Finding Articles

Research Databases

• Academic Search Complete
  Database indexes scholarly journals, newspapers, magazines, and trade publications - covers many topics - full-text available
• America History and Life
  Indexes scholarly journals and other materials covering North American history (Canada and United States)
• American Periodicals Series Online, 1741-1900
  Searches page images of over 1,100 historic American periodicals (magazines, newspapers, and journals)
• Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (ABELL)
  International coverage of literature including monographs, journal articles, and dissertations
• Art Abstracts
  Indexes scholarly journals and trade publications in the field of art - good place to find articles on set design, lighting, etc.
• ArticleFirst
  Index to items listed in the tables of contents of more than 12,000 journals - covers many different topics
• Arts & Humanities Citation Index
  Multidisciplinary database covering the fields of the arts and humanities - can perform cited reference searches here as well
• Avery Index to Architecture
  Covers the literature of architecture and design
• Books in Print Global
  Citations to books, videos and cassettes from over 250,000 publishers
• Business Source Complete
  Covers scholarly journals and trade publications in the field of business
• Computers & Applied Sciences Complete
  Indexes scholarly articles in applied science and technology - good for finding articles on the more technical aspects of theatre production
• FRANCIS
  Indexes scholarly materials in the humanities with an international scope
• Historical Abstracts
  Covers scholarly historical literature from all countries except North America
• Humanities International Complete
  "...provides citations and abstracts for books, book articles, dissertations, journal articles, essays and reviews, as well as original creative works including poems, fiction, photographs, paintings and illustrations "
• International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance (with Full Text)
  Covers all aspects of theatre and dance as well as some on motion picures.
• LexisNexis Academic
  Good place to find theatre and film reviews and news
• MLA International Bibliography
  Indexes books and scholarly articles on theatre and film topics
• New York Times Historical
• Sociological Abstracts
  Indexes books and scholarly journals in the field of sociology - good place to find resources on social and cultural aspects of theatre and film

Print Indexes

• Annual Library Index: 1905-1910
  Northwest Ohio Regional Book Depository, AI3.A5
• Annual Literary Index: 1892-1904
  Northwest Ohio Regional Book Depository, AI3.A5
• British Humanities Index
  Northwest Ohio Regional Book Depository, ref AI3.B7, 1962-1996
• Canadian Periodical Index
  Main Ref Index, index AI3.C242
• Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in Humanities Journals, 1802-1974
  Main Reference, ref AI3.C652
• A Contents-Subject Index to General and Periodical Literature
  Northwest Ohio Regional Book Depository, AI3.C7 1900a
• Periodical Indexes in the Social Sciences and Humanities: a Subject Guide
  Northwest Ohio Regional Book Depository, AI3.H37
• Humanities Index
  Main Ref Index, index AI3.H85, 1974-1985; Northwest Ohio Regional Book Depository, 1986-1995
• Index to American Periodicals 1700-1799
  Main Reference CD, ref AI3 .I45 2002
• Annual Magazine Subject-Index, Including as Part II, the Dramatic Index
  Northwest Ohio Regional Book Depository, AI3.M26
• Oral History Collections
  Main Reference, ref D16.M4
• Poole's Index to Periodical Literature
  Main Ref Index AI3.P7 1938
• Popular Periodical Index
  Northwest Ohio Regional Book Depository, ref AI3.P76, 1974-1981
• Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
  Main Ref Index, AI 3 .R28x, 1900-1985; Northwest Ohio Regional Book Depository, AI 3.R28x, 1900-1996
• Nineteenth-Century Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
  Main Ref Index, index AI3.R496
• Social Sciences & Humanities Index
  Main Ref Index, AI3.R49, 1907-1974