Given the multidisciplinary nature of language and cultural studies, there are a broad variety of resources included herein, including indexes for sociology, education, and linguistics. While a number of these resources are available through the Internet, they are generally scholarly and authoritative sources published by the library – hence, you need not worry too much about the validity of the information.

The resources listed here are merely starting points. The library can provide many more resources specific to a particular topic. You may also check out the new English Subject Guide. It includes more links to catalogs and union catalogs, databases and electronic indexes, digital texts and collections, electronic journals, subject bibliographies and class guides, reference sources, web forms, and other humanities links.

 Catalogs and Union Catalogs

Online Catalog LibCat includes the materials (books, journals, videos, documents and other materials) that the Libraries hold. Be aware that there are groups of materials not included in the catalog: many government documents and microform sets that we own may not appear in LibCat.

WorldCat Catalog of books and journals, the contents of over 14,000 research libraries, mainly in North America. Anything found on WorldCat that is not available in Evans Library can be ordered through Interlibrary Services or by filling out the Get it for me form.

 Databases and Electronic Indexes

Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts abstracts literature worldwide on linguistics and language behavior for researchers and practitioners in disciplines concerned with the nature and use of language. Coverage is from 1973 to present on descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical and geographical issues in linguistics.

Oxford English Dictionary is a historical dictionary of English, covering the language from the earliest times to the present day. It aims to show not only the current meanings of words, but also to trace their development through time. The print version is available in the Humanities Reference area at PE1625 .O87 1989.

Wilson Periodical Indexes is a collection of databases of article citations on a variety of subjects from science to business to the social sciences. The web versions of Social Sciences Abstracts, Applied Science and Technology Abstracts, Wilson Business Abstracts and others provide citations and, at times, full text of articles in various disciplines. Wilson includes the full text of selected articles as well as an option to limit to peer-reviewed (scholarly) articles.

MLA International Bibliography This database indexes sources on literature, linguistics and drama from 1963 to present. Also available in print back to 1920. While it indexes secondary literature, it may lead to other pertinent information on the topic. PB1 .M46 from 1920 to 1962; from 1963 to present, on the web.

Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature An electronic index of critical articles and book reviews on language and literature in English back to 1892. The print index of article citations on English language and literature covers published articles from 1920 to present. PB1 .A55.

EBSCOHost (Academic Search Complete) is a collection of selected full-text periodicals and scholarly journals, U.S. and international newspapers, reference books and detailed pamphlets from a variety of disciplines.

PCI (Periodicals Contents Index) includes citations and selected full text from critical articles as well as book and performance review in humanities and social sciences journals from 1770 to 1993. This is the only electronic resource available that indexes back to the 1770s.

Arts & Humanities Citation Index and Social Science Citation Index are part of the Web of Knowledge, an online database indexing resources in all areas. It includes citations of critical articles on popular culture, film and television. The online versions go back to 1982 while the paper version of Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Z5931 .A78 goes back to 1975, and Social Sciences Citation Index, Z7163 .S6 extends back to 1956.

Electronic Journals

There are more than 20,000 online journal titles to which the Libraries have access. Project Muse is a full-text collection of humanities journals from 1995 to present; JSTOR is a full-text collection of history, philosophy, economics, and political science journals from their conception (at times, from the 1700s) to present. ScienceDirect and Kluwer are among the other electronic packages available. All electronic journals are accessible through LibCat or from the E-Resource Locator.

Reference Sources

Bibliographie Linguistique includes article citations from 1948 to present on topics in language and linguistics. Z7001 .P4

CCCC bibliography of composition and rhetoric includes entries on scholarship and research in composition and rhetoric published since 1984-85. It annotates over 2,000 articles, books, dissertations, and conference papers given, focusing on the scholarship in rhetoric, composition and related topics. PE1404 .L66.

Specialized Resources

The following resources are subject-specific databases that may include article citation on certain topics in linguistics, given a cultural or disciplinary slant.

Sociological Abstracts is a database of citations of research literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences from 1963 to present.

PsycInfo includes professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, and linguistics from 1984 to present.

Communication Abstracts and ComSearch contain abstracts of articles published in the primary professional literature of the Communication/Mass Media/Journalism fields from 1978 to present.

Education Abstracts indexes citations and selected full-text articles in the field of education back to 1982. ERIC includes articles and reports in education from 1966 to present.

International Index to Black Periodicals Full Text and Hispanic American Periodicals Index provide coverage of scholarly and popular journals with a cultural emphasis back to 1998 and 1970, respectively.

Library Assistance

If you need additional assistance, please don’t hesitate to go the Evans Reference Desk for help. They are located on the 1^st floor of Evans Library. You may also contact them via phone at 845-5741 or via email at lib-help@tamu.edu.

If you want specialized help, you may schedule an appointment with me, as liaison librarian to the Department of English, and I will be happy to help you with your research topic, recommend sources and introduce you to searching some of the electronic materials.

Candace R. Benefiel
Associate Professor
979-862-1044
cbenefie@lib-gw.tamu.edu