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| Academic Search Premier Description: Multi-disciplinary academic database covering scholarly journals, newspapers and more. An excellent place to begin your research. (1975-present) | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| ACLS Humanities E-Book Description: Humanities E-Book is a digital collection of nearly 2,800 full-text titles offered by the ACLS in collaboration with twenty learned societies, nearly 100 contributing publishers, and librarians at the University of Michigan’s Scholarly Publishing Office. | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| America's Historical Newspapers Description: Early American Newspapers, Series I 1690-1876 | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 1 (1691 – 1820) TRIAL through 12/2010 Description: The American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 1 presents over 500 titles dating from 1691 through 1820 | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 2 (1821 – 1837)TRIAL through 12/2010 Description: Digital access to digital access to historical American periodicals published between 1821 and 1837. | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Art Abstracts Description: Index and abstracts to art publications. (1984-present) | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Art Bibliographies Modern Description: Modern and contemporary art, photography and design. | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Art Index Retrospective Description: Index to the art literature from 1929-1984. (1929-1984) | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| ArtStor Description: Database of images. ARTstor provides curated collections of art images and associated data for noncommercial and scholarly, non-profit educational use. | images images |
| Avery Index Description: Index of Architecture journals with abstracts. (1934 - current, with selective coverage back to 1741.) | linked to full text indexes/databases |
| Bibliography on the History of Art (BHA) Description: Comprehensive art bibliography covering European and American visual arts from late antiquity to the present. (1973 - current) | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI) Description: Indexes articles in design and applied arts including ceramics, jewelry, wood, graphic design, landscape architecture, interior design, computer generated graphics and more. | linked to full text indexes/databases |
| Films on Demand Description: Digital Education streaming video | streaming media streaming media |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library Description: Full-text online access to a growing collection of reference books. Search titles individually or search multiple titles simultaneously. | reference tools reference tools |
| Gilded Age Description: The Gilded Age brings primary documents and scholarly commentary together into a searchable collection for researching this period in American history. | all full text indexes/databases |
| Historic Map Works Description: Extensive digital map collections with over 200,000 high-resolution, full color historic maps. The core of the collection consists of property and land ownership maps illustrating the geographic and development history of the United States. | reference tools reference tools |
| JSTOR Description: An archive of scholarly journals. Browse or search the full text back files of publications in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. For a complete listing of currently available journals, refer to the JSTOR Contents page. | e-journals e-journals |
| Oxford Art Online Description: Name change from Grove Dictionary of Art to Oxford Dictionary of Art in 2008. Online full-text of the original 34 volume Dictionary of Art. | reference tools reference tools |
| Oxford Bibliographies Online - Classics Description: Expert guide to the best available scholarship in the Classics. | reference tools reference tools |
| Oxford Reference Online Premium Collection Description: Includes dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia and quotation sources. Search multiple books simultaneously or search an individual title or chosen subject. | reference tools reference tools |
| Project Muse Description: A collection of 300 high quality humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from 60 scholarly publishers. | e-journals e-journals |
| ProQuest Central Description: Multi-disciplinary academic database covering scholarly journals, newspapers and more. An excellent place to begin your research. | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Sanborn Maps Description: RWU Library subscription gives you access to maps of Rhode Island, including individual areas and cities. (1867-1970) | reference tools reference tools |
| America's Historical Newspapers Description: Early American Newspapers, Series I 1690-1876 | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 1 (1691 – 1820) TRIAL through 12/2010 Description: The American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 1 presents over 500 titles dating from 1691 through 1820 | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 2 (1821 – 1837)TRIAL through 12/2010 Description: Digital access to digital access to historical American periodicals published between 1821 and 1837. | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| ArtStor Description: Database of images. ARTstor provides curated collections of art images and associated data for noncommercial and scholarly, non-profit educational use. | images images |
| Encyclopedia of Aesthetics Description: Surveys the breadth of critical thought on art, culture, and society – from classical philosophy to contemporary critical theory. | reference tools reference tools |
| Films on Demand Description: Digital Education streaming video | streaming media streaming media |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library Description: Full-text online access to a growing collection of reference books. Search titles individually or search multiple titles simultaneously. | reference tools reference tools |
| Gilded Age Description: The Gilded Age brings primary documents and scholarly commentary together into a searchable collection for researching this period in American history. | all full text indexes/databases |
| Grove (Oxford) Dictionary of Art Description: Name change from Grove Art to Oxford Art in 2008. Online full-text of the original 34 volume Dictionary of Art. | all full text reference tools |
| Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture Description: Comprehensive reference resource for the visual arts of the Classical period. | all full text reference tools |
| Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts Description: This encyclopedia examines the forms, artists, techniques, and types of western and non-western decorative arts throughout history. | all full text reference tools |
| Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture Description: Entries provide in-depth art historical and cultural information about dynasties, art forms, artists, architecture, rulers, monuments, archaeological sites and stylistic developments. | all full text reference tools |
| Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques in Art Description: Coverage includes materials in art practice; materials in conservation; classes of artifacts; techniques and methods (e.g. book binding, gilding, printing, weaving), terms (e.g. rustication), tools (e.g. easel, laser), theory (e.g. technical examination, conservation controversies), fakes and forgeries, and conservation theorists and practitioners. | all full text reference tools |
| Grove Encyclopedia of Northern Renaissance Art Description: Offers current and comprehensive scholarly information on the visual arts of the Renaissance in Northern Europe. | all full text reference tools |
| Historic Map Works Description: Extensive digital map collections with over 200,000 high-resolution, full color historic maps. The core of the collection consists of property and land ownership maps illustrating the geographic and development history of the United States. | reference tools reference tools |
| New Catholic Encyclopedia Description: This 15 volume, second edition features revised and new articles. Among the 12,000 entries in the encyclopedia are articles on theology, philosophy, history, literary figures, saints, musicians and much more. | reference tools reference tools |
| Oxford Art Online Description: Name change from Grove Dictionary of Art to Oxford Dictionary of Art in 2008. Online full-text of the original 34 volume Dictionary of Art. | reference tools reference tools |
| Oxford Bibliographies Online - Classics Description: Expert guide to the best available scholarship in the Classics. | reference tools reference tools |
| Oxford Companion to Architecture Description: Contains over 1500 A-Z entries covering all aspects of architecture, from architects, building types, and movements and styles to materials, aspects of design, and definitions. | reference tools reference tools |
| Oxford Reference Online Premium Collection Description: Includes dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia and quotation sources. Search multiple books simultaneously or search an individual title or chosen subject. | reference tools reference tools |
| Sanborn Maps Description: RWU Library subscription gives you access to maps of Rhode Island, including individual areas and cities. (1867-1970) | reference tools reference tools |
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