Critical Media Practices: Background Info

Database of encyclopedia articles and other specialized reference resources from a variety of disciplines.

Good for background information on contemporary issues affecting the U.S.

Collection of high quality reference works and dictionaries.

Indexes the contents of print and electronic reference works. Good for names, events, keywords, and obscure terms.

Resource guides and encyclopedia articles for a wide variety of subjects.

Includes Grove Music Online, Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Oxford Companion to Music and Oxford Dictionary of Music.
Access note: Limited to 13 simultaneous users.

Visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the present day. Includes the Grove Dictionary of Art, the best source for encyclopedia entries on artists, styles, periods, materials or techniques. Entries include extensive lists of sources.
Access note: Limited to 6 simultaneous users.