Databases - Best Bets!
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CAIRNThis open-access database includes fulltext to many French-language journals in the humanities and social sciences.
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ARTFL project, University of ChicagoFull-text retrieval databases of classical French writings, reference resources, bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, periodicals, pamphlets, and ARTFL newsletters. Databases include literary works, political tracts, philosophical writings, and technical treatises. Coverage starts with 12th century.
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JSTORProvides image and full-text online access to back issues of selected scholarly journals in history, economics, political science, demography, mathematics, and other fields of the humanities and social sciences. WSU currently subscribes to the Arts and Sciences I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VII, IX, X and XI Collections.
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Google ScholarGoogle Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites.
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MLA International BibliographyMLA BIBLIOGRAPHY (online) is the largest and most comprehensive database covering current scholarship in the modern languages, literatures, and folklore. MLA BIBLIOGRAPHY (online) corresponds to the printed annual bibliography of the Modern Language Association.
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PerseeOpen access articles in the sciences and humanities
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Project MuseA searchable database that provides access to the full text of journals published by Johns Hopkins University Press and other university presses.
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Literature resource centerIncludes links to: Dictionary of literary biography, Contemporary authors, Contemporary literary criticism, Twayne's author series, Scribner's writer series (the latter featuring more the 1500 biocritical essays on authors of all nationalities and time periods), and more.
Databases to Explore
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Book review indexA comprehensive online guide to book reviews with over five million review citations from thousands of publications.
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British Humanities IndexAn international abstracting and indexing tool for research in the humanities.
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Dissertations and Theses - Full TextDoctoral dissertations (and some masters theses) from all over the world. Full text frequently available. Excellent bibliographies.
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FIAF international film archive databaseContains: International index to film periodicals, 1972- International index to television periodicals, 1979- List of periodicals indexed Treasures from the film archives International directory of film and TV documentation collections and Bibliography of FIAF members' publications.
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Historical abstractsHistorical coverage of the world from 1450 to the present. Coverage is identical to the expanded edition of the CD-ROM version.
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Humanities & social sciences index retrospective, 1907-1984.This database offers the ability to search a wide range of important journals in the humanities and social sciences as far back as 1907. Coverage also includes content from H.W. Wilson's International Index. Combine this valuable resource with other Wilson databases such as Humanities Full Text and/or Social Sciences Full Text for a century of research in hundreds of journals.
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Contact:
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(313) 577-5596
When I'm available, you can reach me through Zoom at 313 577 5596. If I recognize you in the waiting room, I'll let you in. Send me an e-mail before-hand if you can.
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Catalogs (Books, Films, DVD's, Journal Titles, etc.)
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WSU Library CatalogElectronic and print titles from the WSU collections. Includes films, images, scores, journal titles, etc.
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MeLCat (Michigan Electronic Library Catalog)Michigan's shared library catalog allows you to request loans from other libraries. When they arrive, you'll be contacted by e-mail to come pick them up. There can be many records for the same item and you may have to look through several to find an "available" item to request.
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WorldCatA large shared catalog of items in libraries all over the world. May include archives, depositories, images, articles, links, etc. To request an item, click on "Get It@WSU," then the big blue "Request Full Text" button, then login to ILLiad with your WSU AccessID and Password, and the data describing your request will appear in the form (which you must complete and submit).
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Hathi Trust Digital LibraryA vast repository of digitized content from academic collections worldwide, with fulltext access to materials in the public domain (usually pre-1923).
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Suggest a TitleYou may suggest that the library purchase a title that it does not own and that you need for your project. .
You are encouraged to borrow (or suggest for purchase) the titles you need. If you DO purchase a title for your research, consider donating it to the libraries, where we'll make it available for others to use, too!
MLA Style & Citations
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Purdue OWL MLA Formatting and Style Guide"MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities.
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Citing Primary Sources: MLALibrary of Congress instructions for and examples of citations of primary source materials: Web Sites, Cartoons, Maps, Photographs, Films, and more.
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MLA Paper Format Using MS Word 2010/2013Video demonstrating step-by-step instructions. Developed by the University of South Dakota's Writing Center. You can also use the "References" tab to set the style to MLA; then click on "Insert Citations," to Add New Sources or insert in-text citation; and then click on "Bibliography" to create your References list.
Other Relevant Guides
Departmental Information
French Studies are offered through the Romance Languages Program in the Department of Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures