Research Guides @ Fordham: Modern Languages & Literatures: Databases

Recommended Databases

MLA International Bibliography with Full Text
The Modern Language Association (MLA) subject index dates back to the 1920s and contains millions of citations from journals and series, as well as book publishers. Covers modern languages, literature, folklore and linguistics. Includes MLA Directory of Periodicals.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
Abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews back to 1973.
Global Issues (Gale In Context)
Global Issues In Context offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Browse podcasts, video, and interactive graphs by Issues and Topics, and Country Finder. Results are in English.
JSTOR (EXPANDED COLLECTIONS & EBOOKS - GROWING DAILY)
Hundreds of academic journals in full text from v.1:n.1. Includes French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
Academic Search Complete
Comprehensive multi-disciplinary full text database with thousands of periodicals and other publications.
Project MUSE - Premium Collection (EXPANDED ACCESS TO 6/30/20)
Full text of hundreds of journals including current issues. No access to books.
Humanities International Index
Comprehensive database covering over 2000 journals, books, and other important reference sources. Includes French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish.
Arts & Humanities Database
On ProQuest's platform. Full text of almost 500 scholarly peer-reviewed journals and selected trade and consumer titles relevant to applied arts and cultural studies.

Ethnic NewsWatch
Full text of minority newspapers and magazines since 1991.
News (Gale OneFile)
Full text articles from thousands of national, internationaal, state and local English language newspapers from 1980 to present. Includes French and Spanish.
Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic)
Major US & world news,company profiles, SEC filings, US and State legal cases including Supreme Court decisions back to 1790. For best results: Must create account & log in; turn off pop-up blockers. Includes Chinese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Russian.

ARTFL Project
Over 3500 texts ranging form classic works of French literature to various kinds of non-fiction, from medieval to the 20th century. Includes French.
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Includes Spanish.
LitFinder (Gale Literature)
Full text of over 130,000 poems, stories, plays, essays, and speeches from thousands of authors. Over 800,000 citations overall. Multinational content. Includes French and Spanish.
MagillOnLiterature Plus
Access ends 8/1
Complete Masterplot series with plot summaries of fiction, drama, and epic poetry, as well as biographies of authors.

Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism
A comprehensive historical survey of the field's most important figures, schools, and movements. Entries are in English.
Contemporary Authors Online (Gale Literature)
Biographical information on thousands of contemporary novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, journalists, and scriptwriters. Includes global authors; results are in English.
Gale Literature
Gale's literature platform for cross-searching: Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online, Gale Virtual Reference Library, Literature Criticism Online, Literature Resource Center, LitFinder, Scribner Writers Online and Twayne's Authors on GVRL. Results are in English.
Scribner Writers Online Series
American, British, European, and World & Genre Writers collections of e-books. Results are in English.