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| ARTICLES | | |  Help Finding Articles | | |  Journal Locator - Help
Search by journal title or citation, not by subject, for online and print journals. | | | Scholarly Articles | | | Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) - 1965 to present - Full Text
Full-text and indexing for over 4,500 scholarly publications in the social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language & linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and more. | | | ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts - 1987 to present - Full Text
Indexes and abstracts journals in the fields of social services, health, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education. Also includes links to websites. | | | Communication & Mass Media Complete - Full Text
Offers full text for over 200 titles and contains citation coverage for additional sources. In total, several hundred valuable sources are covered. | | | Social Sciences Abstracts - 1983 to present
Some full text. Abstracts of articles from over 550 sources in the social sciences. Includes articles, interviews, obituaries, biographies, and book reviews on anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, geography, and sociology. | | | Sociological Abstracts - 1952 to present
Includes citations and abstracts for articles in over 1,500 journals, conference papers, book, and dissertations in the social and behavioral sciences. | | | America: History & Life - 1953 to present
Indexes 1,700 journals, books, and dissertations for material pertaining to American and Canadian history. Other subjects covered include popular culture, anthropology, sociology, economics, education, and politics. | | | ArticleFirst - 1990 to present
Lists articles from the table of contents of over 12,000 journals covering: business, science, humanities, social science, medicine, technology, and popular culture. | | | Expanded Academic Index - 1980 to present. MLIN - Full Text
Full text access to scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers. Covers the arts and humanities, the social sciences, science and technology, across all academic disciplines. | | | GenderWatch - 1970 to present - Full Text
A full text database of publications that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas. | | | General Science Abstracts - 1984 to present
Abstracts of articles from over 160 journals and magazines from the U.S. and Great Britain. Covers general science topics including: anthropology, astronomy, pollution, biology, computers, earth sciences, medicine, health, and more. | | | HAPI : Hispanic American Periodicals Index - 1970 to present - Help
Citations to articles and other materials from 400+ journals, on Central & South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, U.S.-Mexico border & U.S. Hispanics. | | | Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective - 1907-1984
Indexes nearly 1,200 English-language scholarly journals and specialized magazines in the social sciences and humanities; also includes citations to book reviews. | | | International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) - 1951 to present
Contains information from international publications, including over 2600 journals, in the fields of economics, political science, sociology, and anthropology. Compiled by the British Library of Political & Economic Science. | | | Population Index
Princeton University | | | Women's Studies International - 1972 to present
Citations and abstracts from a variety of women's studies databases, covering classic works & core studies and other scholarship in feminist research. | | | Popular Articles | | | Readers' Guide Retrospective - 1890-1983
A database containing comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflecting the history of 20th century America. | | | ArticleFirst - 1990 to present
Lists articles from the table of contents of over 12,000 journals covering: business, science, humanities, social science, medicine, technology, and popular culture. | | | Ethnic NewsWatch - 1960 to present - Full Text
Full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. | |
| BOOKS AND MEDIA | | | Help Finding Books | | | Moodle/E-Reserves
Login to course websites to access course readings, syllabi, discussions and more. | | | Library Catalogs | | | Five College Library Catalog - Help
Search all Five College libraries at once, or limit to Smith, Amherst, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, or UMass/Amherst. | | | WorldCat - all dates
OCLC catalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide. Contains millions of records. | | | Book Purchases and Reviews | | | Books in Print - 1979 to present
Includes information on scholarly, popular, adult, juvenile, reprint and all other types of books covering all subjects currently published and distributed in the U.S. Includes titles declared out-of-print from July 1979 to the present. | | | PsycCritiques - Full Text
The American Psychological Association's (APA) publication for book reviews in the behavioral sciences. Continues APA's Contemporary Psychology. | |
| NEWS | | | US Newspapers | | | Ethnic NewsWatch - 1960 to present - Full Text
Full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. | |
| REFERENCE TOOLS | | | Dictionaries | | | Oxford Dictionary of Sociology [Oxford] - 2005 - Full Text
2500+ entries provide definitions, summaries and references in contemporary sociology. | | | Encyclopedias | | | Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology Online - Full Text
Updated regularly. Entries range from short definitions to extended entries on major topics, covering both classical sociology and contemporary developments in the field. | | | International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences [Gale] - Full Text
2nd ed., covering scholarship and fields that have emerged and matured since the release of the 1st ed.; addresses a wide array of global topics. | | | Statistics | | | American Factfinder
Population, housing, economic and geographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau, including quick tables and search capabilities for all available tables from 1990 and 2000 Decennial Censuses, the latest Economic Census, and reference maps. | | | Historical Statistics of the United States - 1531 - 2000 - Full Text
Covers population, work & welfare, the economy, and government. Data may be downloaded and custom tables created. Essays address the quantitative history of each subject, with advice on data reliability and references to secondary literature. | | | U.S. Census Bureau | | | United States Department of Justice. Bureau of Justice Statistics | | | Decennial Censuses, Census of Population and Housing - 1790 to present
Data from the most recent U.S. census to the historical decennial census conducted throughout the decades. | | | ICPSR Data Archive - Help
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research provides data, documentation and links to related literature, which can be searched and downloaded by member institutions. | | | Style Manuals | | | Citation Guides & Style Manuals | | | Documentation Guidelines: Citing Sources Within Your Paper
(Duke University Library) Guides for Turabian, Chicago Manual of Style, MLA, and APA. | | | Tests and Measures | | | Mental Measurements Yearbook - Full Text
A comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments within social work, psychology, education, and business. Full text is the text of the print MMY, including test information, pricing and reviews, not the actual tests. | | | Tests in Print
Lists in-print tests with information on purpose, intended test population, and scoring. Includes publisher contact information, price, and administration times. References to test reviews published in the Mental Measurements Yearbook. | |
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