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Academic OneFile
Scholarly journal articles and popular magazines covering all topics. A great database for beginning searches. 1980s-present (dates may vary).
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- OneFile
- Gale Academic OneFile
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Covers
- Periodicals -- General interest magazines; scholarly academic journals; business publications; technology periodicals; plus specialty titles in law, health care and computers
- Newswires -- 89 wire services covering agriculture, general news, broadcast news, government, business press releases, industry topics, sports and current events from all over the world
- Newspapers -- Indexes The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and Christian Science Monitor
This database was formerly a part of Infotrac Onefile.
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Academic Search Premier
Scholarly journal articles and popular magazines covering all topics. A great database for beginning searches. 1980s-present (dates may vary).
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Topics include news and current events, politics, literature, communication science, business, medicine, psychology, the arts, and many more.
- Summaries of articles in over 8,000 journals, magazines, and newspapers
- Full-text of articles in over 4,000 journals
- Summaries of scholarly articles in over 6,000 journals
- Full-text of scholarly articles in over 3,000 journals
While subject-specific databases may offer more depth, this one may be more up-to-date.
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Anchor Bible Dictionary on CD-ROM

Complete and unabridged six-volume, 7200-page print edition of The Anchor Bible Dictionary with hundreds of photographs, drawings, and extensive bibliographies. See description for coverage.
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Features over 6,000 entries from 800 leading international scholars, and the texts of the King James Bible and the New Revised Standard Bible.
Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Scholarly journal articles in arts and humanities. Includes some full-text. From Web of Science. More comprehensive searching than FirstSearch. 1994- current.
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Subjects covered include:
- Archaeology
- Art & Architecture
- Classics
- Dance
- Folklore
- History
- Language
- Linguistics
- Literature & Literary Reviews
- Music
- Philosophy
- Poetry
- Radio, Television, & Film
- Religion
- Theater
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Arts & Humanities Citation Index (FirstSearch)

Scholarly journal articles in arts and humanities. Provides earlier coverage than Web of Science. 1980-current.
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Bar Ilan's Judaic Library

Numerous Bible commentaries - the Mishna, Tosefta, Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmud, halachic and aggadic midrashim, the Rambam, Shulhan Aruch, Mishna Brura - and a variety of responsa. CD Rom access in Babbidge library only. 1999.
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Also includes responsa (halachic questions and answers) that go back to the great sages of Babylonia in the eighth century CE and continue through the 20th century, with rabbis Moshe Feinstein, Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, Eliezer Waldenberg and Ovadia Yosef. CD Rom access in Babbidge library only.
Biblical Archaeologist

Biblical Archaeologist provides access to decades of key archaeological discoveries in the lands of the Bible, and perspectives on the ancient world from the Mediterranean to Mesopotamia. Much of this material is no longer in print. see description.
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Cambridge Collections Online (CCO)
Full-text of over 200 Cambridge Companions in Literature and Classics; and Philosophy, Religion and Culture. Includes over 2,200 essays on these topics. varies.
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Topics include Plato, Luther, Jane Austen, Tom Stoppard, Stravinsky, the French Novel, and Jewish American Literature. Access
- The Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics
- The Cambridge Companions to Philosophy, Religion and Culture
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Connecticut Bibliography

Citations to books and journal articles covering Connecticut history and identity. 18th century to early 1980s..
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Offers access to material relevant to the study of the sciences and social sciences as well as to research in history, women's studies, Native American studies, African-American studies, fine arts, literature, religious history, local history, urban studies, and geography.
Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans

Full-text of over 37,000 books, pamphlets and broadsides. Provides information about life in 17th- and 18th-century America, such as agriculture, foreign affairs, literature, music, philosophy, religion, the Revolutionary War, temperance, and witchcraft. 1639-1800.
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Covers Charles Evans' Early American Imprints, Series I. Evans (1639-1800) is based on the American Bibliography by Charles Evans and enhanced by Roger Bristol's Supplement to Evans' American Bibliography, first published in microform by Readex in cooperation with the American Antiquarian Society (AAS).
This collection is a foundation set for research involving early American history, literature, philosophy, religion, and more. Series I. Evans is the definitive resource for information about every aspect of life in 17th- and 18th-century America, from agriculture and auctions through foreign affairs, diplomacy, literature, music, religion, the Revolutionary War, temperance, witchcraft, etc.
The digitization of this collection is an ongoing effort. When completed, Evans Digital Edition will include every item previously produced on microform plus more than1,200 additional works located, catalogued and digitized since completion of the earlier effort--more than 36,000 works and 2,400,000 images.
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Eighteenth Century Collections Online
Full-text of over 150,000 books published during the 18th Century. Covers history, literature, religion, law, fine arts, science and more. 1701-1800.
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- ECCO
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Eighteenth Century Collections Online is a comprehensive digital edition of The Eighteenth Century, the world's largest library of the printed book on microfilm. Nearly 150,000 English-language titles and editions published between 1701 and 1800. Search every significant English-language and foreign-language title printed in the United Kingdom, along with thousands of important works from the Americas. The collection is an ongoing project based on The English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC), a machine-readable union list of the holdings of the British Library, as well as those from more than 1,500 university, private, and public libraries worldwide.
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Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd ed.

Updated edition features more than 21,000 entries on Jewish life, culture, history, and religion.
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Hebrew & Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament

English version of the third edition of Koehler and Baumgartner's Hebrew dictionary.
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Contains the entire text of the 4 volumes published to date, and searchable Hebrew, Greek, and English transliterations. Includes Biblical references hyperlinked to Biblical texts, article-based navigation and cross references.
JSTOR
Essential scholarly journals in many academic fields, especially arts, literature, humanities, and biology. Some back to early 1900s; most recent 2-5 years not available.
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Subjects include:
- African American Studies
- African Studies
- American Indian Studies
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Architecture & Architectural History
- Art & Art History
- Asian Studies
- Botany
- Business
- Classical Studies
- Ecology
- Economics
- Education
- Feminist & Women's Studies
- Film Studies
- Finance
- Folklore
- General Science
- Geography
- History
- History of Science & Technology
- Language & Literature
- Latin American Studies
- Law
- Mathematics
- Middle East Studies
- Music
- Performing Arts
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Population Studies
- Psychology
- Public Policy & Administration
- Religion
- Slavic Studies
- Sociology
- Statistics
UConn subscribes to all available JSTOR Collections.

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MLA International Bibliography
Scholarly articles in literature and linguistics. Indexes over 6,000 national and international journals, as well as books, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations, and bibliographies. From the Modern Language Association. 1926-current; selective coverage 1886-.
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Subjects include:
- Literature and drama (English and world)
- Linguistics
- Literary Theory
- Folklore
- Rhetoric, composition, and pedagogy
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New Dictionary of the History of Ideas

Full text access to the print encyclopedia. 2006.
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Oxford Reference Online
100 language and subject dictionaries and reference works. Subjects include: biology; classics; computing; dance; earth sciences; economics; mythology; history; law; literature; medicine; opera; performing arts; politics; science, theater; and more.
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We subscribe to three collections at Oxford, all via the Boston Library Consortium. They are:
- Core Collection, United States
- Premium Western Civilization
- Premium Collection
Includes the Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre, Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera, Oxford Companion to American Theatre, Oxford Companion to Shakespeare, Oxford Dictionary of Dance, and Who's Who in Opera.
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Philosopher's Index
Summarizes scholarly articles in all areas of philosophy. Indexes journal articles, books, book chapters such as contributions to an anthology, and book reviews. 1940-current.
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Monitors over 550 journals. International scope. Extensive indexing includes personal and proper names along with subject terms. Major areas of coverage include:
- Aesthetics
- Axiology
- Metaphilosophy
- Metaphysics
- Philosophical Anthropology
- Philosophy of Education
- Philosophy of Epistemology
- Philosophy of Ethics
- Philosophy of History
- Philosophy of Language
- Philosophy of Logic
- Philosophy of Religion
- Philosophy of Science
- Poitical Philosophy
- Social Philosophy
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Project MUSE
Full-text of over 200 journals in classics, education, history, literature, math, philosophy, politics, religion, and visual and performing arts.
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Journals published by major university presses, especially in the humanities and social sciences. Subjects include:
- Classics
- Culture
- Education
- Film, Theater, and Performing Arts
- History
- Judaic Studies
- Language
- Law
- Literature
- Math
- Music
- Philosophy & Religion
- Philosophy & Science
- Politics
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
Indexes every doctoral dissertation completed in the U.S. at accredited institutions. Includes some master's theses and foreign language dissertations. 1861-present; full-text 1997 to present.
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- Dissertation Abstracts
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Religion and Philosophy Collection through EbscoHOST

Covers world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.
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Torah CD-ROM Library

Over 200 classic Jewish books & texts. Includes indexes and concordances. 2001.
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Intended for use by Rabbis, scholars, teachers, students, educators, speakers, writers, researchers and anyone with an interest in classic Jewish books & texts, our user-friendly interface enables you to begin your search immediately upon installation: instantly find any word, verse or sentence in any book on the CD-ROM. Advanced hypertext links allow the user to easily display all pertinent commentaries on any verse in Tanach, and on any page in the Talmud.
WorldCat

Catalog of books, journals, DVDs, CDs, scores, and sound recordings from over 9,000 libraries. 40 million records representing 400 languages. Covers information back to the 11th Century. Includes items at the University of Connecticut Libraries. Request items not at UConn via Interlibrary Loan..
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WorldCat indicates if UConn owns the item, but it does not have UConn’s specific call numbers for books, music, and scripts, and it does not have any AV call numbers.
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