humanities research guide

This guide will show you the major databases available at W&L for locating scholarly articles, reviews and more in the humanities. What defines "humanities"? : Those branches of knowledge, such as philosophy, literature, and art, that are concerned with human thought and culture; the liberal arts. (from the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, c.2000)

Covering All Disciplines

Arts and Humanities Search    1980-present

Project Muse    recent articles only

JSTOR    latest 2-5 years are not included

Alternative Press Index    1991-present

Academic Search Complete   ca 1900-present

Readers Guide to Periodical Literature 1900-1998

Periodical Index Online 19th and 20th century

LexisNexis Academic ca 1980-present

Art and Architecture

Art Full Text    1984-present

Art Retrospective   1929-1984 NOTE: You need to click on "Open Database Selection Area" first, and then select Art Retrospective.

Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA)  1973-present

Literature & Language

MLA Bibliography  1926-present

Philosophy

Philosopher's Index  1940-present

Religion

ATLA Religion   1949-present

History

America: History and Life    late 1950s-present

Historical Abstracts   1960s-present

Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance   varied time periods

Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index   1995-present

Classics

l'Annee Philologique 1949-

Music

No specialized database: use first category at the top

Theater

No specialized database: use first category at the top

For complete coverage of online research resources, go to Databases by Subject . This will include links to reference sources, such as encyclopedias.

Do we have the articles you need?

         Many databases have direct links to full-text articles. The WebBridge icon in search results will link you to full-text resources when available. However, if no full-text if provided in the database or through WebBridge, you need to use our Interlibrary Loan service to request the desired article.