LibGuides: World Languages: Find Articles

OneSearch is a library search tool where you can find almost everything the CSUDH Library owns or subscribes to on one platform. Use OneSearch to find books, including textbooks, articles, streaming videos, and more! A great place to start for any research project. You can also use OneSearch to find the full text, borrow books from other CSU libraries, and generate a citation.

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Best Databases for articles on Modern Languages

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Core journals in the humanities, social sciences, sciences, and mathematics. Includes some primary sources and book reviews. A great place to find older, digitized issues. Recent issues are not always available in JSTOR.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Citation information and links to full text research in the areas of literature, linguistics, rhetoric, film, television, and more. You can search by author or creator, type period, genre, stylistic features, and literary themes.
Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Full text journals and books in the social sciences and humanities. Great for literature, history, gender studies, and ethnic studies research.
Humanities (Full Text) This link opens in a new window
Use this database to find full-text articles from humanities disciplines including history, literature, art history, philosophy, film studies, and more.

Other Useful Databases

Films On Demand: Digital Educational Videos This link opens in a new window
Streaming educational full videos and clips in dozens of subject areas and from a wide variety of producers and television networks.
Kanopy Streaming Videos This link opens in a new window
A rich collection of streaming video content including documentaries, independent cinema, TV series and feature films. Browse educational videos in the fields of visual and performing arts, business, health, global studies, and communication.

Please note: Kanopy films without instant access are available upon request. Learn more.

Accessing Library Resources Off-Campus

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Google Scholar is a search tool where you can find scholarly sources like peer-reviewed articles, dissertations, theses, and books with Google's simple look and feel. Add CSUDH in Library Links to connect Google Scholar to OneSearch to get the full text through our library subscriptions. You can also use Google Scholar to find freely available PDFs, trace citations, look up authors profiles and journal metrics, and generate a citation.

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