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Research Databases

The links below work from computers on-campus. Remote Access: To access databases from off-campus, go to the Remote Access page.

A-Z Journal List

A listing of journal titles to which the Decker Library has either print holdings or access in full-text online, plus links to begin reading each full-text journal.

Academic Search Premier

Scholarly, multi-disciplinary, full-text for 4500 journals, indexing for 8000+. Includes art, education, literature, language, linguistics, social and ethnic studies, computer sciences, engineering, chemistry, physics, and many more.
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Art Full Text

Indexes art journal literature and reproductions; includes full-text for 100+ titles / Indexes 1984-present / Abstracts 1994-present.
info | user guide | search Art Full Text & Retrospective together

Art Index Retrospective

Indexes art journal literature and reproductions published 1929-1984.
info | user guide | search Art Full Text & Retrospective together

Art Museum Image Gallery

Digital images of 90,000+ artworks from European, American, and Canadian museums. Artwork includes contemporary, Native American and Inuit, ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian, and Japanese and Chinese works.
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ARTstor

Digital images of nearly 1 million artworks from many time periods and cultures, with architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design. To access from off-campus, visit the ARTstor website and register as a user while on-campus. This allows off-campus access with your user id and password as long as you log-in on-campus every 120 days.
user guide (PDF file)

AskART

Includes artist biographies, images, auction prices, gallery directory, and more.

Business Source Premier

Full text for more than 2,300 journals in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics.

Cinema Image Gallery

Over 150,000 digital still images from movies, television and the entertainment industry, plus over 4,000 posters and other promotional images.

Credo Reference

Full text, fully searchable content from hundreds of reference books in a broad range of subjects - this link searches across all titles and subjects.
Search individual titles, arranged by subject.

Design and Applied Arts Index

Indexes and abstracts 500+ design and craft journals published 1973-present, plus data on over 50,000 designers, craftspeople, studios, workshops, firms etc.
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Dover Series Index

A searchable visual index to Dover Art series books held in the Decker Library, containing ~150 titles, with 2 images for each book.

Education Journals

Full-text for 400 education journals, indexing/abstracting for more than 600.
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Encyclopedia Britannica On-Line

"One of the most authoratative information sources in the world." Includes the standard Britannica text, plus many additional resources.

ERIC

Contains more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information, plus citations and abstracts from 980+ educational and education-related journals.
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Great Buildings

Resources on architectural structures and designers around the world and across history. Includes 3-D models, photographic images, architectural drawings, bibliographies, web links, and more. The companion book, The Great Buildings Collection with CD-ROM for Windows and Macintosh is available at the Reference Desk. These allow the user to interact with over 700 buildings in 3D, locating buildings by date, location, architect and building material.

Grove Art Online

Full-text access to The Dictionary of Art, with content updated periodically. Now part of Oxford Art Online - see full description below.

JSTOR

Full-text for 300+ scholarly journals. Arts and Sciences III Collection: History of art and architecture, religion, language and literature, music, film studies, folklore, and performing arts. Arts and Sciences IV Collection: Education, psychology, business, law, and public policy and administration.

MRC Catalog

Log-in required - MICA's Media Resources Collection, including slides and videos.

National Newspapers

All full-text online - this link searches all titles simultaneously.

Or use these links to search the titles individually:
Baltimore Sun - 1990-current
Christian Science Monitor - 1988-current
New York Times - 1995-current
Wall Street Journal - 1982-current
Washington Post - 1987-current

Oxford Art Online

Comprises four resources, with many extra features:
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms
The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics
Grove Art Online
Oxford Companion to Western Art

Oxford English Dictionary

Historical dictionary, 2nd ed. of the 20-volume print publication.

Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature

Full-text for 150 general-interest periodicals published in North America; indexing and abstracts for 302 titles.
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Rhizome

An online platform for the global new media art community. Read articles, participate in discussions, view projects, or contribute your own work by registering, using your MICA email address.

Text Finder

Locates texts collected in books owned by MICA's Decker Library.

WorldCat Libraries

Search the holdings of the largest library network in the world.