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Best Bet Databases in Cultural & Area 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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Europa World Year Book
A very useful encyclopedia and directory of the world's countries. Substantive coverage of government, demographics, history, and much more. Current.
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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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A good starting point: articles from key journals in many scholarly disciplines, with some trade journals and magazines, 1975-present.
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Europa World Year Book
A very useful encyclopedia and directory of the world's countries. Substantive coverage of government, demographics, history, and much more. Current.
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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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Additional Databases in Cultural & Area Studies
Alt-PressWatch
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Several hundred U.S. alternative newsweeklies, covering issues like the environment, labor, public policy, and the peace movement, 1992-present.
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Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection
Literary and art publications, with images, of the US Hispanic community from earliest times to the 1990's.
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Bibliography of Native North Americans
Covers books, essays, journal articles, and government documents on native North American history and culture from pre-history to the present, 1800-present.
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Black Abolitionist Papers
Papers and articles of 300 US and European anti-slavery activists of color, 1830-1865.
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Black Studies Center
Combines key indices(Schomburg, IIBP, etc) to scholarship and primary sources in Afro-American studies.
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Black Thought and Culture
Collection of monographs, essays, articles, speeches, and interviews written by leaders within the African American community from 1700s to 1975.
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ClasePeriodica
Indexes thousands of Latin American science, social science and humanities journals. Articles in Spanish, Portuguese, French, English, 1975-present.
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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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Dissertations and Theses @ UMass Amherst
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UMass Amherst dissertations in full text from 1997-present.
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EIU Country Reports Online
Reports on current economic, political and market conditions in 200 countries. Includes 12-18 month macroeconomic forecasts.
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Encyclopedia of United States Indian Policy and Law
Covers history, politics and sociology of U.S./Native American relations
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Ethnic NewsWatch & ENW: A History
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Full-text articles from newspapers, magazines and journals of ethnic communities in the United States. In several languages, 1965-present.
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European Views of the Americas: 1493-1750
Comprehensive bibliography of books, pamphlets and other records written in European countries on the Americas. A companion to Sabin's Bibliotheca Americana.
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Films On Demand
3,800 educational videos and historical newsreels. To create playlists and link to course pages, see FAQ.
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Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online
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Essays, images and audio examples about world music.
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GenderWatch
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Reports and articles from magazines and scholarly journals concerning masculinity, feminism, homosexuality, and gender roles, 1970-present.
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Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI)
Articles from scholarly journals on Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, the US -Mexico border area, and US Hispanics, 1970-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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Humanities International Complete
Journal articles in archaeology, classics, cultural studies, arts, philosophy, history, linguistics, and literature, plus literary magazines, 1975-present.
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Index Islamicus
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Comprehensively covers periodicals, books, book chapters, conference proceedings on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world, 1906-present.
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Index to Jewish Periodicals
Citations to English-language articles, book reviews, and feature stories in 160 journals devoted to Jewish affairs, 1988 to present.
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Informe
Articles from 140 Spanish-language magazines and journals, 1987-present.
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International Bibliography of the Social Sciences : IBSS
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Unique international coverage of social sciences journals, books and book chapters in over 100 languages, 1951-present.
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International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Articles, with bibliographies, from experts on all aspects of the social sciences. Current.
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Latin American Newspapers
Thirty five searchable newspapers from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, and elsewhere, 1805-1922.
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Latin American Periodicals Tables of Contents
Provides the tables of contents to over 800 journals, primarily in the social sciences and humanities, published in Latin America.
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Left Index
Citations to articles in leftist periodicals, on labor, ecology & environment, race, social & cultural theory, 1982-present.
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LGBT Life with Full Text
References, and some full text, of articles in about 120 GLBT-specific core periodicals, as well as selective articles from 1,600 more periodicals, 1950-present.
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Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies
An index to articles and other scholarly literature on the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa, 1900-present.
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People’s Daily (Ren Min Ri Bao)
Chinese newspaper of record, 1946-present.
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Quarterly Index of African Periodical Literature
Indexes over 300 mostly scholarly periodicals from 29 African countries, 1991-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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Statistical Abstract of the United States
Authoritative statistics from several U.S. agencies on society, trade, the government, and much more. Current.
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Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000
Primary and secondary sources on women's involvement in historical events. Includes books, pamphlets, papers, and articles.
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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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Several hundred U.S. alternative newsweeklies, covering issues like the environment, labor, public policy, and the peace movement, 1992-present.
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Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection
Literary and art publications, with images, of the US Hispanic community from earliest times to the 1990's.
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Bibliography of Native North Americans
Covers books, essays, journal articles, and government documents on native North American history and culture from pre-history to the present, 1800-present.
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Black Abolitionist Papers
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Black Studies Center
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Black Thought and Culture
Collection of monographs, essays, articles, speeches, and interviews written by leaders within the African American community from 1700s to 1975.
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ClasePeriodica
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| Also known as: | Clase and Periodica |
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 |
Dissertations and Theses @ UMass Amherst
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UMass Amherst dissertations in full text from 1997-present.
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EIU Country Reports Online
Reports on current economic, political and market conditions in 200 countries. Includes 12-18 month macroeconomic forecasts.
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Encyclopedia of United States Indian Policy and Law
Covers history, politics and sociology of U.S./Native American relations
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Ethnic NewsWatch & ENW: A History
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Full-text articles from newspapers, magazines and journals of ethnic communities in the United States. In several languages, 1965-present.
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European Views of the Americas: 1493-1750
Comprehensive bibliography of books, pamphlets and other records written in European countries on the Americas. A companion to Sabin's Bibliotheca Americana.
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Films On Demand
3,800 educational videos and historical newsreels. To create playlists and link to course pages, see FAQ.
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Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online
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Essays, images and audio examples about world music.
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GenderWatch
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Reports and articles from magazines and scholarly journals concerning masculinity, feminism, homosexuality, and gender roles, 1970-present.
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Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI)
Articles from scholarly journals on Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, the US -Mexico border area, and US Hispanics, 1970-present.
| Also known as: | HAPI (Hispanic American Periodical Index) |
Historical Abstracts
Citations and abstracts for journal articles, books and dissertations on world history from 1450 to present, 1954-present.
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Humanities International Complete
Journal articles in archaeology, classics, cultural studies, arts, philosophy, history, linguistics, and literature, plus literary magazines, 1975-present.
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Index Islamicus
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Comprehensively covers periodicals, books, book chapters, conference proceedings on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world, 1906-present.
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Index to Jewish Periodicals
Citations to English-language articles, book reviews, and feature stories in 160 journals devoted to Jewish affairs, 1988 to present.
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Informe
Articles from 140 Spanish-language magazines and journals, 1987-present.
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International Bibliography of the Social Sciences : IBSS
| Emailed results have confusing errors in formatting; double check titles. RefWorks exports not working off campus. Vendor is working on the prob |
Unique international coverage of social sciences journals, books and book chapters in over 100 languages, 1951-present.
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International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Articles, with bibliographies, from experts on all aspects of the social sciences. Current.
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Latin American Newspapers
Thirty five searchable newspapers from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, and elsewhere, 1805-1922.
More About Use
Latin American Periodicals Tables of Contents
Provides the tables of contents to over 800 journals, primarily in the social sciences and humanities, published in Latin America.
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Left Index
Citations to articles in leftist periodicals, on labor, ecology & environment, race, social & cultural theory, 1982-present.
More About Use
LGBT Life with Full Text
References, and some full text, of articles in about 120 GLBT-specific core periodicals, as well as selective articles from 1,600 more periodicals, 1950-present.
More About Use
Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies
An index to articles and other scholarly literature on the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa, 1900-present.
More About Use
People’s Daily (Ren Min Ri Bao)
Chinese newspaper of record, 1946-present.
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Quarterly Index of African Periodical Literature
Indexes over 300 mostly scholarly periodicals from 29 African countries, 1991-present.
More About Use
Social Sciences Abstracts
Citations to journal articles in the social sciences, 1983-present.
More About Use
Social Sciences Citation Index
Works poorly with Safari.
Provides indexing and citation tracking for journals in all the social sciences, 1956-present.
More About Use
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Authoritative statistics from several U.S. agencies on society, trade, the government, and much more. Current.
More About Use
Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000
Primary and secondary sources on women's involvement in historical events. Includes books, pamphlets, papers, and articles.
More About Use
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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