Fine Arts Databases

Major Databases
Bloom's Literary Reference Online
Includes play criticisms and information on playrights and movements in world theater
Discovery Education
Download educational videos and clips from sources like PBS, Clearvue, more
Ebrary eBook Collection
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JSTOR
Excellent source for fulltext articles from a range of scholarly sources
Lexis-Nexis Academic
FullText news, including art and theater reviews
Naxos Music Library
The leading catalogue of classical music
Naxos Sheetmusic
Print sheet music from 40,000 editions of classical and jazz music! (Requires a free software download)
netLibrary
Over 50,000 fulltext ebooks covering all areas
Newsbank - World News
Full Text Newspaper Articles from around the world! Find theater reviews and articles
Open Access Journals Database
A database of 400+ scholarly online journals maintained by Lund University Libraries
PowerSearch
Cross-searches twenty-two scholarly databases at once!
Or search individually: Expanded Academic, OneFile, more...
Research Channel Videos
Over 3,500 streaming videos on a wide variety of subjects
SIRS Researcher, Renaissance and Government Reporter
FullText arts and humanities
Additional Databases
AP Images
Research database of pictures from every news event covered by the Associated Press for the last 150 years
Cambria Press eBooks
FullText Reference eBooks
Credo Reference - Art
Fulltext Reference articles, plus video, audio, and images
Credo Reference - National Gallery
Search the National Gallery Museum and other collections for art images
Credo Reference - Music
Fulltext Reference articles, plus video, audio, and images
Daily Life Online
Daily life for past and foreign cultures
Encyclopedia Britannica
General information on artists, artworks, theater, and trends
Gale Virtual Reference Library eBooks
FullText Reference eBooks
Literature Resource Center
Fulltext access to critical analyses of plays as well as playwright bios and more
Lynda.com
Learn software skills in Photoshop, Illustrator, and more with hundreds of video training courses
Oxford Reference Online - Art & Architecture
Seven fulltext reference books in art and architecture
Oxford Reference Online - Performing Arts
Eight fulltext reference books in theatre, dance, music
Pop Culture Universe
Study pop culture and pop history with this interactive digital library
E-Journals
General Music Today
Fulltext articles from 1999 - present
Web Resources
Aisle Say
Theater Reviews and information
All Music Guide
Comprehensive entertainment information
The American Museum of Photography
Virtual museum of photography
American Variety Stage
Scripts, playbills, and pictures of vaudeville and variety entertainment from 1870-1920
Art History Resources
Excellent collection of links to many areas and genres of art
Art Museum Network
Explore museums and exhibitions worldwide
Artchive
Galleries, theory and criticism, and art links
Artcyclopedia
Encyclopedia of artists and art museums worldwide
ArtLex: Dictionary of Visual Art
Definitions, images, quotes, and links
Back Stage
Online Performing Arts Resource site
Broadway.com
Broadway links and previews
Ceolas
Celtic music on the Internet
Costumes.org
Costume history and designs
Documentary Films
Free documentaries films from snagfilms
History of the Discovery of Cinematography
Chronological history of the development of motion pictures
Hymnals of the Stone-Campbell Movement
Digitized hymnals of the Stone-Campbell Movement
Internet Broadway Database
Cast information, production data, and interviews from Broadway theater
Intute: Arts and Humanities
Web resources for Arts and Humanities
Marcel Duchamp home page
Marcel Duchamp World Community webpage, including links and discussion board
MoMA
Museum of Modern Art Online
Mother of All Art History Links
Links to art and art history websites
Movie Review Query Engine
Search for reviews for over 37,000 movie titles
MovieClips
The largest collection of officially-licensed movie scenes
Mozart Project
Life and music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
New Advent
In-depth information on philosophers and church history
Playbill OnLine
Theatre news from the U.S. and around the world
Recorded Sound Reference Center
Motion picture audio clips from the Library of Congress
Siskel Film Center in Chicago
Part of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Tennessee Arts Commission
Grants, resources, program info for arts in Tennessee
Tennessee Performing Arts Resources
Links and resources supporting the performing arts
Timeline of Art History
Geographical and chronological context for the history of art
Toastmasters International
Valuable resource for public speakers of all types
Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Multilingual, open content encyclopedia on the Internet
World Wide Arts Resources
Artists, museums, art history, dance, theatre