the 11th Century. Includes items at the University of Connecticut Libraries. Request items not at UConn via Interlibrary Loan..
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WorldCat indicates if UConn owns the item, but it does not have UConn’s specific call numbers for books, music, and scripts, and it does not have any AV call numbers.
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