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Thu 21 Jun 2018

Grand Tour (Marlborough, England)

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Access primary sources describing the culminating educational event for young men (and sometimes women) during the 18th century – the “Grand Tour” of Europe’s cultural heritage. Manuscript, printed, and visual works from travel diaries, correspondence, sketchbooks, and printed volumes provide the reactions and activities of British tourists to key European cities. Also covers travel writing from 1550 to 1850. Keyword and advanced search options with limits for date, format of material, and source library. Introductory essays on the nature of the Grand Tour, the educational expectations, the primary cities, and a dictionary of travelers add depth to this resource. Maps, art images, and photographs. Adam Matthew. Primary Sources.

Tue 8 Sep 2015

Material ConneXion

Posted by billie_peterson under Architecture, Art, Family & Consumer Sciences, Fashion Design, Interior Design, Trials Completed
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Material ConneXion

Provides access to images, detailed descriptions, usage characteristics and manufacturer and distributor contact information for more than 7,500 innovative materials used in all design disciplines – industrial, furniture, packaging, graphics, fashion, interior design, landscape architecture and transportation.

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Trial expires on Thursday, October 1, 2015.

Thu 29 Jan 2015

Web of Science. Current Contents Connect

Posted by billie_peterson under Accounting, African Studies, American Literature, Anthropology, Arabic & Middle East Studies, Architecture, Art, Asian Studies, Aviation Studies, Biochemistry, Biology, British Literature, Business, Chemistry, Child & Family Studies, Chinese, Church-State Studies, Classics, Communication, Communication Sciences & Disorders, Computer Science, Curriculum & Instruction, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Engineering, Environmental Science, Family & Consumer Sciences, Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising, Film & Digital Media, Finance, Forensic Science, French, Geology, Gerontology, Health, Human Performance & Recreation, History, Information Systems, Insurance, Interior Design, International Studies, Jewish Studies, Journalism, Law, Library & Information Science, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Medical Humanities, Medicine, Medieval & Renaissnace Studies, Modern Languages & Cultures, Multidisciplinary, Museum Studies, Music, Neuroscience, Nursing, Nutrition, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Real Estate, Religion & Theology, Russian, Social Work, Sociology, Spanish, Statistics, Technology, Texas, Theatre Arts
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Web of Science. Current Contents Connect

Contains table of contents and bibliographic information from scholarly journals and books since 1998 to present in the areas of Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences; Social & Behavioral Sciences; Clinical Medicine; Life Sciences; Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences; Engineering, Computing & Technology; Arts & Humanities; Business Collection; Electronics & Telecommunications Collection. Includes Basic Search (by topic topic, title, author, publication), Advanced Search, Browse Journals. Limitable by facets. Web of Science

Tue 2 Sep 2014

International Bibliography of Art (IBA)International Bibliography of Art (IBA)

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Covers scholarly literature on Western art (European art since late antiquity, American art since the colonial period, and global art since 1945, fine art in all media, decorative arts and antiques, museum studies and conservation, archaeology and material culture, folk art, and architectural history). Successor to the Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA). Covers hundreds of core journals in addition to coverage of monographs, essay collections, conference proceedings, and exhibition catalogs. Searchable by abstract, author, publication dates, subject headings, source type. Proquest.Please provide us with feedback on this resource.

Trial expires on Wednesday, September 24, 2014.

Wed 23 Apr 2014

ProQuest Research Companion

Posted by billie_peterson under Accounting, African Studies, American Literature, Anthropology, Arabic & Middle East Studies, Architecture, Art, Aviation Studies, Biochemistry, Biology, British Literature, Business, Chemistry, Child & Family Studies, Church-State Studies, Classics, Communication, Communication Sciences & Disorders, Computer Science, Curriculum & Instruction, Dissertations & Theses, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Engineering, Environmental Science, Family & Consumer Sciences, Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising, Finance, Forensic Science, Geology, Gerontology, Health, Human Performance & Recreation, History, Information Systems, Insurance, Interior Design, International Studies, Journalism, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Medical Humanities, Medicine, Medieval & Renaissnace Studies, Modern Languages & Cultures, Multidisciplinary, Museum Studies, Music, Neuroscience, Nursing, Nutrition, Philosophy, Photography, Physical Therapy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Real Estate, Religion & Theology, Social Work, Sociology, Statistics, Texas, Theatre Arts, Trials Completed
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ProQuest Research Companion

Developed by writing instructors and librarians, this resource consists of nine Learning Modules and seven interactive tools – designed to automate the basic parts of the research process. The multimedia-based learning modules engage students to think more critically and creatively about their research, while other interactive tools help students navigate through the research process more quickly to spend more time on the research that interests them most. ProQuest Research Companion adapts to all devices –- laptops, tablets, and smartphones.

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Tue 17 Sep 2013

Art Source

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Art Source

This resource replaces Art & Architecture Complete and provides full-text coverage to many periodicals and books in fine, decorative and commercial art, as well as in architecture and architectural design from 1929-present. Combines content from Art Index/Art Index Retrospective and Art & Architecture Complete. Includes indexing and abstracts for several hundred journals and books. Includes collection of thousands of images.