Arts and Humanities Resources

MLA handbook

  • Enables researchers to find citations for the latest scholarship as well as publications dating back to the 1880s.
  • Includes citation examples, as well as an example paper
    • Just click “examples at the top of the homepage
  • There are also instructional videos available to help with your internal citations and works cited page.
    • Click “videos” at the top of the homepage. 
  • You can also use the search bar if you are looking for something specific.

MLA International Bibliography

  • A textbook and reference guide that offers student writers and writing instructors guidance on creating works-cited-list entries in MLA style using the template of core elements.
  • You can log in with your St. Edward’s Gmail if you want to be able to save articles to the database itself. 
  • You can search by keywords or you can click search options below the basic search bar for more options 
  • For more information on how to search the database, click the question mark on the right hand side of the search bar 
  • At the top of the webpage, you have the option to browse by Works, Authors, or Periodicals 
  • You can also look at the MLA Thesaurus at the top of the webpage. 

Essay and General Literature Index

  • Indexes essays and articles abstracts contained in collections of essays and miscellaneous works published in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada.
  • Includes a broad range of topics from the Humanities and Social Sciences. 
  • You can log in with your St. Edward’s Gmail if you want to be able to save articles to the database itself. 
  • You can search by keywords or you can click search options below the basic search bar for more options 
  • For more information on how to search the database, click the question mark on the right hand side of the search bar 
  • At the top of the webpage, you can click on “Thesaurus” or “Indexes” to browse those.

ACLS Humanities eBook 

  • A digital, fully searchable collection of high-quality books in the Humanities
  • You can browse all eBooks by clicking on “Browse Books” on the upper right corner.
  • You can also search for eBooks by Keyword or Author. 
  • On the left hand corner of the screen, you can filter your search by Subject, Author, Publisher, or Series. 

Humanities Full Text

  • Includes many of the most important academic journals in the humanities.
  • Provides coverage of feature articles, interviews, Reviews of Books and the Performing Arts, and more. 
  • You can log in with your St. Edward’s Gmail if you want to be able to save articles to the database itself. 
  • You can search by keywords or you can click search options below the basic search bar for more options 
  • For more information on how to search the database, click the question mark on the right hand side of the search bar 
  • At the top of the webpage, you can click on “Thesaurus”, “Publications”,  “Indexes”, or “Images” to browse or search by those.

Taylor & Francis Social Science and Humanities Library

  • Provides an excellent foundation for research and teaching in these fields: Arts & Humanities; Criminology; Media, Cultural & Communication Studies; Mental Health & Social Care; Politics, International Relations & Area Studies; Psychology; Sociology & Related Disciplines
  • On the main page, you can scroll down and browse different categories such as education, law, etc. 
  • If you click on “advanced search”, you can see search tips as well as narrow down you search using Boolean operators, publication years, and by citation

Resources for Specific Disciplines