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Bibliography of the History of ArtBibliography of the History of Art CARLI Digital Collections
CARLI Digital Collections
The CARLI Digital Collections was established in 2006 as a repository for digital content licensed or created by the member libraries of the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI). Lewis University Library image collections are available through this link. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune (pre-1997 Fulltext) Chicago Tribune (pre-1997 Fulltext) Choice Online Choice Online Chronicle of Higher Education The Chronicle of Higher Education Online is a source of news and information for college and university faculty and administration. EBSCO HOST
EBSCO HOST includes databases providing a variety of scholarly, full-text/full-image materials including the following:
Encyclopedia Britannica includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and the Britannica Book of the Year. ERIC
Complete index of educational materials with more than 983,000 records from 1966 to the present. ERIC is a guide to published and unpublished documents covering every aspect of education. Use this database in combination with the ERIC database listed under the EBSCO HOST databases above.
E-Source for College Transitions
E-Source for College Transitions is a biannual electronic newsletter published by the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. Its primary purpose is to provide practical strategies for supporting student learning and success.
Euromonitor International’s
Global Market Information Database
Euromonitor International’s
Global Market Information Database (GMID) provides business intelligence on industries, countries and consumers. FAITS
FAITS database covers the broad spectrum of Information Technology and communications such as IT infrastructure, telecom, wireless communications, data networking, security, enterprise systems, the Internet and the World Wide Web. First Search
First Search has unique databases covering various areas of research, many full-text. Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Because each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries (your school, your public library, or your office).
Government Documents HarpWeek
HarpWeek provides electronic access to Harper’s Weekly, the illustrated 19th century "Journal of Civilization" for a 56-year period: 1857-1912. Health Reference Center Academic
Health Reference Center Academic
Multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information sources in InfoTrac's award-winning Health Reference Center. All in a single, easy-to-use database, the material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only. . Historical Statistics of the U.S. Historical Statistics of the United States is the online version of the 5-volume print edition. The millennial edition was released in 2006. It is considered the definitive source of statistics for U.S. history and it is divided into 5 subject areas: population; work & welfare; economic structure & performance; economic sectors; and governance & international relations. Coverage ranges from 1800 to 2000, however some areas go back to 1610 or forward to 2002. This collection provides the researcher the ability to create graphs and customized tables. IBISWorld US Industry Reports
IBIS provide immediate access to vital information on every industry in the US Economy publishing the largest collection of Industry Market Research Reports in the US with over 700 reports. Each report is written at the 5-digit level of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). In the First Person
In the First Person is a library index that lets users perform in-depth field and keyword searches across all letters, diaries, oral histories, memoirs, and autobiographies within scholarly materials that are freely available on the Web. With a single search, users can access thousands of personal narratives in English from archives and repositories. IRIS Database
IRIS Database currently contains over 9,000 active federal and private funding opportunities in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. In addition to funding opportunities for faculty, the IRIS Database also contains fellowships and scholarships for grad students and undergrads. Users can search IRIS by sponsor, deadline date, keyword, and other criteria. Most IRIS records contain live links to sponsor Web sites, electronic forms, or Electronic Research Administration (eRA) portals. The IRIS Database is updated daily. ISI Web of Knowledge
Web of Science® provides researchers, administrators, faculty, and students with quick, powerful access to the world's leading citation databases. Authoritative, multidisciplinary content covers over 10,000 of the highest impact journals worldwide, including Open Access journals and over 110,000 conference proceedings. You'll find current and retrospective coverage in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities, with coverage available to 1900. ISI Web of Science
Web of Science® provides researchers, administrators, faculty, and students with quick, powerful access to the world's leading citation databases. Authoritative, multidisciplinary content covers over 10,000 of the highest impact journals worldwide, including Open Access journals and over 110,000 conference proceedings. You'll find current and retrospective coverage in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities, with coverage available to 1900. Journal of the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition
Journal of the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition is a semiannual refereed journal providing current research on the first college year and other significant student transitions. The primary purpose of the Journal is to disseminate empirical research findings on student transition issues that inform practice in all sectors of postsecondary education. JStor
JStor is a searchable archive of older journals in the humanities and social sciences. Lexis-Nexis Academic
Lexis-Nexis includes four parts: Academic, Congressional, History and Statistical
Academic:is divided into NEWS; BUSINESS, including company financial information, Hoover’s Reports and market research; LEGAL, including federal and state laws, and court cases.
Congressional: Provides access to full text of publications from and about the U. S. Congress. Includes 25 years of congressional information, with facts and figures on almost any topic of current interest.
Primary Sources in History: Provides access to primary and secondary materials covering colonial to the present day, includingPresedential Studies; African American Studies; Women's Studies; and guides to microfilm collections.
Statistical Base: Provides access to a variety of topics, including statistics on national income and production, retail and wholesale trade, interest rates, economic indicators, crime, energy, environmental issues, and social and demographic issues, etc. LION Literature Online
LION Literature Online is library of more than 350,000 works of English and American poetry, drama and prose, 154 full-text literature journals, and other key criticism and reference resources. MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus Natural Standard
Natural Standard was founded by clinicians and researchers to provide high quality, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative therapies. This international multidisciplinary collaboration now includes contributors from more than 100 eminent academic institutions. Naxos Music Library
Naxos Music Library is a Classical music collection of over 75,000 tracks of music. Newsstand
Newsstand includes access to select major national newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. New York TimesNew York Times NIST Standard Reference Subscription Database 3: Web Thermo Tables – Professional
A collection of critically evaluated thermodynamic property data for pure compounds with a primary focus on organics Origins Online Origins Online
The CNS documentary service delivering important church texts fast and accurately for over 25 years. Origins publishes texts from the Vatican, pope, bishops, Congress, Senate, Supreme Court and church leaders around the world. Ovid--including HAPI
Ovid provides indexing of nursing journals in the Journals@Ovid FullText database. No articles are full text. Login and password are required. Call the Reference Desk at (815) 836-5306 with questions about access.
Your Journals@Ovid Database indexing one journal title, Nursing Research. Full text articles are indexed in the Ovid database. Login and password are not required on campus. Call the Reference Desk at (815) 836-5306 with questions about access Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millenium. Use OED for the meaning, history, usage, and pronunciation of over a half million words. Oxford Language Dictionaries Online
Oxford Language Dictionaries Online Proquest Digital Dissertations
Proquest Digital Dissertations and Theses is the single, central, authoritative resource for full text information about doctoral dissertations and master's theses.
Choose Proquest Direct and select - ProQuest Dissertations and Theses - Full Text ProQuest
ProQuest provides access to more than 2200 periodicals, most of them full text or full image, including the full text of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal newspapers.
Proquest/Lexis-Nexis Congressional Proquest Statistical Datasets
Proquest Statistical Datasets Proquest Statistical Insight
Proquest Statistical Insight Richmond Daily Dispatch 1860-1865
Richmond Daily Dispatch 1860-1865 Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy(REP Online) includes the full content of the classic 10- volume set with revisions and updates of key entries. All new and revised entries are carefully integrated into the REP style and format and are connected to earlier material by the same kind and level of cross-referencing. SMP
SMP Critical management issues for those charged with providing enterprise-wide security. UpToDate
This database includes text, graphics and abstracts covering all of general internal medicine and 17 medical subspecialties. It also includes a complete drug database and drug interactions program. Wall Street JournalWall Street Journal
WilsonWeb is moving to EBSCO please call 815-836-5306 for assistance and information.
Bibliography of the History of ArtBibliography of the History of Art CARLI Digital Collections
CARLI Digital Collections
The CARLI Digital Collections was established in 2006 as a repository for digital content licensed or created by the member libraries of the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI). Lewis University Library image collections are available through this link. Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune (pre-1997 Fulltext) Chicago Tribune (pre-1997 Fulltext) Choice Online Choice Online Chronicle of Higher Education The Chronicle of Higher Education Online is a source of news and information for college and university faculty and administration. EBSCO HOST
EBSCO HOST includes databases providing a variety of scholarly, full-text/full-image materials including the following:
•Academic Search Complete
•ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials Full Text
•Business Source Complete
•CINAHL Plus with Full Text
• Communication and Mass Media Complete
• EBSCO Animals
•Education Research Complete
•ERIC
•Essay and General Literature
•Film & Television Literature Index
•Funk & Wagnell’s New World Encyclopedia
•GreenFILE
• Health Source – Consumer Edition
•Health Source – Nursing/Academic
•ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials Full Text
•Business Source Complete
•CINAHL Plus with Full Text
• Communication and Mass Media Complete
• EBSCO Animals
•Education Research Complete
•ERIC
•Essay and General Literature
•Film & Television Literature Index
•Funk & Wagnell’s New World Encyclopedia
•GreenFILE
• Health Source – Consumer Edition
•Health Source – Nursing/Academic
•Edition with Lexi-PAL Drug Guide
•Humanities International Complete
•Library Literature
•MAS Ultra-School Edition
•MasterFILE Premier
•MEDLINE with Full Text
•Mental Measurements Yearbook
•Military and Government Collection
•MLA International Bibliography
•Newspaper Source
•Primary Search
•Professional Development Collection
•PsycARTICLES
•PsycINFO
•Regional Business News
•Short Story Index
•SocINDEX with Full Text
Encyclopedia Britannica
•Humanities International Complete
•Library Literature
•MAS Ultra-School Edition
•MasterFILE Premier
•MEDLINE with Full Text
•Mental Measurements Yearbook
•Military and Government Collection
•MLA International Bibliography
•Newspaper Source
•Primary Search
•Professional Development Collection
•PsycARTICLES
•PsycINFO
•Regional Business News
•Short Story Index
•SocINDEX with Full Text
Encyclopedia Britannica includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and the Britannica Book of the Year. ERIC
Complete index of educational materials with more than 983,000 records from 1966 to the present. ERIC is a guide to published and unpublished documents covering every aspect of education. Use this database in combination with the ERIC database listed under the EBSCO HOST databases above.
E-Source for College Transitions
E-Source for College Transitions is a biannual electronic newsletter published by the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. Its primary purpose is to provide practical strategies for supporting student learning and success.
Euromonitor International’s
Global Market Information Database
Euromonitor International’s
Global Market Information Database (GMID) provides business intelligence on industries, countries and consumers. FAITS
FAITS database covers the broad spectrum of Information Technology and communications such as IT infrastructure, telecom, wireless communications, data networking, security, enterprise systems, the Internet and the World Wide Web. First Search
First Search has unique databases covering various areas of research, many full-text. Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Because each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries (your school, your public library, or your office).
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Business Insights:Global
Business Insights:Global
Research and analyze companies, industries, and economies around the world. -
Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete
Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete
Biographical and critical essays on the lives, works and careers of the world's most influential literary figures. -
Literature Criticism Online
Literature Criticism Online--Gale™ takes literature, history and culture to the next level with the largest, most extensive compilation of literary commentary available: Literature Criticism Online. Imagine centuries of analysis - the scholarly and popular commentary from broadsheets, pamphlets, encyclopedias, books and periodicals - delivered in an easy-to-use 24/7 online format that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals. The net result is tens of thousands of hard-to-find essays at your fingertips. It's all designed to raise the level of research while providing the around-the-clock remote access that today's researchers demand. -
Short Story Criticism
Gale™ takes literature, history and culture to the next level with the largest, most extensive compilation of literary commentary available: Literature Criticism Online. Imagine centuries of analysis - the scholarly and popular commentary from broadsheets, pamphlets, encyclopedias, books and periodicals - delivered in an easy-to-use 24/7 online format that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals. The net result is tens of thousands of hard-to-find essays at your fingertips. It's all designed to raise the level of research while providing the around-the-clock remote access that today's researchers demand. - Something About the Author Online
Something About the Author Online provides first-time comprehensive online access to all volumes ever printed in Gale's™ acclaimed and long-standing Something About the Author series, which examines the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and young adults and is the preeminent source on authors and literature for young people. Something About the Author Online includes both the main series and Something About the Author Autobiography Series, totaling more than 217 volumes, 12,000 entries, and nearly 17,000 images - all delivered in an easy-to-use 24/7 online format that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals.
Government Documents HarpWeek
HarpWeek provides electronic access to Harper’s Weekly, the illustrated 19th century "Journal of Civilization" for a 56-year period: 1857-1912. Health Reference Center Academic
Health Reference Center Academic
Multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information sources in InfoTrac's award-winning Health Reference Center. All in a single, easy-to-use database, the material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only. . Historical Statistics of the U.S. Historical Statistics of the United States is the online version of the 5-volume print edition. The millennial edition was released in 2006. It is considered the definitive source of statistics for U.S. history and it is divided into 5 subject areas: population; work & welfare; economic structure & performance; economic sectors; and governance & international relations. Coverage ranges from 1800 to 2000, however some areas go back to 1610 or forward to 2002. This collection provides the researcher the ability to create graphs and customized tables. IBISWorld US Industry Reports
IBIS provide immediate access to vital information on every industry in the US Economy publishing the largest collection of Industry Market Research Reports in the US with over 700 reports. Each report is written at the 5-digit level of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). In the First Person
In the First Person is a library index that lets users perform in-depth field and keyword searches across all letters, diaries, oral histories, memoirs, and autobiographies within scholarly materials that are freely available on the Web. With a single search, users can access thousands of personal narratives in English from archives and repositories. IRIS Database
IRIS Database currently contains over 9,000 active federal and private funding opportunities in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. In addition to funding opportunities for faculty, the IRIS Database also contains fellowships and scholarships for grad students and undergrads. Users can search IRIS by sponsor, deadline date, keyword, and other criteria. Most IRIS records contain live links to sponsor Web sites, electronic forms, or Electronic Research Administration (eRA) portals. The IRIS Database is updated daily. ISI Web of Knowledge
Web of Science® provides researchers, administrators, faculty, and students with quick, powerful access to the world's leading citation databases. Authoritative, multidisciplinary content covers over 10,000 of the highest impact journals worldwide, including Open Access journals and over 110,000 conference proceedings. You'll find current and retrospective coverage in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities, with coverage available to 1900. ISI Web of Science
Web of Science® provides researchers, administrators, faculty, and students with quick, powerful access to the world's leading citation databases. Authoritative, multidisciplinary content covers over 10,000 of the highest impact journals worldwide, including Open Access journals and over 110,000 conference proceedings. You'll find current and retrospective coverage in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities, with coverage available to 1900. Journal of the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition
Journal of the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition is a semiannual refereed journal providing current research on the first college year and other significant student transitions. The primary purpose of the Journal is to disseminate empirical research findings on student transition issues that inform practice in all sectors of postsecondary education. JStor
JStor is a searchable archive of older journals in the humanities and social sciences. Lexis-Nexis Academic
Lexis-Nexis includes four parts: Academic, Congressional, History and Statistical
Academic:is divided into NEWS; BUSINESS, including company financial information, Hoover’s Reports and market research; LEGAL, including federal and state laws, and court cases.
Congressional: Provides access to full text of publications from and about the U. S. Congress. Includes 25 years of congressional information, with facts and figures on almost any topic of current interest.
Primary Sources in History: Provides access to primary and secondary materials covering colonial to the present day, includingPresedential Studies; African American Studies; Women's Studies; and guides to microfilm collections.
Statistical Base: Provides access to a variety of topics, including statistics on national income and production, retail and wholesale trade, interest rates, economic indicators, crime, energy, environmental issues, and social and demographic issues, etc. LION Literature Online
LION Literature Online is library of more than 350,000 works of English and American poetry, drama and prose, 154 full-text literature journals, and other key criticism and reference resources. MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus Natural Standard
Natural Standard was founded by clinicians and researchers to provide high quality, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative therapies. This international multidisciplinary collaboration now includes contributors from more than 100 eminent academic institutions. Naxos Music Library
Naxos Music Library is a Classical music collection of over 75,000 tracks of music. Newsstand
Newsstand includes access to select major national newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. New York TimesNew York Times NIST Standard Reference Subscription Database 3: Web Thermo Tables – Professional
A collection of critically evaluated thermodynamic property data for pure compounds with a primary focus on organics Origins Online Origins Online
The CNS documentary service delivering important church texts fast and accurately for over 25 years. Origins publishes texts from the Vatican, pope, bishops, Congress, Senate, Supreme Court and church leaders around the world. Ovid--including HAPI
Ovid provides indexing of nursing journals in the Journals@Ovid FullText database. No articles are full text. Login and password are required. Call the Reference Desk at (815) 836-5306 with questions about access.
Your Journals@Ovid Database indexing one journal title, Nursing Research. Full text articles are indexed in the Ovid database. Login and password are not required on campus. Call the Reference Desk at (815) 836-5306 with questions about access Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millenium. Use OED for the meaning, history, usage, and pronunciation of over a half million words. Oxford Language Dictionaries Online
Oxford Language Dictionaries Online Proquest Digital Dissertations
Proquest Digital Dissertations and Theses is the single, central, authoritative resource for full text information about doctoral dissertations and master's theses.
Choose Proquest Direct and select - ProQuest Dissertations and Theses - Full Text ProQuest
ProQuest provides access to more than 2200 periodicals, most of them full text or full image, including the full text of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal newspapers.
- Criminal Justice Periodicals Index
- Historical Chicago Tribune 1849-1986
- Historical New York Times 1851-2004
- Historical Wall Street Journal 1889-1990
- Proquest Digital Dissertations and Theses - Full Text
- Proquest Nursing & Allied Health
- Proquest Psychology Journals
- Proquest Research LIbrary
Proquest/Lexis-Nexis Congressional Proquest Statistical Datasets
Proquest Statistical Datasets Proquest Statistical Insight
Proquest Statistical Insight Richmond Daily Dispatch 1860-1865
Richmond Daily Dispatch 1860-1865 Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy(REP Online) includes the full content of the classic 10- volume set with revisions and updates of key entries. All new and revised entries are carefully integrated into the REP style and format and are connected to earlier material by the same kind and level of cross-referencing. SMP
SMP Critical management issues for those charged with providing enterprise-wide security. UpToDate
This database includes text, graphics and abstracts covering all of general internal medicine and 17 medical subspecialties. It also includes a complete drug database and drug interactions program. Wall Street JournalWall Street Journal
WilsonWeb is moving to EBSCO please call 815-836-5306 for assistance and information.
