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World Book Online *Popular* - The World Book web site offers an encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, homework help, study aids, and curriculum guides. World Book is publisher of the World Book Encyclopedia.
Encyclopedia Britannica *Popular* - Encyclopedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, magazines and periodicals, and other research tools provides the variety of reliable sources that students need to consult when conducting research.

Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost) *Popular*- Academic Search Complete contains full text for nearly 9,000 journals and magazines. This multi-disciplinary database covers virtually every area of academic study and is a great starting point for all research.
ProQuest Central *Popular* - Contains thousands of journal and magazine articles across all major subject areas, including Business, Health and Medical, Social Sciences, Education, Science and Technology, and Humanities.

Scholarly & Professional Sources about Art and History

Arts and Humanities (Proquest) - Contains journal articles covering art, architecture, design, history, philosophy, music, literature, theatre and cultural studies.

Images

Artstor - 2.5+ million images from some of the world's leading museums, libraries, scholars, photo archives, and artists. Tools allow you to search, view, organize, download, print, and share content.

Try Google Scholar to search for scholarly sources
Add site:edu for academic websites, for example, roman portrait sculpture site:edu

When you find a source that you'd like to use in the library databases, look for a "cite" option. Then select the correct writing style (probably MLA 9 or APA 7) and copy/paste the citation into your project.

screenshot with an arrow pointing to the Cite option in the EBSCO databases. Screenshot of the Cite option in the Proquest library databases.

Screenshot of a formatted MLA 9th edition citation from the EBSCO database.

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