CONTACT INFO:
FINDING DATABASES FROM THE LIBRARY'S HOMEPAGE
Go to http://www.svsu.edu/library
On the left side of the page, click on DATABASES.
NOTE: the box saying ALL SUBJECTS. Select a subject from the drop down arrow, that best fits your subject. Select Literature. The BEST BETS are in the YELLOW BOX. Search a selection of databases using your SEARCH STRATEGY to retrieve full text scholarly/academic articles or to request articles from interlibrary loan.
Some databases you may want to try:
Something about the Author (SATA), LION (Literature Online), and the CREDO REFERENCE database will have biographical information about your author.
For SCHOLARLY JOURNAL articles, try these LITERATURE databases:
Humanities Full Text
LION (Literature Online)--click on Criticism then enter author's name in search box
Literary Reference Center
Project Muse
JSTOR-limit to ARTICLES, ENGLISH (language)
MLA International Bibliography-limit to ENGLISH and select JOURNAL ARTICLES from the SOURCE TYPE box (scroll down)
Need Help?
Contact your course librarian, Kathleen Kroll <kmkroll@svsu.edu>, Research & Instruction Librarian, for help searching these databases.