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Kohler Art Library
160b Elvehjem Building
800 University Ave.
160b Elvehjem Building
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608-263-2257
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Encyclopedias
- Toys and Games: Encyclopedia EntrySourced from Oxford Art Online
- Toys and American Culture: an EncyclopediaOnline via Proquest ebooks.
Interdisciplinary Article Databases
- Academic Search PremierLarge, multidisciplinary EBSCO database encompassing most topics.
- America: History and LifeEBSCO database that provides access to journal articles covering topics related to United States and Canadian history.
- Family & Social Studies WorldwideCovers a wide range of current issues with an emphasis on how they impact families.
- Humanities International CompleteComprehensive database covering more than 2,100 journals, books and other important reference sources published worldwide in the humanities.
- JSTOR: the scholarly journal archiveArchive of scholarly journals and ebooks in the humanities, social sciences, sciences and mathematics. Journal coverage is volume 1 of each title until 3-5 years ago (embargo period varies by title).
- MLA International BibliographyA subject index for books, articles and websites published on modern languages, literature, folklore, and linguistics, including art. An essential inter-disciplinary database, it is produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), an organization dedicated to the study and teaching of language and literature. Not full-text.
- Project MuseProvides digital humanities and social sciences books and journals from leading university presses and scholarly societies. Contains topic area for art and architecture.
- SocINDEXCovers all aspects of sociology.
Sourcing Images
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