Searches books, journal titles, government documents, videos, and compact discs.
HELIN offers two search types: Heading and Keyword.
Headings searches are by Subject heading, Author or Title.
Use this type of search when you know the name of an author, a correct title, or a Library of Congress Subject Heading.
Sample subject headings for this class:
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 -- Criticism and interpretation
Fantasy literature, English -- History and criticism
Middle Earth (Imaginary place)
Use this type of search when you do not know the proper LC Subject heading for your topic, or when you know some of the words but not all the words in a title. Or to expand or narrow your search.
Sample keyword searches for this class:
For the topics assigned in this class, journal articles will be your best source of information. If you need help using these databases, please ask the reference librarian!
| Academic Search Premier - Ebsco Some Full Text |
General periodical index providing full text for nearly 3,460 scholarly publications. |
| AH Search | Citations to articles in the arts and humanities. |
| Art Abstracts |
Index and abstracts to art publications. 1984-present. |
| Art Index Retrospective | Index to the art literature from 1929-1984. |
| Britannica Online Full Text |
Encyclopedia articles with links to Internet resources. |
| Contemporary Literary Criticism Full Text |
Excerpts from criticism published on authors who are currently active or who died after December 31, 1959. |
| Gale's Literature Resource Center Full Text |
Full-text online access to Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, and Dictionary of Literary Biography. |
| JSTOR Full Text |
Browse or search the full text back files of publications in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. |
| MLA Bibliography Links to Some Full Text |
An index to literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore. |
| Philosopher's Index | Covers scholarly research in all areas of philosophy. |
| Project Muse | A collection of 300 high quality journals in the arts, humanities and social sciences. |
| PsycINFO | Online version of Psychology Abstracts (PsychLIT). Choose to search databases covering years 1887 to present. |
| WorldCat | Worldwide catalog of books and other materials. |
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