History and Social Sciences Databases

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DIALOG databases: if the databases listed below are not sufficient, you may request that one of the librarians conduct a search using one of over 400 specialized databases of the DIALOG Information System. DIALOG databases: by subject; alphabetical.

Alternative Press Index (1991 to present)
Indexes nearly 300 alternative, radical and left journals, newspapers and magazines covering cultural, economic, political & social change. Coverage from 1991-present.

Alternative Press Index Archives (1969-1990)
Same as above, with coverage from 1969-1990.

America: History & Life (1964 to present)
Comprehensive index to books and articles in American history.

Annals of American History
Documents related to U.S. history.

Annual Reviews
Provides searchable abstracts and full-text access to articles in the biomedical sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences.

Biography & Genealogy Master Index
Indexes current references sources as well as retrospective works to determine which publication to consult for biographical information.

CQ Weekly - Congressional Quarterly
Update on current legislation in the U.S. Congress.

CWI - Contemporary Women's Issues (1992 to present)
Contemporary Women's Issues (health and human rights).

EducationAbs
Leading publications in the field of education.

Educator's Reference Complete
Covers multiple levels of education from preschool to college with full-text results from more than 1,100 peer-reviewed periodicals and reports.

ERIC (1966 to present)
Journal articles and reports on education topics.

Hand Press Book
Records for European printing of the hand-press period (c.1455-1830).

Harper's Weekly (1857-1889)
Electronic access to Harper's Weekly examining nineteenth century America from 1857-1889.

Historical Abstracts (1955 to present)
Comprehensive index of articles and books relating to world history from 1450 to the present.

History of Science, Technology and Medicine
An international bibliography of material selected from periodicals since 1973 as well as books, conference proceedings, dissertations and other resources.

HumanitiesAbs - Humanities Abstracts
Abstracts covering diverse subject areas of the humanities from 1984 to the present.

Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective
Index of articles from journals covering the humanities & social sciences from 1907-1983.

Informe
A full-text reference tool to provide indexing, images and full text of popular Hispanic magazines.

International Medieval Bibliography
Interdisciplinary bibliography of the European Middle Ages.

LegalPeriodical
International legal information covering all areas of jurisprudence.

LexisNexis Academic (Varies)
Current legal, political, economic and business articles, data and statistics.

LexisNexis Congressional
Activities of the U.S. Congress, including the Congressional Record.

Making of the Modern World: 1450-1850
Digital images of 61,000 primary sources covering material on commerce, finance, social conditions, politics, trade and transport.

Poole's Plus (now called 19th Century Masterfile)
Index to books and articles on the 19th century.

PsycARTICLES
Full text articles from journals published by APA. Covers general psychology and specialized basic, applied, clinical, and theoretical research in psychology.

ReadersGuideAbs
Abstracts of articles from popular magazines from 1983 to the present.

SIRS Renaissance - Social Issues Resources Series
Contains more than 1,200 domestic and international publications providing information on architecture and design, culture, literature, multimedia, music, performing arts, philosophy and religion, and the visual arts.

SIRSResearcher - Social Issues Resources Series
Social, scientific, economic, and political issues worldwide.

Social Science Abstracts
Abstracts covering diverse subject areas of the social sciences from 1983 to the present.

Social Sciences Citation Index
Access to bibliographic information, author abstracts, and cited references found in over 1,700 leading scholarly social sciences journals from 1956-present.

Times of London
Full-text and full-image articles from the Times of London for the years 1785-1985.