Art, History & Literature

• Art
  • ArtStor - Description
    

    Fulltext: N/A Source: JSTOR

    ARTstor is a non-profit initiative, founded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with a mission to use digital technology to enhance scholarship, teaching and learning in the arts and associated fields. Users can either browse or conduct specific searches of over 500,000 digital images covering architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design as well as many other forms of visual and material culture.

  • JSTOR - Description
    

    Fulltext: Yes Source: JSTOR

    A reliable and comprehensive archive of important scholarly journal literature. JSTOR is important if you are doing a research project that needs older information in the arts and sciences. Due to its very nature as a retrospective journal archive, JSTOR does not contain current journal articles. The JSTOR database is unique because the complete back files of core scholarly journals have been digitized, starting with the very first issues, many of which date from the 1800's. Over 4 million pages are available.

• Biography
  • Biography Reference Bank - Description
    

    Fulltext: Yes Source: WilsonWeb

    This biography database covers over 550,000 authors, artists, composers, political figures, scientists, influential women and more. Biographical information is provided through full-text biographical profiles, feature articles, interviews, essays, book reviews, performance reviews, speeches, and obituaries. There are also over 36,000 images available. The database covers historical and contemporary people of the United States, Britain and Europe.

  • Lexis Nexis Academic (People Search) - Description
    

    Fulltext: Yes Source: Lexis Nexis

    "Contains biographical sources, people-related news sources and selected biographical stories, obituaries and business related stories covering company executives." Information is obtained from a variety of news sources including NY Times and Associated Press, “Who’s Who”, business and management profiles, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, and industry journals. Select View Tutorials once you’ve accessed the database to learn more about Lexis Nexis searches.

• History
  • Facts on File History - Description
    

    Fulltext: Yes Source: Facts on File

    Facts on File offers six history databases that can be searched together or individually: American History; African American History; American Women’s History; Modern World History; American Indian History; and Ancient and Medieval History. Each database includes Biographies, Events and Topics articles, Primary Sources, Timelines, Images and Videos, and Maps and Charts. This is an easy-to-use resource to get background historical information or begin research on a specific historical event.

  • World Data Analyst - Description
    

    Fulltext: Source: Brtannica

    World Data Analyst, a feature of Britannica Online Academic Edition, provides a variety of statistics for every country in the world. Look up population, area, GNP, and more. The database also allows you to create a side-by-side comparison of statistics for multiple countries, which can be formatted into printable tables and graphs. The Country Snapshots detail demography, economy, trade, military, social services and many other topics.

• Literature
  • Book Review Index Plus - Description
    

    Fulltext: Yes Over 700,000 full-text articles. The rest is citations. Source: Gale

    Book Review Index Plus indexes more than 5.2 million reviews from more than 5,800 journals and general interest publications

  • Contemporary Authors - Description
    

    Fulltext: Yes Source: Gale

    "Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors." Drawn from the vendor's website.

  • JSTOR - Description
    

    Fulltext: Yes Source: JSTOR

    A reliable and comprehensive archive of important scholarly journal literature. JSTOR is important if you are doing a research project that needs older information in the arts and sciences. Due to its very nature as a retrospective journal archive, JSTOR does not contain current journal articles. The JSTOR database is unique because the complete back files of core scholarly journals have been digitized, starting with the very first issues, many of which date from the 1800's. Over 4 million pages are available.

  • Literature Resource Center - Description
    

    Fulltext: Yes Source: Gale

    "The Literature Resource Center on GaleNet is a complete literature reference database designed for both the undergraduate and graduate student as well as the sophisticated casual user. Rich in biographical, bibliographical, and critical content, the Literature Resource Center is the premier Internet resource for information on literary figures from all time periods writing in such genres as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, journalism, and more."

• Music & Theatre
  • Academic Search Premier (NJKI) - Description
    

    Fulltext: Yes Source: EBSCOHost

    Academic Search Premier is a scholarly, multi-disciplinary, full-text database designed specifically for academic institutions. With a large collection of peer-reviewed full text journals, Academic Search Premier offers critical information from many sources. This resource contains full text for nearly 3,460 scholarly publications. Academic Search Premier includes full-page images as well as color embedded images.

  • Backstage - Description
    

    Fulltext: Yes Source: Backstage

    Backstage is an online performing arts resource. It includes weekly casting notices for shows in the United States, artists' toolbox and feature articles. Please contact your instructor for the login information.

  • JSTOR - Description
    

    Fulltext: Yes Source: JSTOR

    A reliable and comprehensive archive of important scholarly journal literature. JSTOR is important if you are doing a research project that needs older information in the arts and sciences. Due to its very nature as a retrospective journal archive, JSTOR does not contain current journal articles. The JSTOR database is unique because the complete back files of core scholarly journals have been digitized, starting with the very first issues, many of which date from the 1800's. Over 4 million pages are available.

  • Proquest Research Library - Description
    

    Fulltext: Yes Source: Proquest

    Proquest Research Library is a large multi-disciplinary database, with an effective search engine.