Allen Library: Theatre Databases

Theatre Databases

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Music
Periodicals
Reference

Music:

Sheet Music Search - Search the catalog of sheet music held at the Allen Library.

Periodicals

Search Music Index Online, IIMP Full Text, and RILM Abstracts/RIPM to find articles.
For specific Electronic Journals, search eJournals AtoZ.
To search multiple databases at once, use SuperSearch.
For Print Journals, search Libraries Catalog.
If we do not have access to the journal, request a copy through Interlibrary Services.

Periodicals:

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) - Indexing and abstracts for over 8,000 journals in all subject areas, with full text of articles from nearly 4,600. Includes some popular magazines as well as scholarly journals. Coverage from 1965-present. UH access only.

JSTOR Arts and Sciences I - Searchable full text of articles from selected scholarly journals in fields including area studies, anthropology, ecology, economics, education, history, language and literature, mathematics, philosophy, political sciences, sociology and statistics. No current issues available. Historical coverage varies, but database includes some titles from before 1950. UH access only.

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe - Provides full text coverage of news, business, political and legal information. UH access only.

Reference:

Dictionary of Literary Biography - Lengthy biographical and critical essays on world literary figures from all eras and genres.UH access only.

Literature Resource Center - Biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of authors. Covers more than 90,000 authors, poets, journalists and other writers. Search by name, title, genre, literary movement or literary theme. Also provides access to essays on the literary themes and on publishing companies. Includes information from Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, and the Dictionary of Literary Biography as well as selected journals available in full text. Made available by iCONN.org, the Connecticut Digital Library. UH access only.

MLA Bibliography - International index of books and journals. Covers modern languages, literature, linguistics, and folklore. For information about the periodicals included, consult the MLA Directory of Periodicals. UH access only.

WorldCat - Available through FirstSearch, the holdings of over 9,000 libraries world-wide. University of Hartford registered library borrowers may place requests through WorldCat for items not held by University Libraries. UH access only.