Research Databases
UCSB Library subscribes to hundreds of research databases, which are excellent tools to use for finding scholarly articles. Below is a selection of recommended databases for research in Comp Lit, many of which contain the full text of articles. If you do not see a link to the full text, use the 
link to find a different access point or to order a copy through Interlibrary Loan.
The complete list of databases, including descriptions, is here: A-Z list of databases.
Best Places to Start
Other Recommended Databases
PsycInfo Tutorials
Is an Article a Review Article?
Review articles synthesize information from previous studies. They are not original, empirical articles.
PsycInfo allows you to search by methodology and "literature review". If you are using a different database, you can add the keyword "review". Note that you may find results that include book reviews. Number of pages of an article can be a key indicator used to identify the difference between a review article and a book review, which will be very short.