Largest Bibliographic Databases
These are the two big electronic bibliographic databases for linguistics research. There is considerable overlap between the two. In addition to journal articles, both cover books (although more selectively than articles), dissertations, conference proceedings, and, to some extent, individual chapters or articles within books. MLAIB does not contain book reviews; LLBA does. LLBA’s focus on linguistics (MLAIB covers literature and folklore as well) and its abstracts make it the primary database of the two, but for a comprehensive search, MLAIB needs to be consulted as well. Because UCSD obtains access to both of these databases from the same vendor (ProQuest), they can be cross-searched. Both of them allow you to set up a customized “Alerts” service, by which new articles meeting your search criteria will be e-mailed to you automatically.
- LLBA: Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts.(DeMiller 85)
Coverage: 1973 to present electronically; 1967-1973 in print only. - MLAIB: Modern Language Association International Bibliography(DeMiller 88)
Coverage: Extensive from the mid-1920s to present; some coverage from the 1880s-1920s.
Other Biblographic Databases
- Bibliography of Linguistic Literature = Bibliographie linguistischer Literatur (BLL)(DeMiller 79). ONLINE ONLY
Coverage: 1971 to present; international in scope (for general linguistics and English, Germanic, and Romance linguistics). - Linguistic Bibliography for the Year … = Bibliographie Linguistique de l’année …(DeMiller 78)
Coverage: 1939 to present. Provides comprehensive, worldwide coverage of periodical articles, dissertations, and contributions to collected works such as festschriften and conference proceedings, including reviews of such publications. Somewhat slow to appear (the latest covers the year 2003). - The Year’s Work in Modern Language Studies(DeMiller 652)
Coverage: 1929/30-1994 (online only) and 1995-present (printed volumes). An annual, critical survey of research on language and literature. Five main sections: General linguistics (begun in 1974), Latin, Romance languages, Germanic languages, and Slavonic studies. Each of the latter four is divided into language and literature sections, often with further subdivisions. Sections written by separate experts in those fields. - Annual Bibliography of English Language & Literature (ABELL)(DeMiller 739)
As title suggests, for English language research only. Coverage: 1920-present (Print & Electronic) Includes books, dissertations, chapters of books, and journal articles. Unlike MLAIB, ABELL does include book reviews; in fact, a search can be limited to reviews, or they may be excluded.
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