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Databases for Research on Children's and Young Adult Literature
- Children's Literature Comprehensive Database This link opens in a new window
Information about children's books, video and audio recordings, and other children-focused media. Includes over 2 million catalog records and 365,000+ reviews.
- Library & Information Science Source This link opens in a new window
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Merging LISTA, Library Literature & Information Science Full-text, Library Literature & Information Science Index/Retrospective and adding over 50 additional full text journals, this premier database provides full-text coverage and high-quality indexing to help librarians and researchers keep pace with the latest trends in the rapidly evolving field of library and information science. Containing English and foreign-language periodicals, journals, conference proceedings, pamphlets, library school theses and books, Library & Information Science Source encompasses subjects such as librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval and information management.
- Literature Criticism Online This link opens in a new window
Literature Criticism online includes the following criticisms: Children's Literature Review, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Short Story Criticism, Something about the author, and Twentieth Century Literary Criticism
Peer-Reviewed Journals
- Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature
A peer-reviewed journal containing academic articles on children’s literature with an international perspective
- Children's Literature Association (ChLA) QuarterlyA peer-reviewed journal containing scholarly articles on all aspects of children's literature across all time periods
- Children's Literature in EducationA peer-reviewed journal on children's literature for teachers, librarians, and scholars featuring literary critiques, interviews, and scholarly articles
- Journal of Children's LiteratureA peer-reviewed journal with a focus on teaching and scholarship in the field of children's literature
- The Lion and the UnicornA peer-reviewed journal that critically examines children’s literature within the wider concepts of children’s and adolescent culture
- Research on Diversity in Youth Literature (RDYL)A peer-reviewed, open-access journal with a focus on issues of diversity, equity, social justice, inclusion, and intersectionality in youth literature, culture, and media
- Study and Scrutiny: Research on Young Adult LiteratureA peer-reviewed journal containing studies and scholarly research on young adult literature
