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Reference Databases (by subject)

Arts and Literature

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  • Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975 - current • Journal articles - citations)
    • Available through the Web of Knowledge. Access to current and retrospective arts and humanities information. Provides cited reference searching that allows you to track citations to and from the secondary literature.
    • More Info: About Arts and Humanities Citation Index • EndNote Import: Web of Knowledge(ISI)-CC
  • Carleton Digital Collections (Images, Historical documents, Journal articles - full text)
    • A local digital collection of Carleton publications and images from Carleton's Visual Resources Collection, the Carleton Archives, and teaching collections from Carleton faculty.
    • More Info: EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
  • Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China (antiquity to 19th century China • Historical documents, Literary texts)
    • A full-text, digitized version of the Complete Classics Collection, which includes all of the most important classics of ancient China through the Qing Dynasty. The database is in Chinese - you will need to have Traditional Chinese fonts installed on your computer to use this.
    • More Info: About the Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
  • Current Contents Connect (1969 - current • Journal articles - citations)
    • The contents of scholarly journals in: Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences; Social & Behavioral Sciences; Clinical Medicine; Life Sciences; Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences; Engineering, Computing & Technology; Arts & Humanities.
    • More Info: Current Contents Connect Tutorial • EndNote Import: Current Contents Connect (ISI)-CC
  • International Medieval Bibliography (1967 - current • Journal articles - citations)
  • JSTOR (Journal articles - full text)
    • Electronic archive of important scholarly journal literature. The content is delivered as page images.
    • More Info: Searching JSTOR • EndNote Import: if using "directly export citations": JSTOR direct export-CC. if using view and save citations: JSTOR save citations-CC
  • Periodicals Archive Online (Coverage varies by journal: Eighteenth century - current • Journal articles - full text)
  • Project Muse (Journal articles - full text)
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    Art History

    • Aluka (Images, Government records, Journal articles - full text, Historical documents)
      • An online digital library of scholarly resources from and about Africa. Includes three content areas: African Cultural Heritage Sites and Landscapes, African Plants, and Struggles for Freedom in Southern Africa.
      • More Info: Aluka Help, About Aluka • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
    • Art Index (1984 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • In-depth record of contemporary art history, includes an index of art reproductions in art history periodicals.
      • More Info: About Art Index • EndNote Import: Art Index-CC
    • Art Index Retrospective (1929 - 1984 • Journal articles - citations)
      • In-depth record of contemporary art history, includes an index of art reproductions in art history periodicals.
      • More Info: About Art Index Retrospective • EndNote Import: Art Index Retrospective-CC
    • ARTbibliographies Modern (1974 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Covers journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, PhD dissertations, and exhibition reviews on all forms of modern and contemporary art
      • More Info: About ARTbibliographies Modern • EndNote Import: ARTbibliographies Modern (CSA)-CC
    • ARTstor (Images)
      • A repository of hundreds of thousands of digital images and related data. It includes access to a collection of images from Carleton's slide library.
      • More Info: About ARTstor, ARTstor tutorials on YouTube • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
    • Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (1934-current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Index of journal articles on architecture and design, including the history and practice of architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, historic preservation, and interior design and decoration.
      • More Info: About Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
    • Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) (late antiquity to present • Journal articles - citations)
    • CAMIO - Catalog of Art Museum Images Online (Images)
      • More than 95,000 art images—photographs, paintings, sculpture, decorative and utilitarian objects, prints, drawings and watercolors, jewelry and costumes, textiles and architecture—plus audio, video and mixed media, all rights-cleared for educational use.
        ELM An ELM Database
      • More Info: CAMIO Help • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
    • DAAI: Design and Applied Arts Index (1973 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Abstracts and bibliographic records for articles, news items, and reviews published in design and applied arts periodicals. Covers ceramics, glass, jewelry, wood, metalsmithing, graphic design, fashion and clothing, textiles, furniture, interior design, architecture, computer-aided design, Web design, computer-generated graphics, animation, product design, industrial design, garden design, and landscape architecture.
      • More Info: About DAAI • EndNote Import: DAAI-Design and Applied Arts Index (CSA)-CC
    • Oxford Art Online (prehistory to the present • Images, Reference articles)
      • Comprehensive art reference that covers all the visual arts. Includes the Grove Dictionary of Art as well as The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. Also includes thousands of images linked to appropriate entries in the reference resources.
      • More Info: Oxford Art Online Help • EndNote Import: Direct Export: RIS-filter
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    Cinema and Media Studies

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    Classics

    • Année Philologique (1949 - 2004 • Journal articles - citations)
      • Covers articles about Greco-Roman archaeology, history, law, linguistics and literature, philosophy, and science and technology from the 2nd millennium BCE to 800 CE.
      • More Info: About L'Année philologique • EndNote Import: Anne Philologigue-CC
    • L'Année Philologique (1949 - 2004 • Journal articles - citations)
      • Covers articles about Greco-Roman archaeology, history, law, linguistics and literature, philosophy, and science and technology from the 2nd millennium BCE to 800 CE.
      • More Info: About L'Année philologique • EndNote Import: Lannee Philologigue-CC
    • Nestor (1957 - 2001 • Journal articles - citations)
      • An international bibliography of Aegean studies, Homeric society, Indo-European linguistics, and related fields.
      • More Info: About Nestor • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
    • Patrologia Latina Database (AD 200 - AD 1216 • Literary texts)
      • A complete electronic version of the first edition of Jacques-Paul Migne's Patrologia Latina (1844-1855 and 1862-1865).
      • More Info: About Patrologia Latina Database • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
    • Perseus Project (Historical documents, Literary texts)
      • A digital library of resources for the study of the humanities, including the Archaic and Classical Greek world, Latin texts and tools and Renaissance materials.
      • More Info: About Perseus Project • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
    • Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (Literary texts)
      • Virtually all Greek texts surviving from the period between Homer (8th century B.C.) and A.D. 600 and the majority of surviving works up the fall of Byzantium in A.D. 1453.
      • More Info: About Thesaurus Linguae Graecae, Greek fonts • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
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    Dance

    • Dance in Video (Video)
      • Full-featured streaming video of 250 dance productions and documentaries. Selections cover ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance, as well as forerunners of the forms and the pioneers of modern concert dance. Note: this collection is still under development; not all videos are yet online.
      • More Info: Dance in Video Help
    • International Index to the Performing Arts (1864 - current, Abstracts for every citation from 1998 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Index and abstracts of articles on dance, film, drama, television, the arts and entertainment industry, stagecraft, magic, musical theatre and performance art.
      • More Info: About International Index to the Performing Arts • EndNote Import: International Index to the Performing Arts-CC
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    English

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    French

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    French and Francophone Studies

    • allAfrica.com (1996 - current • Newspaper articles - full text)
      • allAfrica.com is a news site that adds over 1000 stories daily in English and French, offering a total of over one million articles in a searchable archive (which includes the archive of Africa News Service dating from 1997). It includes content from 125 African news organizations plus sources world-wide such as Comtex News Network, Radio France Internationale, and the BBC.
      • More Info: About allAfrica.com • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
    • Nouveau Petit Robert Dictionnaire (Reference articles)
    • Oxford Language Dictionaries Online (Reference articles)
      • Fully searchable, completely comprehensive bilingual dictionaries for Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish.
      • More Info: Oxford Language Dictionaries Online Help • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
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    German

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    Language and Literature

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    Music

    • DRAM (Music tracks)
      • Access to streaming music and liner notes. The DRAM collection is focused on hard-to-find yet culturally and academically important music.
      • More Info: DRAM help, DRAM hardware and software requirements • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
    • International Index to the Performing Arts (1864 - current, Abstracts for every citation from 1998 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Index and abstracts of articles on dance, film, drama, television, the arts and entertainment industry, stagecraft, magic, musical theatre and performance art.
      • More Info: About International Index to the Performing Arts • EndNote Import: International Index to the Performing Arts-CC
    • Jazz Discography (1896-2003 • Reference articles)
      • The Jazz Discography is the most up-to-date general discography of all categories of recorded jazz, from 1896 to 2003. It provides a detailed listing of recording sessions, each with specific information: Leader name (or Group name), Published album title, Group name, Musicians with instrument(s) played, Location and date of recording session, Tune names, including "matrix" and release numbers (78 & 45 rpm, LPs & CDs).

        NOTE: The discography does not have playable music tracks, only a listing of the information above.

      • More Info: Carleton Guide to Using the Jazz Discography • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
    • Music Index Online (1976 - 2006 • Journal articles - citations)
      • Book reviews, obituaries, news, and articles about music, musicians, and the music industry from over 775 international classical and popular music periodicals. Via the Subject List, allows browsing by both subject and geographic headings.
      • More Info: About Music Index Online • EndNote Import: Music Index Online-CC
    • Naxos Music Library (Music tracks)
      • An online music collection, including classical music, jazz, world, and folk music. Each piece includes notes on the work and biographical information about the composers and artists.

        NOTE: There is a known compatibility issue with Naxos and Firefox 3 which causes the browser to crash. Until this is resolved, it is recommended that Naxos listeners use Internet Explorer, Safari, or an older version of Firefox.

      • More Info: About Naxos Music Library • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
    • Opera in Video (Video)
      • Full-featured streaming video of 250 staged opera productions, interviews, and documentaries. Presents an overview of the most commonly studied operas in music history, opera literature, and performance classes. Multiple performances and stagings of major operas allow for analysis of stage design, vocal techniques, roles, and musical interpretation across time periods, opera houses, and conductors. Note: This collection is still under development; not all videos are yet online.
      • More Info: Opera in Video Help
    • Oxford Music Online (Reference articles)
      • Comprehensive music reference source. Includes Grove Music Online, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, and The Oxford Companion to Music.
      • More Info: Oxford Music Online Help • EndNote Import: Direct Export: RIS-filter
    • RILM Abstracts of Music Literature (1967 - current • Journal articles - citations)
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    Russian

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    Studio Art

    • ARTbibliographies Modern (1974 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Covers journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, PhD dissertations, and exhibition reviews on all forms of modern and contemporary art
      • More Info: About ARTbibliographies Modern • EndNote Import: ARTbibliographies Modern (CSA)-CC
    • ARTstor (Images)
      • A repository of hundreds of thousands of digital images and related data. It includes access to a collection of images from Carleton's slide library.
      • More Info: About ARTstor, ARTstor tutorials on YouTube • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
    • CAMIO - Catalog of Art Museum Images Online (Images)
      • More than 95,000 art images—photographs, paintings, sculpture, decorative and utilitarian objects, prints, drawings and watercolors, jewelry and costumes, textiles and architecture—plus audio, video and mixed media, all rights-cleared for educational use.
        ELM An ELM Database
      • More Info: CAMIO Help • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
    • DAAI: Design and Applied Arts Index (1973 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Abstracts and bibliographic records for articles, news items, and reviews published in design and applied arts periodicals. Covers ceramics, glass, jewelry, wood, metalsmithing, graphic design, fashion and clothing, textiles, furniture, interior design, architecture, computer-aided design, Web design, computer-generated graphics, animation, product design, industrial design, garden design, and landscape architecture.
      • More Info: About DAAI • EndNote Import: DAAI-Design and Applied Arts Index (CSA)-CC
    • Oxford Art Online (prehistory to the present • Images, Reference articles)
      • Comprehensive art reference that covers all the visual arts. Includes the Grove Dictionary of Art as well as The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. Also includes thousands of images linked to appropriate entries in the reference resources.
      • More Info: Oxford Art Online Help • EndNote Import: Direct Export: RIS-filter
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    Theater Arts

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    • Arts and Literature
      Art History, Asian Languages, Chinese, Cinema and Media Studies, Classics, Dance, English, French, French and Francophone Studies, German, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Language and Literature, Latin, Literary and Cultural Studies, Music, Russian, Spanish, Studio Art, Theater Arts
    • Humanities
      African/African-American Studies, American Studies, Asian Languages, Asian Studies, Chinese, Classics, Cross-Cultural Studies, East Asian Studies, European Studies, French, French and Francophone Studies, German, Greek, Hebrew, History, Japanese, Judaic Studies, Latin, Latin American Studies, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Philosophy, Physical Education, Athletics, and Recreation, Religion, Russian, South Asian Studies, Spanish, Women's and Gender Studies
    • Mathematics and Natural Science
      Astronomy, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental and Technology Studies, Geology, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Physics
    • Social Sciences
      Archaeology, Cognitive Studies, Economics, Educational Studies, International Relations, Linguistics, Political Economy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology