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W170: Projects in Reading and Writing

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The resources on this page will help you as you develop your research project.  If you have questions about using these resources, please contact Angela Courtney at ancourtn@indiana.edu.

 

 

Start with some broad and general databases to find articles:

 

Academic Search (EBSCO) - about | terms of use - Provides full-text coverage of magazine, newspaper, and scholarly journals for almost every academic discipline.

  • Coverage: Varies by title

·       To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=4

 

JSTOR - about | terms of use - Provides searchable full-text of historical runs of important scholarly journals in the humanities, arts, sciences, ecology, and business.

  • Coverage: From the first issue of each journal up to 3-5 years ago

·       To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=141

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Project Muse - about | terms of use - Includes nearly 250 quality journal titles from 40 scholarly publishers, in full-text.

  • Coverage: Varies, mostly from 1995 onward

·       To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=173

 

Duke Scholarly Collection - about | terms of use - Electronic access to twenty-nine journals published by Duke University Press in humanities and social sciences

  • Coverage: 2000-present

·       To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1954631

 

 

Try more specifically focused databases for criticism and reviews:

 


MLA International Bibliography - about | terms of use - Indexes material in modern languages, literature, linguistics and folklore.

NOTE: Strong coverage of film and drama criticism, historically and current.  Includes Peer Reviewed articles, and you can limit a search to only those articles.

  • Coverage: 1963-

·       To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=159

 

International Index to the Performing Arts - about | terms of use - Covers the arts and entertainment industry, including dance, film, television, drama, theatre, stagecraft, musical theatre, broadcast, circus, comedy, storytelling, opera, pantomime, puppetry, magic, and more.

NOTE: This is an excellent resource for theatre and film reviews.

  • Coverage: 1864 to present
  • Alternate Title: IIPA

·       To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=133

 

ProQuest Historical Newspapers - about | terms of use - A database of historical newspapers from the United States.

 NOTE: Depending on the date of your production, this database can be a treasure trove for film and theatre reviews.  Current newspaper issues are not included.  Click the “about” link about to see complete title list and years covered.

  • Coverage: Varies by title

·       To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=7328040

 

Access World News - about | terms of use - Access World News from NewsBank provides full-text information and
perspectives from over 600 U.S. and 700 international sources--
including the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times. 

Coverage: varies

NOTE: This database provides current newspaper articles and reviews.

·       To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1577181

 

 

 

LexisNexis Academic - about | terms of use - Organized into 5 categories, LexisNexis includes articles from international newspapers, magazines, transcripts, legal research and medical journals.

NOTE: This database is good for current reviews.

  • Coverage: varies

·       To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=145

 

Herald Times Online - about | terms of use - Bloomington, Indiana newspaper. AVAILABLE ONLY FROM WORKSTATIONS IN THE WELLS LIBRARY ON THE BLOOMINGTON CAMPUS.

NOTE: The HT is a great resources for local theatre productions.

  • Coverage: 1988 - present

·       To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1013724

 

Indiana Daily Student

Note: The IDS is a good source of reviews for campus productions.

https://www.idsnews.com/news/headline.aspx


Image Resources

 

Film Stills Resources

Note: A great resource developed by our Fine Arts Librarian

http://filmstillsresources.blog.com/

 

AP Images - about | terms of use - An electronic library containing the AP's current photos and a selection of pictures from their 50 million image print and negative library. International in scope.

  • Coverage: 1840-present
  • Alternate Title: AP Photo Archive
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=22


EBSCO Images - about | terms of use - A searchable collection of images ranging from photographs and maps to illustrations and etchings.

  • Coverage: Varies
  • Recommended Title: Image Collection
  • To link to this resource use: http://www.libraries.iub.edu/scripts/countResources.php?resourceId=1307914