LibGuides: English Subject Guide: Home

Database PASSWORDS

LOGINS & PASSWORDS

Click Here for the Passwords List. You'll need to log in as a Catlin Gabel student or employee. Having trouble? Contact your division librarian.

Library Info

Search the Library Catalog

Fort Vancouver Regional Library

2025-2026

LIBRARY HOURS: Mon., Tues. & Thurs: 7:50am-4:30pm;
Wed: 7:50am-3:25pm (afternoon faculty meeting);
Fri: 7:50am-4pm.
CLOSED on non-class days.

Beginning & Lower School Library Guide

Middle School Library Guide

Best Databases for Research in English

These databases are the best choices for finding journal articles about literature. Need logins and passwords? Click on the Database Passwords link in the box to the left side of the screen.

AUDIOBOOKS

Mackin Via (Audiobooks)
Access our online audiobooks by logging into MackinVia. You are able to listen to streaming audio from your laptop or cellphone.

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Biography in Context (MultCoLib)
Great source of brief, reliable biographies of authors, scientists, and public figures from high quality published sources. There are also links to journal articles and websites, but the search tends to vary in quality.

Requires Multnomah County Library card.
Biography Reference Bank (MultCoLib)
This is a very strong, solid resource for high quality biographies from published sources. It's easy to search, save, print or email results.

Requires Multnomah County Library card.

eBOOK ACCESS

Ebook access
Log in to use full-text ebooks you find through the Catlin Gabel US Library catalog.

FILM STUDIES

JSTOR
Excellent full-text option for film studies articles from a range of US and international film and popular culture journals.
Academic Search Premier (EbscoHost)
A useful database for full-text articles from dozens of film studies journals.
Gale OneFile: Fine Arts
A useful selection of full-text journal articles on film, visual arts, drama, and music.

FIND JOURNAL ARTICLES

JSTOR
This is your first stop for most literary research. JSTOR contains full-text articles from hundreds of journals in literature, the arts, history, political science, and more.
Academic Search Premier (EbscoHost)
This is a multi-subject database with full-text articles on a wide range of subjects.
Literature Criticism Online (MultCoLib)
Find literary criticism, biographical information about the author, published chapters about literary works from books, and reviews of plays and books.
Gale OneFile: Fine Arts
A useful selection of full-text journal articles on film, visual arts, drama, and music.

POETRY RESOURCES

Glossary of Poetic Terms
Use this free resource to understand the meaning of an alexandrine or a zeugma. Definitions are accurate and clear. Website provided by the Poetry Foundation.

Poetry Foundation
A free site offering examples of poets' work, audio files, short articles on genres and movements in poetry.

STREAMING VIDEO

Swank Motion Pictures
Swank is our new streaming video service for classroom use. Teachers and student groups may use Swank for on-campus classroom and events showings, and teachers may share a link to Swank films for students to watch from home. Once you request a film, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LIBRARIAN to approve your request swiftly.

Your US Librarian

Sue Phillips

Email Me

Contact:

Upper School Library

503.297.1894 x4550 (circulation desk); (503)297-1894 x4100 (voicemail)