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Use these Reference databases to find and access articles in a variety of encyclopedias and subject dictionaries:
Selected Reference sources for your class
- Buse, Dieter K. and Juergen C. Doerr, eds. Modern Germany: An Encyclopedia of History, People, and Culture, 1871-1990 . 2 vols. New York: Garland, 1998.
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- Olin Library Reference DD14 .M64x 1998
- "This is the first such work on modern Germany to be printed in English...It is an invaluable starting point for the researcher interested in learning more about Germany and its people, history, and vibrant culture." (Booklist)
- Kennedy, Dennis ed. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
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- Olin Library Reference PN2035 .O92x 2003 +
- Also available online as part of Oxford Reference Online.
- This encyclopedia "views theater and performance as "human expressions with large cultural significance." These expressions extend beyond traditional theater to include opera, film, dance, radio, and even circuses, rituals, and parades. The 4,300 alphabetically arranged entries span all time periods, starting with ancient Greek theater to the present, and are international and cross-cultural in scope." Includes a general bibliography at the end of volume 2.(Booklist)
- Konzett, Matthias, ed. Encyclopedia of German Literature. Chicago; London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000.
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- Olin Library Reference PT41 .E53x 2000 +
- "This encyclopedia "brings unprecedented depth and erudition to German literary studies in English, going far beyond the terse telegraphic entries of the traditional standard-bearer, Oxford Companion to German Literature". (Choice)
- Sanford, John, ed. Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture. London; New York: Routledge, 1999.
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- Olin Library Reference DD290.26 .E53x 1999
- Subject areas covered include: Architecture, Cultural Policy and Institutions, Economy, Education and Research, Fashion and Design, Film, Food and Drink, History, Intellectual Life, Language and National Identity, Literature, Mass Media and Publishing, Music, Peforming Arts, Political Life, Religion, Society, Sport and Leisure, Visual Arts, Writers.
- Payne, Michael, ed. A Dictionary of Cultural and Critical Theory. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell, 1996.
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- Olin Library Reference HM 101 D55 1996
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A "reference guide to modern ideas in the broad interdisciplinary fields of cultural and critical theory, which have developed from interactions among historical traditions of thought." (Preface) Entries cover concepts, individuals, and movements that bridge the traditional boundaries between the humanities and social sciences (e.g., hermeneutics, structuralism, post-colonialism, multi-culturalism). Secondary references are provided for each. Indexed, with a general bibliography.
- AP Images. State College, PA: Accuweather, Inc., 1999-.
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- It is an electronic library containing the AP’s current photos from their 50 million image print and negative library, as well as charts, graphs, tables, and maps from the AP’s graphics portfolio.
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- ARTstor. New York: ARTstor, 2003- .
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- Searchable database of digital images and associated catalog data. Covers the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design, as well asmany other forms of visual culture.
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- Grove Art Online. New York: Grove's Dictionaries, Inc., 1998- .
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Grove Art Online provides web access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art, ed. Jane Turner (1996, 34 vols.) and The Oxford Companion to Western Art, ed. Hugh Brigstocke (2001).
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- Literature Online (LION). Alexandria, VA: Chadwyck-Healey, Inc., c1999-.
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- A full-text collection of poetry, drama, and prose with complementary references sources.
Includes articles, monographs, and dissertations from the Annual Bibliography of English Language and
Literature; full-text articles from literary journals (with links to JSTOR journals); and biographical information on widely studied authors.
- Literature Resource Center. [Farmington Hills, MI] : Gale Group, c1999-.
A complete literature database combining biographical, bibliographical, and contextual information on authors and their works (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, and journalism). Draws from Gale Group's core literary databases including Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography, and Contemporary Literary Criticism.
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