MLA International Bibliography (MLA)
Literature, language, linguistics, folklore
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- Provides over one million citations for items from journals and series published worldwide.
- Indexes books, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations, bibliographies and websites.
- Contains in each record a bibliographic citation for a journal article, book, or other item including information about the libraries that own the library resources.
- Now includes the MLA Directory of Periodicals, which provides full information on more than 5,500 journals and series in the MLA International Bibliography Master List of Periodicals. The Directory of Periodicals includes many of the periodicals that are indexed in the MLA International Bibliography database. The electronic Directory of Periodicals is updated every six months.
| Database details |
| Subjects |
| folklore |
linguistics |
| language |
literature | |
| Sources |
4,400+
For more information view:
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| Number of records |
2,100,000+ |
| Dates covered |
1926 to present |
| Updated |
9 times a year |
| Producer information |
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| Copyright |
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2009
Modern Language Association of America |
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Labels |
Examples |
| Keyword |
kw: |
semiotic+ |
| Abstract |
ab: |
poets performers |
| Accession number |
no: |
1998-3-258 |
| Author |
au: |
naiditch |
| Author phrase |
au= |
naiditch p g
[last name first] |
| Chapter's book title |
cb: |
cervantes |
| Descriptors |
de: |
childhood |
| Descriptors phrase |
de= |
erromango language |
| Document type phrase |
dt= |
journal article
[use to refine other search terms;
types are:
book
book article
book collection
dissertation
dissertation abstract
journal article
periodical
website] |
| Genre/form phrase |
ge= |
novel |
| Geographic coverage phrase |
gc= |
ghana |
| Institution |
in: |
irvine |
| Language phrase |
ln= |
english |
| Named person |
na: |
weil
simone weil |
| Named person phrase |
na= |
weil simone
[last name first] |
| Notes |
nt: |
pedagogy |
| Periodical editor 1 |
pe: |
keller |
| Periodical editor phrase 1 |
pe= |
keller, janet dixon |
| Periodical ISSN 1 |
pv: |
0002-7294 |
| Periodical language phrase 1 |
pv= |
greek |
| Periodical sponsor 1 |
px: |
literary scholars |
| Periodical sponsor phrase 1 |
px= |
assn. of literary scholars and critics |
| Periodical subject 1 |
py: |
asian studies |
| Periodical subject phrase 1 |
py= |
asian studies 18th century |
| Periodical title 1 |
pz: |
balzacienne |
| Periodical title phrase 1 |
pz= |
annee balzacienne
(or)
l'annee balzacienne |
| Place of publication |
pl: |
knoxville |
| Publication date |
pd: |
1995 |
| Publisher |
pb: |
u of tenn p |
| Series title |
se: |
oceanic linguistics special publications |
| Source |
so: |
linguistics |
| Source phrase |
so= |
language sciences |
| Standard number |
sn: |
0824819357
0078-3188 |
| Subject |
su: |
psycholinguistics |
| Subject phrase |
su= |
baby talk |
| Table of contents |
tc: |
shakespeare |
| Title |
ti: |
parabolic reversal |
| Title phrase |
ti= |
simone weils violent grace |
| Update |
ud: |
199807 |
| Year |
yr: |
1995-1997 |
| Year of degree |
dy: |
1995 |
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