Recommended Databases

Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
One of the most comprehensive databases in the social sciences, Sociological Abstracts includes coverage of fields including anthropology, economics, education, medicine, community development, philosophy, demography, political science, and social psychology. Includes abstracts of journal articles, conference papers, dissertations, books, and book reviews.
PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
A key source for starting political science research. Database includes scholarly articles, books, government publications, and more.
Global Issues (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
An excellent resource for beginning to develop a topic, GIC organizes its content around specific topics. "Browse Issues and Topics" to access multimedia portal pages on some of the world's most important issues.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
MLA is the primary research database for literary studies. It indexes books, journal articles, and other materials from 1963 to the present concerning literature, folklore, linguistics, modern languages, and the dramatic arts.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Provides access to Science Citation Index Expanded (1900-present), Social Sciences Citation Index (1900-present) and Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present).
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
An archive of core, scholarly journals from a variety of subject areas. Coverage begins with the very first issue through all but recent years.
Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Provides full text to nearly 200 scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.