ENG: Literary Criticism: Databases
Getting Started
Read this page to learn about Research Databes. The drop-down menu under the "Databases" tab will suggest some databases and provide additonal tips for using them.
Why Databases?
The Kent State Library also provides users with thousands of online journal articles on a variety of subjects and there are a number of different databases that will help you find them.
Peer-reviewed journal articles are often the most reliable sources to site in a paper because the information in them has already been vetted by experts in the field. In addition, these articles will all list their sources at the end. If you find one that is particularly helpful, you can trace back the research and find even more sources.
Using Databases
To start using the research databases go to the Blair Memorial Library home page and locate Finding Articles. Chose "Research Databases by subject. (Or, click here: Research Databases by Subject)
Scroll down and find the heading titled “Language and Literature.”
Search in any of these databases and you will likely find a wealth of relevant materials.
By using many of the same techniques used to find books in the KentLink catalog, like keyword and subject searches, you can narrow down the number of results and then click on the “go find it” link to retrieve and download the full text of an article.
If you are off-campus, you will have to install and use your secure shell VPN to access these articles.
