Select UBC Databases by Subject
The following are a few suggestions for databases and online reference tools through the UBC Library. Look under the Subject Guides on the UBC Library site for further resources in a subject area.
Multi-disciplinary
Arts/Performing Arts/Film
- Art Full Text
- FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals
- Film Literature Index (1976-2001)
- Film and Television Literature Index
- Index of Christian Art
- International Index to the Performing Arts
- The Music Index
- Music in Print Series
- RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
Biblical Studies/Theology
Counseling and Family Studies
- Ageline
- ATLA(S) Religion Database
- Canadian Periodical Index
- CBCA Complete
- Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology
- ERIC
- ERIC International (Australia and Britain)
- Family and Society Studies Worldwide
-
Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective 1907 - 1984
- PsycARTICLES
- PsycBooks
- PsycINFO
- Social Work Abstracts
- Sociological Abstracts
- Web of Science
Christian Thought
- Academic Search Complete
- Arts and Humanities Citation Index
- ATLA(S) Religion Database
- Philosopher’s Index
- Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (online through UBC and print in Allison)
Gender and/or Women
- Academic Search Complete
- ATLA Religion Database
- Canadian Periodical Index
- Defining Gender, 1450-1910
- Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective 1907-1984
- JSTOR Collection
- Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts
- Women and Social Movements in the United States: 1600-2000
- Women’s Studies International
History
- ATLA Religion Database
- Bibliography of Scotland
- Early Canadiana Online
- Early Encounters in North America
- Empire Online
- ESTC (English Short Title Catalog)
- Historical Abstracts
-
Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective 1907 - 1984
- International Medieval Bibliography Online
- Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Scripta Sinica
- Victorian Database Online
Literature
- AustLit: The Resource for Australian Literature
- Early English Prose Fiction
- English Verse Drama
-
Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective 1907-1984
- Iter: gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance
- Literature Criticism Online
- MLA International Bibliography (Modern Language Association)
- Past Masters
- Victorian Database Online
- World Shakespeare Bibliography