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(Art, Drama - Theatre - Dance, Media - Film - Journalism Studies, Music)

NOTE: Databases work anywhere on campus. See instructions for OFF-CAMPUS ACCESS.


Database Name Type Dates Description
Academic Search Premier Full-text of articles, for selected or all citations 1990s- Index to articles in all subjects; selected full-text.
Art Index Index, Periodical or Bibliographic 1984- Citations from international English-language arts publications, periodicals, etc.
Art Index Full Text Abstracts in a Periodical or Bibliographic Index 1984- Indexes and abstracts articles from journals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins in English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Spanish, Dutch, and Swedish. Indexing 1984-Current; abstracting 1994-Current. Some full-text coverage begins in 1997.
Art Index Retrospective Index, Periodical or Bibliographic 1929-1984 Covers English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Dutch periodicals in art, architecture, design, photography, etc.
Artbibliographies Modern Abstracts in a Periodical or Bibliographic Index 1974- Abstracts of journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, PhD dissertations, and exhibition reviews on all forms of modern and contemporary art.
Arts & Humanities Citation Index Index, Periodical or Bibliographic 1994- Tracks citations from thousands of scholarly journals, including cited references.
ARTstor Reference Resource with full-text / image Current Large and growing database of digital images in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Includes tools for their use.
Bibliography of the History of Art Abstracts in a Periodical or Bibliographic Index 1973- Covers the visual arts and material culture of Europe and the Americas from late antiquity to the present.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index Index, Periodical or Bibliographic 1980- Indexes reference books with multiple biographies.
Biography Index Index, Periodical or Bibliographic 1984- Citations for biographical material in 3000+ journals and 1900+ current books.
Black Thought and Culture Full-text of articles, for selected or all citations 1600-date A collection of more than 100,000 pages of nonfiction writings by major African American writers.
Essay and General Literature Index, Periodical or Bibliographic 1985- Index to essays and articles in book collections in the humanities and social sciences.
Grove Art Online Reference Resource with full-text / image 2007- Includes entire text of The Dictionary of Art (1996, 34 vols.), with constant additions of new material and updates, plus 40,000 links to art images.
Grove Music Online Reference Resource with full-text / image 2001- Online version of the authoritative 29 volume dictionary on world music and musicians.
Humanities Abstracts Abstracts in a Periodical or Bibliographic Index 1984- Dance, Film, History, Journalism, Literature, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Religion, etc.
International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance Full-text of articles, for selected or all citations 1980- Citations to over 60,000 articles, mostly with abstracts, on theatre, dance, and other areas of performance; many links to external full text articles plus licensed full text coverage of over 100 journals and 50 books; coverage varies, but mostly 1980 to date.
IIMP (International Index to Music Periodicals) Full-text of articles, for selected or all citations 1874- Covers all branches of music with over 400 periodicals.
JSTOR Collections in Arts, Sciences, Business, Music, Language & Literature Full-text of articles, for selected or all citations 1870s-1990s Over 300 full-text journals, many starting with the first issue.
MLA Bibliography (Gale Group) Index, Periodical or Bibliographic 1926- Citations to books, essays, journal articles, theses on literature, languages, linguistics.
Music Index Index, Periodical or Bibliographic 1979-2001 International index to articles, book & record & performance reviews; classical & popular music.
Oxford Art Online Full-text of articles, for selected or all citations 2007- Gateway for art research, with access to: Grove Art Online, Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.
Project MUSE Full-text of articles, for selected or all citations 1995- 100+ humanities / social science journals from Johns Hopkins University Press, and others.
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature Abstracts in a Periodical or Bibliographic Index 1967- Citations in 202 languages, including original language titles, title translations & abstracts in English.
Women and Social Movements (scholars edition) Full-text of articles, for selected or all citationsTrial Product 1600-2000 Approximately 1,000 documents relating to the role of women in movements throughout American history.



Last Updated April 2008