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AAPG Datapages/Archives Faculty, Staff and Students only
Provides full-text access to the publications of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, as well as material published by other global and regional professional societies. It includes access to the AAPG Bulletin, AAPG Special Volumes, Journal of Petroleum Geology, and the Journal of Sedimentary Research. Subjects include geology, geophysics, earth science, engineering and related fields.
ABI/INFORM Collection Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink Some full text
Features full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals such as the Economist, country-and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data.
Abstracts in Anthropology Faculty, Staff and Students only
Covers a broad spectrum of significant, current anthropological topics from a vast number of periodicals. Several thousand abstracts, selected and classified, fully indexed by author and subject, provide a thorough coverage of anthropological scholarship in all its subfields.
Abstracts in New Technologies & Engineering Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink Viva
Database contains an index to world literature on technological and engineering innovations and includes US patents back to 1971.
Abstracts in Social Gerontology Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink Viva
Bibliographic database covering essential areas related to social gerontology, including the psychology of aging, elder abuse, and society and the elderly.
Academic Search Complete Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink Some full text Viva
Provides a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary database with full-text, peer-reviewed journals, as well as indexing and abstracts for monographs, reports, and conference proceedings. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887.
Academic Video Online: Premium Faculty, Staff and Students only
Academic Video Online: Premium is Alexander Street’s most comprehensive video collection, an ever-growing resource that comprises content from 32 full video collections and eight bonus discipline clusters. This resource brings together on a single cross-searchable platform a completely integrated online repository of Alexander Street Press video titles. Note: non-video content can also be searched using the link above.
AccessEngineering Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink Some full text
A comprehensive collection of multidisciplinary engineering content which allows users to search and use interactive tools to locate targeted content and data. Complete access to Engineering Handbooks.
Accessible Archives Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Full text of 18th and 19th century American newspapers and books. Access eyewitness accounts of historical events, descriptions of daily life, editorial observations, commerce as seen through advertisements, and genealogical records.
AccessMedicine Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Online medical resource that provides a spectrum of knowledge in medicine. Resource offers access to thousands of photos and illustrations, interactive self-assessment, case files, diagnostic tools, a comprehensive search platform, and the ability to download content to a mobile device. Note: Self-assessment and Case Files require users to set up a personal MyAccess login/password.
Accounting & Tax Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink Some full text
Brings together global and scholarly journals with key resources for locating results covering current news and topics, as well as the trends and history influencing important accounting and tax issues of the day.
Accounting Research Manager Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Database contains expert-written analytical accounting, auditing, governmental, internal controls and SEC information as well as primary source data. Updated daily.

ACLS Humanities E-Books Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
A fully searchable collection of scholarly books in the humanities including monographs, collected essays and some primary sources. New titles are added annually. These titles are offered by the ACLS (American Council of Learned Societies) in collaboration with thirty-one learned societies, over 100 contributing publishers, and the Michigan Publishing division at the University of Michigan Library.
ACS Publications see American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text Viva
Includes full-text access to journals published by ACS. The collection also includes the Legacy Archives which covers access to all titles, volumes, issues, and articles published by the ACS from 1879 to 1995.
AdForum Creative Network Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
This resource is a source of information on the advertising industry. The AdForum interactive database services provides information for the agency review process; agencies' profiles and creative work.  It also provides a searchable library of creative work, including video spots.
Aerospace Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink Viva
Provides indexing and abstracts from more than 4,000 current serial and non-serial titles, including content from AIAA and NASA, periodicals, conference papers, trade journals, magazines, books, patents and technical reports. Covers all aspects of applied research in the aerospace and space sciences back to the early 1960's.
Afghanistan and the U.S.,1945-1963: Records of the U.S. State Department Classified Files Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Collection of U.S. State Department Central Classified Files relating to internal and foreign affairs contain a wide range of materials from U.S. diplomats.
Africa Bibliography Faculty, Staff and Students only
Contains references to journal articles, book and book chapters related to African studies. DISCLAIMER:The forward linking functionally in this database is not reliable. Users should search the libraries' E-Journal Finder or Catalog for access to full-text or library holdings of references found in this database.
African American Biographical Database (AABD) Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Provides biographical information of African Americans, both famous and everyday persons, from various time periods. It draws its content from Chadwyck-Healey's Black Biographical Dictionaries 1790-1950.
African American Music Reference see Music Online: African American Music Reference Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Collection brings together text reference, biographies, chronologies, sheet music, images, lyrics, liner notes, and discographies which chronicle the history and culture of the African American experience through music. Database expands to include coverage of blues, jazz, spirituals, civil rights songs, slave songs, minstrelsy, rhythm and blues, gospel, and other forms of black American musical expression.
African American Newspapers Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
This collection of African American newspapers contains information about cultural life and history during the 1800s; includes reports of the major events and issues of the day, including the Mexican War, Presidential and Congressional addresses, Congressional abstracts, business and commodity markets, the humanities, world travel and religion.
African American Newspapers, 1827-1998 Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Database provides online access to approximately 270 U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience. This collection features papers from more than 35 states, including many rare and historically significant 19th century titles.
African American Periodicals, 1825-1995 Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Resource features more than 170 wide-ranging periodicals by and about African Americans. Published in 26 states, the publications include academic and political journals, commercial magazines, institutional newsletters, organizations' bulletins, annual reports and other genres.
African American Studies Center see Oxford African American Studies Center Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Provides access to reference works that focus on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture.  Content includes primary source documents, biographies, images, maps, film clips, sound recordings, and thematic timelines.  Database is searchable by subject category and era.
African Blue Books, 1821-1953 Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Collection of annual reports on British colonies that provide detailed accounts of the day-to-day concerns and policies of colonial administrators. Materials include texts, statistics, maps, and illustrations and cover such topics as taxes and duties, military expenditure, civil establishment, legislation and proclamations, population data, import and export statistics, prisons, and meteorological observations.
AgeLine Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink
References and original abstracts for materials related to aging and middle age, from an interdisciplinary perspective of psychology, economics, sociology, gerontology, public policy, business, health and health care services, and consumer issues.
AGRICOLA Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink Viva
This bibliographic database, produced by the National Agricultural Library, consists of literature citations for journal articles, monographs, proceedings, theses, patents, translations, audiovisual materials, computer software, and technical reports pertaining to all aspects of agriculture and related fields.
AIDS and Cancer Research Abstracts see Virology and AIDS Abstracts Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink Viva
Provides access to the literature on virology in humans, animals, and plants with topics ranging from replication cycles to oncology to AIDS.
AIP Journals and Proceedings see American Institute of Physics (AIP) Journals and Proceedings Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Includes full-text access to a select number of AIP publications in the fields of physics, mathematics, and chemistry.
Air University Library's Index to Military Periodicals
Indexes articles on military affairs, national security, law and intelligence from publications of the United States Armed Forces.
Al Manhal eBook Collection Faculty, Staff and Students only
Collection provides access to hundreds of eBooks in Arabic. The collection is full-text searchable in English and in Arabic, and browsable by subject, title or publisher. Documents can be read online, listened to, downloaded in PDF, or printed. Subjects include arts, business and economics, history, Islamic studies, language and literature, law, and political science and international relations.
Alexander III and the Policy of "Russification," 1883-1886 Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
This collection, as seen through the eyes of the British diplomatic corps in Russia, provides a unique analysis of "retro-reform" policy, including the increase of revolutionary agitation, deepening of conservatism and changes from agrarian to industrial society, and spread of pan-Slavism, both in the Russian Empire and Eastern Europe.
Alloy Phase Diagram Database
This resource is no longer available.
Alt HealthWatch Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink Some full text Viva
Full-text and image database focusing on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to healthcare and wellness.
Alt-PressWatch Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Database provides full-text articles for over 210 publications of the alternative and independent presses, from 1970 to current.
Aluka Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa see Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Digitized collection of thousands of documents and other primary sources focused on the independence movements of southern African nations, with an emphasis on Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Sources include periodicals, nationalist publications, records of colonial government commissions, local newspaper reports, personal papers, correspondence, UN documents, out-of-print and other particularly relevant books, oral histories, and speeches.
Aluka World Heritage Sites: Africa see World Heritage Sites: Africa Faculty, Staff and Students only
Database focused on the archaeology, history and culture of Africa as seen through its heritage sites and landscapes. Variety of spacial and contextual data, including photographs, 3D models, GIS data, site plans, aerial and satellite photography, images of rock art, excavation reports, manuscripts, traveler's accounts, historical and antiquarian maps, books, articles, and other scholarly research.
AMA Manual of Style Online Faculty, Staff and Students only
This guide supports authors, editors, researchers, and others involved in medical and scientific publishing.
Ambrose Video Collection Faculty, Staff and Students only
A collection of streaming video titles covering a wide range of subjects: American and European History; the cultures and achievements of American Indian, Black, Chinese, Hispanic, and Jewish peoples; Women's achievements; Religion; and the Arts. Also included are the BBC Shakespeare plays.
America's Historical Imprints Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Broad range of books, pamphlets and broadsides printed during a century and a half of American life, spanning the early colonial, the formation of the new nation and the Early Republic. Rare and unique items from 17th, 18th, and early 19th century include sermons, religious tracts, political arguments, reports of organized bodies, doggerel ballads, advertisements, official decrees, news extras, and amateur elegies.
America: History and Life Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink Viva
Provides English language abstracts of scholarly literature (journal articles, articles in collections, dissertations, book and media reviews) on the history and culture of the U.S. and Canada.
American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 1 Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Collection of digitized American periodicals published from 1691 through 1820 with subject strengths in Afro-Americana, agriculture, children’s literature, education, eighteenth-century imprints, leisure and hobbies, Masonic works, medicine, religion, science, technology, trade, and women’s literature.
American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 2 Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Collection of American magazines and journals published from 1821 through 1837, representing the Jacksonian Democracy era. Broad in scope, subjects cover include agriculture, entertainment, history, literary criticism, and politics.
American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 3 Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Provides access to periodicals published from 1838 through 1852. Themes include a rapidly growing nation, industrialization, the railroads, regional political differences, and life on the western frontier.
American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 4 Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Collection consists of American periodicals published from 1853 through 1865, with a focus on the Civil War. Subject matter includes science, literature, medicine, agriculture, women’s fashion, family life, and religion.
American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 5 Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Collection encompasses titles dating from 1866 through 1877. It includes post-Civil War themes such as the incorporation of the recently-freed African Americans and the rapid expansion into Western territories. Broad in scope, it covers all aspects of American society during this time period.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Datapages/Archives see AAPG Datapages/Archives Faculty, Staff and Students only
Provides full-text access to the publications of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, as well as material published by other global and regional professional societies. It includes access to the AAPG Bulletin, AAPG Special Volumes, Journal of Petroleum Geology, and the Journal of Sedimentary Research. Subjects include geology, geophysics, earth science, engineering and related fields.
American Book Prices Current Faculty, Staff and Students only
Contains annual records of books, manuscripts, autographs, maps and broadsides sold at auction. Regions covered include North America and the UK, with sales from such other countries as Switzerland, Germany, Monaco, the Netherlands, Australia and France.
American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text Viva
Includes full-text access to journals published by ACS. The collection also includes the Legacy Archives which covers access to all titles, volumes, issues, and articles published by the ACS from 1879 to 1995.
American City Business Journals Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Provides coverage of local business news and information from major metropolitan cities across the country, including access to the Washington Business Journal and the Book of Lists. Note: This resource is best accessed via Firefox or Google Chrome.
American Factfinder Some full text
Decennial Census data (1990, 2000, 2010), Economic Census (1997, 2002, 2007), Annual American Community Survey Data (2000-present) and more. Provides a tool to create tables, reports, and reference maps. Learn more about features and functions.  
American Film Scripts Online Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
American Film Scripts Online contains 1,009 scripts by 1,062 writers together with detailed, fielded information on the scenes, characters and people related to the scripts. In addition, the database includes facsimile images for more than 500 of these screenplays.
American Founding Era Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Gateway to the prepared digital editions of the papers of many of the major figures of the early republic, such as John Adams, John Jay, Dolley Madison and George Washington; as well as scholarship tracing the Constitution’s progress through each of the thirteen states’ conventions.

American History in Video Faculty, Staff and Students only Viva
Video collection provides early newsreels, including the complete series of United Newsreel and Universal Newsreel that capture US history as it was made and reported to viewers of the time. The collection also contains award-winning documentaries and analysis from prominent scholars and experts.
American Indian Histories and Cultures Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Supports the study of American Indian history from the early colonial period to the civil rights movement of the twentieth century. Features a wide range of materials including manuscripts, artwork, American Indian newspapers covering the 1960s to 1990s, rare printed books, photographs, and maps.
American Indian Movement and Native American Radicalism Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
This collection includes the extensive FBI documentation on the evolution of AIM as an organization of social protest. Documents range in date from 1968 to 1979.
American Institute of Physics (AIP) Journals and Proceedings Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Includes full-text access to a select number of AIP publications in the fields of physics, mathematics, and chemistry.
American Mathematical Society (AMS) Graduate Studies in Mathematics Faculty, Staff and Students only
Published by the American Mathematical Society, the titles are not only designed as graduate studies texts, but are also suitable for recommended and/or supplemental course reading.
American Mathematical Society (AMS) Journals Faculty, Staff and Students only
Full-text access to all 8 journals published by the AMS.
American Mathematical Society (AMS) Proceedings of Symposia in Applied Mathematics Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
A collection of Symposia, dating from 1949 through 2012, which were presented at annual joint mathematics meetings.                                   
American Mathematical Society (AMS) Proceedings of Symposia in Pure Mathematics Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Includes papers, many of a survey/expository nature on a specific active area of mathematics, presented at symposia as well as summer research institutes and conferences.  
American Mathematical Society (AMS) Student Mathematical Library Faculty, Staff and Students only
This AMS undergraduate series emphasizes original topics and approaches in the area of mathematics. The series is suitable for honors courses, upper-division seminars, reading courses, or self-study.
American Mathematical Society (AMS) University Lecture Series Faculty, Staff and Students only
The University Lecture Series focuses on important and rapidly developing topics in the field of mathematics. Some of the titles originated from worldwide lecture series given by prominent mathematicians.
American Music see Music Online: American Music Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
History database that includes songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, and cowboys. Included in the database are the songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and anti-war protests.
American National Biography Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Provides biographical information for over 18,000 people from all eras who have influenced and shaped American history and culture. Most entries include photos, bibliographies, and links to selected websites.
American Periodicals Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink Some full text
Database contains periodicals published between 1740 and 1940, including special interest and general magazines, literary and professional journals, children's and women's magazines and many other historically-significant periodicals.
American Physical Society (APS) Journals Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Provides browsable and searchable full-text access to the APS journal collection dating from the first volume of each journal onward. Titles include the Physical Review (Parts A-E), Physical Review Letters, and Reviews of Modern Physics.
American Poetry Faculty, Staff and Students only
This resource is no longer available.
American Presidency Project Some full text
Comprehensive resources on the US presidency; over 100,000 documents to date, covering all 44 presidencies and including public papers, executive orders, proclamations, addresses, and press conferences from many of the presidencies. Users will also find summary data for presidential elections, approval ratings, public appearances, executive branch growth, and congressional activity.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers Conference Proceedings (Current) see ASME Conference Proceedings (Current) Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink Some full text
ASME sponsors approximately 30 conferences per year and publishes about 100 proceedings volumes annually, encompassing the entire spectrum of topics of interest to mechanical engineers and associated industries. These current individual conference papers are published from 2002 to the present.
American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Historical Monographs Collection: Series 1 Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
A collection of titles from the 13th century through the 1893 World Parliament of Religions with the majority of titles from the 19th century. Database covers diverse topics such as philosophy, the evolutionary debate, the Reformation, spiritualism, prayer, ancient linguistics, archaeology, devotionals, and ethics.
American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Historical Monographs Collection: Series 2 Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
A collection of titles published from 1894 through 1923. Subjects addressed include the conflict between religion and science, the growing interest in Eastern religions and other world religions, and significant shifts in the religious identification of Americans.
American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Religion Database Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink
Indexes journal articles, book reviews, and essays in Religious and Biblical Studies.
American West Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Original manuscripts, maps, ephemeral material, and rare printed sources from the Graff Collection about the American West, including tales of frontier life, Native Americans, vigilantes, and outlaws, and the growth of urban centers and environmental impact of westward expansion and of life in the borderlands.
Analytical Abstracts Faculty, Staff and Students only
Database from the Royal Society of Chemistry that indexes current analytical science literature, including more than 100 journals. Covers 1980 to present; updated daily.
Anatomy.TV Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
3D computer-generated models of human anatomy. Users may manipulate the images by rotating, zooming, and peeling away layers, while viewing accompanying text. For best results, use Google Chrome.

Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (ABELL) Faculty, Staff and Students only
Indexes monographs, periodical articles, critical editions of literary works, book reviews, collections of essays, and doctoral dissertations published around the world. See Literature Online (LION), and select ABELL at the Criticism tab.
Annual Reviews Faculty, Staff and Students only
Includes the Biological and Medical Sciences Suite, the Physical Sciences Suite, and the Social Sciences Suite.
Année Philologique see L'Année Philologique Faculty, Staff and Students only
Primary database for classical studies and information on ancient classical languages, literature, history, archaeology, art, religion, law, philosophy, and science. Provides access to citations from all known scholarly work published in any language.
Anthropology Online Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Brings together a wide range of written ethnographies, field notes, seminal texts, memoirs, and contemporary studies, covering human behavior the world over.
Anthropology Plus Faculty, Staff and Students only
Index of bibliographic materials combining Anthropological Literature from Harvard University and Anthropological Index from the Royal Anthropological Institute. It provides worldwide indexing of journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works, and obituaries in the fields of anthropology, archaeology, and related interdisciplinary research.
AnthroSource Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Serves the research, teaching and practicing needs of anthropologists. Developed by the American Anthropological Association (AAA), AnthroSource offers access to content from AAA's portfolio of 32 anthropological publications which includes journals, books, monographs, bulletins and newsletters. Subjects covered include archaeology, biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, linguistics.
Antique Map Price Record Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Search for pricing of rare and antique maps. The price record now has approximately 200,000 pricing records from dealers and auction houses.
AnyWare see KnowItAll U Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Spectroscopy resource that provides access to 1.4 million spectra (IR, NMR, MS, Raman, UV-Vis) plus chemical structures and properties. Search KnowItAll U via the web interface (KnowItAll Anyware) or download the client software (KnowItAll Informatics Systems) to have access to a number of chemistry, spectroscopy, and chemometrics tools.
AP Images Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
A collection of historical and contemporary imagery, with a 50 million image print and negative archive.  Included are graphics and audio clips.
APA PsycNET Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink Some full text Viva
Access all APA databases available on the APA PsycNET platform, including PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, and PsycBOOKS.
Apolitical
News, analysis, and networking for practitioners in policy & administration. Apolitical is a non-partisan, for-profit organization, with funding and/or support from the EU Commission, the UK Cabinet Office, the World Economic Forum, and others.
Applied Science and Business Periodicals Retrospective: 1913-1983 Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink
Contains citations to more than 4.5 million articles from nearly 1,700 periodicals. From the rise and fall of drugs to the business of oil to the emergence of the global economy, this resource offers a rich account of technological advances, business strategies, company profiles, iconic executives and scientists.
Applied Science and Technology Full Text Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink Some full text
Abstracts and indexes periodicals covering the fields of engineering, aeronautics, chemistry, computer technology and applications, earth sciences, energy and environment, mathematics, metallurgy and physics.  With full text from 1997-present. 
APS Journals Archive see American Physical Society (APS) Journals Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Provides browsable and searchable full-text access to the APS journal collection dating from the first volume of each journal onward. Titles include the Physical Review (Parts A-E), Physical Review Letters, and Reviews of Modern Physics.
Aqualine Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink Viva
This database focuses on trade, technical and scientific literature concerning all aspects of water resources. Major subjects of coverage include water resources and supplies management, water legislation, water quality, potable water distribution, wastewater collection, water treatment technologies, wastewater and sewage treatment and ecological and environmental effects of water pollution.
Arcadian Library Online Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Provides access to online reproductions of rare books and manuscripts held at the Arcadian Library. Materials in the collection focus on the shared cultural heritage in the Middle East and Europe. Texts cover such topics as travel accounts, astronomy, mathematics, medicine, natural history, and philosophy.
Archive Finder Faculty, Staff and Students only
Archive Finder is a current directory which describes over 220,000 collections of primary source material housed in thousands of repositories across the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Archives Unbound Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Topically-focused digital collections of historical documents. Collections in Archives Unbound cover a broad range of topics from the Middle Ages forward-from Witchcraft to World War II to twentieth-century political history.
Armed Conflict Database Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
The IISS Armed Conflict Database is an authoritative online source of data and provides independent analysis on current and recent conflicts. You can generate reports and download data as well as browse through the yearly analyses and fact sheets online.
Art & Design Video Collection Faculty, Staff and Students only
The collection includes over 1,000 videos on subjects in art and architecture and fashion studies. It provides documentaries, interviews and programs which aim to enhance the understanding and significance of the visual arts. 
Art and Architecture Source Faculty, Staff and Students only
Database covers a broad range of related subjects, from fine, decorative and commercial art, to various areas of architecture and architectural design. It provides full text access to journals and books; an image collection, art reproduction records, and includes periodicals published in French, Italian, German, Spanish and Dutch.
Art Index Retrospective Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink
This resource provides users access to over half a century of art literature covering fine, decorative, and commercial art. Content includes high-quality indexing of nearly 600 publications, many of which are peer-reviewed, and citations of over 25,000 book reviews.
Art Museum Image Gallery Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink Some full text
Access thousands of high-quality art images and related multimedia. Drawing on the collections of museums, there are over 165,000 images with covering time periods ranging from 3000 B.C. to the present day. The collection represents art from the cultures of Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, including Native American and Meso-American peoples
ARTbibliographies Modern Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink
Specialist bibliography available for the study of modern and contemporary art covering all art forms, including fine art, digital art, crafts, design and photography. Features full abstracts and indexing from art journals published from the late 1960s onwards. Also incorporates book records, including those drawn from the collections of the Tate Library and the Bibliothèque Dominique Bozo, Musée LAM.
Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 1 Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink Some full text
Presents a digital collection of historical content pertaining to the U.S. Hispanic history, literature, and culture, from the earliest moments of the country's history through contemporary times.
Artefacts Canada MasonLink
Contains over 3 million records and images from Canadian museums collections.  Includes humanities and natural sciences.
ARTFL - American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language Project contains approximately 2,000 French texts (primarily from the 18th through 20th centuries), reference works, and subject bibliographies.
ArticleFirst Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink Viva
Index of articles from the areas of business, science, humanities, social sciences, medicine, technology, and popular culture.
Artnet Price Database: Decorative Art/Fine Art and Design Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
The Artnet Price Database is a color-illustrated archive of Fine Art, Design, and Decorative Art auction results worldwide, providing objective information and insights on art prices.
Arts & Humanities Citation Index Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink
A multidisciplinary database indexing more than 1,700 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals and selected items from over 250 scientific and social sciences journals; covers 1975 to the present. Part of Web of Science.
Arts Databases Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink
Provides access to various art databases, including Alt-Press Watch, ARTbibliographies Modern, and Design and Applied Arts Index.
ARTstor Faculty, Staff and Students only
Contains over a million images documenting artistic traditions across many cultures and time periods. Updated frequently, please check back often for updated searches & collections.
note: ARTstor users must create a free account to save and share images. Users must turn off the popup blocker.
ArXiv.org Some full text
Open access to 1,000, 000+ e-prints in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Quantitative Biology, Quantitative Finance and Statistics. Mason is a member institution.
ASCE Digital Library-Civil Engineering Database Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
This database provides immediate access to full-text electronic articles from ASCE journals and proceedings. Journal articles are from 1983-Present and Proceeding Papers are from 2000-Present. 
Asian American Drama Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Asian American Drama brings together more than 250 plays, along with related biographical, production, and theatrical information. The collection begins with the works of Sadakichi Hartmann in the late nineteenth century and progresses to the writings of contemporary playwrights, such as Philip Kan Gotanda, Elizabeth Wong, and Jeannie Barroga.
Asian Business Database Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink Some full text
Offers detailed information on companies, economies, markets and overall business conditions throughout the Eastern Hemisphere, as well as international trade. Includes national and regional coverage.
Asian Film Online Faculty, Staff and Students only
Online streaming video collection of narrative feature films, documentaries, and shorts.  With Asian voices addressing Asian issues, and through works selected by Asian film experts, the collection offers relevant perspectives and insights.
ASME Conference Proceedings (Current) Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink Some full text
ASME sponsors approximately 30 conferences per year and publishes about 100 proceedings volumes annually, encompassing the entire spectrum of topics of interest to mechanical engineers and associated industries. These current individual conference papers are published from 2002 to the present.
Associates Programs Source Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink Some full text Viva
Covers journals on subjects commonly taught in community colleges, including Accounting, Agriculture, Child Care, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts and Food Service, Forestry, Graphic Arts, Hospitality Management, Interior Design, Journalism, Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning, Veterinary Technology and Welding.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Digital Library Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text Viva
Citations and full-text articles in the area of computing and information technologies from journals, magazines, and conference proceedings published by the ACM.
Association of Religion Data Archives
The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) strives to democratize access to the best data on religion and includes American and international collections for researchers. 
Associations Unlimited Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Encyclopedia of Associations series contains information on international, national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations in all fields. Provides description, contact information, IRS data, SIC codes, as well as meetings and publications information. Updates: International, National, Regional, State & Local sections: 4 times/year. Association Materials: Semiannual. IRS Nonprofit Data: Annual Directory.
ASTM Standards and Engineering Digital Library Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
A collection of industry-leading standards and technical engineering information. The Library provides standards, symposia papers, STPs, manuals, monographs, data series, and journals from a broad range of engineering disciplines. It also includes access to AASHTO's (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) technical documents.
ATLA Religion Database see American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Religion Database Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink
Indexes journal articles, book reviews, and essays in Religious and Biblical Studies.
Atlas of North American English
The Atlas of North American English provides the first overall view of the pronunciation and vowel systems of the dialects of the U.S. and Canada. The Atlas redefines the regional dialects of American English on the basis of sound changes active in the 1990s and draws new boundaries reflecting those changes.  It is based on a telephone survey of 762 local speakers, representing all the urbanized areas of North America. It has been developed by Bill Labov, one of the world’s leading sociolinguists, together with his colleagues Sharon Ash and Charles Boberg.  
Atomic Learning
Short, show-and-tell video tutorials that enable educators and students to use and apply assistive technology. Tutorials focus on software accessibility training, special education software and assistive technology devices.
Audio Drama: The L.A. Theatre Works Collection Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text
Contains 300 dramatic works in streaming audio from the L.A. Theatre Works. The plays—which include significant dramatic literature of the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries—are performed by leading actors from around the world and recorded specifically for online listening.
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals Faculty, Staff and Students only MasonLink
Database is a comprehensive listing of journal articles on architecture since 1934, covering the history and practice of architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, historic preservation and interior design and decoration.
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