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ENG 571A: Manuscripts, Media, Materiality
A guide to get you started on your research for Manuscripts
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Introduction
The journal databases below are starting point for your research. They include a mix of general academic databases, such as JSTOR, and subject-specific databases such as Historical Abstracts and the international Medieval Bibliography. Using multiple databases is a good search strategy: subject specific databases have more specialized indexing, facilitating searches for specialized topics; every journal isn't available in every database - using multiple databases increases the number of journals you are searching; using multiple databases facilitates interdisciplinary research.
Journal Databases for Academic Articles on Medieval - Modern Manuscripts
- JSTORAn essential resource for research, JSTOR contains more than 12 million full-text academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines. Note: while the full text of every journal always goes back to the first issue, the most recent issues are usually not in JSTOR. To find the most recent issues, check the Library catalog (Find It).
- Historical Abstracts with Full TextCovers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present.
- International Medieval BibliographyLeading bibliography of the European Middle Ages (c. 400-1500), provides records to articles, scholarly notes, etc. on all aspects of medieval studies and covering publications in over 30 languages. Click on "Enter Databases."
- Academic Search UltimateAn excellent "all-purpose" academic journal databases, Academic Search Ultimate contains over 11,000 journals across all fields of study. Early Medieval Europe,
- MLA International Bibliography with Full TextSubjects covered include literature, language and linguistics, folklore, literary theory & criticism, and dramatic arts. Citations of journal articles, books and dissertations are included.
- Annee PhilologiqueAn exhaustive index of periodicals, books and festschriften in classics and classical studies. Coverage: 1969 - 2 years ago.