Core Databases
Academic Search Ultimate [EBSCO] This link opens in a new window
Full text for 10,000+ scholarly publications in the social sciences, humanities, arts, and sciences from around the world.
Anthropology Plus [EBSCO] late 19th century+ This link opens in a new window
Worldwide Index to journal articles, reports, and edited works in anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, material culture, etc. Draws together: Anthropological Literature (Harvard University) and Anthropological Index (Royal Anthropological Institute).
AnthroSource (Coverage varies by title) This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive index and full text to scholarly journals from the American Anthropological Association.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) [ProQuest] 1951+ This link opens in a new window
Indexes 2,600+ international journals in economics, political science, sociology, and anthropology. From the British Library of Political & Economic Science.
Sociology Source Ultimate [EBSCO] This link opens in a new window
Full-text articles relating to social behavior & interaction, covering gender identity, marriage & family, demographics, political sociology, religion, socio-cultural anthropology, etc.
More Article Databases
Africa Bibliography [Cambridge] 1984+ This link opens in a new window
Lists books & articles on Africa, in the social & environmental sciences, development studies, humanities and arts. Some items from the medical, biological & natural sciences are included government publications and literary works are not.
ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts [ProQuest] 1987+ This link opens in a new window
Abstracts journals in social services, health, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education, with links to websites.
Atla Religion Database with AtlaSerials [EBSCO] 1949+ This link opens in a new window
Covers religious and theological scholarship in 1,400 international journals and 14,000 books. Includes citations and some full text.
Ethnic NewsWatch [ProQuest] 1960+ This link opens in a new window
Full text newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.
Gender Studies Database [EBSCO] 1972+ with some earlier coverage This link opens in a new window
Combines Women's Studies International and Men's Studies Database, with added coverage on sexual diversity issues; includes a wide array of scholarly and popular sources.
Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective [EBSCO] 1907-1984 This link opens in a new window
Indexes 1,200 scholarly journals and specialized magazines in the social sciences and humanities; with citations to book reviews.
PubMed (Medline) 1950s+ This link opens in a new window
Lists over 14 million biomedical articles back to the 1950's. Check out the PubMed Tutorial.
Social Sciences Citation Index [Web of Science] 1898+ This link opens in a new window
Bibliographic and citation from 3,000 of the world's leading social sciences journals across 50 disciplines.
Sociological Abstracts [ProQuest] 1952+ This link opens in a new window
Abstracts for articles in 1,800+ journals, conference papers, books, and dissertations in the social and behavioral sciences.
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