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Reference Databases (by subject)

Humanities

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  • Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975 - current • Journal articles - citations)
    • Available through the Web of Knowledge. Access to current and retrospective arts and humanities information. Provides cited reference searching that allows you to track citations to and from the secondary literature.
    • More Info: About Arts and Humanities Citation Index • EndNote Import: Web of Knowledge(ISI)-CC
  • Clase and Periodica (Clase: 1975 to present, Periodica: 1978 to present • Journal articles - citations)
    • Index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities.
    • More Info: About Clase and Periodica • EndNote Import: Clase y Periodica(OCLC)-CC
  • Current Contents Connect (1969 - current • Journal articles - citations)
    • The contents of scholarly journals in: Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences; Social & Behavioral Sciences; Clinical Medicine; Life Sciences; Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences; Engineering, Computing & Technology; Arts & Humanities.
    • More Info: Current Contents Connect Tutorial • EndNote Import: Current Contents Connect (ISI)-CC
  • Humanities International Complete (Journal articles - full text, Journal articles - citations)
  • JSTOR (Journal articles - full text)
    • Electronic archive of important scholarly journal literature. The content is delivered as page images.
    • More Info: Searching JSTOR • EndNote Import: if using "directly export citations": JSTOR direct export-CC. if using view and save citations: JSTOR save citations-CC
  • Project Muse (Journal articles - full text)
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    African/African-American Studies

    • African American Biographical Database (Biographies)
    • allAfrica.com (1996 - current • Newspaper articles - full text)
      • allAfrica.com is a news site that adds over 1000 stories daily in English and French, offering a total of over one million articles in a searchable archive (which includes the archive of Africa News Service dating from 1997). It includes content from 125 African news organizations plus sources world-wide such as Comtex News Network, Radio France Internationale, and the BBC.
      • More Info: About allAfrica.com • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
    • Aluka (Images, Government records, Journal articles - full text, Historical documents)
      • An online digital library of scholarly resources from and about Africa. Includes three content areas: African Cultural Heritage Sites and Landscapes, African Plants, and Struggles for Freedom in Southern Africa.
      • More Info: Aluka Help, About Aluka • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
    • CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online (1991-current • Conference papers and proceedings, Journal articles - citations, Journal articles - full text, Grey Literature, Government records)
    • International Index to Black Periodicals Full Text (1998 - current • Journal articles - full text, Journal articles - citations)
    • Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers (Newspaper articles - full text)
      • Digital facsimile images of full pages and clipped articles from 500 19th-century U.S. newspapers. Page images include all articles, advertisements, and illustrations.
      • More Info: About Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers
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    American Studies

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    Asian Studies

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    Classics

    • Année Philologique (1949 - 2004 • Journal articles - citations)
      • Covers articles about Greco-Roman archaeology, history, law, linguistics and literature, philosophy, and science and technology from the 2nd millennium BCE to 800 CE.
      • More Info: About L'Année philologique • EndNote Import: Anne Philologigue-CC
    • L'Année Philologique (1949 - 2004 • Journal articles - citations)
      • Covers articles about Greco-Roman archaeology, history, law, linguistics and literature, philosophy, and science and technology from the 2nd millennium BCE to 800 CE.
      • More Info: About L'Année philologique • EndNote Import: Lannee Philologigue-CC
    • Nestor (1957 - 2001 • Journal articles - citations)
      • An international bibliography of Aegean studies, Homeric society, Indo-European linguistics, and related fields.
      • More Info: About Nestor • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
    • Patrologia Latina Database (AD 200 - AD 1216 • Literary texts)
      • A complete electronic version of the first edition of Jacques-Paul Migne's Patrologia Latina (1844-1855 and 1862-1865).
      • More Info: About Patrologia Latina Database • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
    • Perseus Project (Historical documents, Literary texts)
      • A digital library of resources for the study of the humanities, including the Archaic and Classical Greek world, Latin texts and tools and Renaissance materials.
      • More Info: About Perseus Project • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
    • Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (Literary texts)
      • Virtually all Greek texts surviving from the period between Homer (8th century B.C.) and A.D. 600 and the majority of surviving works up the fall of Byzantium in A.D. 1453.
      • More Info: About Thesaurus Linguae Graecae, Greek fonts • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
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    East Asian Studies

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    European Studies

    • American Bibliography of Slavic & Eastern European Studies (ABSEES) (1939 - current • Journal articles - full text, Journal articles - citations)
      • Provides information on East-Central Europe and the former Soviet Union. Subjects include: anthropology, culture & the arts, economics, education, and geography. Sources indexed include journals, books, dissertations, online resources and selected government publications from the U.S. and Canada.
      • More Info: About ABSEES
    • CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online (1991-current • Conference papers and proceedings, Journal articles - citations, Journal articles - full text, Grey Literature, Government records)
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    French

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    French and Francophone Studies

    • allAfrica.com (1996 - current • Newspaper articles - full text)
      • allAfrica.com is a news site that adds over 1000 stories daily in English and French, offering a total of over one million articles in a searchable archive (which includes the archive of Africa News Service dating from 1997). It includes content from 125 African news organizations plus sources world-wide such as Comtex News Network, Radio France Internationale, and the BBC.
      • More Info: About allAfrica.com • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
    • Nouveau Petit Robert Dictionnaire (Reference articles)
    • Oxford Language Dictionaries Online (Reference articles)
      • Fully searchable, completely comprehensive bilingual dictionaries for Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish.
      • More Info: Oxford Language Dictionaries Online Help • EndNote Import: Not EndNote compatible
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    German

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    History

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    Judaic Studies

    • Encyclopaedia Judaica (Reference articles)
      • Provides an exhaustive and organized overview of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel, from Rabbinic to modern Yiddish literature, from Kabbalah to "Americana," and from Zionism to the contribution of Jews to world cultures.
      • More Info: EndNote Import: Direct Export: RIS-filter
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    Latin American Studies

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    Medieval and Renaissance Studies

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    Philosophy

    • British Humanities Index (BHI) (1962 - current • Journal articles - citations, Newspaper articles - citations)
      • Covers humanities journals and weekly magazines published in the UK and other English speaking countries, as well as newspapers published in the UK.
      • More Info: About British Humanities Index • EndNote Import: British Humanities Index (CSA)-CC
    • Encyclopaedia Judaica (Reference articles)
      • Provides an exhaustive and organized overview of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel, from Rabbinic to modern Yiddish literature, from Kabbalah to "Americana," and from Zionism to the contribution of Jews to world cultures.
      • More Info: EndNote Import: Direct Export: RIS-filter
    • Oxford Islamic Studies Online (Reference articles)
      • Comprehensive collection of reference works on the Islamic world. Includes The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World, The Islamic World: Past and Present, The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, The Oxford History of Islam, What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam, two translations of the Qur'an, and the Concordance of the Qur'an as well as other primary source and reference materials and tools.
      • More Info: Oxford Islamic Studies Online Help • EndNote Import: Direct Export: RIS-filter
    • Philosopher's Index (1940 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Scholarly research in the fifteen fields of philosophy.
      • More Info: About the Philosopher's Index • EndNote Import: Philosophers Index (CSA)-CC
    • Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Reference articles)
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    Physical Education, Athletics, and Recreation

    • Physical Education Index (1970 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Covers all aspects of physical education, including curricula, sports medicine, sport law, kinesiology, motor learning, recreation, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, business and marketing, coaching and training, and sport sociology/psychology
      • More Info: About Physical Education Index • EndNote Import: Physical Education Index (CSA)-CC
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    Religion

    • ATLA Religion Database (1949 - current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all scholarly fields of religion.
      • More Info: About ATLA Religion Database
    • British Humanities Index (BHI) (1962 - current • Journal articles - citations, Newspaper articles - citations)
      • Covers humanities journals and weekly magazines published in the UK and other English speaking countries, as well as newspapers published in the UK.
      • More Info: About British Humanities Index • EndNote Import: British Humanities Index (CSA)-CC
    • Encyclopaedia Judaica (Reference articles)
      • Provides an exhaustive and organized overview of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel, from Rabbinic to modern Yiddish literature, from Kabbalah to "Americana," and from Zionism to the contribution of Jews to world cultures.
      • More Info: EndNote Import: Direct Export: RIS-filter
    • Index Islamicus (1906-current • Journal articles - citations)
      • Index of literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world.
      • More Info: About Index Islamicus • EndNote Import: Index Islamicus(CSA)-CC
    • Oxford Islamic Studies Online (Reference articles)
      • Comprehensive collection of reference works on the Islamic world. Includes The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World, The Islamic World: Past and Present, The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, The Oxford History of Islam, What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam, two translations of the Qur'an, and the Concordance of the Qur'an as well as other primary source and reference materials and tools.
      • More Info: Oxford Islamic Studies Online Help • EndNote Import: Direct Export: RIS-filter
    • ProQuest Religion (1986 - current • Journal articles - full text)
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    Russian

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    South Asian Studies

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    Spanish

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    Women's and Gender Studies

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    • Arts and Literature
      Art History, Asian Languages, Chinese, Cinema and Media Studies, Classics, Dance, English, French, French and Francophone Studies, German, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Language and Literature, Latin, Literary and Cultural Studies, Music, Russian, Spanish, Studio Art, Theater Arts
    • Humanities
      African/African-American Studies, American Studies, Asian Languages, Asian Studies, Chinese, Classics, Cross-Cultural Studies, East Asian Studies, European Studies, French, French and Francophone Studies, German, Greek, Hebrew, History, Japanese, Judaic Studies, Latin, Latin American Studies, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Philosophy, Physical Education, Athletics, and Recreation, Religion, Russian, South Asian Studies, Spanish, Women's and Gender Studies
    • Mathematics and Natural Science
      Astronomy, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental and Technology Studies, Geology, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Physics
    • Social Sciences
      Archaeology, Cognitive Studies, Economics, Educational Studies, International Relations, Linguistics, Political Economy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology