Use the links below to find scholarly, peer-reviewed article, magazines, newspapers and reference eBooks available through the COD Library databases. You'll need your COD MyAccess username and password to access the databases.
Oxford Art contains articles, biographies, topic overviews, and images on artists, genres, and more. Search for art-related sources by art field or medium, such as types of materials or format, era, geographic region, and occupation.
Art and Architecture Complete provides popular and scholarly articles, images, and videos for a broad range of related subjects including antiques, architecture and architectural history, archaeology, costume design, decorative arts, graphic arts, interior and landscape design, painting, printmaking and sculpture. Images are stored as PDFs.
Artstor is a digital library of over one million images covering a wide variety of subject areas, including art, architecture, interior design, garden and landscape, music, religion, anthropology, literature, world history, American Studies, Asian Studies, Classical Studies, Medieval Studies, Renaissance Studies, and more.
The New York Times Digital Edition includes access to the Newspaper, the Magazine, the Book Review, the Learning Network for Educators, and a variety of newsletter selections, as well as a variety of images and videos created for the newspaper.
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JSTOR provides electronic access to major journal titles, eBooks, and images. Subjects covered by this database include art, biology, business, ecology, botany, general science, language, literature, mathematics, sustainability, security, music, and more. JSTOR is a great resource for general research. A personal account can be created to store and organize resources.
Academic Search Complete provides both popular and scholarly journal coverage and video clips for nearly all academic areas of study including: social sciences, humanities, education, technology, engineering, physics, chemistry, language & linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences and ethnic studies. Academic Search Complete is a great starting point for most general research.
Flipster is a digital magazine platform featuring popular and educational titles on a variety of subjects and interests. Printing and access to an assortment of back issues is possible. Available on desktop and mobile.
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Use Newspapers to find reviews of works and artist interviews.
The New York Times Digital Edition includes access to the Newspaper, the Magazine, the Book Review, the Learning Network for Educators, and a variety of newsletter selections, as well as a variety of images and videos created for the newspaper.
Create an account with your COD email to access this resource.
Newspaper Source provides selected full-text to national and international newspapers, including USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor, The Times (London), The Toronto Star, etc. The database also contains selected full-text from nearly 200 regional newspapers, including The Boston Globe, The Detroit Free Press, The Miami Herald, The New York Daily News, The San Jose Mercury News, etc.
Provides indexing and full-text coverage of the Chicago Tribune from 1989-present.
This archive contains digital images of every issue of the Chicago Tribune from 1849-1989, cover to cover.
General, multi-topic encyclopedia sources that provide good overviews of topics related to the arts
Oxford Art contains articles, biographies, topic overviews, and images on artists, genres, and more. Search for art-related sources by art field or medium, such as types of materials or format, era, geographic region, and occupation.
Credo Reference provides access to a broad selection of dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations, and atlases, plus a wide range of subject-specific titles. Includes a built-in mind map to help students brainstorm search terms. Credo is a great place to start your research.
The online version of the classic Encyclopedia Britannica which also includes web links, select articles, and access to Webster's Dictionary. Research tools included are the world atlas, country comparison tool, original sources, and The World Factbook.
Flipster is a digital magazine platform featuring popular and educational titles on a variety of subjects and interests. Printing and access to an assortment of back issues is possible. Available on desktop and mobile.
Sign in with your COD email to access this resource through the mobile app.