Last updated: 8/7/09
Reference Databases Arts & Humanities

  America: History and Life (EBSCOhost)

Indexing and abstracts of journal articles and other materials on the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. 1964-. Updated monthly. [user guide]

  American State Papers 1789-1838

Search or browse full text and images of U.S. congressional materials originating from 1789 and covering through 1838, including 1st Congress, 1st Session through 25th Congress, 2nd Session.

  Archive of Americana

Search the full text and images of both the U.S. Congressional Serial Set and the American State Papers.

  Art Abstracts (WilsonWeb)

Indexes and abstracts articles from periodicals published throughout the world. Besides art and art history, topics include advertising, antiques, archaeology, architecture, fashion, interior design, textiles, and more. Also indexed are reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins. 1984-. Updated daily. [user guide]

  Art Index Retrospective: 1929-1984 (WilsonWeb)

Indexing of art publications, including magazines, journals, museum bulletins, and reproductions. Covers fine, decorative, and commercial art. 1929-1984. [user guide]

  ARTstor

Search or browse over 700,000 images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences.

  Clase and Periodica (FirstSearch)

Index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities published in the Spanish, Portuguese, French and English languages from a number of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as from publications that focus on Pan-American issues. Includes articles, essays, book reviews, monographs, conference proceedings, technical reports, and interviews. 1975/1978-. Updated quarterly. [user guide]

  Film & Television Literature Index (EBSCOhost)

Comprehensive bibliographic database covering the entire spectrum of television and film writing. It has been designed for use by a diverse audience that includes film scholars, college students, and general viewers. Subject coverage includes film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews. 1988-. Updated twice a month. [user guide]

  HeritageQuest (ProQuest)

Provides access to genealogical materials including page images of 23,000 family and local history books, the entire U.S. Federal Census 1790-1930, PERSI™, Freedman's Bank Records, Revolutionary War Pension Records, and other collections.

  Historical Abstracts (EBSCOhost)

Indexing and abstracts of journal articles and other materials on the history of countries other than the United States and Canada from 1450 to the present. 1967-. Updated monthly. [user guide]

  History Reference Center (EBSCOhost)

Provides full text from more than 2,400 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 130 leading history periodicals, more than 61,100 historical documents, 66,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 110,200 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video. [user guide]

  HLAS Online

Online version of the Handbook of Latin American Studies. Bibliography containing books, book chapters, articles, and conference papers in the humanities and social sciences relating to Latin America. Entries are selected and annotated by scholars in the field. 1936-. Updated annually.

  Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984 (WilsonWeb)

Indexing of nearly 1,200 periodicals in the humanities and social sciences, including magazines and scholarly journals. 1907-1984. [user guide]

  JSTOR

JSTOR is an online archive of back runs of core scholarly journals in many disciplines. Articles may be searched by keyword or browsed by journal. JSTOR provides high-resolution, scanned images of journal issues and pages as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated. Note that JSTOR is not a current issues database. Because of JSTOR’s archival mission, there is a gap, typically from 1 to 5 years, between the most recently published journal issue and the back issues available in JSTOR. [user guide]

  Literature Resource Center (Gale)

Provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors. Includes work overviews, plot summaries, and explications.

  MLA Directory of Periodicals (CSA)

Contains information on the journals and series that are covered in the MLA International Bibliography. Current. Updated every six months. [user guide]

  MLA International Bibliography (CSA)

Indexing and abstracts of journals, books, and other materials on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. 1926-. Updated nine times a year. [user guide]

  Music Index Online (EBSCOhost)

Indexes more than 850 international music periodicals. Covers broad range of subjects, including past and present personalities, the history of music, forms and types of music, musical instruments from the earliest times to modern electronic instruments, plus computer produced music. Book reviews and reviews of music recordings, tapes, and performances are also indexed. 1973-. Updated quarterly.

  NEBib

Contains citations to books, dissertations, pamphlets, and magazine and journal articles on the history of New England, each of the region’s six states, and localities within those states. Covers material published between 1989 and 1994.

  Oxford English Dictionary

Electronic version of the Oxford English Dictionary with search capabilities.

  Oxford Music Online

A comprehensive, integrated online music resource containing articles, biographies, and musical examples on all types of music. Annual updates.

  The Philosopher’s Index (CSA)

Provides indexing and abstracts for books and over 480 international journals in philosophy and related fields. Covers the areas of ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, logic, axiology and metaphysics as well as material on the philosophy of the disciplines, such as law, religion, science, politics, history, language, and education. 1940-. Updated quarterly. [user guide]

 

  Project MUSE

Project MUSE offers the full text of over 220 journal titles from 37 scholarly publishers covering the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and many others. Journals may be browsed or searched by keyword. [user guide]

  ScienceDirect (Elsevier)

Science Direct is a collection of journals from the publisher Elsevier and its affiliates. Journals may be browsed or searched by keyword. Access to the full content of articles from selected journals is available to URI users from 1995 to the present. Availability is indicated by a green icon. Other articles may be requested via Interlibrary Loan.

  Scribners Writers Series on CD-ROM

Full-text biographical and critical essays on 510 writers from all time periods and nationalities. Available on Library CD-ROM network only.

   Serial Set Maps

Search or browse maps from the United States Congressional Serial Set. 1872-1901.

  U.S. Congressional Serial Set 1817-1980

Provides primary source material on all aspects of American history. Includes the full text and images from the United States Congressional Serial Set. Search or browse the Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, originally published in approximately 13,800 bound volumes. Updated monthly.

  Web of Science (ISI)

Web access to ISI citation databases (Science Citation Index (1965-present), Social Sciences Citation Index (1965-present), and Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present)). Contains citations to articles from over 10,000 of the most prestigious, high impact research journals in the world. The ability to search by cited reference allows the user to uncover the research that influenced an author’s work or to navigate forward in time to discover a paper’s impact on current research. Updated weekly. [user guide] [online tutorial]