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Research for Liberal Studies
Library Contact: Tricia Juettemeyer
Department Contact: Linda Benson

Databases* for Liberal Studies

JSTOR

An extensive collection of back issues of scholarly journals with coverage in the humanities and social sciences.

Project MUSE

Collection of around 250 full-text journals in the humanities published by Johns Hopkins University Press and 50 other university presses and societies.

Historical Abstracts

Covers non-U.S./Canadian history. Some full-text.

Humanities Abstracts

Index to humanities journals

New York Times Historical

Full-text coverage of  The New York Times from 1851 to 2003

WilsonSelect via FirstSearch

Good general purpose database, contains articles from a large variety of subject areas. Includes articles from scholarly journals and popular magazines.

Lexis-Nexis

Excellent place to find current newspaper articles. Indexes full-text articles for most major papers.

MLA Bibliography

A good place to search for scholarly articles on literature and film.

 

Also try Databases listed by Subject

Try browsing the databases listed under

History, Anthropology, Political Science, Art, Education, and Literature.

To find articles that are not available online in one of the databases above, be sure to use the link to determine if the article is available online in another library database or in print in the library.

Finding Books

Voyager Library Catalog

Use the catalog to find books we have in the Kresge Library. Also use the catalog to see if we have access to a particular journal title on-line or in print.

WorldCat

Search for materials not available through Kresge Library in WorldCat. These titles may be ordered via InterLibrary Loan.

Liberal Studies Websites

 

Confluence: The Journal of Graduate Liberal Studies

Available at Kresge Library: AS 36 .J6, 4th floor

 

AGLSP: The Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs

General Library Information

Ask a Librarian

Floor map of the Kresge Library

Interlibrary Loans via ILLIAD or MelCat

Citation Guides and Writing Resources

Quick Reference MLA Citation Guide

Citation help for commonly cited sources such as books, journal articles, and newspapers.

Turabian Citation Guide (ASU Libraries)

Chicago Style Citation Guide (University of Chicago)

 

Kresge Library Links to Writing Resources

Find in-depth information about the mechanics of writing and grammar, writing MLA format, citations, avoiding plagiarism & more.

 

The Writing Center at OU

*Access to Library Databases is restricted to on campus use or off campus use by current OU faculty, staff, and students. Public Databases offer unrestricted access from any location.