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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
Art Abstracts - EBSCO
Index & abstracts of major journals in art, architecture, film, graphic arts, and related areas. Links to some full text where available.
Cambridge Histories Online
Communication & Mass Media Complete - EBSCO
Full-text of 200+ journals in the area of mass media & communication studies. Also includes indexing of 300+ additional titles.
Cowles Online Catalog
The online catalog of Drake University's Cowles Library. Can search by author/title/subject and word phrase.
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.
Duke Scholarly Collection
Full-text of approximately 35 scholarly journals published by Duke University Press.
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.
Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance
Available on-line through Oxford Reference Online this encyclopedia "provides authoritative and up-to-date information about theatre and performance from ancient Greek theatre to the latest developments in London, Paris, New York, and around the globe. In addition to performances in playhouses, it covers dance, opera, radio, film, television, and popular performance, including carnivals, circus, and public executions."
Oxford Reference Online
Online access to over 100 dictionaries & reference works in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
RefWorks
RefWorks automates the tasks of citing information & creating bibliographies for research papers. Allows you to create your own citations or import from online databases. For remote access, call the All Serices Desk at 271-2113 and ask to speak with the librarian on duty to obtain the site code.
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