VC Library Handbook

Literature & Arts Databases

➢ Gale Literature Resource Center As the online destination for literature analyses, students get access to up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism, and reviews on more than 175,000 writers in all disciplines, time periods, and regions of the world. ➢ JSTOR The JSTOR Essential Collection covers numerous subject areas including language and literature. This is a good resource to consult for literary criticism. ➢ Digital Theatre Plus This resource features numerous full-length productions performed by world-class theatre companies including Broadway HD. ➢ 20 th Century American Poetry This resource includes a comprehensive collection of poetry written by the most important and studied poets of the 20 th Century. ➢ 20 th Century English Poetry The collection includes over 600 volumes of poetry written by noted poets such as Robert Graves, A.E. Housman, W.B. Yeats, and Thomas Hardy. Readers may search by author as well as by keyword within the poem, first line, or title. ➢ Gale OneFile Psychology Provides access to authoritative periodical content supporting research in all fields of psychology — abnormal, biological, cognitive, comparative, developmental, personality, quantitative, social and all areas of applied psychology. ➢ Behavioral and Mental Health Online This resource provides a comprehensive, rich, and diverse collection of video and text for anyone studying or teaching in the area of mental health. Programs in counseling, social work, nursing, psychology and behavioral health will all benefit from the wide variety of content in this collection, which includes clinical mental health demonstrations, actual therapy sessions, compelling documentaries on the human condition, psychotherapy transcripts, as well as client narratives and reference works. Content included in the package has been the recipient of the Best Niche Product award from Library Journal and was deemed “highly recommended” by Choice Magazine .

Psychology & Sociology Databases