American Decades (1900-1999)
Author/Editor: Judith S. Baughman, Victor Bondi, Richard Layman, Tandy McConnell, and Vincent Tompkins
Publication Date: 2001
Publisher: Gale
Cross-disciplinary source for students and researchers who need to document
and analyze periods of contemporary American social history (1900-1999). Each volume of this collection covers one decade, addressing topics like the arts, business, fashion, government, science, and sports.
American Decades (2000-2009)
Author/Editor: Eric Bargeron and James F. Tidd, Jr.
Publication Date: 2011
Publisher: Gale
Covers everything from monumental events and groundbreaking individuals
to the fascinating details of Americans' daily lives. Supports
historical research in disciplines from the arts and business to law,
medicine, technology and social trends.
American National Biography
Author/Editor: Susan Ware
Publication Date: 2011
Publisher: Oxford
The landmark American National Biography offers portraits of more than 18,700 men & women — from all eras and walks of life — whose lives have shaped the nation.
Arts and Humanities
Author/Editor: Brenda Jo Brueggemann & Gary L. Albrecht
Publication Date: 2012
Publisher: SAGE Publications
This volume in The SAGE Reference Series on Disability explores the arts and humanities within the lives of people with disabilities.
Arts and Humanities Through the Eras
Author/Editor: Edward I. Bleiberg, James Allan Evans, Kristen Mossler Figg, Philip M. Soergel, and John Block Friedman
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Gale
Profiling milestones and movements in the arts, literature, music and
religion from a specific period, each volume in this set helps students
and researchers understand the various disciplines of the humanities in
relation to each other, as well as to history and culture. An overview
of the period and a chronology of major world events begin each volume.
Credo Reference
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Publisher: Credo Reference
More than 550 highly regarded, current reference works, including general and subject-specific encyclopedias, images, dictionaries, atlases, and directories; covers many subject areas.
Oxford Reference Online
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Publisher: Oxford
More than 100 reference works published by Oxford University Press, including academic encyclopedias, dictionaries, and directories covering all subject areas.
Encyclopedia Britannica - Academic Edition
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Publisher: Britannica
A combination of the Encyclopædia Britannica plus
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, magazines and
periodicals, and many other research tools. Britannica’s contributors include an
extensive network of renowned scholars (including former U.S. presidents
and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners), advisers, content specialists,
and writers—whose job it is to ensure that Britannica is current,
accurate, unbiased, comprehensive, relevant, international in scope, and
engaging to college-level learners, researchers, and faculty.
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Author/Editor: Colin Larkin
Publication Date: 2009
Publisher: Oxford
This encyclopedia's 30,000 entries cover all genres and periods of
popular music from 1900 to the present day, including jazz, country,
folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, and world music. The expanded
Fourth Edition includes thousands of new entries on trends, styles,
record labels, venues, and music festivals. Key dates, biographies, and
further reading are provided for artists covered, along with complete
discographies that include record labels, release dates, and a 5-star
album rating system.
History of the American Cinema
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Publication Date: 1990
Publisher: Gale
This 10-volume, illustrated series considers the film industry from its
early roots in the 19th century right up to 1990. It examines the
development of film and the film industry, analyzing both the genres,
themes and technology that defined each decade and the political and
economic background that gave rise to them. Each volume focuses on a
separate decade, providing a narrative on the evolution of both the
business and the art of film in America. Each volume is heavily
illustrated, and ends with several indexes, notes, a bibliography and a
variety of appendixes of top-grossing films, stars and Oscar winners,
and more.
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
Author/Editor: Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast
Publication Date: 2001
Publisher: Gale
Provides thorough coverage of films and filmmakers, including legendary
films, actors and actresses, directors, writers and other production
artists. Entries include a detailed essay written by an expert;
biographies; filmographies; comprehensive credits; major awards; and
updated bibliographies, as well as photographs.
Jewelrymaking through History: An Encyclopedia
Author/Editor: Rayner W. Hesse, Jr.
Publication Date: 2007
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Jewelrymaking Through History
demonstrates how jewelry represents the cultural, geographical,
political, and social histories of the people who create it.
Metalworking through History: An Encyclopedia
Author/Editor: Ana M. Lopez
Publication Date: 2009
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Metalworking
Through History provides a historic overview of the subject of
metalworking within its cultural context. It is a broad encyclopedia
comprised of sixty entries on relevant time periods, cultures, makers
and processes.
Movies in American History
Author/Editor: Philip C. DiMare
Publication Date: 2011
Publisher: Gale
Focus is on the relationship between American society and movies and
filmmaking in the United States from the late 19th century through the
present.
Needlework through History: An Encyclopedia
Author/Editor: Catherine Amoroso Leslie
Publication Date: 2007
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
From ancient embroidery to modern
knitting and crochet, Needlework Through History examines the history
& development of needlework through the cultures, lands, materials,
and techniques that it represents.
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Publisher: Portland State University
A free, authoritative, and continuously updated encyclopedia of all things Oregon.
Oxford Music Online
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Publisher: Oxford
This invaluable research tool brings together 50,000 articles on all aspects of music, sophisticated search and browse capabilities, Sibelius-enabled musical examples, and extensive links to musical sites on the Internet.
Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film
Author/Editor: Barry Keith Grant
Publication Date: 2007
Publisher: Gale
This reference provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to
film and film studies, covering such aspects as production, national
traditions, studios, genres, critical theory and film history.
VideoHounds Golden Movie Retriever
Author/Editor: Jim Craddock
Publication Date: 2012
Publisher: Gale
Reviews movies that are available on DVD or tape. Each entry includes
title, alternate title, one-to four-bone rating, year released, MPAA
rating, brief review, length, format, country of origin, cast, technical
personnel, awards and made-for-television/cable/video designations.