Research by Subject: Fine and Performing Arts
This page contains links to resources in the fine and performing arts, including architecture, art, music, philosophy, religion, and theater.
Online Databases - Fine and Performing Arts
F = Full text or some full text.R = Remote / off campus access available. (Note: Access may be restricted.)
W = Free on the Web.
New = Added this semester.
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Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) 1975 - present. Save to del.icio.us Selected full text 1975 - present. Science, technology, humanities, public administration, social sciences. Link to a description of the database. |
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African
American Experience (Greenwood Press) 18th century - present. Save to del.icio.us Full text. Historical and cultural information about African Americans. Link to a description of the database. |
| R | American Film Institute Catalog (Chadwyck-Healey) 1893 - 1970. Save to del.icio.us Acting and production credits, plot summaries, references. Link to a description of the database. |
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| F | R | Art Full Text (Wilson) 1984 - present. Save to del.icio.us Selected full text 1997 - present. Art. Link to a description of the database. |
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Art
Museum Image Gallery (WilsonWeb) 3000 B.C.E. - present. New Save to del.icio.us Full text. A rich digital resource of art images, rights-cleared for educational use. Link to a description of the database. |
| F | R | ArticleFirst (FirstSearch) 1990 - present. Save to del.icio.us Links to full text 1997 - present. Business, science, humanities, social sciences, technology. Link to a description of the database. |
| F | R | Arts & Humanities Citation Index See ISI Web of Science |
| R | Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (CSA) 1934 - present, with selective coverage back to 1741. Save to del.icio.us Architecture, archaeology, design, preservation. Link to a description of the database. |
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| Ballet on CD-ROM. Accessible only from the computers in the Information Commons on the First Floor and in the Music/Media Library on the Ground Floor of the Miller Nichols Library. Ask for assistance at the Reference Desk or Music/Media Desk. Ballet dancing. Link to a description of the database. |
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| R | Bibliography of the History of Art (FirstSearch) 1973 - present. Save to del.icio.us
European and American art. Link to a description of the database. |
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| F | R | ContentsFirst See ArticleFirst |
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CUFTS Journal Search Current edition Save to del.icio.us Online journal locator. Link to a description of the database. Provider: Free on the Web |
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| F | R | Current Contents (Ovid) July 1993 - present. Save to del.icio.us Links to full text 1998 - present. Science, engineering, medicine, technology, humanities Link to a description of the database. |
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Database of Recorded American Music (DRAM) Current edition. Save to del.icio.us Streaming audio from many recording labels specializing in American Music. Link to a description of the database. |
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Dissertations
& Theses (ProQuest) 1861 - present. Save to del.icio.us Selected full text 1963 - present (Includes UMKC dissertations and theses only). Citations and abstracts of dissertations and theses. Link to a description of the database. |
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Dissertations & Theses @ University of Missouri - Kansas City (ProQuest) 1958 - present. Save to del.icio.us Selected full text 1963 - present. Citations and abstracts of UMKC dissertations and theses. Link to a description of the database. |
| F | R | DRAM See Database of Recorded American Music |
| F | R | Eighteenth Century Collections Online (InfoTrac/Gale) 1701-1800. Save to del.icio.us Full text 1701-1800. Eighteenth-century English-language books in full text. Link to a description of the database. |
| R | FIAF Members Publications (SilverPlatter) 1966 - present. Save to del.icio.us Film archives. Link to a description of the database. |
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| F | R | Film and Television Literature with Full Text (EBSCOhost) 1915 - present. Save
to del.icio.us New Selected full text 1915 - present. Link to a description of the database. |
| W | Film Literature
Index 1976 - 2001. Save to del.icio.us Indexes articles related to film and television. Link to a description of the database. |
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| R | Film/TV Documentation Collections See International Directory of Film and TV Documentation Collections | |
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Gale Virtual Reference Library (InfoTrac) Save to del.icio.us Full text. Electronic reference books. Link to a description of the database. |
| F | R | Grove Art Online Current edition. Save to del.icio.us Full text. Visual arts. Link to a description of the database. |
| F | R | Grove Music Online Current edition. Save to del.icio.us Full text. Music dictionary. Link to a description of the database. |
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HLAS Online (Library of Congress) 1935 - present. Save to del.icio.us Bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected and annotated by scholars. Link to a description of the database. |
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| R | Index to Film Periodicals (SilverPlatter) 1972 - present. Save to del.icio.us Film journals. Link to a description of the database. |
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Index to Printed Music: Collections & Series (IPM) (BiblioLine) 1800 - present Save to del.icio.us Resource for finding individual pieces of music printed in standard scholarly editions. Link to a description of the database. |
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| R | Index to TV Periodicals (SilverPlatter) 1979 - present. Save to del.icio.us Articles related to television. Link to a description of the database. |
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International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text (EBSCOhost) 1984 - present; coverage for selected publications can be earlier Save to del.icio.us Full text 1984 - present; coverage for selected publications can be earlier. Considered the definitive research tool for the study of theatre and the performing arts. Link to a description of the database. |
| R | International Directory of Film and TV Documentation Collections (SilverPlatter) Current edition. Save to del.icio.us Institutions with film archives. Link to a description of the database. |
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| R | International Film Archive (SilverPlatter) 1972 - present. Save to del.icio.us Film and television. Link to a description of the database. |
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| F | R | International Index to Music Periodicals Full Text (Chadwyck-Healey) 1874 - present. Save to del.icio.us Selected full text 1993 - present. Note: searches of this database are now through Music & Performing Arts Online. Music. Link to a description of the database. |
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International Index to the Performing Arts Full Text (Chadwyck Healey) 1864
- present. Save to del.icio.us Selected full text, content varies by title. Note: searches of this database are now through Music & Performing Arts Online. Theatre, dance, music, TV and film. Link to a description of the database. |
| R | International Inventory of Musical Sources after 1600 See RISM | |
| R | IPM See Index to Printed Music | |
| R | ISI Web of Science 1990 - present. Save to del.icio.us Note: This database will no longer be available after June 30, 2008. Science, social science, arts and humanities. Link to a description of the database. |
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| F | R | Iter Coverage
varies. Save
to del.icio.us New Some full text; varies by resource. Collection of databases and online journals in the areas of Medieval and Renaissance studies. Link to a description of the database. |
| F | R | JSTOR 1838 - present. Save to del.icio.us Full text. Coverage varies by title. Multi-disciplinary database. Link to a description of the database. |
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Latino-American Experience (Greenwood Press) 1984 - present. Save to del.icio.us Full text 1984 - present. Historical and cultural information about Latinos. Link to a description of the database. |
| R | List of Periodicals Indexed (SilverPlatter) Current edition. Save to del.icio.us Film. Link to a description of the database. |
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| F | R | Marquis Who’s Who on the Web Current edition Save to del.icio.us Full text. Biographical information. Link to a description of the database. |
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MasterFILE Premier (EBSCOhost), 1975 - present; coverage varies by title Save to del.icio.us Selected full text 1975 - present; coverage varies by title. Science, technology, humanities, social sciences, business. Link to a description of the database. |
| Motion Picture Guide. 1927 - 1993. Accessible only from the computers in the Information Commons on the First Floor
of the Miller Nichols Library. Ask for assistance at the Reference Desk. Films, actors, reviews, production. Link to a description of the database. |
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Music Index Online 1979 - present. Save to del.icio.us Music, musicians, instruments. Link to a description of the database. |
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Musical America Save to del.icio.us Full text 1998 - present. Industry news, directories. Link to a description of the database. |
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Naxos Music Library, Current edition. Save to del.icio.us Music audio files, focusing on western art music (classical), world music, and jazz. Link to a description of the database. |
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Naxos Music Library Jazz, Current edition. Save to del.icio.us Jazz music audio files. Link to a description of the database. |
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Naxos Spoken Word Library, Current edition. Save to del.icio.us Audio files of spoken word recordings. Link to a description of the database. |
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| F | R | New Grove II See Grove Music |
| F | R | New Grove Dictionary of Opera See Grove Music |
| F | R | OmniFile V Full Text (Wilson) 1982 - present. Save to del.icio.us Selected full text 1994 - present. Science, technology, humanities, social sciences, business. Link to a description of the database. |
| F | R | Oxford Reference Online Premium (Oxford University Press) Current edition. Save to del.icio.us Full text. Online access to 170 Oxford reference books. Link to a description of the database. |
| Performing Arts in Colonial
American Newspapers 1690-1783. 1690-1783. This database can be accessed only from inside the Music/Media Library. Ask
for assistance at the Music/Media Desk.
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Play Index (WilsonWeb) 1949 - present. Save to del.icio.us Links to full text. Plays. Link to a description of the database. |
| F | R | Project Muse Save to del.icio.us Full text 1993 - present. Literature, history, the visual and performing arts, education, political science, and gender studies. Link to a description of the database. |
| F | R | Readers' Guide Full Text See OmniFile V Full Text |
| R | RILM Abstracts of Music Literature (FirstSearch) 1969 - present. Save to del.icio.us Music and musicology. Link to a description of the database. |
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| R | RIPM (Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals) (FirstSearch) 1800 - 1950. Save to del.icio.us 19th Century music. Link to a description of the database. |
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RISM: International Inventory of Musical Sources after 1600 (BiblioLine) 1600 - 1850 Save to del.icio.us Annotated index and guide to post-1600 music manuscripts. Link to a description of the database. |
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| R | Treasures from the Film Archives (SilverPlatter) Current edition. Save to del.icio.us Silent film holdings. Link to a description of the database. |
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| F | R | Web of Science See ISI Web of Science |
| F | R | Who's Who on the Web See Marquis Who’s Who on the Web |
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World Shakespeare Bibliography Online, 1964 - present. Save to del.icio.us Bibliography of international works related to William Shakespeare. Link to a description of the database. |
