Guides and Examples

MLA 8

MLA (Modern Language Association) style is used for humanities publications and nearly all literature publications. Ask your professor if it is appropriate for your research.

Quick Guides and Examples

MLA Style Center - official MLA
Includes a quick guide, some sample papers, and searchable FAQs.

MLA 8 Quick Reference Guide
One page PDF with most common examples

MLA 8 Style Guide - Purdue OWL
How to create in-text citations and Works Cited list and sample MLA paper
MLA 8 Sample Paper - Purdue OWL

Citation Managers

NoodleTools
For full-featured citation management, we subscribe to NoodleTools.
NoodleTools app for iOS, Android. NoodleTools help

ZoteroBib
Simple, no-frills citation website.
Zotero (full)
More advanced citation tool preferred by many grad students. (Tutorial)

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Web-based plus downloadable app/extension. Free but offers paid upgrades.

Books and Ebooks

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Gale Ebooks
Online reference books, including encyclopedias and other publications spanning most subject areas.

Journal Article Databases

Academic Search Premier
The library's primary scholarly database. Contains over 18,400 journals, over 16,300 of which are peer-reviewed, and over 8,900 are full text.
Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Has indexes of 1,700 of the world’s arts and humanities journals
Communication & Mass Media Complete
Has full text for over 350 journals. Indexing and abstracts for over 680 journals (650+ peer-reviewed).
Gale Literature Criticism
Vast collection of reviews and criticism about authors and literary works in a range of genres from the 1970s to 2010s. See also MLA International Bibliography.
MLA International Bibliography
Index of journal articles, books, and dissertations. Subjects include literature, languages, literary criticism, dramatic arts, as well as the historical aspects of printing and publishing. Includes info on rhetoric and composition.
Humanities Full Text
Full text of articles from over 300 periodicals. Indexing for almost 700 journals—of which 470 are peer-reviewed.
Covers articles, interviews, bibliographies, obituaries, and original works of fiction, drama, poetry and book reviews, as well as reviews of movies, dance performances, TV programs, and other performances.
Project MUSE
Full text articles from journals in the humanities, arts, and social sciences.
All journals are available up to the most recent issue. For earlier data ranges, see JSTOR Arts & Sciences. Available to alumni.
Sage Journals Online
Hundreds of journals spanning many disciplines, including nursing and health sciences, social sciences & humanities. Available to alumni.
JSTOR
Full text access to about 800 core journals spanning most subject areas. Specializes in recent, but not newest issues. For the latest issues, see Project MUSE.

News and Newspapers

Newspaper Source
Cover-to-cover full text for 35 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. Has selective full text for 375 regional U.S. newspapers. Full text transcripts are also included from CBS Evening News, CNN, Fox News, Face the Nation (CBS), 48 Hours (CBS), 60 Minutes (CBS), All Things Considered (National Public Radio), and others
New York Times
Full Times access from 1851. How to create your free account. Includes access to the Times Machine archive. Note: If you have a personal subscription to the Times, you can simply use the NYT website as usual.

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