Two databases which will help the researcher find more about
- The Academics who write about Texts and Authors
- The Authors of Texts
- The Texts themselves
are the MLA International Bibliography and the Literature Resource Center. These help the student find many articles, chapters and books an academic has written, and also many articles, chapters, and books about a particular text or a particular author.
- MLA International Bibliography
Over 2.1 million citations of journal articles, books, and dissertations. Subjects covered include literature, language and linguistics, folklore, literary theory and criticism, and dramatic arts. Do make sure to follow directions, such as putting the last name first, comma, first name.
- Literature Resource Center
Information on a large number of authors and literary works taken from Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Contemporary Literary Criticism, and other sources. Also includes full-text articles from more than 130 literary journals, a dictionary of literary terms, and links to 5,000 relevant Web sites and special collections.