(1963-present). The best overall database for literary studies. Provides access to scholarly research in over 4,000 journals and series.

(1904-present) Indexes over 1600 of the major journals in the humanities and its disciplines. With full text coverage from 200 publications.

(1975-present) Citation index to over 1,144 arts and humanities journals. Provides information on articles and all bibliographic

Indexes millions of articles in the arts, humanities and social sciences since 1770. Includes journals in English, German, Italian, French, Spanish and other Western languages.

An international and interdisciplinary bibliography of academic periodical literature mainly from the Humanities, Social Sciences and Arts.

Searches the online journals of the JHU Press. Fulltext of articles now includes other presses as well; including Oxford University, Carnegie Mellon, MIT Press, Duke University.

Covers all literature pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700).

Cites essays and articles contained in collections of essays and other works published in the United States, Great Britain and Canada. Focus on humanities and social sciences.

A comprehensive, current bibliography of articles in journals and miscellany volumes (conference proceedings, essay collections or Festschriften) worldwide.

Print Indexes to Articles

While online databases are wonderful for finding more recent articles, most older material, and much of the specialized material from European journals, will be only indexed in print indexes. Be sure to check them as well, as needed.

Bibliographie der französischen Sprach-und-Literaturewissenschaft. (the "Klapp").

The best source for French language books, articles, and theses. Each volume has a section on individual time periods, plus one on generalities and French literature outside France. A bit cumbersome; you have to search a volume for each year, but well worth the effort. Many resources not in any database.
General Reference:             Z 2171.B56 (1956-present)

Critical bibliography of French literature:  The Medieval Period, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th centuries. (separate volumes for each time period)

An invaluable selective annotated bibliography, each section complied by a specialist. References to books, articles, and dissertations are included for each writer analyzed.
General Reference:            Z 2171 .C74

Bibliographie de la littérature française du 16e, 17e, et 18e siècles. A. Cioranescu.  (separate volumes for each time period)

Lists works written, as well as Études for most writers. For major writers, such as Ronsard, Voltaire, and Racine the Études section is vast and quite detailed. First part of the volume has a section listing works on the literary history of the period.
General Reference:            Z 2172 .C48

Manuel bibliographique de la littérature française moderne XVI^e, XVII^e, XVIII^e, et XIX^e siècle. G. Lanson.

An ambitious undertaking, the 16^th, 17^th, 18^th, and 19^th centuries in two large volumes. The one large volume includes all 5 parts. Very useful organization by subjects: consult the Table des matières. The citations tend to be very brief, but it does provide access to obscure works and little known authors.
D Level:           Z 2171 .L22 1921a

The year's work in modern language studies.

Critically assess major articles, books and new editions. Better coverage of English language than French language publications. Very useful introduction to recent secondary literature.
General Reference:  Current edition  PB 1 .Y45
D Level   1975-2002:               Blue Labels PB 1 .Y45
Libraries Service Center 1929-1974:      PD 1 .Y39

For a compete listing of indexes, see Guide to Research in French Literature: Secondary Literature. (Note: PDF file requires Adobe Acrobat.)

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