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Literature Databases

Literature (Gale)
Gale Literature brings together all of Gale's literary databases into one seamlessly cross-searchable research and study environment. Whether you're researching authors and their works, literary movements or genres, or trying to find book reviews of bestsellers, you can search across all of your library's Gale literary databases to find full text of literary works, journal articles, literature criticism, and more.
Funded by: Statewide Allocation
Literary Reference Center Plus (EBSCO)
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- Check out the Literary Glossary for definitions of literary conventions and inventions
- The Reference Shelf's Encyclopedia of Literature also provides explanations of literary conventions and inventions
Bloom's Literature (Infobase Publishing)
Bloom’s Literature is rich with relevant content on the core authors and works most studied in the high school and undergraduate classrooms. Students will find exactly what they need without having to wade through an uncurated search. Educators will appreciate the thoughtful organization and important curriculum tools to help with lesson plans, assignments, and independent study.

Funded by: College (FALSC Group License)
JSTOR
Access back issues of core journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Over 700 titles available.

Funded by: Statewide Allocation

Examples

Here are a couple more criticism examples

Identifying Additional Databases to Use

Explore the library's database collection and see other databases that may be useful for your topic.

After logging in via Atlas, click on Search the Library and then go to Databases A-Z.

You will see a list of subject categories that you can expand. Within each category is a list of databases with content in that subject area.

Under All Subjects, you will be able to explore database categories to browse within each category is a list of databases with content in that subject area.

Tips:

Use the blue "i" icon to find out more about each database's content.
Most good research involves using more than one source. Don't be discouraged if the first database you try does not yield enough results.

Reference Source

Gale e-Books can give you a basic definition of a particular literary theory, such as Realism, more information on particular literary themes, and overviews of particular works.

eBook Collection (Gale)
Gale's eBook collection offers more than 85 reference sources including encyclopedias, series and more, allowing libraries to provide respected authoritative essays on varied topics from numerous subject areas. Users can search across a single eBook or an entire eBook collection.

Funded by: College and Statewide

Finding Books and Ebooks

To find books and ebooks use the library catalog. Under Material Type, select Books.

For print books, under Library select Valencia/West to limit to West Campus.
For print e-books, under Availability select Available Online.

MLA Guides online

Remember that although many of the library databases provide MLA citations for electronic sources, it is your responsibility as a student to ensure that all of your citations are correct.

Be sure to compare any database generated citations to the library's MLA guides online (link below), the official MLA Handbook (located at the second floor Reference Desk), or your Little Seagull Handbook.

Citation Guides

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