Sociology and Anthropology: Databases & Articles

Academic Search Premier searches thousands of scholarly journals in all disciplines, and is a good place to begin research on almost any topic.

Essay & General Literature provides citations to essays, articles and other works published in the United States, Great Britain and Canada. This database covers the years between 1900 through 1984.

GreenFILE offers information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.

Searchable full text of articles from selected scholarly journals in fields including anthropology, ecology, economics, education, history, language and literature, life sciences, mathematics, music, performing arts, philosophy, political sciences, sociology, statistics, and more. No current issues available; generally excludes last two to five years. Historical coverage varies; JSTOR generally includes journals back through their inception (pre-1950 in many cases).

View and download data and metadata for over 200 countries or territories.

Newspaper Source Plus includes full-text newspapers, providing a wide range of articles. In addition, the database features television and radio news transcripts.

Search the text of major newspapers including the Boston Globe (1980- ), Christian Science Monitor (1990- ), Hartford Courant (1992- ), Los Angeles Times (1985- ), New York Times (1999- , including the Book Review and Magazine), Wall Street Journal Eastern Edition (1984- ), and Washington Post (1987- ).

ProQuest Social Science Journals is a definitive resource for those who need access to a variety of social science journals.

Provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.

Sociological Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.