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Academic Search Complete - EBSCO
Academic Search Complete includes more than 8,992 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format
ArticleFirst - OCLC
A FirstSearch database from OCLC, this is an index of articles from the contents pages of journals. Includes subjects: business, science, humanities, social sciences, medicine, technology and popular culture. For most items, ArticleFirst provides a list of libraries that have the journal title.
Artists' Books Online
"An online repository of facsimiles, metadata, and criticism."
blueREVIEWS - A Confederacy of Dunces
Review by Professor Michael Couvillon of A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole.
blueREVIEWS - A Confederacy of Dunces from Cowles Library on Vimeo.
In the comments section, you can tell us what you thought of the item reviewed!
Also: if you are a part of the Drake University community and are interested in briefly reviewing a book or media item for blueREVIEWS, please contact Mireille Djenno at mireille.djenno@drake.edu or 515-271-2862.
blueREVIEWS - Dandelion Wine
Review by Rodney Henshaw, Dean of Cowles Library, of Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury.
blueREVIEWS - Dandelion Wine from Cowles Library on Vimeo.
In the comments section, you can tell us what you thought of the item reviewed!
Also: if you are a part of the Drake University community and are interested in briefly reviewing a book or media item for blueREVIEWS, please contact Mireille Djenno at mireille.djenno@drake.edu or 515-271-2862.
blueREVIEWS - I, Claudius and Claudius the God
Review by Professor Eric Saylor of I, Claudius and Claudius the God by Robert Graves.
blueREVIEWS - I, Claudius and Claudius the God from Cowles Library on Vimeo.
In the comments section, you can tell us what you thought of the item reviewed!
Also: if you are a part of the Drake University community and are interested in
briefly reviewing a book or media item for blueREVIEWS, please contact Mireille Djenno at
mireille.djenno@drake.edu or 515-271-2862.
blueREVIEWS - The Warrior's Apprentice
Review by Anna Dieterman, Secondary Education and History major at Drake University, of The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold.
blueREVIEWS - Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold from Cowles Library on Vimeo.
In the comments section, you can tell us what you thought of the item reviewed!
Also: if you are a part of the Drake University community and are interested in briefly reviewing a book or media item for blueREVIEWS, please contact Mireille Djenno at mireille.djenno@drake.edu or 515-271-2862.
Britannica Online
Fully searchable version of the encyclopedia with thousands of articles and illustrations.
Contemporary Authors
Full-text biographical information on twentieth century authors (novelists, poets, playwrights, etc.). Also includes New Revision Series.
CREDO Reference
CREDO Reference contains a variety of reference sources in subjects ranging from Art to History to Law to Technology and almost everything in between. It is a portal to a multitude of highly regarded reference sources, drawing on 244 titles by 55 publishers and providing access to tens of thousands of images and audio clips. At a loss for a paper topic? Search the Concept Map for ideas.
E-Duke Scholarly Collection
Full-text of approximately 35 scholarly journals published by Duke University Press.
ebrary ebook collection
A collection of over 12,000 electronic books in a wide variety of subject areas. You will need to download the "ebrary reader" plug-in to view the e-books. Updated monthly.
Eighteenth Century Collections Online
Taken from publisher web site:
Eighteenth Century Collections Online is the single most ambitious digitization project ever undertaken. It delivers every significant English-language and foreign-language title printed in Great Britain during the eighteenth century, along with thousands of important works from the Americas.
Good Word Guide
Available on-line through CREDO Reference. Modern communications are breaking down distinctions between formal and informal English, raising ever more questions as to how to speak and write correctly. This resource offers information and advice on spelling, grammar, punctuation, pronunciation, confusables and the latest buzzwords.
In the First Person: Index to Letters, Diaries, Oral Histories, and Other Personal Narratives
In the First Person is a new library index that lets users perform in-depth field and keyword searches across all letters, diaries, oral histories, memoirs, and autobiographies within scholarly materials that are freely available on the Web and Alexander Street databases. With a single search, users can access thousands of personal narratives in English from archives and repositories everywhere. The search returns citation information and links to full text, audio, and video whenever available.
JSTOR (JournalSTORage)
Electronic archive of the complete journal runs (excluding the most recent 2-5 years) of over 500 journal titles in over 20 academic disciplines.
JSTOR - Language and Literature Collection
JSTOR is an electronic archive of the complete journal runs (excluding the most recent 2-5 years) of over 500 journal titles in over 20 academic disciplines. The 58 titles in this collection span the literary cultures of many different countries, containing articles in several languages, including Arabic, Italian, and German. Developed with the help of the Modern Language Association, the collection includes PMLA and a range of core journals in the diverse fields of literary criticism that have emerged in the last thirty years. This collection includes 13 journals from Arts & Sciences I and 45 journals from Arts & Sciences III.
Literary Reference Center - EBSCO
The Literary Reference Center was developed with undergraduate research in mind. It combines information from major reference works, books and literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing providing users with information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes.
Literary Reference Center includes
-130,000 author biographies
-3,000 author interviews
-over 1,000 images of key literary figures
-25,000 classic and contemporary poems
-11,000 classic and contemporary short stories
Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature
Includes Major works of English Literature, including: Medieval Literature, Renaissance, 17th Century, Restoration. Also includes information about the major historical individuals of the time periods covered.
Marquis Who's Who In America
Biographical information from various "Who's Who" series.
MLA (Modern Language Assn.) Bibliography - EBSCO
Index of journals and books in language and literature. Links to some full-text where available.
Naxos Spoken Word Library
The Naxos Spoke Word Library "comprises one of the most comprehensive collections of classic audiobook material available online." It is a component of the Naxos Music Library. The Naxos Spoken Word Library contains over 1,170 classic titles. Over 340 Authors, Playwrights, and Poets are included. All are read by "literary greats." This database allows up to 5 simultaneous users.
Brief blurb excerpted from publisher web site:
--The world's greatest literature-many classic novels, plays and poetry, from medieval times to the twentieth century.
--21 categories, from Children's classics, Classic fiction, to Shakespeare's Plays, Music Education, and many more
netLibrary ebook collection
A collection of over 12,000 academic e-books in many subject areas. These ebooks require check-out; create your own account if you are on campus, or call the Reference Desk (515-271-2113) if you're off campus.
New York Times (1851-three years ago)
Full-text including scanned digital images of the New York Times.
