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Provides full-text reference articles, biographies, images, sheet music, lyrics, liner notes, and discographies which chronicle the African American experience through music. Covers blues, jazz, spirituals, civil rights songs, slave songs, minstrelsy, rhythm and blues, and other forms.

1700s - present

Yes

African American Newspapers: The 19th Century

U.S. and some Canadian cultural life and history during the 1800s.

1827-1900

Yes

African American Poetry

Nearly 3,000 poems by African-American poets of the 18th and 19th centuries.

1760-1975

Partial

America: History and Life

U.S. and Canadian history.

1964 - present

Partial

American Periodicals Series online

Over 1,240 American magazines and journals that began publishing between 1740 and 1900, including general magazines, literary and professional journals, and other historically-significant periodicals. For periodicals that continued into the 20th c., the cut-off date is 1940.

1740-1940

Yes

Année philologique

International index of scholarship in classical studies covering journal articles and book chapters on ancient Greek and Roman worlds. Records can be searched by ancient author, modern author, title words, subjects and disciplines.

1969-current

Partial

ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering

ANTE monitors approximately 350 academic and trade publications from the U.K. and the U.S. for information on new technologies.

1981 - present

Anthropology Plus

Indexes over 2500 journals in social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, and interdisciplinary studies.

late 1800s - current

Archive Finder

Directory of archival repositories and special collections of manuscripts and papers.

not applicable

Partial

ArchiveGrid

Descriptions of archival holdings and special collections of manuscripts and other primary source materials nationwide.

00-present

Partial

Art Bibliographies Modern

Art History, Industrial Design, Photography, Fine Arts, Graphic Arts, Aesthetics are covered.

1974 - present

Partial

Art Index / Full Text

Art, Archaeology, Architecture, Fashion Design, Graphic Arts, Landscape Architecture. *Partial full-text coverage available in OmniFile Full Text.

1984 - present

Partial

ARTFL -- the Treasury of the French Language

Full-text, French dictionary and French texts with an emphasis in the 17th to 20th centuries.

17th - 20th c

Yes

Arts and Humanities Citation Index

Bibliographic information and cited references from arts and humanities journals plus relevant items from science and technology journals are covered.

Since 1977-present.

Partial

ASTM Digital Library

Contains the complete ASTM library of books and journal papers as well as papers from the special technical publications, manuals, and monographs. Individual books, papers, book chapters, and journal articles may be downloaded.

Late 1940s to present

Yes

BAS (Bibliography of Asian Studies)

All subjects (especially humanities and social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia.

1971 - present

Black Drama

Contains approximately 1,200 plays by 201 playwrights, together with detailed information on related productions, theaters & production companies. Also shows selected playbills, photographs and other ephemera related to some of the plays.

1850-present

Yes

Black Studies Center

Fully cross-searchable combination of three resources: Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, International Index to Black Periodicals (IIBP), and The Chicago Defender (1935-1975).

varies

Partial

Black Thought and Culture

Non-fiction works (books, essays, articles, speeches, interviews and letters) by African-American leaders and others who have dealt with issues of race from colonial times to the present. The collection is intended for research in black studies, political science, American history, music, literature, and art.

colonial times-present

Yes

British Newspapers, 1600-1900

Provides access to historic national & regional papers from British Isles. Searches across two collections: 1)The 17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers; 2) 19th Century British Library Newspapers.

1603-1900

Yes

Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD)

More than 110,000 full-text reviews of children's books.

Partial

China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI)

Three CNKI databases in the Chinese language feature full-text articles in the fields of history, literature, and philosophy, including subtopics such as archaeology, the arts, biography, folklore, language, religion, and sports: 1) China Academic Journals (CAJ), 1994-present; 2) China Dissertations and Master's Theses (CDMD), 2000-present; 3) China Conference Proceedings (CPCD), 2000-present.

1994 - present; 2000 - present

Yes

Civil War: a Newspaper Perspective

Full text of major articles from the New York Herald, The Charleston Mercury and the Richmond Enquirer, Nov. 1, 1860 - April 15, 1865.

1860-1865

Yes

Conditions and Politics in Occupied Western Europe, 1940-1945

Text-searchable images of British Foreign Office information files gathered from across German-occupied territories following the collapse of peacetime diplomacy.

1940-1945

Yes

Contemporary Literary Criticism Select

Critical analysis of selected late 20th century and 21st century literature.

1960-present

Partial

Current Contents

Tables of contents and bibliographic data from current issues of the world's leading scholarly research journals and books in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities.

Most recent 1 - 1� years.

Dictionary of Literary Biography

Biographical and analytical coverage of the world's most influential authors.

ancient - present

Yes

Dictionary of Old English/Corpus

A complete record of surviving Old English except for some variant manuscripts of individual texts. TEI compatible version.

Yes

Digital United States Congressional Serial Set

Provides coverage of major U.S. Government publications produced as part of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set from 1789-1969.

1789-1969

Yes

Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans (1639-1800) Digital Edition

Full-text archive of nearly 37,000 early American publications based on Charles Evans' American Bibliography of all books, pamphlets, and periodical publications printed in the U.S. from the genesis of printing in 1639 down to the year 1800.

1639-1800

Yes

Early English Books Online

Early English Books Online (EEBO) contains over 125,000 titles listed in Pollard & Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue (1475-1640), Wing's Short-Title Catalogue (1641-1700), and the Thomason Tracts (1640-1661).

Yes

Economist Historical Archive, 1843-2003

Delivers a complete searchable copy of every issue of The Economist from 1843 to 2003, including supplements.

1843-2003

Yes

Eighteenth Century Collections online

ECCO offers full-text searchable facsimile pages of approximately 150,000 English-language and foreign-language books published in Britain and its colonies (including N. America) during the 18th century.

1701-1800

Yes

Essay and General Literature Index

Indexes essays and chapters in over 5,300 anthologies, multi-author collections. Coverage spans the entire range of the humanities and social sciences.

1985 - present

Ethnic NewsWatch

The ethnic, minority, and native press in America.

1985 - present

Partial

Film and Television Literature Index

Provides thorough indexing of over 300 film and television periodicals from over 30 countries and selective indexing of other periodicals, both scholarly and popular.

1973 - current

Partial

FRANCIS (International Humanities and Social Sciences)

Covers disciplines in the humanities and the social sciences.

1984 - present

Partial

Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online

Covers music of all the world's peoples. Each volume contains an overview of a region's musical traditions and themes, descriptions of musical genres and practices. Ten volume printed set in HSSE Reference, Call Number 780.9 G183 1998

ancient-current

Yes

Godey's Lady's Book, 1830-1885

Intended to entertain, inform, educate, and empower the growing audience of middle class women in America by its pictorial, fashion, literary, musical, health, egalitarian, and cultural appeal.

1830-1885

Yes

HAPI: Hispanic American Periodicals Index

Index to Latin American journals primarily in the area of social sciences and humanities.

1970 - present

Partial

HarpWeek Archives

A searchable, full-text archive of Harper's Weekly (1857-1912), one of America's leading illustrated newspapers. Contains facsimile images of all pages, including advertisements.

1857-1912

Yes

Historical Abstracts

Indexes materials covering World history (excluding U.S. and Canada) from 1450 onward.

Historical Statistics of the United States

Presents thousands of annual time series of quantitative historical information covering virtually every quantifiable dimension of American history from colonial times to the present. Enables searching, combining, and downloading of data using Excel or CSV spreadsheets.

1500-2000

Partial

HRAF World Cultures (eHRAF)

Human behavior, society, and culture. Worldwide coverage.

Partial

Humanities Abstracts / Full Text

Arts, Communications, History, Linguistics, Literature, Religion.

1907 - present

Partial

Index Islamicus

Indexes literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world. Over 3,000 journals are monitored for inclusion in the database, together with conference proceedings, monographs, multi-authored works and book reviews.

1906 - current

Informe (English)

Hispanic reference material covering cultural and lifestyle issues, health and parenting, entertainment, politics and current events.

1996 - present

Partial

Informe (Spanish)

Spanish-language Hispanic reference material covering cultural and lifestyle issues, health and parenting, entertainment, politics and current events.

1996 - present

Partial

IPoll databank @ the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research

A comprehensive source for US nationwide public opinion, provides access to nearly a half million questions asked on national public opinion surveys conducted by The Gallup Organization, L. Harris and Associates, and many news organizations.

1935 - current

Yes

Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance

Iter Bibliography indexes books and journals pertaining to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (400 - 1700 A.D.) Over 1,346 journals are indexed.

1784-current

LexisNexis Academic

General news; business, medical, and legal news and information; reference information.

Varies

Partial

Linguistics Abstracts

Provides searchable abstracts of articles appearing in over 400 journals in the field of linguistics.

1985 - current

Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts

Covers all aspects of linguistics and the study of languages: speech, hearing, grammar, etc.

1973 - present

Partial

Literature Resource Center

Biographical, bibliographical, critical, and contextual information on authors and their works.

Ancient - present

Partial

Middle English Compendium

Offers three major Middle English electronic resources: the Middle English Dictionary [MED], a HyperBibliography of Middle English prose and verse, based on the MED bibliographies, and a Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse.

1100-1500

Partial

MLA Directory of Periodicals

Contributor and subscriber information on MLA journals.

current

Yes

MLA International Bibliography (CSA Software)

Literature, Criticism, Drama, Film, Folklore, and Linguistics are covered.

1926 - present

Partial

MLA International Bibliography (ProQuest Software)

Literature, Criticism, Drama, Film, Folklore, and Linguistics are covered.

1926 - present

Partial

Music Index Online

Indexes more than 725 international music periodicals covering nearly all styles and genres of music. and the music industry. References articles, book reviews, obituaries, and more.

1978-Current

New York Times Historical

Complete cover-to-cover backfiles of the New York Times.

1851 - 3 years prior to current year

Yes

Newspaper Source

Content from newspapers and newswires.

1994 - present

Partial

Nineteenth Century British Library Newspapers

Searchable full text of full runs of newspapers specially selected by the British Library to represent 19th-century Britain. Includes national and regional newspapers.

1800-1900

Yes

Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers

19th Century U.S. Newspapers provides searchable facsimile images of urban and regional newspapers, advertisements and illustrations included.

1800-1900

Yes

Oxford English Dictionary online

The most comprehensive dictionary of the English language, tracing the development of English in all its varieties from approximately 1150 A.D. up to the present day.

1150 AD - present

Partial

Patrologia Latina Database

Medieval and church history. The full-text electronic version of the Patrologia Latina (221 volumes), 200 AD-1216.

200 AD - 1216

Partial

Pennsylvania Gazette, 1728-1800

The newspaper of record for the eastern side of North America, the West Indies, and parts of South America during the nineteenth century.

1728-1800

Yes

Periodicals Archive Online

Provides access to digitized periodicals that are indexed in its sister database, Periodicals Index Online. Periodicals Archive Online currently contains the full-text backfiles of over 350 journals, including many in foreign languages. It also indexes and links to articles in JSTOR.

1665 - recent

Yes

Periodicals Index Online

Indexes over 4,500 journals in the humanities and social sciences going back to volume 1, issue 1 of each. Articles in over 40 languages are indexed, including French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Many records link to full-text articles in Periodicals Archive Online and in JSTOR.

1665 - recent

Partial

Philosopher's Index

Aesthetics, epistemology, ethics (pure and applied), logic, metaphysics, and social and political philosophy are covered.

1940 - present

Play Index

Identifies over 30,000 plays written from Antiquity to the present and published in single volumes, anthologies, and collections.

1949 - present

Project Muse

Provides full-text online editions of over 340 scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

1990 - current

Yes

ProQuest Historical Annual Reports

ProQuest Historical Annual Reports (1844-current) covers over 800 companies and contains digital reproductions for more than 43,000 reports. Key data include: financial information; Fortune 500 ranking; industry classification; key people; location; auditor; and related companies.

1844-current

Yes

Reader's Guide Full Text

Wide range of subject areas in popular general-interest periodicals.

1890 - present; full-text, 1994 - present

Partial

Sabin Americana, 1500-1926

Searchable full-text of works about the Americas published throughout the world from 1500 to the early 1900's. Included are books, pamphlets and other documents about North, Central and South America, including accounts of exploration, trade, colonialism, Native Americans, and much more. Based on Joseph Sabin's Bibliotheca Americana.

1500-1926

Yes

Science Online

Full-text access to Science, ScienceExpress (the preprint version of Science), three virtual knowledge environments, Science Now, and other web sites.

Yes

Seventeenth-Eighteenth Century Burney Collection Newspapers

17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers provide full-text access to the British Library's collection of newspapers, pamphlets, and books gathered by Rev. Charles Burney.

1603-early 1800s

Yes

Short Story Index

Guide for locating more than 84,000 short stories in English or in English translation. Includes the full text of more than 16,000 stories published since 1994.

1984 - present

Partial

Social Sciences Citation Index

Bibliographic information, author abstracts, and cited references from social science journals are covered.

Indexes from 1977-prsesent.

Partial

Sociological Abstracts

Activism & action research, community organization, demographics, family studies, feminist studies, gerontology, media, political science, social security programs, sociology are covered.

1974 - present

Stat-USA

Economic, business, and international trade information produced by the U.S. Government.

Varies

Yes

Textile Technology Index

The Textile Technology Index contains bibliographic citations, with abstracts, of the literature of textiles and related subjects.

1900? - present

Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (TLG)

Searchable collection of all Greek texts surviving from the period between Homer (8th century B.C.) and A.D. 600 and the majority of surviving works up the fall of Byzantium in A.D. 1453. Includes indexing from the Canon of Greek Authors and Works. (In Greek)

700 B.C.- 1453 A.D.

Yes

Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985

Provides access to the complete back run of The Times (London), 1785-1985.

1785-1985

Yes

Wall Street Journal, Historic

The Wall Street Journal (1889-1988)

1889 - 1988

Yes

Women and Social Movements in the U.S. 1600-2000

Books, letters, images, scholarly essays, commentaries, and bibliographies documenting American womens reform activities from the colonial period into the 20th century.

1600-2000

Yes

Women's Studies International

Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities, Gender Studies are covered.

1972 - present

Partial

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

Up-to-date indexing, abstracts, and Internet links in political science, international relations, law, sociology, economics, and public administration/policy.

Thorough: 1975-present. Some coverage 1960-1974. A few items from even earlier years.

Partial

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