Sociology & Anthropology

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MAIN INDEXES AND DATABASES
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.
AnthroSource via American Anthropological Association	Varies	Full text of all (30+) AAA (American Anthropological Association) journals. Access to current issues as well as archives.
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.
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.
Social Sciences Citation Index via ISI Web of Knowledge	1977-present	Indexes 1,725+ multidisciplinary scholarly journals and other publications in the social sciences, with cited references. Very useful for finding articles which cite earlier articles.
SPECIALIZED INDEXES AND DATABASES
Art Full Text and Art Retrospective via WilsonWeb	1929-present; Full text: 1997-present	Indexes international publications in the arts, including journals, yearbooks, and select museum bulletins. Full text coverage begins in 1997. Allows to search Art Full Text and Art Retrospective concurrently.
ArticleFirst via FirstSearch	1990-present	Indexes and provides tables of contents from 13,000 multidisciplinary journals.
ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1987-present	Indexes 500+ journals in social services, psychology, sociology, health, economics, politics, race relations, and education.
ATLA Religion Database via EBSCOhost	1949-present	Indexes 650+ scholarly journals, book reviews, and collections of essays in religious studies.
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.
Chicano Database via FirstSearch	1960's-present	Indexes 2,470+ publications on Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Central American immigrants. Includes the Spanish Speaking Mental Health Database.
Contemporary Women's Issues via RDS	1992-present	Articles from 2,240+ interdisciplinary scholarly journals, research reports, books, and other publications on global women's issues related to sociology, psychology, health, education, and human rights.
Criminal Justice Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1968-present	Indexes international scholarly journals and other publications in criminology and related disciplines.
eHRAF Collection of Ethnography via Human Relations Area Files	Historical to present	Note: This collection is now called eHRAF World Cultures Contains descriptive information on cultures and ethnic groups of the world. Documents (books, articles, and dissertations) have been indexed and organized according to HRAF's culture and subject classification systems: the Outline of World Cultures (OWC), and the Outline of Cultural Materials (OCM). The OCM topics are crucial in performing powerful searches in the eHRAF databases. You will find the list of OCM topics at: http://library.fiu.edu/files/elibrary/OCM_topics.pdf.
eHRAF World Cultures via Human Relations Area Files	Historical to present	Contains descriptive information on cultures and ethnic groups of the world. Documents (books, articles, and dissertations) have been indexed and organized according to HRAF's culture and subject classification systems: the Outline of World Cultures (OWC), and the Outline of Cultural Materials (OCM). The OCM topics are crucial in performing powerful searches in the eHRAF databases. You will find the list of OCM topics at: http://library.fiu.edu/files/elibrary/OCM_topics.pdf.
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	Full-text collection of international journals, magazines, newsletters, regional publications, special reports and conference proceedings on women's and gender issues. Many health-related topics are covered.
Global NewsBank via NewsBank	1996-present	English-language articles from 1,000+ translated broadcasts, news agency transmissions, wire services, newspapers, magazines, and government documents. Covers politics, economics, culture, business, science, technology, and the environment in Africa, Asia, Europe, the former Soviet Union, the Pacific Rim, Central and South America, and the Middle East.
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.
JSTOR via JSTOR	Varies	Full text of backfiles of 520+ scholarly journals, including many important sociology and anthropology journals.
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.
AccessUN via NewsBank	1945-present	Indexes United Nations documents and publications.
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
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.
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
Index to Current Urban Documents (ICUD) via GEMOnline	Current	Full-text collection of reports and research generated by local government agencies, civic organizations, academic and research organizations, public libraries, and metropolitan and regional planning agencies in approximately 500 selected cities in the United States and Canada. FIU subscription includes full text documents from Region 2, Mid Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia.
NewsBank NewsFile Collection via NewsBank	1992-present	Articles from 500+ U.S. regional and national newspapers, wire services, and broadcasts.
PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service) via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1972-present	Indexes 3,890+ international scholarly journals, government documents, Internet materials, and other publications from over 120 countries on current events in the political and social sciences.
POPLINE via Johns Hopkins University	1970-present	Indexes international scholarly publications in population, family planning and related health issues. Specializes in issues related to developing countries.
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 Department of Sociology and Anthropology		FIU
Selected Internet Sites For Sociology		FIU Libraries
Selected Statistical Sources for the Social Sciences		FIU Libraries