Research Guides: German: Finding Articles

Databases

Databases are resources that provide citations and abstracts of journal articles and other scholarly materials. The listing below represents the subject-specific and general databases most relevant to German literature and culture available at Knox.

Depending on your topic, you may consider searching other subject-specific databases as well. To find other databases, use the library's Databases by Subject list.

NOTE: Databases marked with * are provided by the vendor EBSCOhost and can be searched simultaneously. See this quick guide on using EBSCOhost databases.

MLA Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Indexes journal articles, books and dissertations on topics in literature. The materials covered are international in scope and date back to the 1920s.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary, full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, plus indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals.
Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Covers historical scholarship for the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present. Topics include world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and more.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR is a repository of important scholarly journals in many academic disciplines. The Knox College Library subscribes to JSTOR Arts & Sciences collections I, II, III, IV and VII and the Ecology & Botany collection.
Sage Journals Online This link opens in a new window
This multidisciplinary database contains full text to many journals in the social sciences.

Browse Databases by Subject
Browse databases in other subject areas like sociology, history, gender studies and music

MLA Bibliography Tips

MLA Bibliography is the premier database for conducting literary research.

A. To search for criticism on the work of a specific author:

Enter the author name into the first search box
Select "SA Primary Subject Author" from the drop down menu
Apply any limits you'd like to set, and the hit Search

B. Search for the name of the author as subject to include results in which the author may not be the primary subject author (e.g., the article covers the work of multiple authors).

C. If the author you're working with goes by multiple names and you're not sure which one to use, try using the database's Names as Subjects list. This list lets you search for an author and will tell you the form that is used in the database.