Databases for Germanic & Slavic Languages
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Key Databases
- MLA Bibliography
- Indexes journals, monographs, working papers and proceedings in literature, language, linguistics and folklore, 1963 to present
- American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies Online
- Indexes articles, books, book reviews, dissertations, and selected government publications on East-Central Europe and the former Soviet Union published in the United States and Canada, 1990-present
- Historical Abstracts
- Indexes journals, books, and dissertations on European and world history, excluding the United States and Canada, 1955 to present
- yourDictionary.com

- Accesses over 400 dictionaries and grammars in 100 languages
Additional Databases
- Ethnic NewsWatch

- Indexes and provides full text of over 200 newspapers, magazines and journals of the American ethnic press, 1960 to present, starting dates vary
- Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance
- Indexes articles and reviews on the Middle Ages and Renaissance from over 1,114 journals, and provides other scholarly resources, 1843 to present
- Literature Resource Center

- Full-text of biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline, includes text of Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography, and Contemporary Literary Criticism
- Masterplots Complete - Due to technical difficulties we are presently unable to offer access to this resource.
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- Full-text of the Masterplots reference books, offering plot summaries, critical essays, character profiles and author biographies on works of literature in all genres from around the world
- Social Sciences Abstracts
- Indexes and abstracts articles in over 550 international, English-language social science journals, 1983 to present
- World News Connection

- Full-text of translations to English of international foreign news sources by the U.S. Government
Multidisciplinary Databases
- Academic Search Premier

- Provides full text and indexing of thousands of journals in all academic fields. Dates vary according to publication
- InfoTrac Web

- Indexes and provides full text to thousands of journals and magazines in all fields, including academic disciplines, business, and health, 1980 to present
- WorldCat
- Books and other materials held in most academic, research and large public libraries worldwide