Periodical Articles
There are many ways to access periodical articles relating to British fairy tales through the University of Kentucky Libraries’ website (libraries.uky.edu). Once you go to the webpage, you'll see the screen below:
Under the main search area, you can use the following tabs to search for periodical articles:
Marvels and Tales
This is a peer-reviewed journal that has a multidisciplinary, global focus on fairy tales.
Folklore: Electronic Journal of Folklore
This journal publishes articles related to the fields of folklore studies, comparative mythological research, cultural anthropology, and other fields that are related to these, like fairy tales.
The main literature-specific database available at the University of Kentucky is Literature Online. This database searches the MLA International Bibliography, one of the largest and most respected English literature databases, as well as ABELL, the Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature.
Keyword Searches
One of the easiest ways to search in a database is to just input some keywords. Here are some recommendations for searching for articles in Literature Online for this topic:
“English fairy tales”
“British folklore”
“British fairy tales”
Subject Heading Searches
You can also search using subject headings, which search for articles that all have the same subject heading assigned that you are searching for. With Literature Online, there is a very nice option to search for “Author/Subject” and “select from a list.”
I recommend clicking on that link for selecting from a list and searching for “fairy tales.” You will find that you can select options like “fairy-tale archetypes,” “fairy-tale conventions,” “fairy-tale motifs,” “fairy tales,” and other options that are relevant to your research. If you just search under these terms, you will search more than just English fairy tales, but it will give you a broader view of the field. If you want to limit your search to British fairy tales, simply type in something like “England” into the keyword search box with “fairy tale” or whatever subject you selected in the subject search box.
- “Articles”
- This tab is a general area to look for articles in Academic Search
Complete. It can be useful, but I recommend using other sources for
academic articles before this tab.
- “E-journals”
- If you know the name of a journal you want to use an article from, this
tab can be very useful. You simply type in the journal title (minus the
initial “The” that starts the title) and a search will be conducted to see
if the University of Kentucky Libraries have the journal you’re looking
for.
Marvels and Tales
This is a peer-reviewed journal that has a multidisciplinary, global focus on fairy tales.
Folklore: Electronic Journal of Folklore
This journal publishes articles related to the fields of folklore studies, comparative mythological research, cultural anthropology, and other fields that are related to these, like fairy tales.
- “Databases” - This is great if you know a database that you want to search, like Academic Search Complete, JSTOR, or another database that UK Libraries has. You can also search the databases alphabetically to see what is offered. It may be best to search for more literature-specific databases rather than general humanities databases like Academic Search Complete and JSTOR though.
The main literature-specific database available at the University of Kentucky is Literature Online. This database searches the MLA International Bibliography, one of the largest and most respected English literature databases, as well as ABELL, the Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature.
Keyword Searches
One of the easiest ways to search in a database is to just input some keywords. Here are some recommendations for searching for articles in Literature Online for this topic:
“English fairy tales”
“British folklore”
“British fairy tales”
Subject Heading Searches
You can also search using subject headings, which search for articles that all have the same subject heading assigned that you are searching for. With Literature Online, there is a very nice option to search for “Author/Subject” and “select from a list.”
I recommend clicking on that link for selecting from a list and searching for “fairy tales.” You will find that you can select options like “fairy-tale archetypes,” “fairy-tale conventions,” “fairy-tale motifs,” “fairy tales,” and other options that are relevant to your research. If you just search under these terms, you will search more than just English fairy tales, but it will give you a broader view of the field. If you want to limit your search to British fairy tales, simply type in something like “England” into the keyword search box with “fairy tale” or whatever subject you selected in the subject search box.