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Modern Language Association (MLA) International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
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Literature, languages, linguistics, folklore, drama and film (1963-)
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This database features hundreds of titles covering Art, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Music, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies.
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Includes scholarship published in over one thousand of the highest-quality academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
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Full text of current content from scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences.
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CMMC incorporates the content of CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication Association) and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Penn State) along with numerous other journals in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields of study to create a research and reference resource of unprecedented scope and depth encompassing the breadth of the communication discipline.
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This collection provides access to databases covering the international literature in the social sciences, including politics, sociology, social services, anthropology, criminology and education. Featured databases include IBSS, PAIS and Sociological Abstracts.
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