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Access thousands of reliable research resources with just a few clicks using the search box above.  Select “articles” to search individual journal, magazine and newspaper articles or “databases” to find subject-specific collections of information.

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Alexander Street Press

This resource is available to CLP cardholders only.

Enjoy thousands of tracks across multiple genres. Stream music on your computer or using mobile playback (requires a constant internet connection). Note: When accessing this resource from outside the library enter Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in the “Search by institution name” box. You will then be prompted to enter your Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh library card number.

  • American Music: Thousands of tracks that illustrate our country’s history through music. Songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children and many others are included. Of particular interest is the index by historical event. African American Song is also a part of American Song.
  • Classical Music Library: This ever growing collection includes recordings from the world’s greatest labels including Hyperion, Bridge Records, Sanctuary Classics, Artemis-Vanguard, Hänssler Classic, Vox and many more.
  • Contemporary World Music: This resource aims to deliver “the sounds of all regions from every continent.”
  • Jazz Music Library: One of the largest collections of streaming jazz online featuring labels such as Fantasy and Prestige.
  • Smithsonian Global Sound: Listen to world, folk and traditional music online.
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AP Newsroom

View events in world history with photographs, audio sound bites, video, and graphics, for over 185 years. Over 3,000 photos/images/sound bites/graphics added daily, including audio and visual snapshots of breaking news events, today’s hot topics, great moments in news, sports and entertainment, celebrity portraits, and 20 million royalty-free stock images

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Art Full Text

This resource is available to CLP cardholders only.

Index to articles from art, architecture and design magazines back to 1929. Some full text and abstracts.

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Art Index Retrospective

This resource is available to CLP cardholders only.

Index to articles from art, architecture and design magazines back to 1929. Some full text and abstracts.

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Artnet.com: Price Database

This resource is only available from CLP – Main (Oakland).

Auction records (1985 – present) for fine art. Select “Use the Database” to begin searching.

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Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals

This resource is available to CLP cardholders only.

The Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals is a comprehensive database of current literature on American architecture and design. It is based on the multi-volume index of the same name, which was published in 1963 and collaborated by the Columbia University Avery Library collection.

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Creativebug

Creativebug is an online collection of 1000+ crafting classes. The Creativebug platform features chapter divisions, note-taking tools, 20-second rewind and more. Users can save favorite classes, receive personalized recommendations, and download patterns, templates, and recipes.

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Drama for Students

This resource is available to CLP cardholders only.

Provides critical overviews of the most-studied plays of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Includes discussions of themes, characters, critical reception, dramatic devices and traditions as well as cultural and historical context.

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Naxos Music Library

This resource is available to CLP cardholders only.

Listen to over 2 million tracks of mostly classical music. Note: When accessing from outside the library enter your library card number in the “Enter passcode” box.

You must use the log out button when exiting this database, or future log-ins may be unsuccessful.

 

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