3. Finding Journal Articles
In addition to the books you locate in the HOLLIS catalog, the following resources will direct you to relevant journal articles, chapters in books and, in some cases, theses and dissertations related to your topic. In some cases, links to the full-text of articles are also provided.
All of the following can also be found at Harvard Libraries, by clicking on E-RESEARCH @ Harvard Libraries, then clicking on Find E-RESOURCES.
Online Databases
MLA International Bibliography (MLA)
The MLA International Bibliography, produced by the Modern Language Association, consists of citations to materials in literature, modern languages, linguistics and folklore. The MLA provides access to scholarly articles in over 3,000 journals and series. It also covers relevant monographs, book chapters, working papers, proceedings, bibliographies and dissertations.
The drop-down menus provide for searching by various means (keyword, author of the article, etc.) and searches may be limited by date, type of publication, language, etc. From the results screen, citations or full-text may be e-mailed by selecting that option either from the abstract screen or the full-text. Printing is also possible. Full-text links will appear for some articles, with the options of printing, e-mailing or saving results to disk. In other cases, the Find It @ Harvard links will lead to the specific record in the HOLLIS catalog or to a link to the catalog search screen.
The link to the MLA Directory of Periodicals allows for browsing or searching for titles. Entries include notes on the scope of the journal, publication, editorial and submission details, submission requirements et al.
FRANCIS covers a wide range of multilingual, multidisciplinary information in the humanities, social sciences, and economics. FRANCIS is strong in religion, the history of art, and literature, with particular emphasis on current trends in European and world literature. Updated monthly, FRANCIS covers 1984 to the present.
JSTOR consists of more than a hundred journal titles in varied topics (from ethnology to economics) and will initially contain approximately 750,000 journal page images. JSTOR allows for browsing as well as searching and viewing, printing or downloading the text of the journals. Examples of journals of interest: MLN (Modern Language Notes), Modern Language Journal, Nineteenth-Century Literature, Renaissance News, Representations, Yale French Studies, French Historical Studies, French Review.
Project Muse intends to provide networked access to the full
text of more than 100 scholarly journals published by several university
presses in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics. Browsing
by subject and collection is possible from the main search page. Browsing
and full-text search are available. Examples of journals of interest: French Forum, French Historical Studies, MLN (Modern Language Notes),
MLQ: Modern Language Quarterly, Journal of Modern Literature,Yale Journal
of Criticism.
Dissertations
& Theses Full Text
Dissertations & Theses Full-Text contains records describing dissertations and masters' theses in all areas of academic research at over 550 universities, including almost all North American graduate schools and many European universities. Covers dissertations from 1861 to the present, abstracts from 1980-, as well as full text for over 70,000 dissertations from 1997 forward. Features include searching by elements such as title, author, keyword, adviser, subject, school, language and degree. To request dissertations (free of charge), use Interlibrary Loan (Harvard ID number and PIN required).
Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Arts & Humanities Citation Index, published by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), is a multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. It indexes 1,400 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, as well as covering individually selected, relevant items from over 7,000 major science and social science journals. Because the information stored about each article includes the article's cited reference list (often called its bibliography), you can also search the databases for articles that cite a known author or work.
Historical Abstracts
Historical Abstracts is a reference guide to the history of
the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada,
which are covered in America: History and Life). Journals published throughout the world are covered in the database, including
key historical journals from virtually every major country. Citations
(some full text via JSTOR) often include abstracts (in English). In addition
to articles, Historical Abstracts includes citations to historical books
and to abstracts of dissertations.
Periodicals
Index Online
A retrospective index to articles in scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences from their first issues through 1990/91. Journals in English and other European languages are indexed. PCI includes the complete table of contents for each issue of each journal. Covers journals from North America, the United Kingdom and the rest of the English-speaking world and journals in other European languages including French, German, Italian and Spanish.
Print Sources
(see also 6. Bibliographies for both general and century-specific bibliographies)
Widener's Loker Reading Room houses reference materials in the humanities and social sciences, with a smaller number of selected resources in the sciences. The Harvard RR classification arrangement is used. The Literature section is found in RR 3003 through RR 3541; French literature sources are in the RR 3161 to RR 3180 range; Literary criticism sources in RR 3005. Here is a sampling of resources that may be useful to you in researching literature topics in the initial stages of your research. (Reference works with WID-LC call numbers are located in the stacks).
Bibliographie der französischen Literaturwissenschaft. 1960-
Frankfurt am Main: V. Klostermann.
Widener: RR 3162.6 Latest five years
Widener: WID-LC Z2171 .B56 Earlier years
An extensive index of journal articles and book chapters, covering general works, works arranged by century, ending with Vingtième Siècle (Première moitié-- with separate section on Surréalisme et Dada) and La litterature d'aujourd'hui (with separate section, Poésie). Exhaustive, scholarly citations. (Some overlap with the MLA International Bibliography).
French 17. no. 26- 1978-
Fort Collins, Colo., Published for Seventeenth Century French Division of Modern Language Association of America by Colorado State University.
Widener: RR 3162.8 Latest five years
Widener: WID-LC PQ241.Z99 M6x Earlier years
An annual descriptive bibliography in several parts: Bibliography, Linguistics and History of the Book; Artistic, Political and Social Background; Philosophy, History and Criticism; Authors and Personnages; Research in Progress. Useful evaluative annotations for all sources (often excerpts from book reviews). Index to all parts, except Authors and Personnages (Part 5).
The Year's work in modern language studies. London [etc.]: Modern Humanities Research Association [etc.]
Widener: RR 3003.24 Latest five years
Widener: Philol 340.5.12 Earlier years
Annual publication with extensive bibliographical entries covering several language and literature families (Latin, Romance, Celtic, Germanic, Slavonic). French Studies has sections on various periods including Twentieth Century, 1900-1945 and Twentieth Century since 1945. Early and Late Medieval, 16e, 17e, 18e, Romanticism, 19e, 20e and Francophone literatures are also covered. General works and works on individual authors, topics, genres included.
