MCCC Library Guides: Humanities 151: Overview

Reference Database & Article Databases--for all of the arts

Credo Reference (Infobase) This link opens in a new window
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Find definitions, pronunciations, images, maps, overviews, and topic introductions from hundreds of subject encyclopedias, dictionaries and handbooks. Covers art, medicine, history, technology, literature and more. Use the Mind Map feature to identify related terms and topics.
- Citation information is available at bottom of each article
- How to Run a Basic Search on Credo (video from Credo, 3:07)
- Mind Map Tutorial (video from Credo, 2:06)
- Credo Reference Image Search (video from Credo, 1:39)
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO, via MeL) This link opens in a new window
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Find magazine, newspaper, and scholarly journal (peer-reviewed) articles on a wide variety of topics and subjects. Covers most disciplines (English, History, Political Science, Technology, etc.).
NewsBank (Newsbank) This link opens in a new window
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Find articles from Monroe News, The Blade and the Detroit News and hundreds of other newspapers. Also TV news transcripts and texts of news magazines.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook
The Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) provides information on what workers do; the work environment; education, training, and other qualifications; pay; the job outlook; information on state and area data; similar occupations; and sources of additional information for more than 300 occupational profiles covering about 4 out of 5 jobs in the economy.
CareerOneStop
CareerOneStop is the flagship career, training, and job search website for the U.S. Department of Labor. The website serves job seekers, businesses, students, and career advisors with a variety of free online tools, information and resources.

Oxford/Grove Art Online (OUP) This link opens in a new window
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Find articles, images, and image links for all aspects of the visual arts worldwide from ancient to contemporary. Comprehensive coverage plus a timeline of world art, general visual art topic overviews, pronunciation guides for artist names and art terms, podcasts and interviews with contemporary artists, and more.
- Oxford Art Online Training Video (from Oxford Art, 11:09)
- Oxford Art Images Permissions help (from Oxford Art)

Detroit Institute of Arts Museum
The DIA art collection is among the top six in the United States, comprising a multicultural and multinational survey of human creativity from prehistory through the 21st century.
Toledo Museum of Art
The TMA has more than 30,000 works of art representing American and European painting, the history of art in glass, ancient works, Asian and African art, medieval art, sculpture, decorative arts, graphic arts, and modern and contemporary art.

Film Criticism
Film Criticism is a peer-reviewed, online publication whose aim is to bring together scholarship in the field of cinema and media studies in order to present the finest work in this area, foregrounding textual criticism as a primary value.
Journal of Film and Video
The Journal of Film and Video, an internationally respected forum, focuses on scholarship in the fields of film and video production, history, theory, criticism, and aesthetics. Article features include film and related media, problems of education in these fields, and the function of film and video in society.
Film Comment
Film Comment is the official publication of Film at Lincoln Center. It features reviews and analysis of mainstream, art-house, and avant-garde filmmaking from around the world.

Twayne's Author Series (Gale) This link opens in a new window
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In-depth critical introductions to the lives and works of major writers of the world within the context of the time period in which they lived. This is a part of Gale Literature

MCCC Library Site
MCCC's new library page; find print & electronic resources, library guides and more.

Naxos Music Library (Naxos) This link opens in a new window
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Comprehensive collection of music online -- includes classical, jazz, world, folk, and Chinese music. Musicology -- essays, interviews, and opinion. Music news; discographies, and the Naxos Dictionary of Music.
Oxford/Grove Music Online (OUP) This link opens in a new window
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Find articles on all aspects of the diverse history and cultures of music from cultures and countries spanning the world. Includes access to Oxford Dictionary of Music and Oxford Companion to Music.