Databases

Search or browse for databases across all subject areas. Databases are collections of scholarly resources, such as articles, journals, videos, images, primary source materials, and more. We also recommend using Omni, our academic search tool, to quickly find individual titles across the library's collection.

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Academic Search Complete
A multi-disciplinary database of over 6,000 periodicals, including more than 5,000 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 10,000 journals and a total... Connect
America: History and Life
Historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. The database covers 1700 journals, and in addition to its historical coverage, the database includes citations to related materials for... Connect
American Film Scripts Online
Contains over 1,000 scripts by over 1,000 writers together with detailed, fielded information on the scenes, characters and people related to the scripts. In addition, the database includes scanned images for more than... Connect
ARTbibliographies Modern
Covers modern and contemporary arts dating from the late 19th century onwards, including photography with abstracts of journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, PhD dissertations, and exhibition reviews.... Connect
Asian American Drama
Contains 252 plays by 42 playwrights, together with detailed, fielded information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more. Some 50% of these plays have never been published before. The database... Connect
Audio Drama: The L.A. Theatre Works Collection
More than three hundred important dramatic works from the premiere radio theatre company in the U.S. Connect
Black Drama - 1850 to Present
Contains approximately 1200 plays by 200 playwrights, together with detailed, fielded information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more. The database also includes selected playbills,... Connect
British Literary Manuscripts Online, c. 1120-1900
Consists of two collections: British Literary Manuscripts Online c.1660-1900, which provides an intimate look into the lives and works of Britain’s major writers across two hundred years; the Medieval and... Connect
British Periodicals
Hundreds of periodicals from the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth. British Periodicals traces the development and growth of the periodical press in Britain from its origins in the seventeenth century... Connect
CBCA Complete: The Arts
This database focuses on arts periodicals covering Canada and Canadian issues. This database is a subset of CBCA Complete. Subject coverage includes:    Canadian music    Canadian theatre... Connect
Classical Music in Video
More than 400 hours of streaming video and growing to 1,000 hours on music history, music appreciation, music performance, analysis, and theory from Medieval to the twenty-first century, recordings from the 1950s up to... Connect
Dance Online: Dance in Video
Dance productions and documentaries by influential companies and performers of the 20th century. Containing 758 videos, Dance Online: Dance in Video selections cover ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and... Connect
Digital Theatre+
Digital Theatre+ is a leading educational platform for the performing arts. It provides unlimited access to over 1000+ full-length productions and educational resources through collaboration with over 50 world-class... Connect
Drama Online
Leddy Library subscribes to the Core collection and the Playwrights Canada Press collection. Providing more than 1000 plays and 100 monographs, from curriculum classics to contemporary works, this resource offers "Play... Connect
ERIC
The ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) database is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to provide extensive access to educational-related literature. ERIC provides ready access to education... Connect
Film and Television Literature Index
An index of international periodical literature about film, television, and video.A quarterly index that covers international periodical literature about film, television, and video. Over 150 film and television... Connect
Films On Demand Master
Stream full-length films in four categories: Business & Economics, Health & Medicine, Humanities & Social Sciences, Science & Mathematics, and Allied Health. Licensed for classroom use with Canadian... Connect
Google Scholar
Leddy Library has registered its holdings with Google Scholar. Google Scholar indexes the scholarly press and university websites and with this link, adds "Get It!" for locally licensed content.For more... Connect
Historical Abstracts
Bibliographic information pertaining to world history from the 15th century to the present—excluding the United States and Canada.Historical Abstracts is an exceptional bibliographic database that covers the... Connect
Latino Literature: Poetry, Drama and Fiction
Includes poetry, fiction, and drama written in English and Spanish by of Chicano, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican, and other Latin authors working in the United States. Among the gems of the collection are nearly 800... Connect
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