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| ARTICLES | | |  Help Finding Articles | | |  Journal Locator - Help
Search by journal title or citation, not by subject, for online and print journals. | | | Scholarly Articles | | | Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) - 1965 to present - Full Text
Full-text and indexing for over 4,500 scholarly publications in the social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language & linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and more. | | | Expanded Academic Index - 1980 to present. MLIN - Full Text
Full text access to scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers. Covers the arts and humanities, the social sciences, science and technology, across all academic disciplines. | | | Index to Film Periodicals - 1972 to present
Contains almost 230,000 article references from more than 300 periodicals. The database offers in-depth coverage of the worlds foremost academic and popular film journals. | | | International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance - 1982 to present - Full Text
Contains all of the indexing from the printed International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance as well as full text for 100 core theatre and dance journals, plus selected books. | | | International Index to the Performing Arts
Indexes more than 210 scholarly and popular performing arts periodicals, and a variety of documents such as biographical profiles, conference papers, obituaries, interviews, discographies, reviews and events. | | | MLA Bibliography - 1926 to present - Help
Indexes scholarship on literature, language, linguistics and folklore. Includes journal articles, series, monographs, dissertations, bibliographies, proceedings. Produced by the Modern Language Association of America, includes 1,200,000+ records. | | | Project Muse - Current issues - Full Text
Access to the full-text of over 100 scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences and mathematics. | | | America: History & Life - 1953 to present
Indexes 1,700 journals, books, and dissertations for material pertaining to American and Canadian history. Other subjects covered include popular culture, anthropology, sociology, economics, education, and politics. | | | Arts & Humanities Search - 1980 to present
Indexes 1,300 journals covering all arts and humanities disciplines. The database of almost 2.1 million records includes materials published from 1980 to the present as well as older material cited in these publications. Updated weekly. | | | Design and Applied Arts Index - 1973 to present
Annotated references to 130,000 articles, reviews, & illustrations in 500 design and craft periodicals. International scope, covers graphic, industrial, interior, fashion, textile, theater, and multimedia design, architecture, and design management. | | | Historical Abstracts - 1956 to present
Covers history after 1450, excluding U.S. and Canada; lists articles, books, collections, and dissertations. | | | Humanities Abstracts - 1984 to present
Abstracts of articles, book reviews, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction (including dramas and poems), and reviews of plays and television and radio programs from over 465 sources in the humanities. | | | Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective - 1907-1984
Indexes nearly 1,200 English-language scholarly journals and specialized magazines in the social sciences and humanities; also includes citations to book reviews. | | | Humanities International Index
Includes data from American Humanities Index plus international journals, books and reference works. Provides citations and abstracts for articles, essays, and original works including poems, fiction, photographs, paintings and illustrations. | | | JSTOR - Full Text
Complete full text backfiles of over 400 scholarly journals in the Arts & Sciences, General Sciences, Ecology & Botany, Language & Literature, and Music excluding the most recent 2 to 5 years. | | | Music Index Online - 1979 to present
Data from more than 655 international music periodicals covering a broad range of subjects incuding musicological or organological topics, plus book reviews, record reviews, first performances, and obituaries. | | | Periodical Abstracts - 1987 to present
Periodial abstracts from over 2,000 general and academic journals. Subjects include business, current affairs, economics, literature, psychology, religion, and women's studies. | | | Popular Articles | | | LexisNexis Academic - Coverage varies by title - Full Text
Provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Includes federal and state laws and cases. | | | Readers' Guide Retrospective - 1890-1983
A database containing comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflecting the history of 20th century America. | | | Periodical Abstracts - 1987 to present
Periodial abstracts from over 2,000 general and academic journals. Subjects include business, current affairs, economics, literature, psychology, religion, and women's studies. | |
| BOOKS AND MEDIA | | | Help Finding Books | | | ARTstor - Help
A library of 700,000+ digital images covering art, architecture, and archaeology from a wide range of cultures and time periods, with strengths in European, American and Asian cultures.
| | | Classical Music Library
Streaming audio; includes Arabesque, Forlane, Hyperion, Newport Classic, Vox labels. PCs: MS Windows 98 and up, IE 5.5+, Macromedia Flash Player 6+, & MS Windows Media Player 7+. Macs: OS 9+, IE 5.2+, & Macromedia Flash 6+. | | | DRAM
Streaming audio (CD-quality, 192kbps/MP4), plus complete liner notes and essays, from New World Records, Composers Recordings, Inc., and other important labels. | | | Insight - Help
The Smith College image database with 150,000+ digital images covering visual arts and culture. Includes selections from the Smith art department and museum, plus Archivision and AMICA.
| | | Naxos Music Library
Streaming audio; Naxos, Marco Polo, Da Capo catalogs (jazz, world, and classical music). PCs: MS Windows 98 and above with MS IE 6.0 & Media Player 9.0. Macs: iMac with OS 8.6, 9.0 with MS IE 5.1, or OS 10.2 with MS IE 5.2 & Media Player 7.1. | | | Moodle/E-Reserves
Login to course websites to access course readings, syllabi, discussions and more. | | | Library Catalogs | | | Five College Library Catalog - Help
 Search all Five College libraries at once, or limit to Smith, Amherst, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, or UMass/Amherst. | | | WorldCat - all dates
OCLC catalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide. Contains millions of records. | | | Book Purchases and Reviews | | | Books in Print - 1979 to present
Includes information on scholarly, popular, adult, juvenile, reprint and all other types of books covering all subjects currently published and distributed in the U.S. Includes titles declared out-of-print from July 1979 to the present. | |
| NEWS | | | LexisNexis Academic - Coverage varies by title - Full Text
Provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Includes federal and state laws and cases. | | | US Newspapers | | | Los Angeles Times Historical - 1881-1986 - Full Text - Help
Full text, including images of the Los Angeles Daily Times (1881-1886) and the Los Angeles Times (1886-1986). | | | New York Times Historical - 1851-2002 - Full Text
Full text, including images, of the New York Times up to 2002. | | | Washington Post Historical - 1877 to 1991 - Full Text
Full text of articles from the Washington Post up to 1991. | |
| INTERNET RESOURCES | | | Internet Broadway Database
IBDB (Internet Broadway Database) archive is the official database for Broadway theatre information; provides records of productions from the beginnings of New York theatre until today. | | | Internet Movie Database | | | Movie Review Query Engine | | | Play Index - 1949 to present
Lists plays written from Antiquity to the present; includes plays published separately and in collections, providing full publication details. | | | Asian American Drama - Full Text
Plans to include more than 250 plays, along with related biographical, production, and theatrical information, beginning with the late nineteenth century up to contemporary playwrights. | |
| LIBRARY RESEARCH GUIDES | | | Your Feedback
Have you had a library class within the past week? If so, please give us your feedback. | | | Older Theater Class Guides
Archived class guides may not be up-to-date. Please ask a Librarian for assistance if you encounter broken links. | |
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