The UT Libraries provide access to a number of helpful search tools useful for this class. If you have questions about how to use these tools, please contact Gina or use our Ask A Librarian chat service.
Unsure what we mean by "library database"? See the helpful video at the bottom of the page!
Looking for something like Wikipedia but scholarly and appropriate for an academic assignment? Try these vetted, edited collections of scholarly encyclopedias, biographies, dictionaries, and bibliographies.
Use these search tools and databases to find scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles. Unsure what scholarly/peer-reviewed articles are? See this Types of Sources guide.
User restrictions vary by book.
Provides access to select books. Users need to login via EID in order to use Ebook Central even if they are on campus.
For more information on ebooks see the Ebook Guide
User restrictions vary by book.
Provides access to select books. You may also need an EBSCO account which is free.
For more information on ebooks see the Ebook Guide
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.
Unlimited users.
Provides the most comprehensive and authoritative reference for students, scholars, and poets on all aspects of its subject including history, movements, genres, prosody, rhetorical devices, and critical terms. This edition reflects recent changes in literary and cultural studies, providing up-to-date coverage and giving greater attention to the international aspects of poetry.
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