Databases & E-Reference Materials

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Offers streaming access to over 133,000 classical music CDs and over two million tracks, both standard and rare repertoire.

Established in East Berlin in 1946 as the official organ of the former German Democratic Republic, Neues Deutschland provides firsthand accounts of the 20th century's most momentous events from the Cold War's epicenter - the establishment of the German Democratic Republic, the Berlin Airlift, the Soviet space program, speeches by Presidents Kennedy and Reagan, the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the reunification of Germany, and much more. The Neues Deutschland Digital Archive contains all obtainable published issues from 1946 onward, with an additional year's worth of content added on an annual basis. 

A six-volume survey of the history of Western thought and culture, presented through 700 alphabetically arranged entries. Each entry explores the origin, cultural interpretations, and historical themes of such subjects as beauty, love, feminism, diversity, and social capital, among many others.

The English edition of the authoritative encyclopedia Der Neue Pauly. Entries are mostly devoted to Greco-Roman antiquity and cover more than two thousand years of history, ranging from the second millennium BC to early medieval Europe. Many entries are accompanied by maps and illustrations.

A comprehensive and authoritative reference on all aspects of poetry including: history, movements, genres, prosody, rhetorical devices, critical terms, and more.

Streaming full-length feature films from leading independent distributors and award-winning short films.

Access the African-American historical newspaper the New York Amsterdam News, including full page digital reproductions of every page from all available issues. Full text is available.

New York Review Of Books publishes articles, essays, and reviews of books on a variety of subjects, including literature, culture, the arts, economics, science, and current affairs.

Full text online archive of the New York Times, including full page digital reproductions of every page from all available issues, excluding the most recent 30 days. 

NOTE: Access to the most recent month of New York Times online content is available via NYTimes.com in the Databases & E-Reference listing.