Library Guides: Global Studies: Books and Articles

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AnthroSource This link opens in a new window
Index and full text access to the publications of the American Anthropological Association. Covers 1888 - present.
Sociology Collection This link opens in a new window
Sociology and social services database with access to Sociological Abstracts, Applied Social Sciences Index Abstracts, and the Sociology Database with full-text coverage.
Coverage from 1952 - present.
Sociology Source Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Sociology research database that covers aspects of social behavior and interaction. Topics range from gender identity, marriage and family, to demographics, political sociology, religion and socio-cultural anthropology.

EconLit This link opens in a new window
Covers journals, books, and working papers on economics providing citations for dissertations and articles in more than 620 collective volumes per year.

Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Covers publications including periodicals, book reviews, dissertations about the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding North America). Some full text available.
Covers materials published from 1971 to present.

CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online This link opens in a new window
Full text of working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.
Covers 1991 onward.
Homeland Security Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Quick access to important U.S. policy documents, presidential directives, and national strategy documents as well as specialized resources such as theses and reports from various universities, organizations and local and state agencies.
Political Science Complete This link opens in a new window
Covers political topics with a worldwide focus, reflecting the globalization of contemporary political discourse.
Politics Collection This link opens in a new window
Political science, public policy, and international relations database of scholarly articles with full text of many documents.
Includes PAIS Index, Policy File Index, Political Science Database, and Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (WPSA). Covers 1985 to present (full text) and 1914 to present (abstracts)

ComAbstracts This link opens in a new window
Database of article abstracts, books, bibliographic records, and other sources of relevance to researchers, scholars, and students interested in fields related to human communication studies
Areas covered include mass communication, human interaction, rhetoric, health communication, communication and new media, journalism, communication history, etc. Coverage in some publications may date back to 1915.

Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Indexes, abstracts and provides selective full-text for a broad spectrum of magazines, journals and newspapers.
Upgraded from Academic Search Premier in 2019.
China Academic Journals This link opens in a new window
Full text of China Academic Journals (CAJ) from 1994 to 2022 for the series covering Literature/History/Philosophy (Series F), Politics/Military Affairs/Law (Series G), and Education/Social Sciences (Series H) components of the CNKI database. Database is searchable in both English and Chinese.
Link to title lists: https://www.eastview.com/resources/title-lists/
JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive This link opens in a new window
Full text of scholarly journals, beginning with the very first issue of each title. Primarily humanities and social sciences titles.
There is a gap, typically from 1 to 5 years, between the most recently published journal issue and the content available through JSTOR. A broad range of disciplines are represented.
Social Science Premium Collection This link opens in a new window
Social sciences database that offers international coverage of subject areas including Political Science, Public Policy, Sociology, Education, Psychology, Economics, Linguistics, and Criminal Justice