Arts & Humanities Through the Eras
Profiles milestones and movements in literature, music, religion, and the arts from specific periods. Includes architecture and design, dance, fashion, literature, music, philosophy, religion, theater, and visual arts.

Biography Resource Center
Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender.

Cliffs Notes
Cover hundreds of literary classics so students get the most from the great works with expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background.

Expanded Academic ASAP (Journal Articles)
From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals.

Library Catalog
Locate books, ebooks, and audio-visual materials at the College of San Mateo and other 33 Peninsula Library System (PLS) libraries.

Literature Resource Center
The Literature Resource Center combines the following Gale databases: Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, Shakespeare Criticism, Drama Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Short Story Criticism, and Literature Criticism 1400-1800.

Oxford English Dictionary
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The most authoritative source on the English language, with a focus on etymology and historical usage.

SIRS: Renaissance
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Current perspectives on the arts & humanities. Covers architecture and design, culture, literature, multimedia, music, performing arts, philosophy, religion, and visual arts.

What Do I Read Next?
What Do I Read Next? includes over 100,000 recommended titles, more than 58,000 plot summaries, and awards information from 562 awards, all to help users uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover award-winning titles. Search by genre, subject, author, title, series, and more.

WilsonWeb [trial subscription]
Includes Art Full Text, Art Museum Image Gallery, Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, Art Index Retrospective, Humanities Index, and Humanities Index Retrospective. Ask librarian for login information.