To that creative spark, add research! Research adds realism and truth to fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, screenwriting, and playwriting. In this guide, you'll find instructions to take your library research skills to the next level, as well as links to works that can inspire and enrich your creative activities.
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The library's JSTOR account includes access to all fifteen Arts & Sciences Collections and the several topical collections such as Ireland, Life Sciences, Security Studies, and Sustainability. These encompass an archive of over 2,300 journals in classical studies, ecology, economics, history, language and literature, mathematics, music, the history and study of art and architecture, cultural studies, film, folklore, performing arts, philosophy, political science, sociology, and religion.
Full-text journals in the arts, humanities, history and social sciences
JSTOR Images replaces the ARTstor platform, but it remains a digital image repository that assembles images and related textual information from across many time periods and cultures in support of a wide range of educational and scholarly activities.
Brings together several Gale literary databases into one search platform including Dictionary of Literary Biography, Literature Criticism Online, and Something About the Author.
Gale Primary Sources brings the thoughts, words, and actions of past centuries into the present for a comprehensive research experience. The platform has been thoughtfully designed to help students and researchers examine literary, political, and social culture of the last 500 years. The University of Nebraska's account includes access to 40 primary source databases.
Drawing on 10 years of National Theatre Live broadcasts as well as recordings never previously seen outside of the National Theatre’s archive, the video content includes 30 video performances. As a supplement to the filmed productions, exclusive digitized archival materials such as prompt scripts, costume designs, and more are available to provide behind-the-scenes background and contextual information.
The Times Literary Supplement (TLS) provides coverage of literature, theatre, opera, exhibitions and film.