The Arts Subjects
Explore the largest, most diverse and comprehensive catalog of digital Arts content in the world
The extraordinary content and tools across ProQuest / Alexander Street’s Arts databases span subjects such as theatre, music, film, design, architecture, dance and more. Comprehensive, multimedia digital content, including video, audio, scholarly journals, ebooks, primary sources and periodicals, enables scholars to study the Arts from anywhere, through the centuries and from around the world, providing unparalleled opportunities for research, teaching and learning.
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Music Online: Listening Collection
Music Online: Listening Collection provides institutions streaming access to millions of tracks across classical, jazz, world, American, popular, and historic recordings, supporting the teaching and research of music with broad global coverage and ongoing monthly growth.
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ProQuest One Performing Arts
ProQuest One Performing Arts offers an expansive range of multi-media content, integrating and connecting classical music scores, dance videos, historical performance recordings, theatrical productions, and drama texts from across eras to support students of all levels in music, theatre, and dance.
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Music & Performing Arts Collection
The Music & Performing Arts Collection provides a cost-effective and efficient way for libraries to gain access to specialist databases for scholars and students researching music and the performing arts.
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Drama Texts Collection
Discover thousands of plays and rare archival materials spanning nearly a millennium of dramatic writing, with essential texts and study resources
Primary SourcesMusic & Dance Online for Public Libraries
A public-library focused performing arts resource that supports music and dance discovery with a mix of streaming and reference content for lifelong learners
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Music & Performing Arts Collection
The Music & Performing Arts Collection provides a cost-effective and efficient way for libraries to gain access to specialist databases for scholars and students re
DatabasesMusic Online: Classical Scores Library Collection
A comprehensive digital scores collection offering in-copyright classical scores across major genres and periods, performance, composition, and music theory
Primary SourcesMusic Online: Listening for Public Libraries
A public-library version of the listening collection that offers broad streaming music access for general audiences, enjoyment, and informal learning
Primary SourcesProQuest Digital Collections
ProQuest Digital Collections provides broad affordable access to 6 centuries of essential primary sources to support researchers and students across key disciplines
Primary SourcesQwest TV EDU
A music video collection featuring performances, documentaries, and interviews that highlight global sounds across genres from jazz to hip-hop
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Screen Studies Collection
The Screen Studies Collection provides in-depth coverage of the world's foremost academic and popular film journals.
DatabasesTheatre Performance and Design Collection
A theatre studies resource combining plays, performance videos, audio plays, and behind-the-scenes materials to support performance, production, and design
VideosTheatre Performance Video Collection: K-12 Schools
A streaming performance resource that gives students and researchers access to staged productions for the study of theatre, interpretation, and performance practice
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