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Academic OneFile
Academic OneFile provides access to peer-reviewed, full-text articles from journals and reference sources. It also offers full text of the New York Times from 1995 to the present and includes transcripts and audio files from National Public Radio (NPR).
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Academic Search Complete (ASC)
A scholarly, multi-disciplinary database that offers more than 6,100 full-text periodicals. In addition to full-text articles, Academic Search Complete provides indexing and abstracts for many more resources, including indexing for more than 10,100 journals, scholarly books, reports, conference proceedings, etc. It includes some searchable PDF content going back as far as 1887.
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Credo
An online reference library of hundreds of reference titles with the capability of searching through Squires Library's online catalog and databases. Credo includes general and subject-specific reference tools, as well as images, sound files, animations, and videos. |
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Hispanic American Periodicals Index
1970-present
Index to articles, book reviews and other material on Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the U.S.-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States. Covers more than 400 social science and humanities journals published throughout the world.
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Literary Index
Search this Index to identify criticism articles that have been published in Gale reference books located in the Library. After completing your search, for book call numbers consult the Library’s guide Gale Literary Resources.
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Literature Criticism Online
2007 - present
This database is a compilation of literary criticism that has been published from June 2007 to the present in the following Gale literary sets: Contemporary Literary Criticism, Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, Literature Criticism from 1400-1800, Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Poetry Criticism, and Short Story Criticism.
For tips on locating literary criticism in Gale databases and print reference books, see the Library’s guide Gale Literary Resources. |
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Literature Resource Center
Access biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline.
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LitFinder
LitFinder provides access to full-text poems, short stories, essays, speeches, and plays and includes biographies, work summaries, photographs, and a glossary.
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MLA International Bibliography
1963 - present
A research tool for the humanities, covers international scholarly materials on language, literature, linguistics, and folklore.
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Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is a guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cook books
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Project Muse
The full text from over 100 scholarly journals in arts and humanities, the social sciences, and mathematics.
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Scribner Writer Series
The Scribner Writers Series database offers signed essays on more than 2,000 authors and literary genres drawn from the acclaimed Scribner print series. In addition to American writers, it includes: Ancient, African, European, and Latin American writers.
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Twayne Author Series
Detailed introductions to the lives and works of writers, the history and influence of literary movements, and to the development of literary genres.
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What Do I Read Next?
What Do I Read Next? includes over 100,000 recommended titles, more than 54,000 plot summaries, and awards information from 561 awards, all to help users uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover award-winning titles. Search by genre, subject, author, title, series, and more.
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America's Newspapers (Newsbank)
A database of the complete electronic editions of more than 750 U.S. newspapers, including major newspapers such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and regional newspapers such as The Knoxville News-Sentinel and The Tennessean.
Paid advertisements are excluded.
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Custom Newspapers (InfoTrac)
A collection of more than 650 national and international newspapers. Includes the Chattanooga Times/Free Press.
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Encyclopedia of Aesthetics
This encyclopedia surveys critical thought on art, culture, and society. It includes historical coverage and critical discussions by internationally recognized art historians, philosophers, and theorists. (A part of Oxford Art Online).
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Evans Early American Imprints
This database of full text documents, books, and images covers life in 17th- and 18th-century America. It includes a wide variety of topics, such as history, literature, music (i.e. hymnals), religion (i.e. prayer and liturgical books), philosophy, and foreign affairs. The content of this digital collection is based on the renowned American Bibliography by Charles Evans.
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Expanded Academic ASAP
1980 - present
Coverage in the social sciences, humanities, sciences, and technology, national news, and general interest, with a concentration on scholarly journals.
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General OneFile
General OneFile is a source for news and periodical articles covering a wide range of topics. It includes full-text articles, along with some images and NPR transcripts and audio files. Updated daily.
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Informe
1998 - present
Indexes 50 of the most popular magazines in Spanish. Investiga las noticias y eventos mas corrientes, la informacion de negocios del momento, los articulos de salud mas importantes, temas de cultura popular y muchas otras materias.
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JSTOR
1800 to 3 years before present date.
A digital archive collection of scholarly journals starting with the first issues (many of which date from the 1800s). |
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LearningExpress Library
This resource contains practice tests and interactive tutorials for various academic and professional standardized tests. The tutorials and practice tests offer immediate scoring, answer explanations, and individual analysis of test results.
Included are:
- courses and practice tests in math, reading, and writing for adults, as well as elementary and high school students,
- practice tests for: GED, ACT, SAT, advanced placement, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, TOEFL, and U.S. citizenship,
- practice certification tests for: civil service, teacher praxis, real estate, and EMS,
- e-books for skill building and career development.
To use LearningExpress Library tools, you must first set up your own individual account. On their welcome page, click the ""New User"" button. Enter a username and password that are easy for you to remember, because if you forget your password there will be no way to retrieve your password.
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Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
mid-1960s - present
This database indexes periodicals, books, research reports and proceedings in the following subject areas: librarianship, information management, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, and more. Full-text articles are included
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MLA Directory of Periodicals
The MLA Directory of Periodicals offers detailed publication information for over 7,100 journals, with 4,400 currently indexed in the International Bibliography. Entries include editorial contact information, publication frequency, circulation figures, subscription prices, and submission guidelines.
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