LibGuides: Research & Writing Guides: Recommended Databases

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Not sure which of our databases to try? The recommendations on this page can help.

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Art & Architecture Source (EBSCO)
Flipster (EBSCO)
Contains digitized issues of ARTNews, Art in America, Architectural Digest, HGTV Magazine, and Florida Design.
GreenFILE (EBSCO)
Contains articles on a variety of environmental issues including sustainable design, urban growth, etc.
Humanities Full Text (EBSCO)
Humanities Source (EBSCO)
JSTOR

ARTStor
Pro tip: Enter the search term "cty:contributed_panoramas" to find panoramic views of a number of historic buildings.

Academic OneFile (Gale)
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
See the video below for an overview of some of this database's most useful features.
UPDATE: Academic Search Complete and several other EBSCO databases now offer an AI-powered "natural language" option that enables you to search for articles using complete sentences such as, "What are the effects of global warming on marine ecosystems?"
Once inside the database, click "Basic Search," then turn on the "Natural Language Search" toggle switch, as shown below.
Academic Select (Gale OneFile) (Gale)
Flipster (EBSCO)
General OneFile (Gale)
Informe Académico (Gale OneFile) (Gale)
MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO)
OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition (EBSCO)
Readers' Guide Full Text (EBSCO)

ArchiveGrid (OCLC)
ARTStor
History Vault: Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Law and Order in the 19th Century (1636-1880) (ProQuest)
Music Online Listening (Alexander Street Press)
In addition to vintage sound recordings, this database provides access to digitized collections of historical documents, monographs, and personal narratives. Once inside the database, click MENU, then open the My Collections drop-down menu to find:
- Black Thought and Culture
- Civil War Letters and Diaries
- North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries, and Oral Histories
- North American Women's Letters and Diaries

See also these online history video collections:

See also these online math video collections:

Digital Theatre+
Plays and productions, insights into dramatic texts, backstage interviews, and more.
Medici.tv
Classical music videos, concerts, operas, ballets, documentaries, and master classes.
Music Online Listening (Alexander Street Press)
A streaming audio collection of classical, jazz, folk, and other key musical genres.
National Theatre Collection
World-class productions and unique archival material offering significant insight into theatre and performance studies.