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Databases with an English focus:

19th Century U.S. Newspaper Digital Archive -- "provides access to primary source newspaper content from the entire 19th century, from a range of urban and rural regions throughout the U.S."

Bloom's Literary Reference Online -- full-text literary criticism from Professor Bloom and others.

JSTOR -- access to scholarly journals in a variety of disciplines.

Literary Reference Center Plus -- access to reference works, books and literary journals.

MLA International Bibliography -- index to resources in language and literature.

Oxford English Dictionary -- the history and meaning of English words.

Project Muse -- access to scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences.

Salem Literature Online -- contains "the Critical Insights series, which includes both classic and current literary criticism of the world’s most-studied literature.

Twayne's Authors Series -- literary criticism of American, English and World authors.

Databases with a Cross-Disciplinary focus:

Academic Search Premier -- covers most academic areas of study.

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online -- full text of the complete encyclopedia.

LexisNexis Academic -- access to news, business, legal, medical, and reference information.

Oxford Reference Online Database -- online reference library