First, you need to determine what tool to use for your search.
For help searching the MLA International Bibliography, please see the MLA's video tutorials.
Features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for 1,000 journals.
Members of the public can read online up to three articles for free every two weeks from a large subset of JSTOR journals via the Register & Read program. This program allows remote access. Non-UT students, faculty and staff who need more articles can contact library staff for other access options.
For more information on ebooks see the Ebook Guide
Ebooks: Selected ebook titles from university presses and scholarly societies. All content from the print edition of the book is included in the digital edition. There are no DRM restrictions, and titles are accessible on some mobile devices. For further information, please consult the FAQ or tutorials and user guides
.For more information on ebooks see the Ebook Guide
To find databases for other fields that may speak to your research, check out the list of Databases by Subject.
Now you'll need to review your list of results to find an article or book that will be useful to you.
Found a reference to an article or book you want to read? Now it's time to locate it!
Your instructor or subject librarian may throw around the term "library database" a lot, but what exactly do they mean? This video from RMIT University in Australia explains the term and how you can use databases for research. (Plus, the narrator has a great accent!)
Transcript available through YouTube.
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