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- Academic OneFile (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Multi-disciplinary database containing mostly peer-reviewed, scholarly articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. Over 8,000 academic journal titles are included with extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and many other subjects. Also includes hundreds of podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and CBC, as well as full text New York Times content back to 1995. Coverage 1964 – present.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Designed for academic institutions, this database is a leading resource for scholarly research. It supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study by providing journals, periodicals, reports, books and more.
- Art History Research NetFormerly known as Arts:Search, this resource includes:
Design Abstracts Retrospective (DAR), which covers many of the most important design and applied arts journals and annuals published during the twentieth century;
Arts+Architecture ProFiles (AAP), which includes profiles of designers, architects, craftspeople, studios, workshops, etc. covered by DAR, and
ReView, a service aiming to digitize significant decorative and fine arts journals published in Europe and the USA during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, making them available for the first time in a searchable form online.
Research Sources: Posters, which contains extensive information on Poster Design. - Avery Index to Architectural PeriodicalsInformation on archaeology, architecture, furniture, urban design, historic preservation, landscape architecture and urban planning history.
Coverage: 1930s-present, selective coverage dating to 1860s
- Biography In Context This link opens in a new windowAn engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on the world's most influential people. The new solution merges Gale's authoritative reference content (including Lives & Perspectives) with periodicals and multimedia organized into a user-friendly portal experience while also allowing users to search for people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender as well as keyword and full text.
- EBSCO Art & Architecture Magazine ArchiveSearch across decades of art and architecture magazine back issues. Titles include:
Architectural Digest
Art in America
ARTnews
The Magazine Antiques
- New York Times (NYT) Online Edition This link opens in a new windowNow Access the New York Times Online (digital) Edition! No more paywalls, access the NYT in real time, online. You will be asked to create an account, CLICK HERE for instructions and video instructions.
- Sustainability Reference Center This link opens in a new windowSustainability Reference Center is a robust full-text database covering all aspects of sustainability, including environmental stewardship, corporate social responsibility and federal, state and local regulations. It includes full text journals, magazines, books and trade publications, plus expert analyses, benchmarks and best practices for sustainability initiative management.
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