Literature research databases
Databases are available to current DCCC community members. You'll be prompted to log into delaGATE to access all of the databases listed below.
Best bests
- Bloom's Literature This link opens in a new windowLiterature resources and criticism selected by Harold Bloom. Includes reference essays and scholarly criticism; full-length videos of classic plays and films; hundreds of full-text, classic works; “How to Write about” guides; and more.
- Literary Reference Plus This link opens in a new windowLiterary Reference Source Plus includes full-text resources on plays/drama, poetry, religious literature, children's literature, volumes of fantasy/science fiction, contemporary literature, world philosophy and religious literature, and literary study guides covering American Literature, English Literature and literary genres.
- Literature Criticism Online This link opens in a new windowSimultaneously search four collections of literary criticism: Contemporary Literary Criticism, Drama Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Short Story Criticism
Be sure to explore your search results in all of the tabs, depending on the type of information you need.
More literature databases
- JSTOR Essentials This link opens in a new windowFoundational content in the Humanities and Social Sciences with nearly 700 core titles across 45 disciplines.
- Project MUSE This link opens in a new windowCovers literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, etc. Contains current full text scholarly journals which cover these fields and a significant collection of recent scholarly books.
- MagillOnLiterature Plus This link opens in a new windowEditorially reviewed critical essays, brief plot summaries, character profiles, and detailed setting discussions covering works by more than 8,500 long and short fiction writers, poets, dramatists, essayists, and philosophers.
- Critical Insights from Salem Literature This link opens in a new windowThis series focuses on an individual author's entire body of work or a single work of literature
- Infobase eBooks This link opens in a new windowInfobase's eBook collection features thousands of core reference works on a wide range of subjects areas, from history to science, literature, and more.
- Gale Contemporary Authors This link opens in a new windowAccess current biographical and bibliographical data on more than 120,000 modern authors. Search for an author by name, title of work, subject/genre, nationality, date and place of birth, honors, awards and much more.
- Gale Series Index This link opens in a new windowOnline index to the print Gale Literary Series located in the DCCC Library.
Streaming video
Find documentaries, plays, film adaptations, and literary criticism in video form. Free access to all DCCC students.
- Kanopy This link opens in a new windowVideo streaming service offering access to more than 30,000 documentaries, movies, and educational videos from thousands of producers such as Criterion Collection, PBS, Great Courses, Kino Lorber and more.
- Films on Demand This link opens in a new windowFilms On Demand is a state-of-the-art streaming video platform offering 27,000+ videos on a variety of subjects.