Databases by Subject: Sociology

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)

Dates Covered:  1975-present
Full Text:  Partial
Description: The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for more than 4,600 scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. 

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Annual Review of Sociology

Dates Covered: 1975-present
Shelved in Reference: HM1 .A763 
Description: Each volume of this series contains articles in essay form which trace the progress of research in that field during a given year.

Also available online: see Annual Reviews Index or
Journals @ Hamline

Cambridge Journals Online

Dates Covered: varies with each title
Full Text : Primarily 
Description:  Cambridge Journals Online is a full-text online journal collection of journals published by Cambridge University Press. Over 200 titles are indexed in leading journals across the sciences, social sciences and humanities. Most of the titles are full-text. Searching is available directly through the CJO interface, or link to the full text in this product via the Article Linker button while searching in other indexes.

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Ethnic NewsWatch

Dates Covered: 1990-present
Full Text: Yes 
Description: This database is a full text general reference database of the 240 newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press dating from 1990 to the present. It is searchable in both English and Spanish, and contains titles in a wide range of current and historical topics in both languages.

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Academic OneFile (Gale)
Dates Covered: 1980-present
Full Text: Partial
Description:  This multidisciplinary index contains articles, many in full-text in the areas of physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and more. Scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers are all included.

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GenderWatch

Dates Covered: 1970-present
Full Text: Yes
Description: This index is a full text database comprised of 175 periodicals and other publications that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas. GenderWatch supports programs in business, education, literature and the arts, health sciences, history, political science, public policy, sociology and contemporary culture, gender and women's studies and more. Publications include academic and scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, regional publications, books, booklets and pamphlets, conference proceedings, and government, n-g-o and special reports. GenderWatch contains some archival materials from the 1970's, making this an important repository on the historical perspective of the evolution of the women's movement and the changes in gender roles over the last fifteen to twenty years.

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JSTOR

Dates Covered: Indexing begins with first issue/first volume of each title indexed. Current 3-5 years of each title not included.  
Full Text:  Yes
Description: JSTOR contains a moving wall of back issues of 522 journals in full-text format. Generally the last 3-5 years of publication of each title are NOT included in this index. Bush Library subscribes to the Arts and Sciences collections I, II, and IV, the Complement, and the Language and Literature Collection. View a list of journal titles organized by subject area Collection I and Collection II, Collection IV, the Complement, and the Language and Literature Collection

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Some titles indexed in JSTOR, are also indexed and available full-text in Project Muse (including more recently published articles); or check Journals @ Hamline for a specific title.

LexisNexis Academic Search

Dates Covered: varies with title
Full Text: Yes
Description: This service provides full-text access to articles in news, business, legal research, medicine and reference. This service is especially useful to students looking for full-text of foreign newspapers. Access to full-text of the Minneapolis Star Tribune is available from 1991-present and the St. Paul Pioneer Press from 1996-present.


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ProQuest Newsstand

Dates Covered: varies by title
Full Text: Yes
Description: This database indexes over 350 full-text state, national and international newspapers. Includes the Minneapolis Star Tribune full-text from 1986 to present, as well as the Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition) 1984-current, and the New York Times East Coast Late Edition, 1999-current. To search historical back issues of the New York Times, select that database alone.

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Project Muse

Dates Covered: varies by title
Full Text: Yes 
Description: This database indexes full-text articles in 220 journals which are published by 37 scholarly publishers. They cover the disciplines of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and many others.

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Earlier Articles available: Some titles are indexed and full text in earlier dates in JSTOR