Databases by Subject

Art & Design Research Guide

Art & Design

Database Description Available In SuperSearch Alumni Access More Info Tutorial
Art & Architecture Complete
(EBSCO)
Art research database with full-text coverage, indexing and abstracts and an image collection. Partial No more information
Artstor Digital images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences.

Note: On Aug. 1, 2023, Artstor images moved to the JSTOR platform.

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Other Resources

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Academic Search Ultimate
(EBSCO)
Journals, magazines, and newspapers in almost every subject area. Partial No more information
Academic Video Online (AVON)
(ProQuest)
Documentaries, educational films, and news clips in many subject areas. Yes No more information
Art Magazine Collection Archive
(EBSCO)
ARTnews 1902-2006; Magazine Antiques 1922-2016; Art in America 1913-2005. No No more information
Britannica Online The complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia, and the Britannica Book of the Year. Yes No more information
Chicago Manual of Style Online
(University of Chicago)
16th and 17th editions of the Chicago Manual of Style. No No more information
CQ Researcher
(CQ Press)
Discussions of current, controversial public policy issues. It offers pros & cons, background information, and in-depth analysis on a variety of topics, issues, and controversies currently in the news. Yes No more information
Credo Reference Reference articles covering all major academic subjects. Yes No more information
Current Contents Connect
(Web of Science)
Complete tables of contents and bibliographic information from scholarly journals and books; also includes relevant, evaluated websites and documents. No No more information
Data Citation Index
(Web of Science)
Indexes data studies and datasets across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences and links the datasets/studies with published literature. No No more information
Dissertations & Theses Global
(ProQuest)
Citation and full-text access to theses and dissertations from around the world. Yes No more information
eScholarShare (Drake University) Scholarly repository of Drake University. Includes 1000+ electronic theses & dissertations. Yes No more information
Gale eBooks Reference works and eBooks in all subject areas. Yes Yes more information
Gale Primary Sources Search interface for all Gale Primary Source databases. No No more information
Harper's Digital Archives Full-text articles from this general-interest magazine covering literature, politics, culture and the arts. Coverage: 1850-Present No No more information
JSTOR More than a thousand academic journals and over 1 million images, letters, and other primary sources Yes No more information
Marquis Who's Who in America Biographical information from various "Who's Who" series. Yes No more information
New York Times New York Times access 1851-present. Direct access to virtually all NY Times content from that time period. Requires a separate, one-time registration. For details, visit http://researchguides.drake.edu/nyt No No more information
Oxford English Dictionary 2nd edition of the 20-volume set. Includes meaning, history, & pronunciation of over 1/2 million words, both past and present. No No more information
Oxford Reference Online Access to dictionaries & reference works in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Limit of 5 simultaneous users. Yes No more information
Periodicals Archive Online
(ProQuest)
Archive of backfiles of scholarly periodicals in the arts, humanities and social sciences, spanning more than two centuries of content, 37 key subject areas, and multiple languages. Yes No more information
Project Muse Full-text of scholarly journals published by Johns Hopkins University and other university presses. Yes Yes more information
Very Short Introductions
(Oxford)
Concise introductions to a wide range of subjects. Yes No more information
Women's Wear Daily Archive
(Proquest)
Entire run of Women's Wear Daily from 1910 to the present day. Yes No more information
WorldCat
(OCLC)
Locate books, journals and magazines, music scores, and media in libraries worldwide. No No more information
WorldCat Dissertations
(OCLC)
Bibliographic database of all dissertations and theses available in WorldCat No No more information