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Subject Specific Databases
- Bibliography of Native North Americans [via Ebsco] (http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=fph) VPN
- This database contains citations to books, journal articles, essays, conference papers, and US and Canadian government documents about native peoples of North America published from the sixteenth century to the present.
- Coverage: 16th century to current
- Ethnic Newswatch (http://uclibs.org/PID/4737) VPN
- A full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press in the United States.
- Coverage: 1960-present
- Early Encounters in North America (EENA): Peoples, Cultures and the Environment (http://uclibs.org/PID/31414) VPN
- EENA contains full text letters, diaries, memoirs and accounts of early encounters, centered on present-day Canada and the United States with some limited coverage of Mexico. Includes information on the peoples, places, environment, flora and fauna encountered. Of note are more than 9,000 Audubon prints from "The Birds of America" as well as the complete contents of the three-volume "The Quadrupeds of North America".
- Coverage: 1534-1959
- Related:
- Help page for using Early Encounters in North America (http://www.alexanderstreet2.com/EENALive/eena.help.html)
- Help page for using Early Encounters in North America (http://www.alexanderstreet2.com/EENALive/eena.help.html)
- America: History and Life (http://uclibs.org/pid/6159) VPN
- Bibliographic database containing citations to articles on American and Canadian history, including ethnic history and relations, from prehistory to the present. Covers more than 2000 journals published worldwide.
- Coverage: 1964-present
- Anthropology Plus [via FirstSearch/OCLC] (http://uclibs.org/PID/34670) 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)
- Fact Sheet (http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/firstsearch/databases/dbdetails/details/AnthropologyPlus.htm)
- Contemporary Women's Issues
- The subscription to this database has been canceled. The research abstracted here can largely be accessed by searching "Women's Studies International" and other social and political science databases.
- Coverage: 1992-present
- Left Index [via EBSCO]
- THIS DATABASE HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR BUDGETARY REASONS. AS AN ALTERNATIVE, PLEASE TRY "THE ALTERNATIVE PRESS INDEX" DATABASE WHICH COVERS SIMILAR TYPES OF MATERIAL. Citations in diverse literature of the left, with an emphasis on political, economic, social and culturally engaged scholarship inside and outside academia.
- Coverage: 1982-present
- Alternative Press Index & Archive [via OCLC] (http://uclibs.org/PID/49179) VPN
- Alternative Press Index covers over 700 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines covering cultural, economic, political & social change. The Archive indexes the years 1969-1990. For 1990-present, select "AltPressIndex" from the "Search in Database" field. To cross-search both, click on the tab labeled "Databases," then select AltPressIndex and AltPressIndexArchive.
- Coverage: 1969-present
- Related:
- The print version of Alternative Press Index is available in Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, 2nd floor Shields Library, HM101.A1 A4
- The print version of Alternative Press Index is available in Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, 2nd floor Shields Library, HM101.A1 A4
General Databases
- Academic Search Complete [via EBSCO] (http://uclibs.org/PID/126936) 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
- Related:
- See also MasterFILE Premier database for popular magazines (http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=f5h)
- See also MasterFILE Premier database for popular magazines (http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=f5h)
- MLA International Bibliography [via Proquest] (http://search.proquest.com/mlaib/advanced) VPN
- The Modern Language Association International Bibliography (MLAIB) covers international scholarly materials on all languages, literatures, linguistics, and folklore from around the world. It includes citations to items from journals, series, books, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations, and bibliographies. MLAIB does not index book reviews.
- Coverage: 1926-present
- Related:
- Instructions on downloading filters and importing citations using Endnote (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/instruc/research/endnote/)
- MLA Directory of Periodicals (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&db=mlaperiod-set-c&adv=1) VPN
Searchable listing of journals indexed - Quick Reference Card (http://md1.csa.com/support/QRC.pdf)PDF
- Instructions on downloading filters and importing citations using Endnote (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/instruc/research/endnote/)
Full-Text Resources
- JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive (http://uclibs.org/PID/1980) 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.
- About J Stor (http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/)
- Project Muse: Scholarly Journals Online (http://uclibs.org/PID/31861) 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.
- Related:
- Mirror site. (http://muse.uq.edu.au)
- Mirror site. (http://muse.uq.edu.au)
Guides to Electronic, Print, and Other Resources
- NativeCulture.com (http://www.nativeculture.com/)
A comprehensive portal site for Native American resources on the Internet.
- Native American Studies Print and Web Resources (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hss/resources/guides/nativeamerican.php)
- Brief annotated bibliography of relevant print reference and web-based resources for Native American Studies.
- Date: 28 June 2005
Other Resources
- UC Davis Native American Studies Department (http://nas.ucdavis.edu/)
- Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley (http://eslibrary.berkeley.edu/)
- Department of Ethnic Studies, U.C. Berkeley
- Native Americans Films & Videos (http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/IndigenousVid.html)
- UC Berkeley Media Resources Center. Documentary and primary source materials related to Indigenous Peoples of North and Central America.
- Anthropological Review Database ( ARD ) (http://wings.buffalo.edu/ARD/)
- This "book review" database for anthropology contains fulltext reviews of anthropology related literature and media. It also contains citations to reviews published in anthropology journals.
- Coverage: 1994-present