Accessing the MLA Bibliography and Online Articles
Update: You can find direct links to these resources at this WSU library page: http://libguides.wsulibs.wsu.edu/englishandamericanlit . You will still have to log in with your WSU network ID (same as in Angel). Here are direct links to some that may be especially helpful to you.
New York Times Historical Newspapers
You can access the MLA Bibliography (and most of the articles) online in this way:
1. Go to http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/Griffin/indexes.htm.
2. Click on Databases A to Z.
3. You’ll be asked for your network ID and password (the same ones you use for Angel). Type them in and click Enter SearchIt
4. When you see Find a Database of Articles, type MLA into the search box and hit Enter (or click on the red GO button).
5. The Database Search List will return this link: MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO). Click on the link. You’ll get a message saying “You are about to leave MetaLib,” which you can ignore.
6. Success! You’re now in the MLA Bibliography and can conduct your search by typing in the author’s name, the title of the work, or some other combination. If you need help on formulating search terms, click on Help in the top right-hand corner of the screen.
7. Once you have located an article that looks helpful, click on PDF Full Text Article to get the article immediately or, if the full text is not available there, click on the Find@WSU button to locate it elsewhere in WSU’s databases.
Remember: If you’re searching on “Edith Wharton” and find something in the Edith Wharton Review, all of the issues are available for free here: http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/wharton/1999tab.htm.