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Childhood Studies: Young Adult Literature

This research guide supports Dr. Vallone's Spring 2024 Young Adult Literature course.

Find articles in library databases

  • QuickSearch: The library search bar which searches books, articles, and more. Use the left-sidebar to narrow to Peer-Reviewed Journals to see only academic articles.
  • Academic Search Premier: Rutgers-restricted database covering nearly every area of academic study.
  • JSTORRutgers-restricted database covering humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
  • MLA International Bibliography: Rutgers-restricted database of critical scholarship on literature, language, linguistics, folklore, and film.
  • Project Muse: Rutgers-restricted database that includes scholarly articles and books in the arts and humanities.

Browse all Rutgers Libraries databases.

Accessing the Article

We subscribe to thousands of journals, but not to all of the journals you may find cited in our electronic databases. If you find an article you want to read and the full text is not available via PDF or HTML links, try the following:  

1. Select the button. Select the link to full-text

2. If you do not see a link to full text, select “Search the library’s catalog by title (or ISSN) link” which will take you to the catalog record for the journal title (if available). Check if the article is available online in the Electronic Access section.The record also indicates whether the library system owns the periodical in paper or in other formats.  

3If Rutgers University Libraries has the article, but not electronically, you can request a free, electronic copy (PDF) by clicking on the Article Delivery button in the record.

4. If RUL does not have the article at all, you can request a copy through Interlibrary Loan.  Requested articles are delivered electronically as PDF files. The turnaround time is generally 1-3 days.