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online articles | find an article in full-text | MLA citation guide

Find articles

  • MLA International Bibliography Comprehensive index of journal articles and books related to literature. This database should be the primary focus of your journal searching.
  • JSTOR Includes the full-text of about 80 scholarly journals in literature, usually from the first issue through from two to five years ago.
  • Dissertation Abstracts Descriptions of dissertations in all academic fields. Will require ILLiad to order.
  • Google Scholar Citations and links to academic materials gathered from journals, theses, books, and abstracts from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites.

Off-campus access to these databases is easy. When prompted, sign in with your SMU network/email user name and password. For problems, call 360.486.8803 or email us.

online articles | find an article in full-text | MLA citation guide

Find MLA articles & print citations in full-text

If you find an article in the MLA International Bibliography database but it's not in full-text, use this guide to locate the full article.

Find a print citation in full-text

If you find a citation for an article but aren't sure how to see the full-text, click here and follow the steps.

MLA Citation

Purdue Online Writing Lab--OWL. (MLA Formatting & Style Guide)