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Most Useful Databases

An index of academic journals and popular magazines on music from 1874 to present. (Some full-text).

Listen to classical music recordings. Search by composer, artist, work, genre, or time period. (Streaming media).

Scholarly journals from many fields. Archives go back to 1831, but recent issues (past 3-5 years) are not included. (Full-text).
Purchase made possible by a generous donation from the Rockwell Fund.

A multi-disciplinary index of journal and magazine articles from 1982 to present. (Some full-text).

Information about composers, musicians, instruments, music forms, and terminology. (Full-text).

 

Other Databases

A multi-disciplinary database of journals, magazines, book chapters, and government reports. (Some full-text).

An index of journals and magazines in every field of study. (Citations only).

A collection of electronic books with full-text searching, bookmarks, and personal notes. (Full-text).
Free software is required: download ebrary Reader™

The complete encyclopedia, plus Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, an atlas, and timelines. (Full-text).

Basic information from specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks. (Full-text).

An Internet search engine for scholarly journals, books, preprints, and theses with links to UHD-purchased content.

Electronic books from academic, professional, and popular publishers. (Full-text).

An archive of the newspaper from 1980 to present. (Full-text).

A cover-to-cover archive of the newspaper from 1851 to 2003. (Full-text).

Resources on American popular culture from 1900 to the present. (Full-text).

Electronic journals in the humanities and the social sciences. (Full-text).

An index of high impact research journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. (Citations only).

A catalog of 58 million books, dissertations, sound recordings, and videos available in libraries. (Citations only).

 

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