Langsdale Library, University of Baltimore

GUIDE TO HUMANITIES

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Information Resources

Blazek, R. & Aversa, E. (2000). The humanities: A selective guide to information Sources (5th ed.). Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited. (XZ 6265 .B53 2000)

Appiah, K.A. & Gates, H.L. (Eds.). (1996). The dictionary of global culture. New York, NY: Knopf. (XCB9.D531997).

(1962 to present). Contemporary authors. Detroit, MI: Gale Research. (XPN 771 .C6).

Includes sketches of approximately 100,000 author's lives, both living and deceased, who were/are writing in the 20th century. Writers in fiction, general non-fiction, poetry, drama, television, etc., are included in this ongoing series.

Duro, P. & Greenhalgh, M. (1992). Essential art history. London: Bloomsbury. (XN 33 .D87 1993)

Hirsch, E. D. et al. (1988). The dictionary of cultural literacy. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. (XE 169.1. H6 1988)

(1999). Merriam-Webster's encyclopedia of world religions. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster. (BL 31. M47 1999)Osborne, H. (Ed.).

(1988). Oxford companion to twentieth-century art. New York: Oxford University Press. (XN 6490 .O94 1988)

(2000). The Prestel dictionary of art and artists in the 20th century. London: Prestel. (XN6490.P72 2000).

Sadie, S. (Ed.) (1988). Norton/Grove concise encyclopedia of music. New York: W.W. Norton. (XML 100 .N9 1988)

Zeyl, D. J. (Ed.) (1997). Encyclopedia of classical philosophy. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. (XB 163. E53 1997)

Book Reviews

(1905-1995). Book review digest. New York: H.W. Wilson. (XZ 1219 .C96) Langsdale's paper holdings end with 1996. INDEX SHELVES.

Quotations from, as well as citations to, reviews in over 100 English language magazines and newspapers. (Some citations lack excerpts.)

Databases

Credo Reference [on campus]
Content available throughCredo Reference includes a wide range of general reference titles together with a large collection of subject-specific books spanning 20 topics, covering everything from the arts to astronomy, law to literature and science to Shakespeare.

Humanities International Complete (EBSCO) [on-campus]
Humanities International Complete is an essential collection for comprehensive coverage of the humanities with some full text content. Produced by Whitston Publishing (an imprint of EBSCO Publishing), this database includes all data from Humanities International Index (over 2,000 titles and 2 million records) plus unique full text content, much of which is not found in other databases. The database includes full text for more than 770 journals.

Project Muse (All Titles) [on-campus]
Coverage varies. Searchable index of over 110 journals in the humanities and social sciences. Selected full text.


Indexes

(1974-1990). Humanities index. New York: H.W. Wilson. (XAI 3 .H85) INDEX SHELVES.

Journal articles in history, literature, folklore, religion, and philosophy are indexed by subject and author. Separate index to book reviews at the back. Online access is also available in Humanities Abstracts at Langsdale's Electronic Databases.(1900 to present).

Readers' guide to periodical literature. New York: H.W. Wilson. (XAI 3 .R48). INDEX SHELVES.

Print issues end with 1997. Provides subject and author index to articles in general circulation magazines. Has book review section as last part of each volume.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

(2000). Library of Congress subject headings. (23rd ed.) Washington, DC: Library of Congress. SHELVED ON THE 2ND FLOOR NEAR THE REFERENCE DESK.

Lists all subject terms used in this and most libraries' catalogs. Cross-references many terms. Look carefully for useful subheadings such as "GREEK LITERATURE-HISTORY AND CRITICISM." Then use the terms found to do a word search or Subject Browse in Catalog USMAIWeb.

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