Research Guides: THEA/SEMN 265: First Theatres: Finding Journal Articles

Recommended databases

MLA International Bibliography with Full Text
Scholarly sources on all aspects of modern literature, languages and linguistics, theatre and drama.
Humanities Full Text
Covers fields of the humanities, including art, classical studies, dance, film, journalism, philosophy, religion, literature, and more. Content includes academic and popular publications, feature articles, interviews, obituaries, works of fiction, drama, poetry, and reviews of plays, operas, ballets, dance, musicals, films, television and radio.
Arts Sources from ProQuest
Search journals and publications in ProQuest Art sources.

Multidisciplinary Databases

ProQuest Central
Multi-disciplinary database with scholarly journals, news sources, magazines, and more!
JSTOR
Scholarly, academic journal articles, books, and book chapters.
Project Muse
Scholarly academic journal articles and books in many disciplines.

Getting Articles: Step-by-Step Guide

1. Gather citations.

Find citations in books or articles with bibliographies.

All Databases
See all the databases available through the library!

Find an Index or Database in your Subject Area -
Some of these tools are full-text and will lead you to articles, other times you'll just find a citation.

Google Scholar
Find citations to scholarly books and articles. Here's how to link Google Scholar to K's Library.
Link Google Scholar to K's Library
You can access K Library's licensed articles that you find in Google Scholar! In Google Scholar, add Kalamazoo College Library in the "Library Links" settings. Once you set and save your "Library Links" setting, you will be able to link to K's library resources retrieved when using Google Scholar.

2. Search using the "Article Title."

Library OneSearch
Start here--we often have the full-text!
Google
Try with quotes "around your article title"
Always double-check you have the correct source!

3. Search using the journal or magazine title.

Online Journals @ K
Find journals by title. Use the volume, issue and date information to locate your article.

4. No luck? Interlibrary Loan to the rescue!

Interlibrary Loan
Log in with your K College username and password to place requests and access articles received.

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