The following databases cover subjects appropriate for English composition and literature classes. For a full list of databases, use the OhioLINK Databases menu. You can select the appropriate database by subject, type, and name.
Help: If you have a question about using information effectively in your writing assignments, grammar, or composition, consider a visit to the Writing Center. If you are off campus, you can also Ask An English Professor.
Off-campus access: You must have your Tartan Card number (all 9 digits) for authentication.
Composition (primarily ENG 112)
Academic Search Complete (on & off campus link)
Full-text coverage includes social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, arts, engineering, and medical sciences. Full Text. (more...)
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (on & off campus link)
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center draws on the social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources to provide information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. We have a short training video that shows how to use this database. This is the best database to use if you need help picking a topic for your paper. Full Text.
CQ Researcher (on & off campus link)
In-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Great for papers on commonly reaserched social issues (e.g. abortion, gun control, capital punishement, etc). Full Text.
MasterFILE Premier (on & off campus link)
Excellent full text database for most general interest topics. It includes articles, biographies, images, and primary source documents. Full Text. (more...)
SIRS Researcher | (off campus)
SIRS = Social Issues Resources Series. Full text of government publications and articles in periodicals and newspapers. Almanacs, country maps, and current news are also included. This database is a good starting point for most topics. Full Text. (more...)
- Electronic Journal Center (on & off campus link)
- Find full-text articles from thousands of online journals. Full Text. (more...)
Literature (ENG 113 and all LIT courses)
Literary Reference Center (on & off campus link)
Contains literary criticism, author biographies, book reviews, plot summaries, and other information about literature. Full Text. (more...)
- Oxford English Dictionary | (off campus)
The accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is a guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books.
- Ebooks
This link will take you to our page for electronic books that can be read online. We have a wide range of ebook databases covering poetry, drama, fiction, and non-fiction.
Humanities Index HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO:
Humanities International Complete (on & off campus link)
Index, abstracts, and full text for journals, books and other resources in the humanities. Some Full Text. (more...)
MLA International Bibliography (on & off campus link)
MLA International Bibliography provides a classified listing and subject index for books and articles published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. Annually, it indexes more than 45,000 books and articles. Coverage includes works about literature that is transmitted orally, in print, or in audiovisual media and about human language, including both natural languages and invented languages (e.g., Esperanto). Inclusions must be of scholarly interest. No apprentice or simplified works are included. Full Text may be available depending on the article.
- Electronic Journal Center (on & off campus link)
- Find full-text articles from thousands of online journals. Full Text. (more...)
