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Arts and Humanities Databases

Art and Art History

 

ARTstor - searchable collections of art images

HopeCAT - Books on specific artists, periods, and background information

WorldCat - For additional books on specific artists, pieces of art, and background information

Art Abstracts - Citations and full-text articles from arts publications

Timeline of Art History - chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of art history worldwide covering prehistory to 1800 A.D.

Other Related Databases:

 

Essay and General Literature Index - Citations to articles and essays in collections for the humanities and social sciences published in U.S., Great Britain, and Canada

Humanities Abstracts - Abstracts covering diverse subject areas of the humanities

International Medieval Bibliography - Citations of articles in journals and other publications (conference proceedings, essay collections, and Festschriften) published worldwide (400-1500 AD)

Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance - Bibliography of scholarly journal articles and books pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700 A.D.)

Also consider using General Research databases.

 

Dance

 

Physical Education Index - Index to a wide range of articles including sport medicine, law, administration, curriculum, etc.

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International Index to Music Periodicals Full Text (IIMP) - Citations and full-text articles covering all aspects of music

Also consider using General Research databases.

 

English

 

International Medieval Bibliography - Citations of articles in journals and other publications (conference proceedings, essay collections, and Festschriften) published worldwide (400-1500 AD)

Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance - Bibliography of scholarly journal articles and books pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700 A.D.)

Literature OnLine (LION) - Full text of English and American prose, drama, and poetry, plus criticism, biographies, and bibliographies

MLA Bibliography - Modern Language Association index to resources in literature, language, linguistics and folklore

Oxford English Dictionary - Online full text of the OED

World Shakespeare Bibliography - Citations to international books, articles, book reviews, dissertations, theatrical productions, reviews of productions, audiovisual materials, electronic media, and other scholarly and popular materials related to Shakespeare

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Biography Index - Index to a wide range of biographical material

Book Review Digest - Reviews of current English-language fiction and nonfiction books

Essay and General Literature Index - Citations to articles and essays in collections for the humanities and social sciences published in U.S., Great Britain, and Canada

Humanities Abstracts - Abstracts covering diverse subject areas of the humanities

Also consider using General Research databases.

 

History

 

America: History and Life - Index to articles, book reviews, book chapters, and dissertations about the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present

Documenting the American South - sources on Southern history from the colonial period through the first decades of the 20th century

Historical Abstracts - Abstracts of international articles, books and dissertations about world history from 1450 to the present (excluding the U.S. and Canada; see America: History and Life)

History E-Book Project (ACLS)- Online books

International Medieval Bibliography - Citations of articles in journals and other publications (conference proceedings, essay collections, and Festschriften) published worldwide (400-1500 AD)

Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance - Bibliography of scholarly journal articles and books pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700 A.D.)

Other Related Databases:

 

Biography Index - Index to a wide range of biographical material

Essay and General Literature Index - Citations to articles and essays in collections for the humanities and social sciences published in U.S., Great Britain, and Canada

Humanities Abstracts - Abstracts covering diverse subject areas of the humanities

Also consider using General Research databases.

 

Modern and Classical Languages

 

L'Année Philologique - Citations to articles and other writings on ancient Greek and Latin language and linguistics as well as Greek and Roman history, literature, philosophy, and related subjects.

ClasePeriodica – Index of science and humanities journals published in Latin America and the Caribbean in Spanish, Portuguese, French, and English

International Medieval Bibliography - Citations of articles in journals and other publications (conference proceedings, essay collections, and Festschriften) published worldwide (400-1500 AD)

MLA Bibliography - Modern Language Association index to resources in literature, language, linguistics and folklore

Other Related Databases:

 

Essay and General Literature Index - Citations to articles and essays in collections for the humanities and social sciences published in U.S., Great Britain, and Canada

Humanities Abstracts - Abstracts covering diverse subject areas of the humanities

Also consider using General Research databases.

 

Music

 

RILM Music Abstracts - Citations and abstracts for articles from over 500 scholarly journals. Books, bibliographies, catalogues, conference proceedings, discographies, dissertations, ethnographic recordings, Festschriften, films, iconographies, and videos are also indexed.

VoxBook - an electronic collection of recordings, with scores or texts, of classical solo songs and arias, plus commentaries and biographies of composers and performers

Other Related Databases:

 

Essay and General Literature Index - Citations to articles and essays in collections for the humanities and social sciences published in U.S., Great Britain, and Canada

Humanities Abstracts - Abstracts covering diverse subject areas of the humanities

Also consider using General Research databases.

 

Philosophy

 

Philosopher's Index - Indexing and abstracts from books and journals of philosophy and related fields

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - frequently updated resource covering topics and issues in philosophy

Other Related Databases:

 

Humanities Abstracts - Abstracts covering diverse subject areas of the humanities

ingenta - article summaries from over 25,000 publications

Also consider using General Research databases.

 

Religion

 

ATLA Religion - Citations and full-text articles to religious and theological literature

Other Related Databases:

 

Essay and General Literature Index - Citations to articles and essays in collections for the humanities and social sciences published in U.S., Great Britain, and Canada

Humanities Abstracts - Abstracts covering diverse subject areas of the humanities

International Medieval Bibliography - Citations of articles in journals and other publications (conference proceedings, essay collections, and Festschriften) published worldwide (400-1500 AD)

Also consider using General Research databases.

 

Theatre

 

Inter-Play - Online index to plays in collections, anthologies, and periodicals; ignore call number, check HopeCAT

Other Related Databases:

 

MLA Bibliography - Modern Language Association index to many resources, including critical articles on specific plays and playwrights

LexisNexis - Play reviews of current and recent productions, under Guided Search, Arts & Sports News

Essay and General Literature Index - Citations to articles and essays in collections for the humanities and social sciences published in U.S., Great Britain, and Canada

Humanities Abstracts - Abstracts covering diverse subject areas of the humanities

WorldCat - For additional books on specific plays, including production history

Also consider using General Research databases.

Due to licensing restrictions, some of the commercial databases we offer are not available to off-campus Hope users connecting with a non-Hope IP address.