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DATABASES

Humanities Source
Full-text. Encompasses all key fields of the humanities, covering topics including art, classical studies, dance, film, journalism, philosophy, religion and much more. Content includes feature articles, interviews, obituaries and original works of fiction, drama, poetry and reviews.
JSTOR
Full-text. A multidisciplinary database of scholarly journals, with an emphasis in the humanities and social sciences.
eDuke Scholarly Journal Collection
Full-text. The e-Duke Journals Scholarly Collections provide online access to Duke University Press journals in the humanities and social sciences, including GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly, and more.
Google Scholar
Some full-text. First, you need to connect to the library holdings. A simple way to search for scholarly literature, across many disciplines and publication types--articles, theses, books, abstracts, reports, and court opinions--from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites.
Sociology Source Ultimate
Full text. A social sciences database that includes 1072 full-text journals and 26,000 author profiles. Subject include economic development, population, gender studies, religion, social movements, and much more.

BOOKS - A SAMPLING

Dictionary of Literary Biography
Biographical and critical essays that are written by experts in the field. Information includes many genres and time periods of American and British literature and selected other literatures. Essays discuss the lives and careers of authors and summarize critical responses to their work.

Internet Resources

National Museum of African American History & Culture
Search by name or keywords, such as "feminism."
The Poetry Foundation
Locate primary materials by author's name