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Boatwright Memorial Library

Most important databases

Primary Sources

Journal Articles

These databases are useful for finding articles, essays, and book chapters on language, literature, linguistics, and related topics. If the full text is not in the database you are searching, click the Locate It  button or use the Journal Titles search in the red box on the main page to determine whether we have access to a journal. If we do not have access to a journal article or book, you can request it from our Interlibrary Loan service.

Electronic Encyclopedias

These are places to quickly check on the meaning of a literary term or for biographical information about an author.