Humanities Librarian
261 Richmond Way
Richmond, VA 23173
Other Sources of Books
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WorldCat (FirstSearch) This link opens in a new window
Search a catalog of library holdings from around the world. Find which libraries have copies of a certain book, DVD, or other material. The FirstSearch interface was designed more with librarians in mind. (OCLC)
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Google BooksThese are digitized books. Most have only a limited portion of their text online, but the full text is searchable and you may find the full text in the UR Library catalog
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OneSearchOnesearch can search the full text of our electronic books, as well as journal articles, which makes it a good starting point for your research.
Databases
Remember that if the full text of an article you want to read is not available in the database you are searching, you should use Journal Titles to learn whether we have access and by what means (another database, the publisher's web site, or the print collection in Boatwright). Anything we don't have, you can request through Interlibrary Loan.
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MLA International Bibliography with Full Text This link opens in a new windowSearch for journal articles on topics related to the study of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric/composition, and folklore. (EBSCO)
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Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new windowSearch for biographies, overviews, and critical analysis of literary topics, authors, and their works. (Gale)
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Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new windowSearch for journal articles on topics related to the humanities. (EBSCO)
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Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective This link opens in a new window
Search for journal articles on topics related to the humanities and social sciences. (EBSCO)
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Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new windowSearch for journal articles on all aspects of world history (excluding the US and Canada) from 1450 to the present. (EBSCO)
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Search for journal articles on topics in the arts, humanities, social sciences and some math/science. Most journals have volumes/issues dating from the 19th century to within 3-5 years of present day. (ITHAKA)
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Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Search for journal articles on topics related to the arts, humanities, and social sciences. (Project MUSE)
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Dissertations and Theses Global (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowSearch for doctoral dissertations and masters theses from institutions around the world. (ProQuest)
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Performing Arts Periodicals Database This link opens in a new windowSearch for journal articles on topics related to the performing arts, including dance, drama, theater, stagecraft, musical theater, circus performance, opera, pantomime, puppetry, magic, performance art, film, television, and more. (ProQuest)
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International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text This link opens in a new windowSearch for journal articles and books on topics related to theatre, dance, and the performing arts. (EBSCO)
Non-traditional Sources
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DON GALÁNAudiovisual journal of research on performing arts edited by the Centro De Documentación Teatral, aims to open new ways of interpretation on the Spanish scene of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, highlighting the close link that exists between documentation and research