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134 Writing Across Cultures
Linda Bowers, Professor
1. General Reference Books
***Oxford Reference Online: 100+ well-known and trusted dictionaries and reference books combined into a single cross-searchable web database. Oxford
English Dictionary: [OED] The online version of the 2nd
edition of the classic dictionary. Grove
Music is the definitive music reference
source. |
Willamette University Libraries Catalog Orbis Cascade Alliance Summit catalog of academic libraries in Oregon and Washington |
3. General Databases
***Academic
Search Premier: Provides full text for more than 4,450 academic,
social sciences, humanities, general science, education and multi-cultural
journals. (Mixed) LexisNexis Academic: Provides access to full-text information from newspapers, journals, magazines and reference sources with strengths in the areas of current news, business, law, and politics. Project Muse: Provides online access to the full text of over 350 journals in the disciplines of literary studies, classics, history, philosophy, and more. JSTOR: Provides access to the complete back files of more than 773 cross-disciplinary academic journals in digital format, some of which date from the 1800s. |
3. Specialized Databases
***Bibliography
of Asian Studies: (Everyone should look at this
one) Art Index (1929-1984), (1984 - present) provides coverage of all styles and periods of art. Indexes 300 international periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins. ATLA Religion Database: Contains citations from journal articles, essays within multi-author works, book reviews, and doctoral dissertations focusing on religion and theology, from around the world. Religion
and Philosophy Collection: Provides extensive coverage of such
topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious
history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language,
moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. Historical Abstracts: Provides access to international scholarly literature on the history of the world, excluding the United States and Canada, from 1450 to the present. America History and Life: Provides access to scholarly literature on the history and culture of the U.S. and Canada from prehistoric times to the present MLA International Bibliography. Indexes critical material on the modern languages, literature, linguistics, and folklore. Anthropological Literature: Describes articles and essays on anthropology and archaeology, including art history, demography, economics, psychology, and religious studies. Ethnic NewsWatch: Provides a rich collection of articles, editorials and reviews with a broad diversity of perspectives and viewpoints from the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic and minority press. Sociological Abstracts: Provides citations to articles in over 3000 journals covering sociology, social work and other social sciences. SPORT Discus: Provides comprehensive, international coverage of sports medicine, exercise physiology, biomechanics, psychology, training, coaching and physical education. |