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Bibliography of Asian Studies
Citations to western-language monographs, articles, and book chapters relating to Asia and Asian Studies, 1971-present.
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Historical Abstracts
Citations and abstracts for journal articles, books and dissertations on world history from 1450 to present, 1954-present.
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JSTOR
Core scholarly journals from a range of disciplines, dating from the earliest issue of each journal to a few years before present.
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MLA International Bibliography
An index to journal articles and other scholarly literature on literature, literary theory and criticism, linguistics, folklore, and (since 1996) film, 1920’s -
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Citations to western-language monographs, articles, and book chapters relating to Asia and Asian Studies, 1971-present.
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Historical Abstracts
Citations and abstracts for journal articles, books and dissertations on world history from 1450 to present, 1954-present.
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JSTOR
Core scholarly journals from a range of disciplines, dating from the earliest issue of each journal to a few years before present.
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MLA International Bibliography
An index to journal articles and other scholarly literature on literature, literary theory and criticism, linguistics, folklore, and (since 1996) film, 1920’s -
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Additional Databases in Cultural & Area Studies > Asian Studies
Academic Search Premier
A good starting point: articles from key journals in many scholarly disciplines, with some trade journals and magazines, 1975-present.
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Anthropology Plus
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The scholarly literature of archeology and anthropology (biological, physical, linguistic, social and cultural) in several languages, late 1800s to present.
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AnthroSource
The full text of the 32 journals published by the American Anthropological Association, some dating back to the nineteenth century.
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Arts and Humanities Citation Index
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Provides a search by cited reference, topic, author, and more for articles in almost all important English-language arts and humanities journals, 1975-present.
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ARTstor
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More than one million digital images of works of fine art, architecture and design.
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ATLA Religion Database
Covers journal articles, essays and book reviews that make up the research literature of all major religious faiths and denominations, 1949-present.
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Biography in Context
Brief biographies from Who's Who and other sources. Current.
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Columbia International Affairs Online: CIAO
Full-text working and position papers, books, and journals, from international affairs research institutes, 1991-present.
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David Rumsey Map Collection
Early maps of the Americas, World, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania, 1700-1900.
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Dissertations and Theses @ UMass Amherst
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UMass Amherst dissertations in full text from 1997-present.
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EHRAF Archaeology
Archaeology books, journal articles, and dissertations describing prehistoric life and archaeological sites across the world, 1983-present.
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EHRAF World Cultures
Thousands of ethnographies originally published as articles, books and dissertations. Its indexing traces social features across cultures, 1983-present.
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Expanded Academic ASAP
Articles from scholarly and general-interest periodicals relating to the humanities, social sciences, and non-technical general sciences, 1980-present.
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Film Literature Index
Citations to articles appearing in popular and scholarly film periodicals journals from 130 countries, 1976- 2001. Public access version.
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International Index to the Performing Arts: IIPA
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Citations to articles in journals covering theater, dance, film, and puppetry, 1864-present.
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International Political Science Abstracts
Citations to articles from international political science periodicals, 1951-present.
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LexisNexis Academic
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Massive database of US and international newspapers; case and statutory law and law reviews; business periodicals, 1980-present.
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Literature Online
About 350,000 literary works in English: British and American poetry, drama and prose, plus some journals and literature reference sources.
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Literature Resource Center
A large collection of literature reference material, including criticism and author biographies.
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Naver Nyuseu Raibeureori
Four major Korean newspapers:
Tonga ilbo 東亞日報 = Dong-A ilbo, 1920-1999; Kyŏnghyang sinmun 京鄕新聞 = Kyunghyang Shinmun, 1946-1999; Maeil kyŏngje sinmun 每日經濟新聞 = Maeil Business Newspaper, 1966-1999; and Han'gyŏre 한겨레 = The Hankyoreh, 1988-1999. Displays in original text, Han’gul version text, and original images.
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PAIS International
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Public and social policy literature in political science, international relations, social sciences. Articles, government documents, reports, 1915-.
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People’s Daily (Ren Min Ri Bao)
Chinese newspaper of record, 1946-present.
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Philosopher's Index
Citations and abstracts for philosophy journal articles and books published in Western languages, 1940-present.
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Science Citation Index Expanded
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Provides a search by cited reference, topic, author, and more for articles in almost all important English-language science journals, 1900-present
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Social Sciences Abstracts
Citations to journal articles in the social sciences, 1983-present.
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Social Sciences Citation Index
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Provides indexing and citation tracking for journals in all the social sciences, 1956-present.
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Sociological Abstracts
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References to scholarly journal articles, dissertations, and conference papers on sociology and related disciplines, 1960-present.
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Web of Science
Doesn't work with Internet Explorer 9. Works poorly with Safari.
Provides a search by cited reference, topic, author, and more for articles in almost all important English-language journals. Arts and Humanities covers 1975-present; Social Sciences 1956-present; and Science 1900-present.
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WorldCat
The combined catalogs of most U.S. libraries. Material not owned by UMass Amherst can usually be borrowed through Interlibrary Loan.
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Zassaku Plus
Requires Japanese language and input/display capability.
Index to Japanese periodical articles 1868 to present.
Language: Japanese
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A good starting point: articles from key journals in many scholarly disciplines, with some trade journals and magazines, 1975-present.
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Anthropology Plus
Works poorly with Safari and OS 10.5.
The scholarly literature of archeology and anthropology (biological, physical, linguistic, social and cultural) in several languages, late 1800s to present.
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AnthroSource
The full text of the 32 journals published by the American Anthropological Association, some dating back to the nineteenth century.
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Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Vendor does not support Safari 3.
Provides a search by cited reference, topic, author, and more for articles in almost all important English-language arts and humanities journals, 1975-present.
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ARTstor
Registration is required to use some features. Registered faculty can get instructor privileges: contact dbhelp@library.umass.edu *Download functions do not work with higher versions of Firefox.*
More than one million digital images of works of fine art, architecture and design.
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ATLA Religion Database
Covers journal articles, essays and book reviews that make up the research literature of all major religious faiths and denominations, 1949-present.
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Biography in Context
Brief biographies from Who's Who and other sources. Current.
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Columbia International Affairs Online: CIAO
Full-text working and position papers, books, and journals, from international affairs research institutes, 1991-present.
| Also known as: | CIAO |
David Rumsey Map Collection
Early maps of the Americas, World, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania, 1700-1900.
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Dissertations and Theses @ UMass Amherst
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UMass Amherst dissertations in full text from 1997-present.
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EHRAF Archaeology
Archaeology books, journal articles, and dissertations describing prehistoric life and archaeological sites across the world, 1983-present.
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EHRAF World Cultures
Thousands of ethnographies originally published as articles, books and dissertations. Its indexing traces social features across cultures, 1983-present.
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Expanded Academic ASAP
Articles from scholarly and general-interest periodicals relating to the humanities, social sciences, and non-technical general sciences, 1980-present.
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Film Literature Index
Citations to articles appearing in popular and scholarly film periodicals journals from 130 countries, 1976- 2001. Public access version.
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International Index to the Performing Arts: IIPA
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Citations to articles in journals covering theater, dance, film, and puppetry, 1864-present.
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International Political Science Abstracts
Citations to articles from international political science periodicals, 1951-present.
| Also known as: | IPSA |
LexisNexis Academic
IE 9 is not a supported browser.
Massive database of US and international newspapers; case and statutory law and law reviews; business periodicals, 1980-present.
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Literature Online
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Literature Resource Center
A large collection of literature reference material, including criticism and author biographies.
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Naver Nyuseu Raibeureori
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PAIS International
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Public and social policy literature in political science, international relations, social sciences. Articles, government documents, reports, 1915-.
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People’s Daily (Ren Min Ri Bao)
Chinese newspaper of record, 1946-present.
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Philosopher's Index
Citations and abstracts for philosophy journal articles and books published in Western languages, 1940-present.
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Science Citation Index Expanded
Works poorly with Safari.
Provides a search by cited reference, topic, author, and more for articles in almost all important English-language science journals, 1900-present
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Social Sciences Abstracts
Citations to journal articles in the social sciences, 1983-present.
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Social Sciences Citation Index
Works poorly with Safari.
Provides indexing and citation tracking for journals in all the social sciences, 1956-present.
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Sociological Abstracts
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References to scholarly journal articles, dissertations, and conference papers on sociology and related disciplines, 1960-present.
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Web of Science
Doesn't work with Internet Explorer 9. Works poorly with Safari.
Provides a search by cited reference, topic, author, and more for articles in almost all important English-language journals. Arts and Humanities covers 1975-present; Social Sciences 1956-present; and Science 1900-present.
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WorldCat
| Works poorly with Safari and OS 10.5. |
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Zassaku Plus
Requires Japanese language and input/display capability.
Index to Japanese periodical articles 1868 to present.
Language: Japanese
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