ENG 501: Approaches to Research: Literature
This online research guide is designed to support students enrolled in the ENG 501: Approaches to Research: Literature course.
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- Background Sources Toggle Dropdown
- Literary Research: Strategies and Sources (book series) Toggle Dropdown
- Literature Research: Linked Subject Searches of ASU Library Catalog
- Identify Books & Dissertations Toggle Dropdown
- Identify Journal Articles
- Example: English Women Authors
- Student Research Topics
Periodical Directories

MLA Directory of Periodicals
This is the directory of periodicals indexed within the MLA International Bibliography (EBSCOhost).
Ulrichsweb
This database can be used to determine which journals are peer-reviewed. The database also allows you to determine which journals are actively publishing within specific disciplines (which can help you to learn the names of key journals in your research area(s).
Waterloo Directory of English Newspapers and Periodicals 1800-1900
This directory is "a subject-inclusive, language-inclusive bibliography of 50,000 publications, 48,000 personal names, 4,572 issuing bodies and 756 subjects."