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ENG/CRE 336: African American Writing, 1746-1877 (Androne): Finding Articles

Scholarly and Literary Databases

Use the following databases to find information about authors you are studying and their creative works. Just enter the name of your author or the name of one of their works in the search blank.

Gale Literature Resource Center

Designed for undergraduate students, this contains information on literary figures from all time periods writing in such genres as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, journalism, and more, drawn from these sources: Dictionary of Literary Biography, Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism (starting with vol. 95), and Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature. In addition it provides selected full-text, excerpted critical materials, articles from 260 literary journals, and links to selected websites.
MLA International Bibliography
An index to scholarly articles, books and book chapters, and dissertations published internationally on modern (Medieval to today) languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics (including composition and rhetoric since 2000). Coverage has varied but now includes literature from all over the world--Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America. Folklore is represented by folk literature, music, art, rituals, and belief systems. Linguistics and language materials range from history and theory of linguistics, comparative linguistics, semantics, stylistics, and syntax to translation. Other topics include literary theory and criticism, dramatic arts (film, radio, television, theater), and history of printing and publishing. Some full-text.
JSTOR
Covers a wide range of full-text scholarly content, academic journals, primary sources, and e-books, across a wide range of subject areas. Also searches artwork in ARTstor. Collections I-X all campuses. Collection XI Oxford and Middletown campus users only. Users may encounter content in this database the library has not purchased.

Miami University Libraries Search - reaching a wider variety of publications

Miami University Libraries Search

Start searching for articles here (searches multiple databases at once).
Use limiters to narrow your results - peer-reviewed, subject, date, etc.
Use the "Citation" option below the citation when you click on it to create an APA or MLA citation.
To share this article, click and copy the Permalink option option below the citation when you click on it (not the browser URL).

Watch this short video on how to search for articles in Miami University Libraries Search (4:31 minutes; John Burke, 2025).

Need a Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed Journal Article? Who writes them? Why? Where do you find one?

Peer Review in 3 Minutes (NCSU Libraries)
Anatomy of a Scholarly Article (NCSU Libraries)

Google Scholar: an alternative for finding articles

Google Scholar
Academic research articles and books, found through Google. Some will be freely accessible, and some will require a subscription.
Does Miami already own a Google Scholar article?
Two Minute Tutorial: Google Scholar

Getting Started: ask me for ideas!

If you aren't sure how to phrase your topic for searching, use our Pre-Search service to get suggestions on words to use and places to search.

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