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Art and Business Databases
- Academic OneFile (Gale) This link opens in a new windowAcademic OneFile is offers extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowAcademic Search Complete is the library's most popular database. It includes multi-disciplinary coverage,full-text access to journal articles and other scholarly materials not typically available through web searches.
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Business Source Complete provides full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles. This database provides full text back to 1886, and searchable cited references back to 1998. It covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Includes market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses.
- Academic OneFile Select (Gale) This link opens in a new windowFrom arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowScholarly journals in the arts, humanities, general science and social sciences dating back to the late 17th century. JSTOR is great for historical research but not for current research.
MCLA's access to JSTOR is made possible by support from the Hardman Family Endowment.
Google Scholar
Google Scholar is another resource for finding research articles. Look on the right hand side of the screen for the "Check MCLA Full-Text" links that will bring you to the article in one of our databases. You can also look for the free PDFs listed on the right hand side. If you are off-campus, use these instructions to set it up for full access to library resources.
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Websites
- Americans for the ArtsAmericans for the Arts' mission is to serve, advance, and lead the network of organizations and individuals who cultivate, promote, sustain, and support the arts in America.
- Art Museum TeachingArtMuseumTeaching.com is a digital community and collaborative online forum for reflecting on issues of teaching, learning, and experimental practice in the field of art museum education.
- Center for Arts and Cultural Policy StudiesA research institute that offers research fellowships, research, publications, and data about arts and policy issues at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University.
- Grantmakers in the Arts | Supporting a Creative AmericaProvides a library on material on philanthropic topics in the creative arts. Check out the Library and Topics section.
- Best of the Web | The New York Public LibraryNYPL Best of Web provides links to the best sites of the web for all aspects of arts management including foundations and grants, business and financial help, nonprofits, education centers and more.
- NAPAMA - North American Performing Arts Managers and AgentsNAPAMA is a not-for-profit service organization founded in 1979, and dedicated to promoting the professionalism of its members and the vitality of the performing arts.
- Research Center for Arts and Culture -- RCACResearch Center for Arts and Culture studies examine the situation of the living artist in America, shedding light on such issues as the complex challenges facing dancers as they transition out of their performance careers, the communities and support structures that sustain jazz musicians, and the imperiled legacy of our nation's aging artists. Located at Teachers College, Columbia University.
- National Endowment for the Arts Home PageAn independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence.
- League of American OrchestrasA nexus of knowledge and innovation, advocacy, and leadership advancement for managers, musicians, volunteers, and boards.