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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations.
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Continuously updated full text collection of over 1,200 general and subject specific titles from 121 publishers with particular emphasis on encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and reference handbooks.
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- Request a PurchasePurchase requests are evaluated based on the Libraries' collection development policy and the availability of funds. Materials that support the research, teaching, and learning needs of students, faculty and staff at the University of Montana will be given first priority. We will contact you individually if your purchase request is denied.
- Interlibrary Loan (ILL)If we don't have a book, article or item, we can borrow it from another library!
Humanities/Interdisciplinary Databases
The following databases are key resources for locating journal articles and books in the humanities, social sciences, Asian studies, religion, and women's studies.
- JSTORScholarly journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences, business, and sciences.
- Project MuseA comprehensive full text selection of prestigious humanities and social sciences journals to support a core liberal arts curriculum.
- WorldCat (Discovery) This link opens in a new window
Catalog of library resources held by institutions around the world. Find materials and place interlibrary loan requests for resources not owned locally.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Full text scholarly journal, trade publication, magazine and newspaper articles, books, book reviews, reports, and Associated Press video content, covering all subject areas.
- Philosopher's Index This link opens in a new window
Index to journals; books including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and book series; anthologies; and book reviews in all areas of philosophy from more than 135 countries in 37 languages from 1902-present.
- Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984 This link opens in a new window
Index to articles and book reviews covering a wide-range of humanities, social sciences, and interdisciplinary fields from core scholarly English-language periodicals, as well as a number of lesser-known specialized magazines. Produced by H.W. Wilson.
Related Resources
The following databases provide additional sources of information for research in liberal studies. Review a list of all Mansfield Library databases here.
- Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
Full text of current newspaper, magazine, and journals of the ethnic and minority press, as well as historical coverage of Native American, African American, and Hispanic American periodicals from 1959-1989. Specific ethnic groups include African American/Caribbean/African, Arab/Middle Eastern, Asian/Pacific Islander, European/Eastern European, Hispanic, Jewish, and Native. See also the Diversity Collection to search Ethnic NewsWatch, GenderWatch and Alt-PressWatch in one platform.
- GenderWatchWomen's studies and gender studies.
- Issues & Controversies OnlineProvides information on more than 800 hot topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture.
- Opposing Viewpoints Resource CenterControversial social issues and current events.
- Underground & Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels: Volume I This link opens in a new windowFull text digitized cartoon/comic strips, comics, artwork, commentary, and other primary documents focusing on adult comic books and graphic novels from North America and Europe, beginning with the first underground comix from the 1950s to the works of modern artists.
- Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World This link opens in a new windowFull text encyclopedia on the Jews of Muslim lands particularly in the late medieval, early modern and modern periods continuously updated with newly commissioned articles, illustrations, multimedia, and primary source material.
- Polonsky Foundation Digitization ProjectA selection of Hebrew manuscripts from the Bodleian Libraries and the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana