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Reference Sources

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
The academic alternative to Wikipedia! Pulls articles from a wide range of encyclopedias and dictionaries written by subject experts.
The academic alternative to Wikipedia! Provides access to nearly 500 encyclopedias and dictionaries. Search by concept map. Includes thousands of searchable images.

New Dictionary of the History of Ideas by Maryanne Cline Horowitz
ISBN: 0684313774
Publication Date: 2004
A survey of the history of Western thought and culture that explores the origin, cultural interpretations, and historical themes of such subjects as beauty, love, feminism, diversity, and social capital, among many others. Experts from various disciplines examine major developments in intellectual history during the past 30 years reflecting all aspects of knowledge from a global and gender-inclusive perspective, allowing readers to trace ideas and concepts across culture and time periods.

Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window
Background information about art and artists.
Contains the 34-volume reference set, The Grove Dictionary of Art, the Oxford Companion to Western Art, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics and more.

The Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature by David Scott Kastan
ISBN: 9780195169218
Publication Date: 2006
Covers the entire history of British literature from the seventh century to the present, focusing on the writers and the major texts of what are now the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. In five hundred substantial essays written by major scholars, the Encyclopedia of British Literature includes biographies of nearly four hundred individual authors and a hundred topical essays with detailed analyses of particular themes, movements, genres, and institutions whose impact upon the writing or the reading of literature was significant.

Oxford Reference Online
Contains the complete texts of over 100 Oxford University Press dictionaries and reference titles, including 16 titles in literature.
The Year's Work in English Studies
Review articles of scholarly books and articles dealing with English-language literature published in a given year.
The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory
Review articles of scholarly books and articles that deal with "theory", for want of a better word, including chapters on film studies and queer theories.

Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
Definitions, pronunciation, and history of English language words.
Current, online version of the famous dictionary.

Articles

MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Modern Language Association's index of journals and books on literature, linguistics, language, folklore, and film.
Modern Language Association's index to international journal and books on literature, linguistics, languages, folklore, and film studies, 1926 to present.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers in almost every subject area. A great starting point for any topic.
Comprehensive index to scholarly journals and general periodicals in all subject and interdisciplinary areas, including full text. Coverage prior to 1990 is sparse.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Full text of hundreds of scholarly journals in all disciplines dating back to the 1700s. Current 3-5 years usually unavailable.
Full text of hundreds of scholarly journals in all disciplines dating back to the 1700s.

Google Scholar
Add Earlham College under "Library Links" (within Settings) to access content within library database subscriptions. Google Scholar can also be used for citation searching - look for the "Cited By" link beneath the description of the article/item.

Periodicals Archive Online This link opens in a new window
Journal articles and magazines in the humanities and social sciences. Coverage ends at 2000.
Full text of 425 journals and magazines covering all topics dating back to the 1800s. Coverage ends at 2000.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Scholarly articles in the humanities and social sciences.
Full text of over 1200 scholarly journals in the humanities dating back to the 1990s.
American Periodicals This link opens in a new window
American magazines that began publishing between 1740-1900. Coverage extends to the 1940s at the latest.
Full text of over 1100 magazines that began publishing in the USA between 1740 and 1900, including special interest and general magazines, literary journals, children's and women's magazines, and more. Coverage extends to 1940 at the latest.
British Periodicals This link opens in a new window
British journals and magazines published from 1680-1940.
Full text of over 70 magazines published in Britain from the 1680s to the 1930s. The material herein can usually be considered "primary documents."
New York Times (Historical Newspaper Archive) This link opens in a new window
Full-text page images of the newspaper, including advertisements, editorial cartoons, etc. Coverage is from 1851 up to the past three years
Times (London) Digital Archives This link opens in a new window
Full-text page images of the newspaper, including advertisements, editorial cartoons, etc. Coverage is from 1785-1985.