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A-Z Database List

Full list of Databases the library subscribes to, including trial access.

Search Beyond the Mainstream

Alternative Press Index and Archive [EBSCO] 1969+
Indexes hundreds of alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines covering cultural, economic, political & social change.
Alt-PressWatch [ProQuest] 1995+
Full text database for 130+ newspapers, magazines and journals from alternative and independent presses.
Ethnic NewsWatch [ProQuest] 1960+
Full text newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.
GenderWatch [ProQuest] 1970+
Full text publications on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas.
LGBTQ+ Source [EBSCO]
Core journals on gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgender issues including civil liberties, culture, work, family, history, psychology, religion, sociology, etc.

Scholarly Articles: Top 5 Databases

Academic Search Ultimate [EBSCO]
Use Limit your results for Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals Full text for 4,500+ scholarly publications in the social sciences, humanities, arts, and sciences.
BrowZine
Search online journals from Smith's collection and from open-access titles. Create your own bookshelf, create alerts, and sync across devices. See help for more information and download instructions for mobile version.
JSTOR
Back issues, except the most recent 2-5 years. Complete full text backfiles for over 1,000 scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
Project Muse (Current issues)
Full text of 400+ scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences and mathematics.
Web of Science 1898+
Formerly Web of Knowledge. Includes Social Science Citation Index. Indexes and abstracts science & technical journals (1900 to present) and social science journals (2003 to present) published around the world with cited reference searching.

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Academic OneFile [Gale] 1980+. MLIN
From results display select the Academic Journals tab at the top to limit to scholarly articles. Peer-reviewed, full text articles, with extensive coverage of the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities, with New York Times full text, 1995+.
Arts & Humanities Citation Index [Web of Science] 1975+
General Science Abstracts [EBSCO] 1984+
Google Scholar
Humanities Abstracts [EBSCO] 1984+
Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective [EBSCO] 1907-1984
Performing Arts Periodicals Database [ProQuest]
Science Direct
Social Sciences Abstracts [EBSCO] 1983+

Popular Articles: Current Coverage

Academic Search Ultimate [EBSCO]
From results display use Narrow Results on the left, choose Magazines to limit to popular articles. Full text for 4,500+ scholarly publications in the social sciences, humanities, arts, and sciences.
Flipster
Digital magazines newsstand, for use on computers, tablets & phones. Includes Bon Appetit, Consumer Reports, Discover, Ebony, Mother Jones, New Yorker, Rolling Stone, etc. Current issues with growing backfile. Mobile access is available through the download of a free mobile application.
General OneFile [Gale] 1980+. MLIN
From results display select the Magazines tab at the top to limit to popular articles. Peer-reviewed, full text articles, with extensive coverage of the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities, with New York Times full text, 1995+.

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Popular Articles: Historical Coverage

American Periodicals [ProQuest] 18th-early 20th Century
Combines American Periodical Series (APS) and American Periodicals from the Center for Research Libraries, offering full text access to 18th - early 20th century American magazines and journals.
Readers' Guide Retrospective [EBSCO] 1890-1983
Covers a wide range of news and popular periodicals. Also includes business magazines and legal journals.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers (Coverage varies by title)
Full text articles from the Boston Globe, Chicago Defender, Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Washington Post.
Periodicals Index Online (PIO) [ProQuest] 1665-1995
Index to thousands of periodicals in the arts, humanities and social sciences from their first issues to 1995. Full text of selected titles can be found in Periodicals Archive Online database.
Periodicals Archive Online (PAO) [ProQuest] 1802 to 1995
Full text archive of hundreds of periodicals in the arts, humanities and social sciences from their first issues to 1995. For complete indexing use the Periodicals Index Online.

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