Children's & Adolescent Literature 

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The following Databases are useful to Children's & Adolescent Literature. Note these are not the only databases available to use, just the recommended. Click the little blue circles for more information! Remember to contact Tim Lynch with questions!

ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIER: Scholarly journals on all aspects of Children's Literature.

ERIC: Education database is a giant not only in size but also in worth. There are many articles devoted to the literature of children.

HUMANITIES INTERNATIONAL  INDEX: This humanities database presents "scholarly and creative" journals from the US and Canada, starting from 1975.(AMI)

Maine InfoNET: This database allows access to books in the public libraries and private colleges around Maine

MAS ULTRA--SCHOOL EDITION: Popular journals on the topic of Children's Literature

MasterFILE PREMIERE: Scholarly journals on all aspects of Children's Literature.

MIDDLE SEARCH PLUS: 150 popular magazines for middle school students.

MLA International Bibliography: This database looks at Children's Literature from a more academic view and individual works as contributing to literature as a whole.

PRIMARY SEARCH: 60 popular Children's Literature journals

URSUS: The online catalog of the University of Maine System. It will allow one to look up books and other materials from the 15 libraries that make up the University of Maine Libraries System.