Databases by Subject
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Databases for Feminist and gender studies
- Academic Search Premier
- Coverage: 1988 - current
- Provides access to basic journal index and some full text resources. Subject coverage is general and broad. Shows CC holdings.
- African Women's Bibliographic Database
- Coverage: 1986 - current
- Indexes English language materials: books and government documents; articles in edited books; periodical and journal articles; theses and dissertations; conference papers; videocassettes. Some full text.
- Alternative Press Index
- Coverage: 1991 - current
- Indexes over 250 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines. Subjects covered include anarchism, labor, socialism, feminism, ecology, gay and lesbian issues, political and social change.*Password required for full text. Contact Reference Desk x6662.
- America, History & Life
- Coverage: 1967 - current
- Covers American history.
- British And Irish Women's Letters And Diaries
- Coverage: 1500 - 1900
- The full text letters and diaries of 201 famous and unknown British and Irish women are searchable by author, historical event, personal event, family relationships, ethnicity, age, geographic region, subject and more. Includes 500 biographies.
- Contemporary Women's Issues
- Coverage: 1992 - current
- Provides full text access to global information on women. Journals, newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies, and fact sheets on women in over 150 countries. *Password required for full text. Contact Reference Desk x6662.
- Gender Studies Database
- Coverage: pre-1972 - current
- Combines the Women’s Studies International and Men’s Studies databases with sexual diversity issues and gender-engaged scholarship. Source documents include professional journals, conference papers, books, book chapters, government reports, discussion and working papers, theses & dissertations, and freely available full text articles & documents on the Web.
- North American Women's Letters And Diaries
- Coverage: 1675 - 1950
- The full text letters and diaries of 1,017 famous and unknown women, are searchable by author, sources, years, places, historical events, personal events, and more.
- PsycARTICLES
- Coverage: 1988 - current
- Full text articles on current issues in psychology, general psychology, and specialized, basic, applied, clinical and theoretical research in psychology, covering journals published by the American Psychological Association and other allied organizations. NOTE: You can search both PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES at the same time. Contact Reference Desk x6662.
- PsycINFO
- Coverage: 1887 - current
- Comprehensive international database of psychology. Covers the academic, research, and practice literature in psychology. NOTE: You can search both PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES at the same time. Contact Reference Desk x6662.
- Scottish Women Poets Of The Romantic Period
- Coverage: 1781 - current
- 60 full text volumes of poetry representing the complete works of 47 poets are searchable by keyword, author, poem, work, critical essay, and more. Includes extensive contemporary critical reviews, as well as biographical essays written by leading scholars.
- Social Sciences Abstracts
- Coverage: 1983 - current
- International, English-language periodicals in sociology, anthropology, geography, economics, political science, and law.
- SocINDEX
- Coverage: 1895 - current
- Indexes core sociology journals dating back to 1895. Use in place of Sociological Abstracts.
- Women And Social Movements In The United States, 1775-2000
- Coverage: 1775 - 2000
- Free database of over 1,000 primary documents relating to American women's history. Full text and some images included.
- Women Writers Online
- Coverage: 1400 - 1850
- Contains fulltext of nearly 400 works of early modern women writers.