ENGL 100: Imagining a Self   Tags: a&i, course, english, f10  

Academic Search Premier is great because it is a multi-disciplinary database. Notice that you can limit your searches so that they only return articles from scholarly (peer reviewed) journals.

This is one of the most comprehensive databases for literary studies. One great trick is to put the name of a poem, story, book, or author's name into one search box and then select "Subject Heading (All)" from the drop-down box that normally says "All fields." All the resulting articles will then be about that poem, story, book, or author.

Description: Indexes many periodicals important to the study of literature, most of which are available in full text. (Also includes the New York Times Book Review and other such trade publications.)
To Find Book Reviews: Use author's name and/or book title as keyword (or default). Select "Book Review" from the "Document Type" selection box near the middle of the "Limit Your Results" section of the search page.

Description: Access to thousands of newspapers, popular magazines, and trade publications, as well as scholarly journals important to Literary Studies.
To Find Book Reviews: Use the author's name and/or book title. Click "More Search Options" just below the the contents of the search screen. Then select "Book Review" from the "Document Type" drop-down box near the bottom of the search options.