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Article Databases
The best way to locate articles is through the library databases. Go to Databases by Subject and look under English (Literature) to find a list of relevant databases on your topic. You can also perform a search in the databases below.
- Do not enter complete sentences in the search box. Use relevant topics or keywords to perform your search.
- Put the word AND between search terms; mythology AND Greek.
- Connect related terms using OR; mythology OR folk tale OR legends OR myth.
- Look for additional keywords or subjects offered.
- Limit your results by full text, publication date or source type.
- Look for toolbars that provide print, email, and citation options.
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Gale Literature This link opens in a new windowIncludes literature criticism and reference material on literature and authors. Combines the content of Literature Resource Center, Twayne's Authors Online, and Scribner Authors Online.
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Literature Resource Center (Gale) This link opens in a new windowFull-text biographies and critical analyses of writers and their work from a variety of periods and disciplines. (VIVA)
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World History (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new windowIncludes world history reference articles, periodical articles, historical maps, primary documents, audio and video. (NVCC)
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World History Modern Era This link opens in a new windowCovers a broad range of modern history topics in depth, includes images, videos and provides easy-to-navigate access to authoritative information for research purposes.
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Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowA multi-disciplinary database which offers information in many areas of academic study. This database supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study by providing access to journals, periodicals, reports, books and more. (VIVA)
Search Tips
Select the most important 2-3 terms related to your topic. Put the word AND between each new term; this tells the database to look for resources with ALL your terms.
Sumerian AND great flood
Use quotation marks ( " " ) around phrases (two or more words); this tells the database to look for the words in that specific order.
"great flood" AND Sumerian
Use an asterisk ( * ) to find multiple endings of one word. Using myth* as a search term will include results that refer to myth, myths, mythical, mythology, and mythological.
myth*