Google Scholar
http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/eres?id=83
Google Scholar is another tool you can use to search for scholarly literature online. Google Scholar provides access to "peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations."
Often Google Scholar has the full text of the articles when you are on the Vanderbilt network using the Findit@VU links. If you are off campus, the FindIt@VU links won't appear unless you use the Google Scholar link above.
Finding Scholarly Articles
The following databases will be of use for various topics related to your class:
- MLA International Bibliography"The MLA International Bibliography indexes over 4,400 journals, as well as books, proceedings and dissertations in the area of critical literature and language, folklore and linguistics, as well as theatre and film studies. Includes some full-text articles."
- ProQuestProvides selected full text of articles in a wide range of magazines and scholarly journals as well as news publications.
- FIAF International Index to Film PeriodicalsFIAF Index to Film Periodicals is a bibliographical index offering in-depth coverage of the world's foremost academic and popular film journals from 1972 to the present day.
- Film Literature Index Online 1976-2001"The Film Literature Index (FLI) annually indexes 150 film and television periodicals from 30 countries cover-to-cover and 200 other periodicals selectively for articles on film and television."
- JSTORIn advanced search limit by discipline to "Film Studies" for more focused results. Full text but omits latest 3-5 years of journal issues..
- Historical New York Times 1851-2014can limit by date range to locate film reviews.
- Historical AbstractsIncludes many history journals and links to full text versions through Find it at VU button.
- Readers' Guide Retrospective, 1890-1982Index of articles from general interest magazines, such as Time, Atlantic Monthly, Century Magazine, Christian Century, Commonweal, Foreign Affairs, Fortnightly Review (London), Ladies Home Journal, Literary Digest, The Nation, New Republic. Good source for popular US coverage of Latin American events, especially political and cultural issues.
- PAIS-Public Affairs Information ServicePolitical and public policy issues relating to Spain.
- International Index to Music Periodicals Full TextIncludes scholarly and popular articles about Brazilian music and culture
Finding Full Text of Articles with FindIt@VU
FindIt@VU provides direct links from a database citation to the full text of the article (if available) and other supporting resources. Just look for this icon when searching databases:
If the full text link is not shown, be sure to check the link labeled "See if this item is available in the Vanderbilt Libraries" to see if the journal title or other resource is available in print form. Items not available through VU Libraries can be requested through Interlibrary Loan.
