Why search here? It’s an excellent tool for scholarly articles and books/chapters from university presses, covering most disciplines.
What's included? The collection's strength lies in its complete back issues of journal titles covering 75 disciplines, while a weakness is a "moving wall" limiting access to the most recent journal issues - the coverage skews older, so it’s not always a great starting point for researching topics that need to have the most current sources.
Why search here? You want primary sources by and about Hispanic Americans in the U.S.
What's included? Over 350 full-text & image newspapers published in Spanish, English, or both, mostly from California, New Mexico, New York, & Texas. 1808-1980.
Databases likely to cover cultures, ethnic groups and topics of identity:
Why search here? You want contemporary/recent news, reported from the minority press, or scholarly journals in Ethnic Studies.
What's included? Newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press, predominately in the United States, 1959-present. Includes Asian-American, Jewish-American, African-American, Native-American, Arab-American, Eastern-European-American, multi-ethnic communities and more.
Why search here? You’re writing about a topic in sociology or related fields.
What's included? International academic literature of sociology and related disciplines, including the companion file Social Services Abstracts, which is current research focused on social work & human services. Mostly from 1990s+.
Why search here? You’re researching a topic that anthropologists might have studied.
What's included? The past, present and future publications from the American Anthropological Association - more than 250,000 articles from journals, newsletters, bulletins and monographs.
