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The Irish Studies collection is a multi-disciplinary collection which includes books, journals, AV and electronic resources, and covers Irish history, literature, language, music, politics, folklore and sociology. The Rare Books Department holds a number of Irish collections, described here. While books related to Irish Studies may be found throughout the Hesburgh Library, the 4th, 9th and 11th floors have particularly important collections: Irish history (DA900-995), 11th floor; Irish language and literature (PB), 9th floor; Irish literature in English (PR), 4th floor.
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Inclusive coverage: 1984 to present.
"The world's largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database"--About page. It also includes indexing and abstracts for additional periodicals.
Indexes reference works (biographical dictionaries, who's who editions, subject encyclopedias, etc.) containing multiple biographies on individuals, living and deceased, from every field of activity worldwide. Usage info: Licensed for two concurrent users.
1981-
Indexed citations to articles published in more than 150 Roman Catholic periodicals, as well as papal documents, church promulgations, and books about the Catholic faith, authored by Catholics, or produced by Catholic publishers.
1969-
Provides indexing and abstracts of scholarly articles, books, and essays on European and world history from 1450 to the present (excluding the U.S. and Canada, which are covered in: America: History and Life). Usage info: Licensed for 6 simultaneous users.
As far back as 1929 to the present
"...provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracting for over 1,700 journals ... includes deep backfiles for some of the most important journals in the area of humanities. ... includes all data from American Humanities Index plus bibliographic records from a multitude of international journals, books and reference works." -- EBSCOhost database description
1967-
Indexes articles, notes, and similar literature on medieval subjects in journals, Festschriften, conference proceedings, and collected essays. Covers all aspects of medieval studies within the date range of 400 to 1500 for the entire continent of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa for the period before the Muslim conquest and parts of those areas subsequently controlled by Christian powers. Access info: Click on "Enter databases", then select International Medieval Bibliography - online.
Index of books and articles from 1936 to the present.
A bibliography and index of historical writing dealing with Ireland's history. It is a guide to the work of historians rather than to original sources, unless they have been edited and republished by historians.
A fully searchable library of over 350,000 works of English and American literature, overseen by an academic Advisory Board. Usage info: Licensed for 4 simultaneous users
1973-
Covers the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. Coverage is also given to various fields of linguistics including descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical, and geographical linguistics.
1926-
The MLA International Bibliography of Books and Articles on the Modern Languages and Literatures provides citations of journal articles, books, and dissertations published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. Coverage is international and subjects include literature, language and linguistics, literary theory, dramatic arts, folklore, and film since 1926.
Beginning thru 1995.
Full text searchable journal collection of 350+ periodicals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences (a subset of Periodicals index online). See Periodicals index online for more extensive indexing and links to selected full text articles.
Beginning thru 1995
Index to millions of articles in over 4,500 periodicals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences published beginning 1770 or subsequently; scope is worldwide, covering major Western languages. Complete PCI Index, including links to selected full text articles. Only the index is searchable.
1902:Jan.17-1990:Dec.28
Fully searchable archive of the TLS in image format and full-page context, with the identities of contributors, who were published anonymously until 1974, disclosed.