When searching, note the "AND/OR/NOT" boxes near the search field. Use these to indicate the relationship between your search terms.
For example, if you want results on Shakespeare and gender but not about Othello, try this:
To search for individual journals, use the eJournals tab on the Libraries' homepage (lib.wvu.edu) or, for a more humanities-based scope, the MLA Directory of Periodicals. Once you're at an individual journal's website, you can search within that journal.
Searching subject-specific databases is often the most efficient and effective way to find relevant scholarship. Below are a few databases to help you find scholarly work across a number of humanities disciplines and fields.
JSTOR has full-text scholarly articles from journals in many disciplines.JSTOR provides access to more than 2,800 academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, as well as books, primary sources, and high-quality images. JSTOR is full-text searchable and offers search term highlighting.
Literature Resource Center has full-text scholarly articles from many journals in the humanities as well as biographical information about authors.
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