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Sociology Databases
Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window- 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+.
Databases that cover lots of disciplines
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window- Why search here? Great starting point, with something for every subject!
- What's included? Lots of full-text, mostly peer-reviewed and recent, with some older and popular sources.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window- 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.
SAGE Premier Journals Online This link opens in a new window- Why search here? You’ve tried other databases and still need more journal articles, particularly in health/life sciences or social sciences.
- What's included? Full-text of over 650 full-text journals published by SAGE, 1999-present.
Social Sciences Full Text This link opens in a new window- Why search here? You need mostly peer-reviewed journal articles in the social sciences.
- What's included? Scholarly journals in fields such as anthropology, communication, economics, gender studies, ethnic studies, media studies, political science, sociology, and urban studies - mostly from the mid-1990s forward.
Project Muse This link opens in a new window- Why search here? You need scholarly articles on the humanities and social sciences.
- What's included? Project Muse is a collection of established and longstanding scholarly journals in full-text for humanities and social sciences journals. Strengths of this collection include its caliber of content with historical and the current holdings.
Databases from Related Disciplines
GenderWatch This link opens in a new window- Why search here? You’re researching topics about gender issues.
- What's included? Articles from journals, magazines, newspapers (some working papers & dissertations), published since 1970. Almost all are full text. Gender studies, men's studies, & women's studies.
Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window- 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.
AnthroSource This link opens in a new window- 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.
APA PsycInfo This link opens in a new window- Why search here? You're doing research in Psychology or Neuroscience.
- What's included? Coverage back to 1600s, from 2300 journals.
ERIC This link opens in a new window- Why search here? You’re researching topics related to education, from preschool to college.
- What's included? Lists 1.5 million sources dating from 1966 to the present, including scholarly articles, but also many reports and conference proceedings.
Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window- Why search here? You need sources for projects related to communication and media.
- What's included? Scholarly journal articles - 917 active indexed and abstracted journals, including full-text for 192 of them.
ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials This link opens in a new window- Why search here? You’re looking for journal articles for a topic related to religions.
- What's included? Full-text journals and essays from over 360 religion and theology journals. The option to find articles about specific Christian/Judaic scripture passages.
Newspapers
Global Newsstream This link opens in a new window- Why search here? You need contemporary and recent news articles from recognized mainstream national and international major newspapers.
- What's included? Full-text news sources from the U.S., Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Australia including newspapers, newswires, news journals, television and radio transcripts, blogs, video, podcasts, and digital-only websites from 1980s to present.
- Note: This includes the Indianapolis Star back to 1991 and the Indianapolis Business Journal back to 1985.
Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window- 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.
Alt-PressWatch This link opens in a new window- Why search here? You want news from alternative (not mainstream) media.
- What's included? Full-text of about 200 newspapers/magazines of the alternative (generally progressive) press.
DePauw Digital Library This link opens in a new window- Why search here? You need access to digitized primary and secondary DePauw University and/or Indiana United Methodist Church history sources, such as letters, diaries, scrapbooks, newspapers, photographs, and more.
- What's included? Contains a variety of digitized materials spanning the history of DePauw University, Putnam County, and Indiana United Methodism.
