RECL 111 - Leisure, Culture and Identity Research Guide

Marquis Who's Who on the Web provides up-to-the-minute biographies of approximately 1.4 million leaders and achievers from around the world, past and present, in all fields of endeavor including business, law, science, medicine, the arts, government, entertainment and more.

Comprehensive biographies include birth/date info, education, career, creative works, awards, etc.

Search here for scholarly articles on wide range of subjects. Especially useful for historical analysis.

Search using the name of your subject in quotation marks: "Billie Holiday".

U.S. and international news sources in newspaper, magazines, and newswires like AP. Includes major newspapers such as the New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle.

Look here to find popular news articles on your subject

Full text database on gender studies, including women and women's studies. Includes scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, government reports, etc.

Search through North American women's Letters and Diaries from over 1,325 women. Covers colonial times to the 1950s.

Offers the immediate experiences of women in all walks of life, as well as biographies and other helpful sources for more information on these women.

Covering topics in sports, physical fitness, exercise, coaching, training, college & university sports, recreation, leisure and public health going back to the 1800s.

Search by name of your subject or the sport/activity they were involved in.

Contains scholarly and professional articles addressing leisure activities and issues for cultural groups and women.

Online resource devoted to music research of all the world's peoples. Contains an overview of the region, a survey of its musical heritage, traditions and themes; and a description of specific musical genres, practices, and performances. Articles include detailed photographs that show musicians, musical instrument, and the cultural context of dances, rituals, and ceremonies.

Check out Cultural Groups on the left side navigation to find groups like Arab-American, etc.

Encyclopedia entries covering all genres and periods of popular music from 1900 to the present day, including jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, and world music. Covers trends, styles, record labels, venues, and music festivals. Detailed biographies and discographies provided for artists.

Hundreds of thousands of full text articles on music, both international and American. Look for musicians, works, genres, etc.

U.S. and international news sources in newspaper, magazines, global news reporting and newswires. Includes major newspapers such as the New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle.

Includes streaming audio databases American Song, Classical Music Library, Contemporary World Music, and the Jazz Music Library; the full-text reference databases Classical Music Reference Library and the Garland Encyclopedia of World Music; and the streaming video databases Dance in Video and Opera in Video.