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An English Research Guide

Purpose of this Guide and Research Help Options

This guide gives you great pointers on the best databases and resources for your field. Don't forget that you can find help on 24/7 LIVE CHAT at any time of day or night.  You can also email the CLA librarian, Brett Bodemer, at bbodemer@calpoly.edu.

English Library Research Video

Search Many Databases at Once

Search Ebrary, SpringerLink and Project Muse for ebooks

JSTOR

MLA (Modern Language Association)

Cambridge Shakespeare Online

More Books

Asian American, Latino, Native American Literary Text Databases

If you know the article you want and want to find the full text

Google Scholar: Try the author's last name and a good chunk of the title in "    " and then use the Find it At Cal Poly link, often found hidden beneath the "more" under the result.  Be sure that you are logged into MyCalPoly Portal AND signed into OneSearch.

Find historic Book Reviews/Play Reviews/Movie Reviews

In many databases  you can limit by date, type in title of book, play or film (use quote marks "  "), the author/director's last name and also the word review.  

Example 1:      "The Sun Also Rises"    Hemingway   review

Example 2       "A Raisin in the Sun"   Wright   play review

This trick works well in the following: