Research Guides: ENGL 475/HIST 491C: The Medieval Scriptorium: Finding Scholarship

Finding Journal Articles

Best Bets for Humanities Databases

This is just a few; you may also find sources in other database categories.

JSTOR
Multidisciplinary full-text journal articles from 1,500 major journals. Please note: In many cases, JSTOR does not include the most recent 3 to 5 years of these journals. Please use other databases to retrieve recent articles, especially for current events topics. Coverage: Varies by title. Access is available to 2007+ alumni; requires W&M userid and password.
Humanities International Complete
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Literature & the literary arts, philosophy, the arts, history, culture, and creative thought. Journal articles, books, and other sources from around the world. Coverage: Varies by title.
ScienceDirect
Don't discount science databases for information on physical aspects of manuscript studies like ink and vellum.

Books may have overviews on your work or book chapters focusing specifically on your manuscript.

Search our catalog (below) to see what is available at the Libraries.
Use Worldcat to see what is available at other libraries. Then request anything we don't have through ILL.

Not finding anything?

Try a different database! You can find our full list of library databases on Swem's website.
Try different search terms! Not finding anything for "socioeconomic status"? Try a synonym like "income" or a related concept like "income disparity".
Ask a librarian! You can make a research appointment for some one-on-one help, chat with us when the research desk is open, drop on by for a visit, or even shoot us an email. We love to help!

Not finding anything available at Swem?

Use Interlibrary Loan to request articles, book chapters, and books found in other libraries.

Contact:

Swem Library, Room 127

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