User Guides
Quick Links
- Search for Content on Project MUSE (pdf)
- How to do a Search on Project MUSE (video)
- Creating a MyMUSE Account (video)
- How to Cite Content
- Install Search Plug-in
How to Cite Content
The formats shown here are for citing journal articles and books in the “works cited” or reference list. Contact your institution’s library for more information about citing research sources.
Journal Articles
MLA Style
Format:
Author Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Journal Name, vol., no., Year, page(s). Project MUSE, DOI.
Example:
Ross, Patricia A. "The Fact Value Dichotomy in Demarcating Disorder." Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology, vol. 14, no. 2, 2007, pp. 107-09. Project MUSE, DOI: 10.1353/ppp.0.0013.
APA Style
Format:
Author Last Name, First Name. (Year). Article title. Journal Name, volume number(issue number, if applicable), page number(s). Retrieved Month day, year, from Project MUSE database.
Example:
Grady, Frank. (2003). Arnoldian Humanism, or Amnesia and Autobiography in the Schwarzenegger Action Film. Cinema Journal, 42(2), 41-56. Retrieved September 4, 2004 from Project MUSE database.
Books
MLA Style
Format:
Author Last Name, First Name. Book title. Place of publication: Publisher, Publication date. Project MUSE, URL. Day Month Year of access
Examples:
Treuer, Anton. Assassination of Hole in the Day. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2010. Project MUSE, muse.jhu.edu/book/704. Accessed 10 Apr. 2017.
APA Style
Format:
Author Last Name, Initials. (Publication date). Book title. Place of publication: Publisher. Retrieved from URL
Examples:
Weintraub, S. (2011). Farewell, Victoria! Greensboro, NC: ELT Press. Retrieved from http://muse.jhu.edu
Conteh-Morgan, J. (2010). New Francophone African and Caribbean Theatres. African Expressive Cultures. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. Retrieved from http://muse.jhu.edu
Install Search Plug-in
About the Project MUSE Search Plug-in
Browser search plug-ins allow you to access a search engine, database, or website directly from your browser. The plug-ins are accessed from the search box at the top right corner of your browser. Several search engine plug-ins come with the browser and it is possible to add many more.
The Project MUSE search plug-in adds Project MUSE to the list of search engines that are available in the search box in the upper right corner on your browser. When you add the Project MUSE search plug-in, you may search MUSE any time your browser is open regardless of the web page you are viewing.
How to Install the Project MUSE Search Plug-in
Firefox users - To install the plug-in, click here. Depending on your browser, you may see a popup box asking you to click Yes or Add. Click to continue with the install. The Project MUSE plug-in will now appear in the list of search engines in the top right corner of your browser.
The Project MUSE search plug-in installation above currently works in Firefox only. If you need further help installing Project MUSE search in your browser, please contact Customer Support.
