Where English language is predominantly spoken.
Use these databases to find articles on American literature and language.
To find the full text of the article, click on a link to the full text or the button in the database. Many journals are available online, but some are in the Libraries' print collection. Articles from journals not available at FSU may be requested through interlibrary loan.
To find the full text of the article, click on a link to the full text or the button in the database. Many journals are available online, but some are in the Libraries' print collection. Articles from journals not available at FSU may be requested through interlibrary loan.
Most databases offer more advanced search operators in addition to the Boolean operators AND, OR, and NOT. These functions can be very helpful in narrowing down your search or collapsing multiple searches into one. Here are some common advanced search operators to try:
Nesting: Use () to group terms together (ex. American authors AND (England OR France) searches for american authors connected with England and/or France).
Proximity: Use NEARx to search for terms within x words of eachother (ex. Athens NEAR4 Georgia searches for Athens within four words of Georgia)
Truncation: Place an * at the end of a word to catch mulptiple endings (ex. writ* will search for writ, write, writes, writer, etc.)
Wildcard: Use the ? to represent a single letter (ex. wom?n will search woman and women)
NOTE: Search operators vary slightly by database. Check the help menu in any database to see which operators are available and exactly how they function.
Request journal articles not available at FSU or other local libraries through Interlibrary Loan. Distance students should use Interlibrary Loan to request books in the FSU Libraries as well as those in other libraries.
Scholarly sources can generally be identified by several features:
Still not sure if your article is scholarly? Check to see if the journal is listed as refereed in Ulrich's Serials Directory.
This list was inspired by the many such lists available on library websites, especially that of Judith Downie at California State University San Marcos
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