Humanities Index (HumanitiesIndex)
Indexes articles in the diverse subject areas of the humanities
Why select this database?
- Indexes feature articles, book reviews, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction (including dramas and poems), and reviews of plays and television and radio programs.
- Excludes editorials, letters to the editor, news, ephemeral announcements, cartoons, and advertising.
- Contains in each record a bibliographic citation for an article, book review, or other item in a journal.
- Includes English and non-English records.
| Database details |
| Subjects |
| archaeology |
food |
philosophy |
| art |
journalism |
religion |
| classics |
linguistics |
space |
| film |
music |
world history |
| folklore |
performing arts |
world literature | |
| Sources |
625
For more information view:
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| Number of records |
Over 788,000 |
| Dates covered |
1984 to present |
| Updated |
Weekly |
| Producer information |
H. W. Wilson Company
950 University Ave.
Bronx, NY 10452
USA
Phone:1-800-367-6770
+1-718-588-8400
Web:
http://www.hwwilson.com
E-mail:
custserv@hwwilson.com
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| Copyright |
Humanities Index, Copyright the H.W. Wilson Company. All rights reserved.
Except as otherwise provided by contract, the following are prohibited: copying the Database in machine-readable form, making multiple printouts and other uses of the Database inconsistent with the United States Copyright Law. The H.W. Wilson Company makes no warranties, express or implied, as to the database, including any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, and shall not be liable for consequential or incidental damages or lost profits or other claims related to the database or its use. |
Index labels and examples of
an expert search in Humanities IndexUse a colon after an index label (for example, au:)
when you are not certain of your search terms. Use an equal sign
after an index label (au=) for
an exact match search. You can search with an index label from any
search screen. The information you type overrides any default menu
selections. The following examples show sample rather than actual
searches.
| Search indexes |
Labels |
Examples |
| Keyword |
kw: |
coffeehouse+
[keyword searches the Source Phrase, Subject, and Title indexes] |
| Accession number |
no: |
200420203987016 |
| Article type phrase |
at= |
autobiography
[use to limit other search terms;
browse the index for available article types] |
| Author |
au: |
o'hara
ohara |
| Author phrase |
au= |
ohara james eugene
[last name first] |
| Corporate author phrase |
co= |
ohio state university |
| Descriptor |
de: |
eclipse+ |
| Descriptor phrase |
de= |
solar eclipses |
| First page |
pg: |
2 |
| Geographic coverage phrase |
gc= |
tanzania |
| Issue |
is: |
2 |
| Language phrase |
ln= |
french
[browse the index for available languages] |
| Named company phrase |
nc= |
at&t bell labs |
| Named person phrase |
na= |
seuss
[last name first] |
| Place of publication |
pl: |
canada |
| Publication date |
pd: |
19971226
[browse index for date formats] |
| Publisher |
pb: |
legal |
| Record type phrase |
rt= |
book review
[use to limit other search terms;
browse the index for available record types] |
| Reviewed journal phrase |
rj: |
peer-reviewed journal
[not common in records prior to 1999] |
| Source |
so: |
england |
| Source phrase |
so= |
english studies |
| Standard number |
sn: |
4130570757 |
| Subject |
su: |
suffolk |
| Subject phrase |
su= |
suffolk england |
| Title |
ti: |
compost |
| Title phrase |
ti= |
science of art book review |
| Volume |
vo: |
40 |
| Year |
yr: |
1999 |
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