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TITLE CALL NUMBER/HOLDINGS DESCRIPTION
Academic Search Full-Text Elite   Provides citations, summaries, and full-text articles in a wide range of academic areas including business, social sciences, humanities, general academic, general science, education, and multi-cultural study.
Anthropology Plus   Anthropology Plus is an index of bibliographic materials combining Anthropological Literature from Harvard University and Anthropological Index, Royal Anthropological Institute, from the UK. It provides worldwide indexing of journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works, and obituaries in the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, material culture, and interdisciplinary studies. Coverage is from the late 19th century to the present of all core periodicals in the field in addition to lesser-known journals. Anthropology Plus is distributed by RLG, a not-for-profit organization of libraries, archives, and museums.
Centre for Social Anthropology and Computing (CSAC) Anthropology Bibliography   The CSAC general social anthropology bibliography, aims to cover the general field of social anthropology in its broadest sense. A word of caution: the data in this database has not been verified according to the highest bibliographic standards. Where there is uncertainty about a date, for example, which becomes evident when two records for "the same" reference give different years both have been left in.
Digital Dissertations Scholars Workstations The standard source for identifying doctoral dissertations. Good for identifying sources of original and primary research. Includes anthropology and related disciplines. Citations with abstracts.
Essay and General Literature Index Ref. A13 .E752
1900/1933 - Present
A general index to literature appearing as chapters or essays within books (not journal articles). Includes anthropology and related subjects. Citations; no abstracts.
Expanded Academic ASAP Scholars Workstations
1980 - Present
A standard database covering literature in hundreds of general, humanities, social science, and science periodicals. Covers popular and scholarly journals. Also indexes book reviews. Good coverage of anthropology and related topics. Citations; abstracts and full text of many of the articles.
Social Sciences Citation Index (Available through Web of Science) 1987 - Present A comprehensive index to the literature of the social sciences. Also identifies sources that cite a given author. Covers scholarly journals. Good coverage of anthropology, as well as related disciplines. Citations; no abstracts.

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TITLE CALL NUMBER/HOLDINGS DESCRIPTION
America: History and Life Ref. E171 .A43
1964 - Present
The standard source for American history. Also covers ethnic and minority studies, museum studies, oral history, prehistory, Native Americans, and other topics of potential interest to anthropology researchers. Citations with abstracts.
America: History and Life (Web-based) Scholars Workstations
1982 - Present
Electronic (computer) version of America: History and Life. Citations with abstracts.
Ethnic NewsWatch Scholars Workstation
1991 - Present
Articles from ethnic and minority newpapers and magazines in the U.S. Citations with full text of the articles.
Humanities Index Ref. A13 .R52
1974/1975 - Present
A standard index to periodical literature in the humanities. Interdisciplinary, including some social science. Covers scholarly journals. Also indexes book reviews. Good coverage of archaeology, area studies, folklore, and prehistory. Citations no abstracts.
LLBA Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
(Formerly Language and Language Behavior Abstracts: LLBA)
Ref. P1 .L5
1973 - Present
The standard index for linguistics and language behavior. Interdisciplinary and international in scope. Covers scholarly journal articles, articles from books, and dissertations. Arranged by subject, with separate sections for anthropological linguistics and related areas. Citations with abstracts.
MEDLINE (via Ovid) Scholars Workstations
1967 - Present
The standard index to the literature of medicine and related fields. Interdisciplinary and international in scope. Covers scholarly journal articles. Includes coverage of related social science, including anthropology and studies of groups of people.
MLA International Bibliography

Scholars Workstations
1981 - Present

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A standard index to language and literature disciplines. Interdisciplinary and international in scope. Covers scholarly journal articles, books, and dissertations. Useful to anthropologists for its coverage of folklore and related literature. Citations; no abstract.
PAIS International Scholars Workstations
1972 - Present
An international, interdisciplinary index to literature related to public affairs. Indexes journal articles, books, agency reports, and government documents. Covers several social science fields. Useful for anthropological (particularly applied) research on policy-related topics. Citations with brief descriptive notes.
PsycInfo 1967 - Present Electronic (computer) version of Psychological Abstracts. Citations with abstracts.
Psychological Abstracts Ref. BF1 .P65
1932 - Present
The standard index for literature in psychology and related behavioral and social sciences. Interdisciplinary and international in scope. Covers scholarly jouranl articles, books, and chapters in books. Good coverage of cultural and social anthropology, ethnology, and related fields. Citations with abstracts.
Sociological Abstracts (formerly Sociofile) 1963 - Present Electronic (computer) version of Sociological Abstracts. Citations with abstracts.
Sociological Abstracts Ref. HM1 .S67
1953 - Present
The standard index for sociological literature. Covers scholarly journal articles, books, dissertations, and conference papers. Good coverage of social, cultural, and other aspects of anthropology. Citations with abstracts.