This is the largest and most comprehensive database for literary criticism in all languages. The MLA also covers, to a lesser degree, subjects such as folklore, linguistics, and film studies. In addition to journal articles, the MLA indexes book articles, books, and dissertations. It does not, however, index the book reviews included in literary journals.

Lion is a database of academic journals covering literary and cultural studies. The full contents of each issue are included and are fully searchable by keyword, phrase, author, and subject. Users have access to the full text of more than 350,000 works of poetry, drama and prose in English from the 8th century to the present. In addition users can search for information on over 16,000 authors, of over 100 different nationalities.

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The Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature covers all aspects and periods of English and American literature. ABELL's records go back to 1920 making it an ideal companion to the MLA Bibliography.

This free online version of the BdSL (frequently referred to as Eppelsheimer-Köttelwesch) only covers the years 1985-1995, but that beats searching those years in the print version (1957-2003 in the Hale stacks at Z2231 E65).

The Cambridge Companions are excellent introductions to diverse topics and figures in literature and philosophy. The online collection contains over 2,700 downloadable essays, taken from 277 Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics (171 volumes) and Philosophy, Religion and Culture (106 volumes).

The CLCD is a complete source of information about children's books, audio recordings, and films. It includes reviews of children's books all full-text searchable. In addition you can see what awards books have won and read reviews from major publications like Booklist, Horn Book, and Kirkus.

Early English Books Online (EEBO) contains images of works printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and British North America from 1473-1700. An exhuastive source for those interested in the first books in English through the ages of Spenser, Shakespeare, and the English Civil War.

An excellent bibliographic tool that compiles millions of books in print around the globe. GBIP is strong for English-language titles, but its global coverage is fairly minimal. For assistance with finding books in print in other languages, consult your subject librarian.

Around 100,000 citations from German periodicals dating from 1750-1815. Bilingual German/English interface.

Full text of the 'He' version, with all introductory matter, annotation, calendars, genealogies and tables included.

Literature Resource Center provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline.

Provides detailed information--editorial, submission, subscription, etc.--for the journals indexed in the MLA International Bibliography. Very useful for academic authors looking for a publishing venue.

Offers thousands of scholarly, reference, and professional full-text books in electronic format. NetLibrary ebook titles range across virtually all academic areas. The Reference Collection allows users to simultaneously search numerous reference resources for a single topic. Users can search for individual titles or perform full-text searches of one or across multiple netLibrary titles.

The NSTC aims to catalogue all works printed in English from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the end of World War One. As well as indexing books, the catalogue includes periodicals, directories and other publications from the period. It currently consists of more than 1.2 millions records from major university and national libraries in the United Kingdom and the United States. The NSTC is an invaluable tool for nineteenth century research.

Letters and diaries detailing the personal lives and experiences hundreds of women spanning over 300 years. Includes over 1,500 biographies. Ideal for research in women’s studies, history, sociology, literature, genealogy, as well as other disciplines.

Online edition of arguably the most authoritative source for the English language. Infinitely easier to use than the 20-volume print edition, plus it is updated quarterly.

Brings together general reference data, full-text scholarly periodicals, reprinted criticism, primary source material, and the complete annotated Arden Shakespeare works.

35,000 individual tracks of music, spoken word, and natural and human-made sounds. World Music, Smithsonian Folkways, historical speeches, poets and authors reading their own works, an extensive children's collection (kindergarten through middle school).

Notable, ground-breaking productions of more than 250 of the world’s most important plays, together with more than 100 video documentaries. Bookmark specific scenes, monologues, and staging examples and then include those (online links) in papers and course reserves.