Arts and Culture

Arts and CultureLearn about civilizations, languages, peoples and nations. Our extensive collection covers arts and crafts, fine arts, language arts and art history. You can also access essays, studies and government reports about arts and culture and their economic impacts.

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Searchable Databases

Looking for encyclopedia, magazine or newspaper articles on Arts and Culture?

  • Canadian Encyclopedia
    Brief introduction to the peoples, places, and cultural events that shaped Canadian history.

  • Contemporary Authors
    Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 international authors.

  • Contemporary Literary Criticism--Select
    An extensive collection of critical essays on contemporary authors.

  • CPI.Q (Canadian Periodicals)
    Index to arts and culture magazines such as Atlantic Books Today, Billboard, Canadian Art, Canadian Musician, Canadian Theatre Review, Dance Magazine, Guitar Player, and Quill and Quire.

  • NoveList
    A database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 125,000 fiction titles. (Access from inside a Library)

  • What Do I Read Next?
    Includes over 100,000 recommended titles, more than 60,000 plot summaries, access to over 1000 series and recommended reading lists, as well as information from 562 literary awards.

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