The following resources provide background information on a wide range of topics. Start here to get a sense of the scholarly context surrounding the work, person, organization, or issue you're researching, and get ideas for ways to narrow or focus your topic.
Contains facts, figures, definitions, and translations in most fields, from art and architecture to science.
Journal articles, books, dissertations, conference proceedings, etc., relating to theatre and dance. Some full text.
Formerly the International Index to the Performing Arts (IIPA). Journal articles, magazines, etc. relating to dance, theatre, music, film, and performance art. Some full text.
Full text archive of scholarly journals and primary sources in various disciplines. As of August 2024, the interdisciplinary library of images once known as Artstor has been completely incorporated within the JSTOR platform. Artstor images will appear in all searches, or you can use the Browse Images function.
The major index of literary, linguistic and folklore scholarship. Covers all languages and literatures except classical Greek and Latin.
This work by the Reed College Library is licensed under a Creative Commons CC-BY Attribution 4.0 International License.
Reed College Library | Email: library@reed.edu | Phone: 503-777-7702 | 3203 Southeast Woodstock Boulevard, Portland, Oregon 97202-8199
