Social Sciences

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MAIN INDEXES AND DATABASES
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) via Columbia University Press	1991-present	Worldwide coverage of the literature in international relations, including: working papers, conference proceedings, journal abstracts, books, a schedule of events, policy briefs, economic indicators, original essays, links and resources, maps and country data. Working papers, essays, and policy briefs are full-text.
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.
EconLit via EBSCOhost	1969-present	Indexes 400+ international publications in economics.
Ethnic Newswatch via ProQuest	1990-present	Articles from U.S. ethnic, minority and native presses. Search interfaces are available in English and Spanish.
Handbook of Latin American Studies via Library of Congress	1935-present	Indexes publications on all aspects of Latin American studies.
Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI) via Ovid	1985-present	Indexes tests, measures, survey instruments, rating scales, and questionnaires on human health and behavior.
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.
PsycINFO via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1806-present	Indexes 2,300+ international scholarly journals, books, book chapters, reports and other publications in psychology and related disciplines. Many records, added to the database since 1998, also include the references cited in the bibliography of the source article.
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.
State Capital via LexisNexis	Current	Database of state government information including bills and laws, constitutions, legislative issues, and more.
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.
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
ATLA Religion Database via EBSCOhost	1949-present	Indexes 650+ scholarly journals, book reviews, and collections of essays in religious studies.
Congressional via LexisNexis	Varies	Database of U.S. congressional information, including papers, bills, and biographies.
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.
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.
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.
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
NewsBank NewsFile Collection via NewsBank	1992-present	Articles from 500+ U.S. regional and national newspapers, wire services, and broadcasts.
INTERNET SITES
FIU College of Arts & Sciences		FIU
Infomine -- Social Sciences & Humanities		University of California Libraries