University Libraries: ENGL 484: Children's Literature: Articles

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Search Tips for Secondary Sources

Search for themes. Examples: disabilities, deafness, siblings, Native American folktales
Include the phrase "children's literature" in quotations to keep your search targeted on this genre
If one database does not find items, try another!
If you spend 15 minutes without finding something, Ask the Library!

Book Reviews

These recommended resources will help you locate book reviews and secondary sources for your project.

OneSearch (advanced search)
Search the library's OneSearch service (it's also the main search box on the library's home page) for book reviews and secondary sources related to your topic.
Books for Youth
The American Library Association (ALA) Booklist page provides reviews, interviews and notices of new outstanding books for children and young adults.

Finding Articles in journals and magazines

The following are recommended databases for locating book reviews and articles about themes, children's books and authors. Look within each database for the option to limit search results to book reviews.

Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Provides biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of thousands of novelists, poets, essayists, journalists and other writers from every age, nation, and language. Dates of coverage: antiquity-current.
Education Source This link opens in a new window
Coverage of all levels of education from early childhood to higher education. Includes scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles, magazines, reviews, newspaper articles, trade publications, and conference papers.
ERIC This link opens in a new window
Includes reports, academic journals, ERIC documents, educational reports, dissertations, and government documents covering all levels of education.
Education Full Text This link opens in a new window
This database includes scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles, magazines, book reviews, trade publications, short biographies, and conference papers covering educational subjects.
Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Full text of scholarly journals covering the humanities and social sciences.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text and images of over 1000 scholarly, peer-reviewed journals in a variety of disciplines. Has best coverage in older volumes of journals.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Articles that span a broad range of important areas of academic study.