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Bibliography of publications since 1969 in the area of classical studies.
Indexes scholarly articles in art, architecture, design, film and crafts from all time periods and countries. Covers 1984 - present. Also searches Art Index Retrospective covering 1929-1984. (H. W. Wilson)
Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Indexes articles from over 1200 journals. Includes and is searchable by references cited in each article. Maximum number of
simultaneous users: 13 (split between Arts & Humanities Citation Index,
Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index, and Journal Citation
Reports). (ISI's Web of Science)
"Hard to find" and previously unpublished plays by Black authors from North America, the Caribbean, and Africa, related reference materials, and records of notable performances. (Alexander Street Press)
Streamed audio of classical music, with a particular focus on
contemporary music and women composers. (Alexander Street Press)
Dissertations
Indexing and abstracts for over 8000 publications with full-text for over half of the publications. (EBSCOhost)
Full-text database providing access to articles that appeared in 200 publications of the ethnic, minority and native press. 400,000+ complete articles dating back to 1990.
Film & Television Literature Index
Film & Television Literature Index is a bibliographic database for film and television literature. It provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 300 publications, and selected coverage of 300 more. The database has been designed for use by a diverse audience that includes film scholars, college students, and general viewers. (EBSCOhost)
Film Literature Index
Ekstrom Library Ref. Z 5784 .M9 F45
An annual index of over 300 periodicals from 1973 to the present, with quarterly updates. Film journals are covered comprehensivelyand there is selected coverage of general magazines and journals.
Film Review Index
Ekstrom Library Ref. Z 5784 .M9 F513
Provides citations to reviews and critiques of over 8000 films from 1882 through 1985. Sources include popular and film magazines, newspapers, and book chapters.
The premier music encyclopedia covering all aspects of music knowledge in over 29,000 articles. Includes full-text searching. Includes New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, and New Grove Dictionary of Opera.
An index of articles in the humanities. (H.W. Wilson)
International Bibliography of Theatre
Ekstrom Library Ref. PN 1516. I5
Annual since 1987, and sponsored by the American Society for Theatre Research in cooperation with
other research and data organizations, this publication provides an exhaustive listing of books, book sections, disserations, and journal articles in the
areas of theatre, drama, dance-drama, media, mime, music-drama, mixed-entertainment, and puppetry. Main entries include
brief annotation. There is a 3-4 year lag in publication.
International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP)
Draws from more than 375 international music periodicals from over 20 countries, and also indexes feature music articles and obituaries appearing in The New York Times and The Washington Post. Includes some full-text articles. (Chadwyck-Healey)
International Index to the Performing Arts (IIPA)
Indexes more than 200 international performing arts periodicals plus performing arts related items from The New York Times and The Washington Post. Includes some full-text articles. (Chadwyck-Healey)
Full-text articles from journals in a variety of disciplines, from the journals' first issues through the late 1990's. (Acrobat Reader needed to print.)
Access to a wide range of full-text material in News (General, U.S., World, News wires & transcripts, Non-english language, Business, Legal, University, Medical, Arts & Sports);
Business (Business News, Industry & Market News, Accounting Literature, Company Information [financial reports, profiles, SEC & EDGAR filings & reports], Business Directories); and
Legal (Legal News & Reviews, Case Law, Codes & Regulations [U.S. federal and state], Canadian Legislative Materials, European Union Law, Commonwealth & Foreign Nations, Patent Research Tools, and Legal Career Resources)
A full-text collection of poetry, drama, and prose with complementary references sources. Primary texts include English texts from 600 to the present, and American and African-American texts from 1603. Critical materials include articles, monographs and dissertations from the Annual bibliography of English language and literature (ABELL) and the MLA International Bibliography; full-text articles from literary journals; and biographical information on widely studied authors. (Chadwyck-Healey)
Catalog of items owned by the seven University
of Louisville Libraries.
MLA International Bibliography
The MLA International Bibliography indexes books and articles published on modern languages, literature, folklore, and linguistics. (Chadwyck-Healey)
Covers more than 640 international music periodicals. (Harmonie Park Press)
New Grove...
New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians and New Grove Dictionary of Opera are available in Grove Music Online.
New York Theatre Critics' Reviews, 1943-1995
Ekstrom Library Ref. PN1601 .N4
Reproduces original reviews from the New York press. Covers all Broadway plays. Off-Broadway coverage
is selective.
Includes the following:
- Access World News (current; Includes all of what was previously included in "America's Newspapers")
- Early American Imprints, Series I. Evans (1639-1800)
- Early American Imprints, Series II. Shaw-Shoemaker (1801-1819)
- Early American Newspapers Digital (1690-1876)
- Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY, current)
Indexes the contents of older issues (1770-1995) of periodicals in the humanities and social sciences. (Chadwyck-Healey)
Perseus
Extensive resources for exploring ancient Greek art and
culture. (CD-ROM available at the Art Library)
Citations to over 30,000 plays written from Antiquity to the present and published from 1949 to the present, either individually or in collections or anthologies.
Full-text of articles from 1990 forward in over 275 journals covering
Arts, Sciences (including medicine and mathematics), Humanities and
Social Sciences.
ProQuest Digital Dissertations
Formerly known as Dissertations Abstracts International. Contains 1.6 million citations for dissertations and theses from over 1,000 graduate schools. Provides indexing back to 1861 and full-text availability to titles back to 1997 (full-text availability varies by author's institution). Free full-text downloads can be sent to an email account.
Search for coverage of a broad range of subjects including arts, business, children, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests. Some full-text. Includes the database formerly known as Periodical Abstracts. (ProQuest)
Covers all topics in popular U.S. magazines from 1890-1982. In addition to coverage of news events and social, political, and humanities topics, it includes articles on such popular topics as cars, fashion, food, gardening, hobbies, radio and TV, sports, and travel. (H. W. Wilson)
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
Abstracts articles and other literature relating to music. (FirstSearch)
RISM Online (Repertoire International des Sources Musicales/International Inventory of Musical Sources) A catalog of sources of music and writings about music from the earliest times through ca. 1850.
Books and other materials in libraries worldwide. (FirstSearch)
World Shakespeare Bibliography
Indexes Shakespeare bibliographies, biographies, book reviews and general Shakespeareana.