Artstor - NIU was generously granted free access to this unrivaled storehouse of 3 million images and artworks until the end of June 2021.

Black Freedom Struggle in the United States - this open access database, courtesy of ProQuest, encompasses approximately 1,600 documents focused on six different phases of Black Freedom:

• Slavery and the Abolitionist Movement (1790-1860)


• The Civil War and the Reconstruction Era (1861-1877)


• Jim Crow Era from 1878 to the Great Depression (1878-1932)


• The New Deal and World War II (1933-1945)


• The Civil Rights and Black Power Movements (1946-1975)


• The Contemporary Era (1976-2000)

Duke University Press Ejournal Collection - provides online access to journals in the humanities and social sciences. The collection includes flagship publications, such as Hispanic American Historical Review and GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies. It also includes important new scholarship in cutting-edge fields, such as TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly, Public Culture, and the Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies.

Music Online: Listening - With streaming access to over 10 million audio tracks, this is the most expansive streaming audio collection available to support the teaching and research of music. As music scholars increasingly look to many different genres for information and inspiration, Music Online: Listening provides immediate access to classical, jazz, world, American, and popular music styles from the world’s best labels, including Deutsche Grammophon, Hänssler Classic, Chandos, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Decca, Motown, Blue Note, and Capitol Records.

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