McQuade LibGuides: Databases: Humanities

Humanities Resources

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
A key source for research in most disciplines covering over 4,500 peer-reviewed and popular publications plus cited references for 1,000 titles.
ACLS Humanities E-Books This link opens in a new window
Search 5000 full-text books on history, archaeology, art, folklore, religion, music, gender studies, political science and more. Then read on a new accessible platform compatible with many screen readers.

Annals of American History - Britannica
Browse topics or a timeline of major events and documents in U.S. history. Courtesy of the MLS. Available off-campus soon.

ARTstor This link opens in a new window
Digital image library of images in the arts, humanities and social sciences for research and teaching, now also discoverable in JSTOR. For more information see ARTstor's guides
ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials This link opens in a new window
Search over 900 journals for all aspects of religion, including the records of the Catholic Periodical Literature Index (CPLI). Indexed by the American Theological Library Association.
Early American Newspapers - Readex This link opens in a new window
Search several hundred thousand fully searchable issues from more than 250 significant 18th- and 19th-century newspapers from all 50 present states. The collection now includes Series 2, 1758-1900 plus more newspapers 1780-1809.
European Views of the Americas: 1493-1750 This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750 with topics such as native Americans, natural disasters, disease outbreaks and slavery.
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Collection of 38,000+ streaming videos ranging from documentaries to educational films to instructional videos.
Grove Art Online This link opens in a new window
Start here for all art topics. Find articles, images, art terms, timelines and lesson plans for all aspects of the visual arts worldwide, with links to ARTstor and Art Resource. See Oxford Reference for other Art reference works. Note: 3 simultaneous users
Grove Music Online This link opens in a new window
Find articles on all aspects of music. Oxford Music Online includes Grove Online plus Oxford Dictionary of Music and The Oxford Companion to Music. See also Oxford Reference for relate works. Note: 3 simultaneous users
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Archive of core scholarly journals in all disciplines, plus ARTstor images. JSTOR Collection includes Arts & Sciences I-XIII, Biological Sciences, Business II-IV, Health & General Science, Ireland Archive, Jewish Studies and Sustainability collections.

Latin American News Digest NEW
English language digest of news articles across Latin America. Ignore requests to subscribe, and click the article title.

Literary Reference Source This link opens in a new window
Find plot summaries, synopses, overviews, literary criticism, author biographies, book reviews, poetry, short stories and more. An alternate graphical interface is also available.
MLA Directory of Periodicals This link opens in a new window
Search detailed information on over 5,500 journals indexed in the MLA International Bibliography.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Find scholarly articles on literature, language and linguistics, folklore, literary theory & criticism, dramatic arts, and more. Created by the Modern Language Association of America.
Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window
Start here for all art topics. Find articles, images, art terms, timelines and lesson plans for all aspects of the visual arts worldwide, with links to ARTstor, Oxford Reference and Art Resource. Note: 3 simultaneous users
Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
The OED is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium tracing their meaning, history, and pronunciation, both present and past.
Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new window
Search classic music sources including Grove Music for solid introductory information with key sources on most art topics.
Philosopher's Index This link opens in a new window
Find articles on all areas of philosophy from over 600 scholarly philosophy journals from around the world with links to fulltext in other databases. From the Philosopher’s Information Center.
Philosophy Documentation Center This link opens in a new window
Access the Library's subscription to Augustinian Studies on this website
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Search this Project Muse Standard Collection of humanities, arts and social sciences journals from 60 scholarly publishers.
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Find articles and more in all disciplines including business and economics, health and medical, news and world affairs, technology, social sciences and more. Includes most ProQuest resources except historical newspapers, newspaper collections, and Nursing and Allied Health Source.
ProQuest News & Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Search current newspapers from our ProQuest subscriptions, including the Boston Globe, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and many others or browse articles in today's paper using the Publications search.
Gale in Context: U.S. History This link opens in a new window
Find U.S. History information from full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
Gale in Context: World History This link opens in a new window
Find world history information from full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.