LibGuides: MALS: Finding Information

Journal Articles

These databases allow you to search the contents of periodicals to identify articles on your topic. If you find a citation for an article that is not linked to full text, check the Library Catalog to see if Reed subscribes to the journal and if we have the particular issue. If the article you are looking for is not available at Reed, you can request it from Interlibrary loan.

MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
The major index of literary, linguistic and folklore scholarship. Covers all languages and literatures except classical Greek and Latin.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
This electronic archive of essential academic journals includes several major journals from the field of French literary studies.
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary database that provides some full text and some citations for thousands of journals. A good starting place for beginning research and quickly finding articles for a variety of topics.
Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
An author and subject index to more than 300 English language periodicals. Available in print as Humanities Index (Ref AI3 .H8) from 1974-2000.
Coverage Dates: 1984 - Present
Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective This link opens in a new window
An author and subject index to more than 300 English language periodicals. Available in print as Humanities Index (Ref AI3 .H8) from 1974-2000.
Coverage Dates: 1907 - 1984
Periodicals Index Online This link opens in a new window
Formerly PCI - Periodicals Contents Index. An index to millions of articles in more than 4,600 scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences. International in scope, PCI covers journals going back over 300 years. Every article is indexed. Easy to search for book reviews.
Coverage Dates: 1665 - 1995
Periodicals Archive Online This link opens in a new window
Contains full text articles from journals in a wide variety of subjects.
Coverage Dates: 200 years -

Finding Books

Searching the Library Catalog

In the Library Catalog, you can search Reed and Summit (Northwest libraries) simultaneously.

Choose "Books, Articles, and More" for access to thousands of journal article links, along with Reed and Summit items.

Choose "Reed Library" to limit your search to books and media at Reed.

Choose "Reed + Summit" to find and request items from Reed and Summit Libraries.