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Name		Scholarly?	Full-Text?
JSTOR	info	most	most
JSTOR provides the searchable full text of the backfiles (at least 3 years old) of many of the core research and academic society published journals in almost all subject areas, but its emphasis is in the humanities and social sciences. The majority of JSTOR’s content is academic and peer-reviewed.
Web of Science	info	most	none
This database searches for journal articles, books, reports, and conference proceedings in the sciences, social sciences, and art & humanities. Use the citation maps feature to find out who has been citing an article. 1898-present.
Anthropology Plus	info	some	some
Anthropology Plus will help you find national and international, English and non-English journal articles and sometimes other types of documents in the fields of anthropology, archaeology, ethnology, folklore, and related fields of study, going back to the early 1800’s up to the present time. Only 5 people at a time can access this information source.
eHRAF Archaeology	info	n/a	all
eHRAF Archaeology will help you find paragraphs in English in online books on specific topics related to the world’s prehistory and archaeological traditions. It is a cross-cultural database designed to facilitate comparative studies in archaeology.

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Name		Scholarly?	Full-Text?
Academic Search Premier (Ebsco)	info	some	some
Academic Search Premier is a giant database that covers more than 8,000 journals, 85% of which are peer-reviewed and over 55% are full text, and full text for nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. It covers a wide variety of disciplines.
America: History & Life	info	some	some
The premier database for research on the history of the United States and Canada.
Annual Reviews	info	some	most
Search for review articles in many subject areas including biomedical/life sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences. Review articles give excellent information on a topic but are not considered primary research. 1932-present.
General Science Abstracts	info	some	some
This database searches for articles, biographical sketches of scientists, conference proceedings, lab guides, and book reviews in many different scientific fields. 1984-present.
Historical Abstracts	info	some	some
The premier database for researching the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present.
Humanities Abstracts and Retrospective	info	some	some
Provides indexing for journals covering fields such as archaeology, area studies, art, classical studies, communications, dance, film, folklore, gender studies, history, journalism, linguistics, literary and social criticism, literature, music, performing arts, philosophy, religion, and theology. Coverage is from 1907-present.
PAIS	info	some	none
One of the library's top international relations and foreign affairs databases. This database covers scholarly and trade journals, books and publications from governments and NGOs.
Social Sciences Abstracts	info	some	some
Social Sciences Full Text provides references to English-language articles, interviews, obituaries, biographies, and book reviews in anthropology, economics, geography, law, political science, psychology, sociology, and other social sciences back to 1983, with summaries of documents back to 1994.
SocINDEX with Full Text	info	some	some
Covers sociology and other aspects of the social sciences and may be useful in locating information in related areas like anthropology; criminology; and ethnic, racial, and gender studies. Author Profiles support identifying areas of expertise or focus of authors. Coverage dates back to 1895 for some journals and full text is available for a large percentage of sources.
Sociological Abstracts	info	some	none
Provides access to the latest findings in theoretical and applied sociology, social science, and political science. Includes references to journal articles; dissertations; book , chapter, and association paper abstracts as well as citations from books, films, and software. Coverage dates back to 1963.
New York Times (1851 - 2009)	info	n/a	all
Full-text and full-image for all articles from its first issue in 1851 up to 3 years ago.