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General Biographical Resources

Biography Reference Source This link opens in a new window
A collection of more than 461,000 full-text biographies. Find biographies of interest by searching or browsing 30+ genre categories, including actors, authors, composers, explorers, figures relevant to U.S. & world history, inventors, musicians, Presidents of the United States, current world leaders and many others.
Biography Reference Bank This link opens in a new window
Contains biographical full text articles, page images and abstracts from today’s leading magazines and journals—providing the most current coverage of an individual’s life and work.

W.A.R. Women Art Revolution ( video via Kanopy )

Finding Books

eBooks

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700,000+ ebooks on all topics.
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350,000 ebooks on all topics.

Books in the Library Building

University libraries are organized differently than public libraries. In a university library browsing will not be the best way for you to find books on your topic. Example: You are looking for a book on Modernism. You will find books in N (Fine Art), NK (Decorative Arts), NA (Architecture), etc. Within each of those there are subclasses of information. It's complex! It is best to search the library catalog and write down the call number and title of the books that you think best meet your needs.

Millersville University Library Catalog This link opens in a new window
Use the library catalog to find physical books, some eBooks, children's literature, physical journals, and DVDs.

How to Locate Physical Books in the Library
This link will take you to the video in MU video. In the description are time stamps. Watch here if you only need to see a specific step in the process.

Library Search

"Library Search" will search almost all of the library's databases. This will search Jstor, so no need to search that seperately.

This video covers how to use the advanced feature of Library Search and how to narrow the number of search results.

Databases Providing Access to Primary & Secondary Sources

Library Sources

ARTstor This link opens in a new window
ARTstor is the ultimate image collection, containing hundreds of thousands of images covering art, architecture, archeology, and history. Useful for research not only in the arts, but in social history, sociology, and history.

Archives of American Art This link opens in a new window
A huge collection of primary source materials (diaries, letters, photos, audio & video recordings, etc.) documenting American culture for the past 200+ years.

Art & Architecture Complete This link opens in a new window
Includes thousands of images and full-text articles from an array of journals, books and more. International in scope, Art Source includes periodicals published in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Dutch and is designed for use by a diverse audience, including art scholars, artists, designers, students and general researchers. Includes full text from 630+ journals; 220+ books; and 63,000+ images.
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Gender Studies Database This link opens in a new window
The Gender Studies Database is a full-text collection of more than 500 publications including journals, books, magazines, newsletters, dissertations, special reports, working papers and conference proceedings. Coverage for a quarter of the publications included starts prior to 1970. GSD combines NISC's popular Women's Studies International, Men's Studies and Sexual Diversity Studies databases with relevant contributions from the Child Development & Adolescent Studies as well as Family & Society Studies Worldwide databases. Links to freely available and indexed full-text articles and documents on the web are included where available.
Oxford Scholarship Online This link opens in a new window
Access 16,000+ academic works from Oxford University Press, covering subjects across the humanities, social sciences, sciences, medicine, and law.
US Newsstream This link opens in a new window
US Newsstream searches current US news content, and archives back into the 1980s. Features top newspapers, wires, broadcast transcripts, blogs, and news sites in full-text format. US Newsstream provides key national and regional news sources from the U.S. and includes exclusive and preferred access to top titles, including The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Newsday, and Chicago Tribune.
Women and the Law ( HeinOnline ) This link opens in a new window
Contains books, biographies, and periodicals dedicated to the role of women in society and the law. Covers the progression of women's roles and rights in society over the past 200 years.

How to Identify and Read Scholarly Articles

The first part of this video explains scholalry sources. About halfway through there will be a review of the parts that make up a scholarly article, making it easier to identify one when searching the library databases

ART 305 - Women in Art

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Chicago Style - Referencing & Citing Resources

The resources below can guide you when you need to cite a source or create a bibliography.

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