Social Sciences Databases
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to full text articles online.
Interdisciplinary
Databases
- Academic
Search Premier
References to articles from approximately 8,000
scholarly journals (about half of them full text) covering a wide range of
academic areas, 1975 to current (coverage varies). Included is a searchable
collection of images.
- Encyclopædia
Britannica Online
Includes the complete encyclopedia, the Merriam-Webster's
Collegiate Dictionary, the Britannica
Book of the Year, and thousands of links
to World Wide Web sites selected by Britannica editors.
- LexisNexis
Academic
Provides access to a wide range of news, business,
legal, and reference information.
- Reference Collections
Online
- Credo
Reference
Online access to a selection
from 240 reference books (dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri, and books
of quotations, as well as many subject-specific titles) from the world's
leading publishers.
- Oxford
Reference Online
Online access to over 170 cross-searchable
dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works from Oxford
University Press, one of the world's most trusted reference publishers.
For access to more complete list
of general interest resources see the General Interest
Databases page.
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Specialized
Social Sciences and History Databases
- Abstracts
in Social Gerontology
References to articles covering
essential areas related to social gerontology, including the psychology of
aging, elder abuse, society and the elderly, and other areas of key relevance
to the discipline, 1992 to current.
- AgeLine
References to journal articles,
books, book chapters, reports, and government documents related to aging and
middle age, from an interdisciplinary perspective of psychology, economics,
sociology, gerontology, public policy, business, health and health care services,
and consumer issues, 1978 to current.
- Alternative
Press Index (AltPressIndex)
References to articles from nearly
300 alternative, radical, and leftist periodicals and newspapers in the humanities
and social sciences, 1991 to current. Library use only--ask
for assistance at Library Reference desk.
- Annual
Reviews
Access review articles that synthesize the primary
research and principal contributions in anthropology, political science, psychology,
and sociology. Coverage varies.
- Anthropological
Index Online
References to articles covering all branches of
anthropology and archaeology.
- Essay
and General Literature Index (EssayGenLit)
References to essays and articles contained primarily
in books published in the U.S., Great Britain, and Canada, with a focus on the
humanities and social sciences, 1985 to current. Library
use only--ask for assistance at Library Reference desk.
- Ethnic
Newswatch
Full text to ethnic, minority, and native presses
in English and Spanish, 1990 to current
(coverage varies).
- GenderWatch
A full text database of unique and
diverse publications that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of
subject areas. With its archival material, dating back to 1970 in some cases,
GenderWatch is a repository of an important historical perspective on the
evolution of the women's movement and the changes in gender roles. Publications
include scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, regional publications,
books, booklets and NGO, government and special reports.
- GPO
Monthly Catalog (GPO)
Online version of the Monthly
Catalog of United States Government Publications which indexes all types
of U.S. government documents, including Congressional reports, hearings, debates,
and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments,
July 1976 to current.
- HAPI:
The Hispanic American Periodicals Index
Authoritative index to worldwide information
about Central and South America, Mexico, Brazil, the Caribbean basin, the
United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics/Latinos in the United States.
- HLAS
Online: Handbook of Latin American Studies
References to journal articles,
books and book chapters, and conference proceedings published worldwide on
Latin America, 1936 to current. Volumes alternate annually between the humanities
and social sciences.
- JSTOR
- The Scholarly Journal Archive
An historical, fulltext archive of core journals in the arts, humanities,
and social sciences.
- LexisNexis
Congressional
Includes information by and about Congress including:
indexing of hearings from 1789 forward; full text of bills from 1989 forward,
laws and legislative tracking, and more. See Lexis-Nexis
Academic for case law and state codes.
- LexisNexis
Statistical
Statistical data
from federal agencies, U.S. Congress, state governments, United Nations, and
international organizations.
- Linguistics
and Language Behavior Abstracts
References to articles from over
1,200 journals (1973 to current) and links to web resources on all aspects
of the study of language.
- Military
and Government Collection
References to journal and magazine articles (some
full text) and government-issued pamphlets (full text) pertaining to all branches
of the military. Coverage varies.
- National
Criminal Justice Reference Service
The NCJRS
Abstracts Database contains summaries of the more than 195,000 criminal
justice, juvenile justice, and substance abuse resources housed in the NCJRS
Library collection.
The NCJRS
Web Site contains over 3,500 full-text publications from the NCJRS
Web site and the Web sites of the agencies of the U.S. Department of Justice,
Office of Justice Programs, Office on Violence Against Women, the White House
Office of National Drug Control Policy, and others.
- PAIS
International
References to documents published
worldwide (including journal articles, books, statistics, yearbooks, directories,
conference proceedings, pamphlets, reports, and government documents) covering
the full range of political, social, and public policy issues, 1976 to current.
- POPLINE
POPLINE (POPulation information
onLINE), the world's largest database on reproductive health, provides citations
with abstracts (including links to free, fulltext documents) to scientific
articles, reports, books, and unpublished reports in the field of population,
family planning, and related health issues.
- Population
Index
References to books, journal articles, working
papers, and other material on population topics, 1986 to 2000.
- Project
Muse
Access to the full text of over 300 scholarly
journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences.
- PsycINFO
Covers the worldwide professional and academic
literature in psychology and related disciplines, including references and
abstracts to over 2,150 journals. Also includes references to dissertations,
book chapters, and books, 1806 to current.
- Race
Relations Abstracts
References to articles on race relations,
including ethnic studies, discrimination, immigration studies.
- Social
Science Abstracts
References to articles and book
reviews in key international English language periodicals in the social sciences,
1983 to current. Among the disciplines included are: anthropology, area studies,
community health and medical care, economics, geography, gerontology, international
relations, law and criminology, planning and public administration, police
science and corrections, policy sciences, political science, psychiatry and
psychology, social work and public welfare, sociology, urban studies, and
related subjects, 1984 to current.
- Social
Services Abstracts
References to articles, book reviews,
and dissertations covering social work, human services, and related areas,
including social welfare, social policy, and community development, 1980 to
current.
- Sociological
Abstracts
References to articles, books
and book chapters, conference papers, book reviews, and dissertations; provides
comprehensive coverage of the international literature in sociology, social
work, and related disciplines. Indexing begins 1963 to current; abstracting
begins 1974 to current.
- SPORTDiscus
References to articles and books
in the following areas of sport: recreation; exercise physiology; sports medicine;
coaching; physical fitness; the psychology, history and sociology of sport;
training; and conditioning, 1949 to current.
- Urban
Studies Abstracts
References to articles on urban
studies, including urban affairs, community development, urban history.
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