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Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Full-text access to thousands of popular and scholarly sources. A "goto" database for any subject.
JSTOR Journal Archive This link opens in a new window
A full-text archive of over 1,000 of the best scholarly journals in the social sciences, humanities, mathematics, life sciences, etc. Full-text is available from the first issue, but does not include the most recent 2-5 years.

CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Get in-depth, non-biased reports on today's important issues. Each lengthy report covers a single topic, and includes a bibliography.
Points of View This link opens in a new window
Contains materials from all viewpoints, including more than 1,300 main essays, leading political magazines from both sides of the political aisle, newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books.
US Major Daily Newspapers This link opens in a new window
US Major Daily Newspapers provides indexing to and the full text of the following nationally oriented newspapers:
Chicago Tribune ( Full Text: 1996 - Present; Citations/Abstracts: 1989 - Present )
Los Angeles Times ( 1985 - Present )
New York Times ( 1980 - Present )
Wall Street Journal ( 1984 - Present )
Washington Post ( 1987 - Present )

Academy of American Poets website
To assist you in picking a poet. Search by theme, look up biographies.

Literary Reference Source This link opens in a new window
This comprehensive full-text database provides a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. Content includes plot summaries, book reviews, classic and contemporary poems and short stories, author interviews/biographies and thousands of classic novels.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
The premier index covering literature, literary theory & criticism, languages & linguistics, dramatic arts, and folklore from thousands of journals and series published worldwide.

MLA Style from University of Maryland Global Campus Library
APA Style from University of Maryland Global Campus Library
Please keep in mind that these examples illustrate 6th edition. APA has recently released a 7th edition which your professors might require.

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