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Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences — Social Sciences
Linguistics

Librarian Subject Specialist

Adam Siegel
apsiegel@ucdavis.edu — (530) 754‑6828 — Humanities, Social Sciences, and Government Information Services (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hss/)

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Subject Specific Databases

Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts [via Proquest] (http://search.proquest.com/llba/advanced) [Restricted] VPN
"CSA Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) abstracts and indexes the international literature in linguistics and related disciplines in the language sciences. The database covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Complete coverage is given to various fields of linguistics including descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical and geographical linguistics. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,500 serials publications, and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, and dissertations."
Coverage: 1973-present
Related:
  • Fact Sheet (http://md1.csa.com/factsheets/llba-set-c.php)
  • Help (http://www.csa.com/help/index.html)
Sociological Abstracts [via Proquest] (http://search.proquest.com/socabs/advanced) [Restricted] VPN
Sociological Abstracts Database is a primary resource for accessing the latest research sponsored in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database draws information from an international selection of over 2,600 journals and other serials publications, plus conference papers, books, and dissertations. Records added after 1974 contain in-depth and nonevaluative abstracts of journal articles.
Coverage: 1963-present
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PsycINFO [via Proquest] (http://search.proquest.com/psycinfo/advanced) [Restricted] VPN
PsycINFO is a department of the American Psychological Association (APA). It provides citations to articles in professional journals, conference proceedings, books, reports, dissertations and even important internet sites in psychology and related disciplines, most with abstracts and some citations. (Psychinfo is the incorrect spelling.)
Coverage: 1840-present
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ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) [via Proquest] (http://search.proquest.com/eric/advanced) [Restricted] VPN
The ERIC Database indexes and abstracts education and education related journals, studies and reports, with links to full-text studies and reports from 1993 forward.
Coverage: 1966-present
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Anthropology Plus [via FirstSearch/OCLC] (http://uclibs.org/PID/34670) [Restricted] VPN
Anthropology Plus brings together into one resource the highly respected Anthropological Literature from Harvard University and Anthropological Index, Royal Anthropological Institute from the UK. Anthropology Plus provides extensive 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. The index offers excellent coverage of all core periodicals in the field in addition to local and lesser-known journals.
Date: Late 19th century to present
Related:
  • Fact Sheet (http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/firstsearch/databases/dbdetails/details/AnthropologyPlus.htm)
Blackwell Companion to Phonology (http://uclibs.org/PID/175687) [Restricted] VPN
Author: Blackwell
The Blackwell Companion to Phonology is a major reference work drawing together 124 new contributions from leading scholars in the field. Led by a team of renowned international scholars, the Companion represents a diverse range of approaches and methodologies to key phenomena in phonological research. In contrast to other handbooks and reference works currently available for phonology, these volumes focus on phenomena and case studies that highlight past and ongoing debates in the field. Interdisciplinary connections, such as those with the social and computational sciences, are covered, as well as statistical and experimental techniques. The Companion will be a touchstone for future phonological theorists, giving an overview of data and insights which any theory of phonology should be able to cover.
Date: 2011
Atlas of North American English: Phonetics, Phonology, and Sound Change [CD-ROM]
This multimedia CD-ROM accompanies the reference book of the same name. Because it includes audio samples, headphones are recommended.
Location: H/SS/GIS Reference Computer Station "BOSTON"
Related:
  • The print component of The Atlas of North American English is located in Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, PE2808.L26 2006

General Databases

Academic Search Complete [via EBSCO] (http://uclibs.org/PID/126936) [Restricted] VPN
The multi-disciplinary database Academic Search Complete (ASC) provides full-text access to more than 5,500 periodicals, including over 4,600 peer-reviewed journals, and indexing and abstracts for an additional 9,500 journals and 10,000 publications, including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. This scholarly collection offers coverage of information in many areas of academic study including, but not limited to: animal science, anthropology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, general science, geography, geology, law, materials science, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, pharmaceutical sciences, physics, psychology, religion & theology, veterinary science, women's studies, zoology and many other fields. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format.
Coverage: 1887-present
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Oxford English Dictionary (http://www.oed.com/) [Restricted] VPN
(or OED) is an historical dictionary of English, covering the language from the earliest times to the present day. Entries contain detailed etymological analysis, illustrated by quotations from a wide range of sources.
FRANCIS [via FirstSearch/OCLC] (http://uclibs.org/PID/9572) [Restricted] VPN
Over 862,000 records covering a wide range of multilingual, multidisciplinary information in the humanities, sciences, and economics
Coverage: 1984-present

Full-Text Resources

JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive (http://uclibs.org/PID/1980) [Restricted] VPN
JSTOR provides Full-Text access to back files of hundreds important scholarly journals in nearly 50 disciplines spanning the arts, humanities, social sciences and the sciences. Current issues are now included for selected titles. Holdings vary by journal. JSTOR is a not-for-profit organization established with the assistance of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Related:
  • About J Stor (http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/)
    Visit this page to learn about the holdings of JSTOR journals. See Harvest Library Catalog for UC Davis access to recent and current materials.
Project Muse: Scholarly Journals Online (http://uclibs.org/PID/31861) [Restricted] VPN
Project Muse provides full text access to hundreds of journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences and mathematics. It is useful for searching interdisciplinary cultural studies topics. Its full-text search engine permits finer-grained searching than any other index for these journals. Coverage varies by journal.
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Guides to Electronic, Print, and Other Resources

Linguistics Print Resources (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hss/linguistics/)
This is an inexhaustive list of useful print reference materials, mostly available in HSS Reference, for conducting linguistics research.
Education Subject Guide [via UCD] (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/research/subjects/?heading=16)
A Guide to the resources for the study of Education and Teaching, including the best electronic literature indexes, guides to print and internet resources and more.
Ethnologue: Languages of the World (http://www.ethnologue.com)
Ethnologue.com is a site of many resources for research of the world's languages. The database has been an active research project for more than fifty years. It is a comprehensive listing of information about the currently known languages of the world.

Other Resources

Atlas of North American English: Phonetics, Phonology, and Sound Change [CD-ROM]
This multimedia CD-ROM accompanies the reference book of the same name. Because it includes audio samples, headphones are recommended.
Location: H/SS/GIS Reference Computer Station "BOSTON"
Related:
  • The print component of The Atlas of North American English is located in Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, PE2808.L26 2006
Handbook of Varieties of English: A Multimedia Reference Tool
This multimedia CD-ROM accompanies the reference book of the same name. It features regional vowel charts, bibliographies, and interactive maps showing geographical distribution of phonology and grammar. Because it also includes audio samples, headphones are recommended.
Location: H/SS/GIS Reference
Related:
  • The two-volume print component of The Handbook of Varieties of English is located in Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, PE1711.H36 2004