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Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Offers a comprehensive listing of journal articles on architecture since 1934 covering the history and practice of architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, historic preservation, and interior design and decoration.
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Art and Architecture Source
Covers a broad range of related subjects, from fine, decorative and commercial art, to various areas of architecture and architectural design. Provides full text access to journals and books; an image collection, art reproduction records, and includes periodicals published in French, Italian, German, Spanish and Dutch. Designed for art scholars, artists, designers, students, and general researchers.
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ProQuest Arts Databases
Provides access to various art databases, including Alt-Press Watch, ARTbibliographies Modern, and Design and Applied Arts Index. View a tutorial on this database here.
Art & Architecture Archive
Full-text archive of magazines comprising key research material in the fields of art and architecture, dating from the late-nineteenth century to the twenty-first. Subjects covered include fine art, decorative arts, architecture, interior design, industrial design, and photography. View a tutorial on this database here.

America: History and Life
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Provides English language abstracts of scholarly literature (journal articles, articles in collections, dissertations, book and media reviews) on the history and culture of the U.S. and Canada with indexing for journals from 1910 in more than 40 languages.
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Historical Abstracts
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Provides English language abstracts of scholarly literature from 1955 to present (journal articles, articles in collections, dissertations, book reviews) on world history from 1450, excluding North America. Note: with full-text links to 420,000 journals on JSTOR.
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Essay and General Literature Index
Citations to essays and articles in collections of essays in the humanities and social sciences. View a tutorial on this database here.

MLA International Bibliography
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Produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), the MLA International Bibliography is the definitive index for the study of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric and composition, folklore, and film, covering scholarly publications from the early 20th century to the present. Tutorial for the MLA International Bibliography database.
Literature Resource Center
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Full-text biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 writers from a variety of periods and disciplines.
Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (ABELL)
Indexes monographs, periodical articles, critical editions of literary works, book reviews, collections of essays, and doctoral dissertations published around the world. See Literature Online (LION) and select ABELL at the Criticism tab.
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Anthropology Plus
Index of bibliographic materials combining Anthropological Literature from Harvard University and Anthropological Index from the Royal Anthropological Institute. Provides worldwide indexing of journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works, and obituaries in the fields of anthropology, archaeology, ethnology, folklore, material culture, and related interdisciplinary research from early 19th century to today.
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LGBTQ+ Source
Provides broad coverage of the world's LGBTQ literature, for both academic and lifestyle publications. Covers historically significant journals, magazines, and regional newspapers, both mainstream and grey, and hundreds of books and reference works. Topics include sociology, culture, civil liberties, individual lives, family, community, employment, history, politics, psychology, and religion.
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Black Studies Center
Brings together essential historical and current material for researching the past, present and future of African-Americans, the wider African Diaspora, and Africa itself. Includes the Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, the historical backfiles of the Chicago Defender newspaper, and full-text coverage of core Black Studies journals. Also includes the International Index to Black Periodicals and the Black Literature Index. View a tutorial on this database here.
Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America
Formerly called the Bibliography of Native North Americans. Contains the citations from the cumulative eight volumes of the Ethnographic Bibliography of North America.
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Women's Studies International
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Covers the core disciplines in women’s studies and feminist research, largely from 1972-present (some earlier material included). Includes sociology, history, political science & economy, public policy, arts & humanities, international relations and education. Contains over 2,000 periodicals, and other sources such as newspapers, newsletters, books, book chapters, proceedings, theses, dissertations, NGO studies and other grey literature. Tutorial for the Women's Studies International database.

Web of Science: Core Collection
Contains citations and searchable author abstracts, covering scholarly literature in journals, books and conference proceedings. Includes: Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Book Citation Index, Conference Proceedings Citation Index, Current Chemical Reactions, Index Chemicus, and Emerging Sources Citation Index. Additional resources available by selecting from the dropdown list next to the Core Collection heading. Tutorial for the Web of Science: Core Collection database.
Applied Science and Business Periodicals Retrospective: 1913-1983 (Ebscohost Version)
Contains citations to more than 4.5 million articles from nearly 1,700 periodicals. From the rise and fall of drugs to the business of oil to the emergence of the global economy, this resource offers a rich account of technological advances, business strategies, company profiles, iconic executives and scientists.
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