Legend
- McGill users only
- In-library-use only
- Catalogue record
Sources for Background Information
Dictionaries
- New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy (xreferplus)
Searching the Library Catalogue
Use the basic word(s) anywhere or advanced keyword search in the library catalogue. You can search using words like - Canada, Canad?, histor?, etc.
Search tips
| Truncation symbol: | ? | e.g. histor? will retrieve catalogue records containing the words history, histories, historical, etc. |
| Phrase searching: | "___" | e.g. "United Nations" will retrieve catalogue records containing the phrase United Nations |
| Boolean operators: | (), AND, OR, NOT default: AND |
e.g. history AND (Canada OR "United States") will retrieve catalogue records containing the word history AND either Canada OR the phrase United States |
Core and Additional Databases
Periodical Indexes, Bibliographies, Full-text Databases
- America: History & Life 1964-
- Art Bibliographies Modern 1974-
- Art Index Retrospective, 1929-
- CPI.Q, 1988-
- Historical Abstracts, 1955-
- International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, 1981-
- Philosopher's Index, 1940-
- Wilson Humanities Abstracts, 1984- (OVID)
- Wilson Readers' Guide Abstracts, 1983- (OVID)
- Wilson Social Sciences Abstracts, 1983- (OVID)
- Sociological Abstracts, 1963- (CSA)
- Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory, 2001-
Newspapers
- Canadian Newsstand
- Virtual News Library/Biblio-branchée
- Lexis-Nexis
- FBIS, 1977-1996
- Global NewsBank, 1996-1998
Selected Internet Sites
Accessible to anyone with an Internet connection.
- McGill University Department of English
- McGill University Department of Art History & Communication Studies
- Cultural Studies Resources
Maintained by the University of Iowa Department of Communication Studies. - Sarah Zupko's Cultural Studies Center (Popcultures.com)
- Voice of the Shuttle: Cultural Studies Page
- CCMS: Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, Media Studies Infobase
- Cultural Studies & Critical Theory (EServer.org)
- Americana: The Institute for the Study of American Popular Culture