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MLA International Bibliography - EBSCOhost
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Citing Articles
MLA Style Examples: - Cole, Juan R. "The World as Text: Cosmologies of Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i."
- Studia Islamica 80 Dec 1994: 145-163. MLA International Bibliography. FirstSearch. Babson Park Horn Lib., Babson Park, MA. 29 Mar 2003 <http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/>.
- For additional MLA examples, visit the MLA site.
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Basic Steps
Put keywords in boxes and use drop downs to select fields. Use search syntax for simple searches. For more advanced searching use field searches - see below. |
Advanced Search Tips
Search Syntax
Search Type | Format | Example | Boolean Searching
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OR
( ) to group synomyns or similar terms | moliere and critic* | | Truncation - all variant endings | * (asterisk) | critic* | | Singular and plural endings | + | poet+ | | Proximity | w or w# | american w poetry
american w5 poetry | | Field searching | tag: | au=tropp* |
Segment or Field Searching Databases use different codes to allow you to search by specific field. This can help to narrow your search to a specific publication, author, or date. |
Search Indexes | Labels | Example | |
| Keyword | kw: | semiotic+ | | Author | au: | naiditch | | Author phrase | au= | naiditch p g
[last name first] | | 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] | | Genre/form phrase | ge= | novel | | Geographic coverage phrase | gc= | ghana | | Language phrase | ln= | english | | Named person phrase | na= | weil simone
[last name first] | | Periodical title | pz: | balzacienne | | Series title | se: | oceanic linguistics special publications | | Source | so: | linguistics | | Source phrase | so= | language sciences | | Subject | su: | psycholinguistics | | Subject phrase | su= | baby talk | | Title | ti: | parabolic reversal | | Title phrase | ti= | simone weils violent grace | | Year | yr: | 1995-1997 |
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Viewing
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Use the Sort icon (for <500 records) to sort by title, author, source, number of libraries who own the item, or date. You can Mark records to view, email or save to disk. Printing, Saving, and Exporting
Use the Print or E-Mail icon to deliver your results. From your browser's toolbar, chose File...Print to print the article or File... Save to download. Click the Export icon to download data bibliographic management programs, such as Endnote or Refwork. Choose your format and then click Export. |
Scope
MLA is the best specialized database of language, literature and folklore topics produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA). The database provides abstracts and some linking to the full text of literature, journals, books, and dissertations (dissertations are difficult to obtain). |
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