Databases for Romance & Comparative Literature
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Key Databases
- MLA Bibliography
- Indexes journals, monographs, working papers and proceedings in literature, language, linguistics and folklore, 1963 to present
- ARTFL Project (University of Chicago)

- Database of full text, reference material and Web links to French and Italian literature, including French texts, Italian texts prior to 1375, pamphlets and periodicals of the 1848 French Revolution, French and French-English dictionaries, the French Bible, and parallel Latin, English and German Bibles
- Handbook of Latin American Studies Online
- Selective annotated bibliography of scholarly works on Latin America in the humanities and social sciences from the Library of Congress. Includes books, journal articles, book chapters, conference papers, and electronic resources. 1935-present, including contents of future print volumes.
- Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI)
- Indexes articles on Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean and Hispanics in the United States, 1970 to present
- Historical Abstracts
- Indexes journals, books, and dissertations on European and world history, excluding the United States and Canada, 1955 to present
- Oxford Reference Online
- Full text of 100 language and subject dictionaries and reference works
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
- 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 across the USÂ and in many other countries.