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Guides for Programs in the English Department
The Oklahoma State University English Department consists of several different undergraduate and graduate degree programs, many of which use different research methods and Library resources. Below are separate guides for OSU Library resources for students and faculty in the various programs (and links are also in the menu above).
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Literature, Creative Writing, & Literary CriticismGuide to OSU Library resources for the English Department's Literature and Creative Writing Programs.
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Linguistics & TESLGuide to the OSU Library resources for the English Department's Linguistics and TESL program.
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Rhetoric and Writing StudiesGuide to the OSU Library resources for the English Department's Rhetoric and Writing Studies program.
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Screen StudiesGuide to the OSU Library's resources for the Screen Studies program.
Popular Databases for English
Consult the research guides for the individual programs in the English Department for more information on databases. Below are a few databases that several programs in English use.
- Using the Thesaurus in MLA International Bibliography:
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MLA International BibliographyProduced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), the bibliography directs researchers to more than 3 million citations from journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, scholarly websites, editions, and translations published from the late 19th century to the present.
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Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
International linguistics database (1973-current) covering phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. Indexes journal articles, book reviews, books, chapters, dissertations, and working papers in language sciences.
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Gale LiteratureA collection of multiple Gale databases, such as eBooks, Literature Criticism, Literature Resource Center, Dictionary of Literary Biography, and Something About the Author.
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JSTORFull-text access for over 17 million journal articles, books, documents, and research reports in a variety of disciplines.
JSTOR's AI-based interactive research tool is currently in beta. Users can visit this page for more information and sign up to use the tool.
