Literature Liaison & Reference Librarian
Melissa Jones
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Welcome!
Welcome to the Comparative Literatures research guide. This guide is intended to highlight major resources that Georgetown provides to support research and teaching in comparative literatures. Use the menu to the left to view specific types of resources.
If you have any questions or need assistance with your research, please e-mail Melissa Jones at melissa.jones@georgetown.edu or schedule an appointment by clicking the "Schedule Appointment" button in the left-hand column.
Getting Started
- MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new windowProvides access to worldwide scholarly research in literature (including drama), language, linguistics, folklore, film, radio, television, and theater, representing all national literatures. Does not include book reviews.
- Literature Online (LION) This link opens in a new windowFully searchable library of more than 350,000 full-text works of English and American poetry, drama, and fiction with complementary criticism, reference resources, and websites. Includes over 800 clips of poets reading their own and other poets' work.
- Project Muse This link opens in a new windowProvides access to scholarly journals in the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics and many others. Full text is available for titles marked with a green arrow.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowFull text (in PDF format) of selected, important scholarly journals in a number of fields. Note: journals in JSTOR usually do not include the most recent three to five years.
