Humanities

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MAIN INDEXES AND DATABASES
Humanities Full Text and Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective via WilsonWeb	1907-present; Full text: 1994-present	Indexes scholarly journals and popular magazines in the humanities. Full text coverage begins in 1994. Allows to search Humanities Full Text and Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective concurrently.
Arts and Humanities Citation Index via ISI Web of Knowledge	1977-present	Indexes 1,144+ multidisciplinary scholarly journals and other publications in the arts and humanities, with cited references. Very useful for finding articles which cite earlier articles.
Arts and Humanities Search via FirstSearch	1980-present
FRANCIS (International Humanities and Social Studies) via FirstSearch	1984-present	Indexes 4,300+ international scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences.
SPECIALIZED INDEXES AND DATABASES
America: History and Life via ABC-CLIO	1954-present	Indexes 2,000+ scholarly journals in history covering the United States and Canada. If you use ABC-CLIO, select "United States and Canadian History" from the drop down menu next to "Search."
America: History and Life via EBSCOhost	1954-present
ArchiveGrid via OCLC	Current	Finding aids/collection descriptions from thousands of libraries, museums, and archives. Researchers searching ArchiveGrid can learn about the many items in each of these collections, contact archives to arrange a visit to examine materials, and order copies.
ATLA Religion Database via EBSCOhost	1949-present	Indexes 650+ scholarly journals, book reviews, and collections of essays in religious studies.
English Short Title Catalogue via British Library	1473-1800	Catalog of materials printed in English from 1473-1800.
Essay and General Literature Index via WilsonWeb	1985-present	Indexes essays and articles that have been published in 7,000+ anthologies and collections of literary criticism.
Handbook of Latin American Studies via Library of Congress	1935-present	Indexes publications on all aspects of Latin American studies.
HAPI Online (Hispanic American Periodicals Index) via UCLA	1970-present	Indexes 400+ scholarly journals about Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean and Hispanics in the United States.
Historical Abstracts via ABC-CLIO	1954-present	Indexes 2,000+ scholarly journals in history from 1450 to the present. Excludes the United States and Canada. If you use ABC-CLIO, select "World history excluding US & Canada" from the drop down menu next to "Search."
Historical Abstracts via EBSCOhost	1954-present
In the First Person via Alexander Street Press	Varies	Index to all letters, diaries, oral histories, memoirs, and autobiographies within Alexander Street Press databases-more than one million pages of editorially selected materials spanning 400 years. Also includes scholarly materials that are freely available on the Web.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1973-present	Indexes over 1,500+ international scholarly journals and other publications in language and linguistics.
Literature Criticism Online via GaleNet	varies	Literary analysis in the form of scholarly and popular commentary from books, journals, magazines, broadsheets, pamphlets, diaries, and newspapers. This collection encompasses full-text of Gale's Contemporary Literary Criticism, Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, Literature Criticism from 1400–1800, Shakespearean Criticism, Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Short Story Criticism, Drama Criticism, and Children's Literature Review. Content is fully cross-searchable within each series or across the entire database
Literature Resource Center (LRC) via GaleNet	Varies	Journal articles, literary criticism, reviews, book chapters, and websites, on 130,000+ authors and their works. Search by author, title, authors by type, genre, or literary timeline. Includes a link to Encyclopedia of Literature and Gale Literary Index. Includes Scribner Writers Series Online, Twayne's Authors Online.
MLA International Bibliography via EBSCOhost	1920s-present	Indexes 4,400+ international scholarly journals and other publications in folklore, linguistics, languages, and literature.
Philosopher's Index via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1940-present	Indexes 550+ international scholarly journals and other publications in all aspects of philosophy.
RELATED INDEXES AND DATABASES
Academic OneFile via InfoTrac	1980-present	Full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources in the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. Indexes 11,000+ journals.
Anthropology PLUS via FirstSearch	1800's-present	Indexes 5,500+ scholarly journals in anthropology and archaeology. Includes all data from Anthropological Literature and Anthropological Index, which combined provide an extensive worldwide index to all subfields of anthropology, plus ethnology, archaeology, and folklore.
Biographical Information - LexisNexis Academic via LexisNexis	Current	Biographical information on directors, politicians, celebrities and other leading figures in their field. The information may contain data such as positions, date of birth, education, achievements and interests.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index via GaleNet	Varies	Indexes more than 16 million biographical sketches from 1,000+ volumes and editions of current and retrospective biographical reference sources.
Biography Resource Center via GaleNet	Varies	Biographies on more than 165,000 people from 470+ scholarly journals, magazines, and reference sources. Also includes The Complete Marquis Who's Who (20 Marquis sources).
Biography Index via WilsonWeb	1984-present	Indexes 3,000+ publications with biographical information.
Black Studies via UP - ERC	1996	Indexes international journals about the African diaspora. Emphasizes the Americas, the Caribbean, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Available at the Electronic Research Center, Green Library, 2nd floor, University Park Campus.
Electronic Collections Online (ECO) via FirstSearch	Varies; Full text available for 2002 and earlier	Indexes electronic journals in all disciplines, with links to available full text articles from 559 journals. Full text available for 2002 and earlier.
Ethnic Newswatch via ProQuest	1990-present	Articles from U.S. ethnic, minority and native presses. Search interfaces are available in English and Spanish.
GenderWatch via ProQuest	1970-present	Articles from publications in women's and gender issues.
General OneFile via InfoTrac	1980-present	Indexes 11,100+ multidisciplinary scholarly and trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers. Includes 70+ reference sources. Covers topics in business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, etc. Formerly InfoTrac OneFile.
OmniFile Full Text Mega via WilsonWeb	1982-present	Indexes 4,000+ multidisciplinary scholarly and trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers. Provides access to information on virtually any subject. Full text coverage of 2,300+ publications begins in 1994.
Readers' Guide Full Text and Reader's Guide Retrospective via WilsonWeb	1890-present; Full text: 1994-present	Indexes multidisciplinary popular magazines for general topics such as current events, fine arts, fashion, sports, consumer affairs, etc. Full text coverage begins in 1994. Allows to search Readers' Guide Full Text and Reader's Guide Retrospective concurrently.
Social Sciences Full Text and Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective via WilsonWeb	1907-present; Full text: 1995-present	Indexes international scholarly journals and popular magazines in the social sciences. Full text coverage begins in 1995. Allows to search Social Sciences Full Text and Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective concurrently.
Sociological Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1952-present	Indexes 2,000+ international journals and other publications in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Many records, added to the database since 2002, also include the references cited in the bibliography of the source article.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1975-present	Indexes 1,680+ international journals within the political science discipline and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration/policy. Many records, added to the database since 2001, also include the references cited in the bibliography of the source article.
INTERNET SITES
FIU Humanities Program		FIU