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Databases
These databases focus on English Literature, analysis of poems, short stories, novels and drama.
Access: Access limited to Grant MacEwan University IP addresses. Remote login with a MacEwan network user ID and password. Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information.
Access: Access limited to Grant MacEwan University IP addresses. Remote login with a MacEwan network user ID and password. Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information.
Full text scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences.
Description: Project MUSE is an online collection of over 250 scholarly journal titles in the arts, humanities, and social sciences from 40 university and society presses. MUSE provides full-text articles, reviews (books, performance, art, music, etc.), fiction and poetry, and enlargeable illustrations and photographs. Coverage and Currency: 1993+. Updated monthly. Type: Full text. Access: Access limited to Grant MacEwan University IP addresses. Remote login with a MacEwan network user ID and password. Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information. Supplier: Johns Hopkins University Press
Combines information from major respected reference works, books, and literary journals, including synopses, author biographies, literary criticism, full text of short stories and poetry, and images of key literary figures.
Description: Includes more than 10,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, 75,000 articles of literary criticism, 130,000 author biographies, full text of over 300 literary journals, 500,000 book reviews, 25,000 classic and contemporary poems, 11,000 classic and contemporary short stories, 3,000 author interviews, and over 1,000 images of key literary figures. Contains some original content from EBSCO Publishing. Coverage and Currency: 1912+ Type: Partial full text. Access: Access limited to Grant MacEwan University IP addresses. Remote login with a MacEwan network user ID and password. Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information. Supplier: EBSCO
An interdisciplinary approach to literature which includes journals, essays, links to websites, biographies, author portraits, and definitions of literary terms from a global perspective.
Description: Includes full text articles from over 280 journals, 70,000 critical essays, 7000 work overviews, 5000 links to authoritative websites, 140,000 author biographies, 3000 author portraits and 10,000 definitions of literary terms. Type: Full text. Access: Access limited to Grant MacEwan University IP addresses. Remote login with a MacEwan network user ID and password. Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information. Supplier: Thomson Gale
Fully searchable database of more than 350,000 works of English and American poetry, drama and prose, over 320 full-text literature journals, and other key criticism and reference resources
Content: Over 72,000 journal articles, 6,500 reference entries, over 1,800 author biographies, 865,762 bibliographical citations, author bibliographies for 1,330 authors, 230 KnowledgeNotes student guides and links to over 3,580 web sites Coverage and Currency: Literary works ranging from 600 A.D. to current literature; criticism from 1920 to the present
Updated regularly Type: Partial full-text Access: Access limited to Grant MacEwan University IP addresses. Remote login with a MacEwan network user ID and password. Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information. Supplier: Chadwyck-Healey, via ProQuest
Book and reference content from Essays on Canadian Writing Press (ECW Press). Includes literary criticism, book reviews, essays, and author biographies.
Coverage and Currency: 1966+. Updated daily. Type: Partial full text. Access: Access limited to Grant MacEwan University IP addresses. Remote login with a MacEwan network user ID and password. Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information. Supplier: EBSCO
A bibliographic database covering all aspects of native North American culture, history, and life. Covers a wide range of topics including archaeology, multicultural relations, gaming, governance, legend, and literacy.
Description: Contains more than 80,000 citations for books, essays, journal articles, and government documents of the United States and Canada. Coverage and Currency: Sixteenth century to the present. Type: Citations and abstracts. Access: Access limited to Grant MacEwan University IP addresses. Remote login with a MacEwan network user ID and password. Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information. Supplier: EBSCO
A database of close to 50,000 electronic resources with a primary focus on Indigenous peoples of Canada with a secondary focus on North American materials and beyond. The resources include full-text articles, e-books, theses, government publications, videos, oral histories, and digitized archival documents and photographs. The database contains both freely available materials as well as licensed resources.
Includes every published issue, from the first in 1842 to the last in 2003. Full-text searchable; with digital images.
Covers all topics, especially the arts, discovery and exploration, fashion, industry and trade, military history, politics, sciences and medicine, social history, sport, transportation, and travel. Access: Access limited to Grant MacEwan University IP addresses. Remote login with a MacEwan network user ID and password. Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information.
Comprehensive, cross-searchable coverage of Shakespeare's work, critical reception, textual history, performance history and cultural and historical context.
Content: Includes the complete Arden Shakespeare (texts, notes, introductions and commentaries), and the inclusion of primary sources, historical editions, and contemporary criticism. Coverage and Currency: 1600s+. Type: Full text. Access: Access limited to Grant MacEwan University IP addresses. Remote login with a MacEwan network user ID and password. Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information. Supplier: Thomson Gale.
A large and searchable digital library of historical sources for the history of England, Scotland and Ireland in the medieval and early modern periods to the late 18th century.
Description: Collections of governmental records of England, Scotland and Ireland published during the nineteenth century. Coverage and Currency: Over 600 e-books. Updated weekly. Type: E-books. Access: Access limited to Grant MacEwan University IP addresses. Remote login with a MacEwan network user ID and password. Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information. Supplier: TannerRitchie Publishing
Indexes, abstracts and articles in biology, chemistry, education, engineering, humanities, physics, psychology, religion & theology, and sociology.
Description: Contains indexing and abstracts for nearly 9,500 publications, with full text for more than 5,500 of those titles. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, and searchable cited references are provided for nearly 1,000 journals. Subjects covered include biology, chemistry, education, engineering, humanities, physics, psychology, religion & theology, and sociology. Coverage and Currency: Indexing from early 1960s onward, some full text available back to 1887. Updated daily. Type: Partial full text. Access: Access limited to Grant MacEwan University IP addresses. Remote login with a MacEwan network user ID and password. Conditions of Use: Use of this database is restricted to members of the MacEwan University community and to users physically present in the Library. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that they use this database for individual, non-commercial, educational or research purposes only, and do not systematically download or retain substantial portions of information. Supplier: EBSCO Publishing.
Evaluating Articles
Scholarly or not? Three quick questions:
Does it have a bibliography (reference list, works cited page, footnotes)?
How long is it? A scholarly article should be more than 6 pages to contain a robust analysis.
Is the author affiliated with a research or post-secondary institution?
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