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Recommended Databases

The Library's databases allow access to information that is not freely available on the internet, and sources that have been vetted for credibility. In addition to academic journals,databases can include newspapers, magazines, trade journals and other sources. Check with your professor about any source requirements before you begin your research.

Artstor - Digital library of more than one million images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences.

JSTOR - Exclusively academic and scholarly journals for a variety of disciplines, primary sources and books. JSTOR can be useful when researching art movements and art history topics.

Project Muse - Full text scholarly journal articles covering the humanities, and social sciences. This includes many articles on contemporary art topics and reviews.

ProQuest Research Library: The Arts - Find articles, reviews, and other content on Music, Theatre, Film, TV, Dance, Architecture, Art and Design.

Biography in Context - Biography In Context can be used when researching artists. This resource offers authoritative reference content alongside magazine and journal articles, primary sources, videos, audio podcasts, and images. Covering a vast array of people from historically significant figures to present-day newsmakers, it’s continuously updated to ensure that students have access to the very latest information.

You can also use any of our other databases from our A-Z complete list on the library's website.