Resources in English Literature Finding Articles and Dissertations Stauffer Library Reference Finding Articles Journal articles are important in your research. You will want to use periodical indexes and abstracts to update older material or to compare recent critiques with older analyses of a work or to find information of current interest. Both popular and scholarly journals are indexed in the general and literary indexes listed below.
Popular magazines have short articles that are written to inform or entertain the general public.
They are seldom footnoted, or give the source of information, use non-technical language and are written by authors that on usually on the staff of the magazine. Scholarly journals have articles that are lengthy and list reference in footnotes. They are written by authors that have conducted research in the field and who are usually affiliated with a university or research centre. To find articles on your topic, search the following indexes. Contains summaries of journal articles and books including an abstract of thesis, method and development of argument, and major implications.