Social Sciences & History Databases
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| Abstracts in Social Gerontology References to articles on social gerontology, including the psychology of aging, elder abuse, and society and the elderly, 1992 to present. |
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| Academic Search Premier References to articles (many full text) on a wide range of academic areas, 1975 to present (coverage varies by title). Included is a searchable collection of images. |
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| AgeLine References to journal articles, books, and more on gerontology and issues related to aging, 1978 to present. |
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| AGRICOLA References to journals, books, and more on agriculture and related disciplines, including entomology, plant sciences, and forestry. Coverage from 15th century printed works to present. |
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| America's Newspapers Full-text electronic editions of record for local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers, including the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune. Coverage varies by title. |
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| America: History and Life References to articles and books on the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present, indexing 1964 to present. |
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| American National Biography Online The premier biographical resource for notable people in American history (only deceased figures are included). |
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| Annual Reviews Full-text articles synthesizing the most significant primary research in the biological, medical, and social sciences. Coverage and online access varies by title. |
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| Anthropological Index Online References to articles covering all branches of anthropology and archaeology, 1950s to present. |
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| The ARTFL Project Full text French language collection with thousands of online texts including classic works of French literature, historical dictionaries, non-fiction prose, and more. |
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| Biography and Genealogy Master Index Comprehensive index to biographical articles on contemporary and historical figures found in specialized dictionaries and other reference sources. |
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| Biography Index References to articles and books with biographical information on individuals, both historical and contemporary, 1984 to present. |
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| Chicago Sun-Times 1986-Present Full text 1/1/1986-present. |
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| Chicago Tribune Historical 1849-1986 Historical collection offers full page and article images with searchable full text. |
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| Chicago Tribune 1985-Present Full text 1/1/1985-present. |
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| CQ Researcher Online A source of comprehensive reporting and analysis on news and current events, 1923 to present. |
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| Credo Reference Multiple language and subject reference works from a wide variety of reference publishers. |
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| ERIC (through EBSCOhost) References to articles, ERIC documents, and more on all areas of education, 1966 to present. |
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| Ethnic NewsWatch Full text newspapers and magazines published by ethnic, minority, and native presses in English and Spanish, 1990 to present (coverage varies by title). |
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| GenderWatch A full text database of diverse publications that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas, 1970 to present (coverage varies by title). |
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| GeoRef References to articles, books, and more covering the worldwide geoscience literature; 1785 to present for North America, 1933 to present for International. |
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| GPO Monthly Catalog Online version of the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications, which indexes all types of U.S. government publications, 1976 to present. |
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| GreenFILE References to articles and government reports on the environment. |
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| Hapi Online: The Database of Latin American Journal Articles References to articles on Latin America and Hispanics/Latinos in the United States, 1970 to present. |
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| HarpWeek 1857-1912 Detailed indexing with full text and image (illustrations, advertisements, etc.) of Harper's Weekly magazine from 1857-1877. |
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| Health Source: Consumer Edition References to articles from consumer health magazines (many full text), pamphlets, reference books, and more. |
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| Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition References to articles (many full text) from academic journals on health and medicine. |
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| Historical Abstracts References to articles and books on the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada), indexing 1955 to present. |
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| HLAS Online: Handbook of Latin American Studies References to journal articles, books, and more on Latin America, 1936 to present. |
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| Humanities Abstracts References to articles from core journals in the humanities covering literature and language, history, philosophy, classical studies, performing arts, religion and more, 1984 to present. |
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| Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages & Renaissance References to scholarly journal articles and books pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700), coverage varies by title. |
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| JSTOR An historical, fulltext archive of core journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. |
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| LexisNexis Academic Provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. |
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| LexisNexis Congressional 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. |
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| LexisNexis Statistical Statistical data from U.S. federal and state governments, the United Nations, and international organizations. |
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| Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts References to articles, books, and more on all aspects of the study of language, 1973 to present. |
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| MEDLINE (through FirstSearch) References to articles on all areas of medicine, 1950 to present. See PubMed for a free, more frequently updated version of the database. |
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| Mental Measurements Yearbook Information about and reviews of all English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, psychology, and more as included in the printed Mental Measurements Yearbooks, 9th to 17th Yearbooks (January 2009). |
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| Military & Government Collection References to articles (many full text) and government-issued pamphlets (full text) pertaining to all branches of the military. Coverage varies. |
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| National Criminal Justice Reference Service Virtual Library Full-text publications from the NCJRS Web on justice and substance abuse. |
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| New York Times 2000-Present Full text 1/1/2000–present. |
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| New York Times Historical 1851-2005 Historical collection offers full page and article images with searchable full text. |
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| Newspaper Source Full-text electronic editions of record for local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers, including small-town newspapers not covered by America's Newspapers or LexisNexis Academic. Coverage varies by title. |
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| Oxford Reference Online Online dictionaries, language reference, and subject reference works from Oxford University Press. |
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| PAIS International References to articles, books, and more on national and international political, social, and public policy issues, 1972 to present. |
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| PILOTS Database References to publications on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 1871 to present. |
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| POPLINE References to articles, books, and more on reproductive health, 1970 to present. |
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| Population Index References to articles, book, and more on population topics, 1986-2000. |
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| Project MUSE Full text journal collection of current humanities and social sciences journals from over 60 scholarly publishers. |
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| PsycINFO References to articles, books, and more on the psychological, social, and behavioral sciences, 1806 to present. |
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| PubMed A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles, 1950s to present. |
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| Race Relations Abstracts References to articles on race relations, including ethnic studies, discrimination, and immigration studies, 1975 to present. |
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| Saskia Art Images Collection (CARLI Digital Collections) 30,000 digital images of paintings, sculpture and architecture, as well as archaeological sites. |
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| Social Sciences Abstracts References to articles from core journals in the social sciences covering anthropology, corrections, psychology, sociology, and more, 1983 to present. |
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| Social Services Abstracts References to articles and other publications on social work, human services, and related areas, 1979 to present. |
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| Sociological Abstracts References to articles, books, and more on sociology and related disciplines, 1952 to present. |
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| SPORTDiscus References to articles, books, and more on all areas of sport, exercise science, and physical education, 1800 to present (coverage varies by title). |
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| Urban Studies Abstracts References to articles on urban studies, including urban affairs, community development, urban history, 1973 to present. |
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