Smaller in scope than MLA, the Humanities Abstracts covers approximately 300 of the most commonly used journals in the areas of literature, art, history, and related topics. Its Expanded Academic Index includes some full-text articles of literature criticism. An online version of Gale Publishing's literature reference series, including material from Contemporary Literary Criticism, the Dictionary of Literary Biography, and more. Book reviews can be an excellent source of information about contemporary authors, or can indicate how a classic book was received when it was first published. Bibliographies are listings of articles or books by topic.
Bibliographies usually cover historical or retrospective material, rather than current sources.
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