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AUTOMATICALLY SEARCHES DESIGN & APPLIED ARTS INDEX AT THIS LOCATION
- database of current literature (since 1972) on modern and contemporary art
- contains abstracts of journal articles, books, essays, dissertations and exhibition catalogues
- journal list available: Search Tools-Index tab-pull-down menu
- content includes artists and movements beginning with Impressionism in the late 19th century and photography from its invention in 1839
- coverage includes the traditional fine arts as well as video & electronic art, theatre arts, crafts, graffiti, illustration, jewelry and more
- results can be saved or e-mailed
AUTOMATICALLY SEARCHES ARTBIBLIOGRAPHIES MODERN AT THIS LOCATION
- unique bibliographic database that provides international coverage of all areas of design and applied arts
- the main database indexes articles in over 500 design and craft journals worldwide published between 1973 and 2003
- data available on more than 50,000 designers, craftspeople, studios, workshops and firms
- journal list available: Search Tools-Index tab-pull-down menu
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- free full-text articles from peer-reviewed journals browsable by title or subject
- scientific and scholarly subjects
- article searching for over 1,000 journals
- published by the U. S. Department of Education
- contains more than one million citations to a broad collection of education-related resources
- includes journal articles, government reports, conference proceedings, curriculum guides, bibliographies, etc.
- now provides links to the full-text of selected non-journal documents
- ERIC Thesaurus lists subject headings that the database uses as descriptors.
- bibliographic database that provides international coverage of all areas of film and television
- indexes articles in over 500 journals
- covers topics in theory, writing, production, preservation & restoration, cinematography,
technical aspects, as well as program and film reviews.
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- indexes 350 music journals as well as music articles in the New York Times and the Washington Post
- enables a broad range of research from performance, theory & composition to music education, jazz & ethnomusicology
- international coverage from scholarly to popular
- some citations link to full-text articles
- most current citations contain abstracts
- results can be saved, downloaded or e-mailed
- title list available
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Search fields Subject Categories and Subject Terms for articles from 1996 to the present. To search for older journal articles, use the Keyword field.
- indexes more than 210 journals
- draws its content from performing arts periodicals, and a variety of documents such as biographical profiles, conference papers, obituaries, interviews, discographies, reviews and events
- international coverage on all aspects of the performing arts from scholarly to popular culture
- some citations link to full-text article
- most current citations contain abstracts
- title list available
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Search by Field: Keywords, Title Keywords, Author, Subject Categories, Subject Terms, ISSN, Document Type, etc.
Browse all fields to check if your term is the correct one.
Place double quotation marks ("") around a phrase when searching the Keyword fields; if not, the system default places 'or' between 2 terms.
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Can only use Subject Categories and Subject Terms for current articles from 1997 on.
To search for older journal articles, use the Keyword field.
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- database of back runs of core scholarly journals, some dating back to the 1600s
- contains full text scanned articles that can be printed or downloaded
- JSTORs 'Arts & Sciences III' collection indexes 150 journals in the Arts & Humanities including language and literature, as well as important titles in the fields of music, film studies, folklore, performing arts, religion, and the history and study of art and architecture
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Choice of 4 search types: Basic, Advanced, Expert and Article Locator. Use Advanced for greater control over search; use Expert if comfortable creating own search statements using Boolean Logic and fields; use Article Locator for citation searching.
Browse Journal titles to select from entire run.
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TO PRINT: in order to print entire article, use PRINT command in JSTOR instead of your browser; default is high-quality PDF which requires Adobe, or you can download a software helper application, JPRINT.
- database of wide-ranging news, business, legal and reference information
- contains full text documents from over 5,900 publications including newspapers, journals, newsletters, broadcast transcripts, wire services, financial reports, and other medical and legal sources
- source lists available by clicking icon next to publication types
- results can be printed, saved or e-mailed - be sure to e-mail full text from full text display
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Refer to both 'Help or Tutorials to get started.
Use the Narrow Search feature to reduce your results.
View search results as lists, KWIC (KeyWord In Context) and full-text.
See the LexisNexis list of Smartindexing terms.
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Use 'Power Search' for more ways to search including limiting to a particular publication title.
To quickly judge relevancy, display your results in KWIC (KeyWord In Context) format that shows only sentences containing your search terms.
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University Libraries subscribe to 3 Wilson databases:
Art Abstracts
INDEX BEGINS 1983
ABSTRACTS BEGIN 1994
Art Index Retrospective
1929-1984 NO ABSTRACTS
- bibliographic databases that index art-related periodicals worldwide
- search for both articles and reproductions of works of art
Omni File Full Text Mega
INDEX BEGINS 1982
ABSTRACTS BEGIN 1984
FULL-TEXT BEGINS 1994
- multidisciplinary database providing indexing, abstracts and full-text
- combination of six Wilson databases: Standard Catalogs Education Full Text, General Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, Readers' Guide Full Text, Social Sciences Full Text, and Wilson Business Full Text.
- full-text coverage varies among individual journals
Shared Features:
- databases can be searched separately or at the same time
- results can be limited to peer-reviewed journals (or full-text where available)
- for full database information, go to 'InfoCenter' at left of screen and click on the "Database Description' tab
- journal directory allows you to create a list of periodicals by subject
- access to UArts library holdings for any journal with ISSN
- results can be saved, printed or e-mailed
SEARCH TIPS
Advanced search allows searching by field.
Use the Browse feature to see if your term is in the database.
Use the Subject List to find the proper subject heading (controlled vocabulary).
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use the History option to save time and recombine searches.
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