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For articles in magazines, journals, and newspapers, use the Library's article databases. Choose the database(s) you need based on your topic. Some databases cover a variety of subject areas, while others are more specialized.
If you don't know which database to use, look on the Databases by Subject webpage for suggested databases in your topic area or the Databases A-Z webpage if you know the title of one you want to try. They are linked below.
For topics in this class, you might start with:
A complete bibliographic reference to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Indexes over 2,000 English-language journals published worldwide.
Full-text access to articles from over 7,000 journals (including nearly 6,000 peer-reviewed journals), magazines, and reference sources.
“You may browse content on the EBSCOlearning site before registering. Once you locate an individual learning resource (tutorial, practice test, article, flashcards, or e-book), that you would like to use, you will be prompted to register before you can access it. Registration also gives you access to “My Center,” where you can save any learning resource in progress for future completion, or to reuse an item.”.
Please see EBSCOlearning Quick Start Guide for further instructions and information.
Scholarly journals and magazines for research in areas including drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.
The database emphasizes full-text content for publications included in the Wilson Art Index and RILM bibliography.
This segment of Web of Science indexes nearly 8,000 of the world's leading journals in arts and humanities.
This resource also tracks how many times an article has been cited since publication, finds relevant items which share one or more cited references, reviews cited references that link to a full record display, and searches all cited authors.
Full page and individual article images with searchable full text from 1851-5 years ago
Some content withheld due to copyright
Full page and article images with searchable full text from 1849 to 24 years ago.
Some content withheld due to copyright.
An archival full-text multi-disciplinary journal database, covering over 60 academic disciplines in more than 2400 scholarly journals.
Coverage varies by publication but typically begins with volume one of each title and continues to within 3 to 5 years of the most current issue.
Partial funding for Collections V and VI from the Russell Moratz estate. Partial funding for Collection VII provided by Student Technology Fees.
Most databases have some full text articles in addition to article citations. When an article is not available full text in the database you are searching, use the Find It button to determine whether and where Andersen Library has a specific article. Find It is not available in all databases.
If you are not in a database, use the Journal Holdings List or Citation Linker to determine whether and where the Library has a periodical.
How? Check out the How to Use Find It & Citation Linker guide.
Below are two print periodicals on the 1st floor of the Andersen Library, which will likely contain many photographs. You might want to browse through some of these to see the advertisements and other pictures from issues during the setting of your play.
The issues that you need will be in the "bound periodicals" area in most cases. The bound journals are organized alphabetically by title.
For periodicals in storage, ask at the Circulation Desk, and allow a day or two for retrieval. Microfilm and microfilm readers are on the 1st floor. You can ask at the Circulation Desk for assistance if needed.
Harper's There is more than one publication by Harper's, and some of the publications have had name changes. There are years covering all three assigned plays.
Film Comment - Bound Periodicals, 1st floor: v.7 (1971)-v.45 (2009)
Good Housekeeping - Bound Periodicals, 1st floor: v.76 (1923)-v.181 (1975), v.248:1 (2009)-current and Microform Room: v.182 (1976)-v.247 (2008)
Ladies' Home Journal - Bound Periodicals, 1st floor: v.78 (1961)-v.91 (1974), v.127:1 Feb.(2010) and Bound Periodicals Storage (Ask at Circulation Desk): v.20 (1902)-v.77 (1960)
Life Magazine - Bound Periodicals, 1st floor: most years between 1938-2000
Online from Academic Search - 7/1/1993 to 5/31/2000 (indexed from 1/1/1984)
You can search in Reader's Guide Retrospective database for articles in Life Magazine. Use the ISSN number 0024-3019 in your search.
The Special Collections area of the Library has many Sears catalogs spanning several decades. To browse through some of these issues, ask at the Special Collections help desk Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Be sure to bring a flashdrive to store images if you plan to scan some photos. (If the door is locked during business hours, please ask at the Reference Desk, and someone will help you.)