Literary Research Tools
A compilation of all the major research tools associated with professional literary study
GENERAL CATALOGS
- On-line Literary Resources Index (UPenn)
- UTNetCAT, University of Texas Libraries
- Internet Search Engines (via UT-Austin)
SPECIAL ACCESS LITERARY RESEARCH TOOLS
University of Texas-Austin identification required for the following:
Academic Periodicals Index - Telnet Access, 1988 - present. - Updated monthly. Index of articles from over 1600 periodicals (arts, humanities, science, social sciences and general news). Full-text articles (without graphics), 1991-present, from 520 periodicals. Indexing and text coverage vary from Expanded Academic ASAP (Web). [User's Guide]
ArticleFirst - Web Access | Telnet Access, 1990 - present. (FirstSearch)- Updated daily. Indexes 13,500+ journals (business, humanities, medicine, popular culture, science, social sciences and technology). Some abstracts.[User Guide]
Books in Print - Web Access | Telnet Access (FirstSearch)- Updated weekly. 1.8+ million records of in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books from over 44,000 North American publishers.[User Guide]
Humanities Abstracts - Web Access | Telnet Access, February, 1984 - present. (FirstSearch)- Indexes more than 300 key humanities publications, including articles, book reviews, play reviews, ballets, dance, interviews, musicals and television and radio programs.[User Guide]
LEXIS-NEXIS- Coverage varies. Full-text and abstracts for legal information, newspapers, periodicals, wire services, broadcast transcripts, annual reports, government and others. For a full list of publications, see the LEXIS-NEXIS Web. [User Guide]
MLA Bibliography - Web Access | Telnet Access, 1963 - present. (FirstSearch)- 10 updates a year. Abstracts 4000+ journals and series published worldwide in criticism, folklore, languages, linguistics and literature.[User Guide]
OCLC WorldCat - Web Access | Telnet Access (FirstSearch)- Updated daily. Union catalog of materials held by OCLC libraries. 30,000,000+ citations to audio-visual materials, books, maps, musical scores, newspapers, periodicals and more.[User Guide]
Periodical Abstracts - Web Access | Telnet Access, 1986 - present. (OVID)- Covers current affairs, business, industry news, cultural events, editorial material and general interest topics in top general and academic periodicals, as well as full-text from more than 600 journals.[User Guide]
RLIN Bibliographic File - Web Access | Telnet Access (Eureka)- Updated daily. Incunabula to the present. Research Libraries Network's (RLIN) Union Catalog. 22,000,000+ items worldwide in all languages. Books, sound recordings, periodicals and more.[User Guide]
UTCAT Library Catalog - Telnet Access | UTNetCAT - Web Access, Updated daily.- [User Guide (Telnet Access) | UTNetCAT User Guide]
WorldCat - Web Access | Telnet Access (FirstSearch)- Updated daily. Union catalog of materials held by OCLC libraries. 30,000,000+ citations to audio-visual materials, books, maps, musical scores, newspapers, periodicals and more.[User Guide]
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