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Art Full Text and Art Index Retrospective

Comprehensive resource for art literature: articles, indexing and abstracting of journals, and art dissertations; covering fine, decorative, and commercial art, folk art, photography, film, and architecture. Includes indexing of publications, and citations of book reviews. Indexing of art reproductions provides examples of styles and art movements, including works by emerging artists.

Coverage: 1929 to present.
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals

Comprehensive American guide to the current literature of architecture and design. Index of international, scholarly and popular periodical literature, including publications of professional associations; US state and regional periodicals; and major serial publications in the architecture and design of Europe, Asia, Latin America and Australia.

Coverage: 1930s to the present; selective coverage dating back to the 1860s.
Oxford Art Online

Oxford’s art reference works: Grove Art Online, the Benezit Dictionary of Artists, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.

Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS)

Index of books, journal articles, chapters in edited volumes, and conference proceedings on all subjects (especially the Humanities and Social Sciences) pertaining to the East, Southeast, and South Asia.

Coverage: 1971-.
China and the Modern World

English-language monographs, manuscripts, periodicals, correspondence and letters, historical photos, ephemera, etc. on diplomacy/international relations, economy/trade, politics, Christianity, sinology, education, science and technology, imperialism, and globalization in China.

Coverage: 1817-1949.
China/Asia On Demand (CAOD)

Index of core and university journals in business, economics, arts, humanities, law, politics, and social sciences.
CNKI China Doctoral/Master Dissertations Full-text Database 中国博士学位论文全文数据库

Dissertations and theses from major universities and institutions in mainland China.

Coverage: 1984 to present.
DBpia

Korean scholarly journals covering literature, economics & business, medical science, humanities, theology, law & administration, arts, engineering, natural science, and education

ATLA (American Theological Library Association) Historical Monographs Collection, Series 1 & 2
Publications documenting the recovery of languages used during the biblical era, the conflict between religion and science, the growing interest in Eastern religions and other world religions, and significant shifts in the religious identification of Americans, among many other topics.

Coverage: 13th century to 1923.
Historical Abstracts

Index of academic historical journals on the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, etc.

Coverage: 1955 to present

JSTOR
Large and important archive for academic journals, books, and primary sources in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Many journals do not have current issues.
ProQuest

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WorldCat (FirstSearch)

Catalog of books, manuscripts, websites, internet resources, maps, computer programs, musical scores, films, slides, newspapers, journals, magazines, sound recordings, articles, chapters, papers, and videotapes available at libraries worldwide. Cross-search OCLC databases: ArchiveGrid, ArticleFirst, Ebooks, ECO, ERIC, GPO, MEDLINE, OAIster, PapersFirst, ProceedingsFirst, WorldCat, and WorldCatDissertations.
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