|
General)
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Title
& Description
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Years
Indexed
|
|
|
Alt-Press
Watch
( FT
) ( R )
Details
Full text database of newspapers,
magazines and journals of the alternative
and independent press.
|
1995
- present
|
|
|
Arts
& Humanities Citation Index (Web of
Knowledge) (R)
Journal
List | Brief
search guide (.pdf file) | Detailed
search guide ( .pdf file)
Indexes
over 1,140 arts and humanities journals,
covering archaeology, art, classics,
drama, film, folklore, history, language,
linguistics, literature, music,
philosophy, religion and others.
|
1998
to present
Citation
searching from 1975
Updated
weekly (Friday a.m.)
|
|
|
Book
Review Digest
Provides
a summary of English-language fiction and
non-fiction books published in Canada,
U.S. and Great Britain, in the humanities,
social sciences and general science, with
excerpts of reviews from journals and
magazines.
|
1905
to present
|
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|
Canadian
Research Index
(formerly Microlog)
Indexes
and abstracts monographs and annual
publications of lasting reference value
from Canadian government and institutional
sources.
|
1982
to present
|
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CARL Uncover (now Ingenta) ( FT )
A
multidisciplinary index to over 11,109,728
articles in over 25,636 journals in all
fields. Also allows browsing tables of
contents.
|
1988
to present
(varies
by title).
Updated
daily.
|
|
|
CISTI
SOURCE ( R
)
Index
to 15,000,000+ journal articles in 18,500+
journals in science, technology, medicine
and other related fields, including
Humanities and Social Sciences.
|
1993
to present
varies
by title
|
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|
Dissertation
Abstracts
Index
to doctoral and masters theses from over
1,000 graduate schools and universities.
|
Last
two years
(to
search the complete file see a librarian).
|
|
|
Humanities
Index (
R
)
Indexes
over 350 scholarly journals and some
specialized magazines in the fields of
archaeology and classical studies, art and
photography, folklore, history, journalism
and communications, language and
literature, performing arts, philosophy,
and religious studies.
|
1907
to present.
Updated
quarterly.
|
|
|
IDEAL
-- Academic Press Journals (See Science
Direct) (FT)
(R)
|
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Ingenta (formerly CARL Uncover)
A
multidisciplinary index to over 11,109,728
articles in over 25,636 journals in all
fields. Also allows browsing tables of
contents.
|
1988
to present
(varies
by title).
Updated
daily.
|
|
|
JSTOR
(Arts & Sciences I and II collections)
( FT )
( R )
Full-text
archive of journals in the Humanities,
Social Sciences, Commerce and Sciences.
Current volumes not available (moving
wall of, in most cases, 2-5
years).
|
varies
by title;
complete run for most titles excluding
last 2-5 years.
|
|
|
LexisNexis
Academic ( FT
) ( R )
Includes
U.S., Canadian and international news,
magazines and journals, business, medical,
and legal information, polls and surveys,
country profiles, biographical information
and more.
|
Varies
by Title
|
|
|
Project
Muse (Full Text: Arts and Humanities and
Social Sciences Collections) ( FT
) ( R )
List
of Journals
Indexes
a wide selection of academic journals in
the Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities.
|
1993
- present
(varies
by title)
|
|
|
ProQuest
Research Library ( FT
) ( R )
| Guide
(.pdf)
Covers
a wide variety of subjects from academic
journals and some popular press magazines
and newspapers. Includes some full
text content.
|
1988
to present (varies by title). Updated
daily.
|
|
|
Science
Direct (Elsevier Science) (FT)
(R)
Index
to over 58,000,000 articles in more than
1700 peer-reviewed journals in science,
social science and humanities. Includes
over 3,000,000 full text articles. To
search full text titles only, select
"Subscribed journals" from the
"Source" drop down list (please
note: full text is not available
for all years or all journals. If you
are asked for a user name and password,
the article you are requesting is not
available via Science Direct).
|
1990s
to present
(varies by title).
Updated bi-weekly.
|
|
|
Social
Sciences Citation Index (Web of Knowledge)
( R )
Journal
List | Brief
search guide (.pdf file) | Detailed
search guide ( .pdf file)
Indexes
over 1,725 journals in the social sciences
covering anthropology, history, industrial
relations, law, linguistics, philosophy,
psychology, political science, sociology,
women's studies, etc.
|
1998
to the present
Citation
searching from 1956
Updated
weekly (Friday a.m.)
|
|
|
Social
Sciences Index (
R
)
Formerly
Social Sciences & Humanities Index,
International Index, etc.). Index to
over 350 English-language journals in the
social sciences.
|
1907
to present
Updated
monthly
|
|
|
WEB
of KNOWLEDGE ( R
) Journal
List | Brief
search guide (.pdf file) | Detailed
search guide ( .pdf file)
Indexes
8,500 journals cover to cover. Includes Science
Citation Index, Social Sciences
Citation Index and Arts &
Humanities Citation Index. See
entries for individual Indexes for more
details.
|
1998
to present. Weekly updates.
|
|
|
|
|
|
NEWS
|
|
|
Title
& Description
|
Years
Indexed
|
|
|
Alt-Press
Watch
( FT
) ( R )
Details
Full text database of newspapers,
magazines and journals of the alternative
and independent press.
|
1995
- present
|
|
|
Canadian
Business and Current Affairs (CBCA) ( FT
) ( R )
An
index, with abstracts and some full text,
of over 600 Canadian magazines, journals,
and newspapers.
|
1982
to present. (Full text 1993 to present.)
Updated monthly.
|
|
|
Canadian
Newsdiscs ( FT
)
Keyword-searchable
databases of the full text of articles,
columns, and features from a selection of
Canadian newspapers.
|
Varies;
generally 1992 to present. Updated
annually.
|
|
|
Canadian
Newsstand
(via ProQuest) ( FT
) ( R )
| Guide
(.pdf)
Full
text access to selected Canadian
newspapers.
|
Varies
by Title
(Most titles are delayed 7 days.)
|
|
|
LexisNexis
Academic ( FT
) ( R )
Includes
U.S., Canadian and international news,
magazines and journals, business, medical,
and legal information, polls and surveys,
country profiles, biographical information
and more.
|
Varies
by Title
|
|
|
NEWSCAN
( FT )
( R )
Full
text access to 4 New Brunswick newspapers
and Le Devoir.
|
Varies
by Title Updated daily
|
|
|
|
|
Title
& Description
|
Years
Indexed
|
|
Book
Review Digest
Provides
a summary of English-language fiction and
non-fiction books published in Canada,
U.S. and Great Britain, in the humanities,
social sciences and general science, with
excerpts of reviews from journals and
magazines.
|
1905
to present.
Updated
monthly, with annual cumulation.
|
|
Film
Review Index
A
two-volume index to film reviews,
histories and critical commentaries from a
wide variety of English-language sources.
|
v.
1. 1882-1949
v.
2. 1950-1985
|
|
Many
academic journals also include reviews. To
search for these, use the indexes and
databases listed on this page that pertain
to your subject.
SEE ALSO
Return
to Subject List
|
|
ANTHROPOLOGY
|
|
Title
& Description
|
Years
Indexed
|
|
Social
Sciences Index (
R
)
Formerly
Social Sciences & Humanities Index,
International Index, etc.). Index to
over 350 English-language journals in the
social sciences.
|
1907
to present
Updated
monthly
|
|
Handbook
of Latin American Studies (HLAS)
An
annotated, multidisciplinary guide to
books, articles, and essays on Latin
America edited by the Hispanic
Division,
Library of Congress.
|
1935
to present
Updated
continuously
|
|
Latin
Americanist Research Resources Pilot
Project
Articles from over 400 periodicals
published in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico
can be searched by author, title, country,
journal title, or date (no subject or
keyword searches possible).
|
Varies
by country (generally 1980's to present)
|
|
JSTOR
(Arts & Sciences I and II collections)
( FT )
( R )
Full-text
archive of journals in the Humanities,
Social Sciences, Commerce and Sciences.
Current volumes not available (moving
wall of, in most cases, 2-5
years).
|
varies
by title;
complete run for most titles excluding
last 2-5 years.
|
|
ProQuest
Research Library ( FT
) ( R )
| Guide
(.pdf)
Covers
a wide variety of subjects from academic
journals and some popular press magazines
and newspapers. Includes some full
text content.
|
1988
to present (varies by title). Updated
daily.
|
|
Return
to Subject List
|
|
CANADIAN
STUDIES
|
|
Title
& Description
|
Years
Indexed
|
|
Canadian
Business and Current Affairs (CBCA) ( FT
)
( R
)
An
index, with abstracts and some full
text, of over 600 Canadian magazines,
journals, and newspapers.
|
1982
to present.
(Full
text 1993 to present)
Updated
monthly
|
|
Canadian
Periodical Index
A
general interest subject and name index to
articles, book-, film-, and drama reviews,
poetry and fiction from over 400 Canadian
journals and magazines in English and
French, and about 25 major American
periodicals.
|
1920
to present (varies by title). Updated
monthly.
|
|
Canadian
Research Index
(formerly Microlog)
Indexes
and abstracts monographs and annual
publications of lasting reference value
from Canadian government and institutional
sources.
|
1982
to present
|
|
Repère:
index analytique d'articles de périodiques
de langue française ( FT
) ( R
)
A
general interest subject and name index to
articles, book-, film-, and drama reviews
from over 500 French-language journals
from Canada, France, Belgium, and
Switzerland.
|
1966
- present
|
|
America:
History and Life (
FT ) ( R
) Details
Major
index for historical coverage of the
United States and Canada from prehistory
to the present. Subjects covered include
popular culture, women's studies,
anthropology, folklore, sociology,
economics, music, art, etc.
|
1964
to present.
Updated
monthly.
|
|
LexisNexis
Academic ( FT
) ( R )
Includes
U.S., Canadian and international news,
magazines and journals, business, medical,
and legal information, polls and surveys,
country profiles, biographical information
and more.
|
Varies
by Title
|
|
SEE
ALSO
Multidisciplinary
Indexes, especially Social Sciences
Index, ProQuest Research Library.
Return
to Subject List
|
|
COMMERCE
AND ECONOMICS
|
|
Title
and Description
|
Years
Indexed
|
|
ABI/INFORM
Global ( FT
) ( R
)
Includes
over a thousand international
business-related journals and magazines.
Subjects covered include accounting,
banking, computers, economics, finance,
human resources, management, marketing,
publica administration, taxation, etc.
|
1971
to present
(varies
by title)
Updated
weekly.
|
|
Business
Periodicals Index
Index
by subject and name to articles in
English-language periodicals covering
business-related topics.
|
1958
to 2001.
Updated
monthly
|
|
Canadian
Business and Current Affairs (CBCA) ( FT
) ( R
)
An
index, with abstracts and some full text,
of over 600 Canadian magazines, journals,
and newspapers including business
magazines, trade journals and newsletters.
|
1982
to present.
(Full
text 1993 to present)
Updated
monthly
|
|
Journal
of Economic Literature
Contains
a subject index of articles in current
economic journals, with some abstracts.
Starting March 2000 the index is available
on CD-ROM only.
|
1963
to present.
Updated
quarterly.
|
|
LexisNexis
Academic ( FT
) ( R )
Includes
full text articles from U.S., Canadian and
international newspapers, magazines and
journals; company financial data, SEC
filings and reports, industry and market
news, accounting literature and business
directories.
|
Varies
by Title
|
|
PAIS
International ( R
)
Index
to international publications relating to
public and social policy issues including
journal articles, books, government
documents, etc.
|
1972
to present.
Updated
quarterly
|
