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American Culture Studies Resources in the BGSU LibrariesFinding Articles on American Culture Studies TopicsAll databases may be used on-campus. Some databases are also available off-campus to those with a current BGSU ID. For more information see Off-Campus Access to Library Resources. Abstracts of Folklore Studies 1963 to 1975 REF GR1.A52 Citations to articles on folklore and folk-culture Academic Search Premier 1984 - present (Off campus access for Academic Search Premier) Citations to articles on many different topics. Beginning in 1990, many articles are available full text. Alternative Press Index 1969 to present INDEX AI3.A27 Citations to articles in the alternative press. America: History and Life 1964 to present (Off campus access for America: History and Life) Citations to articles on history of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. American Humanities Index1975 to present (Off campus access for American Humanities Index  1975 to 2001 is available in paper copy at: INDEX AI3 .A278 Citations to articles in the Humanities. American Periodicals Series Online, 1741-1900 (Off-campus access for American Periodicals Series Online 1741-1900) Searchable database of digitized full text articles from a wide variety of American periodicals published between 1741 and 1900. Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (ABELL) 1920 to 1997 (Off campus access for Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature) Citations to articles about English-language literature, language, and the culture of the English-speaking world. Anthropology Plus (Off campus access for Anthropology Plus) Citations to articles and essays in anthropology and archaeology. Good source of articles on Native Americans. Arts & Humanities Citation Index (ISI Web of Science) 1980 to present (Off campus accesss for Arts & Humanities Citation Index) Citations to articles from leading scholarly journals, plus citation searching. 1976 to 1989 is at INDEX Z5937.A795x Biography and Genealogy Master Index 1980 to present INDEX Z5305.U5 Citations to articles about people. Biography Index 1984 to present (Off campus access for Biography Index) Citations to books and articles with biographical information. 1946-1984 is at INDEX Z5301.B5 Chicano Database 1967 to present (Off campus access for Chicano Database) Citations to the literature written by and about Chicanos and other Latinos in the U.S. Combined Retrospective Index to Journals in History 1838 to 1974 REF Z6205.C18 Citations to articles from history journals. Combined Retrospective Index to Journals in Sociology 1895 to 1974 REF Z7161.C17 Citations to articles in sociology journals. Contemporary Authors (Off campus access for Contemporary Authors) Biographical information on over 90,000 current authors. Contemporary Women's Issues 1992 to present (Off campus access for Contemporary Women's Issues) Indexes information on women from journals, research reports, etc. Digital Dissertation Abstracts 1861 to present (Off campus access for Digital Dissertation Abstracts) Entries on more than 1.5 million doctoral dissertations and master's theses. Essay & General Literature Index June 1983 to present(Off campus access for Essay & General Literature Index) Citations to essays and articles from anthologies and collections in the humanities and social sciences. Ethnic NewsWatch 1990 to present (Off campus access for Ethnic NewsWatch) Full text articles from the ethnic, minority, and native press in the U.S. Includes some archival articles back to the mid-1980's. FRANCIS 1984 to present (Off campus access for FRANCIS) Citations to articles in both humanities and social sciences. Gale Literary Index (Freely available on the Web) An index to Gale literary publications, such as Contemporary Authors and Dictionary of Literary Biography. GenderWatch 1978 to present (Off campus access for GenderWatch) A database of articles that focus on the impact of gender. Includes business, education, the arts, history, political science, policy, sociology, culture, health sciences, etc. HarpWeek 1857 to 1871 (Off campus access for HarpWeek) An index for Harper's Weekly. The full text of all issues is included with the pages shown as scanned images. Humanities Abstracts 1984 to present (Off campus access for Humanities Abstracts) Citations to articles in the Humanities. Humanities Index 1974 to 1985 INDEX AI3 .H85 Citations to articles in the Humanities. Previous titles: Social Sciences & Humanities Index, 1965-1974, INDEX AI3.R49 International Index to Periodicals, 1907-1965, INDEX AI3.R49 Index to Black Periodicals 1984 to present INDEX AI3.O4 Citations to articles and books about Blacks. Previous titles: Index to Periodical Articles By and About Blacks, 1974-1983 Index to Periodical Articles By and About Negroes, 1960-1973 Index to Selected Periodicals, 1950-1959 JSTOR ( Off campus access for JSTOR) Full text articles from scholarly journals. You can search groups of journals, by subject, or search individual titles. This is an archival collection, so you usually won't find journals from the most recent 3-5 years, but you will find back files of journals that may go back to the 19th century. Lexis-Nexis Academic(Off campus access for Lexis-Nexis Academic) Full text newspaper and periodical articles, legal materials, and much more. MasterFILE Premier 1984 to present (Off campus access for MasterFILE Premier) Indexes popular magazines. Not a good of scholarly journal articles. MLA International Bibliography 1963 to present (Off campus access for MLA International Bibliography) 1921 to 1962 available at INDEX Z7006 .M64 Citations to resources on languages, literature, folklore, and linguistics information, and much more. Music Index Online 1979 to present (Off campus access for Music Index Online) An index to more than 640 international music journals including ethnomusicology, and popular music. A good source for articles about popular American music. Poole's Index to Periodical Literature 1802 to 1906 INDEX AI3.P7 Citations to articles in popular magazines. Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature 1895 to 1985 Index AI 3 .R28x Citations to articles in popular magazines. RLG Union Catalog (Off campus access for RLG Union Catalog) Union catalog for books, serials, archives, audiovisuals, etc. owned by major research libraries. Sage Race Relations Abstracts 1975 to present INDEX HT1501.S23 Citations to articles about race and race relations. Sage Urban Studies Abstracts 1973 to present INDEX HT51.S24 Citations to articles about urban areas and urban studies. Social Science Citation Index (ISI Web of Science) 1980 to present (Off campus access for Social Science Citation Index) Citations to articles appearing in the leading scholarly journals, as well as cited reference searching. REF Z7161.S65, 1966-1989 Social Sciences Index, 1974 to 1998 INDEX AI3.S62 Citations to articles in social science journals Previous titles: Social Sciences & Humanities Index, 1965-1974, INDEX AI3.R49 International Index to Periodicals, 1907-1965, INDEX AI3.R49 Sociological Abstracts 1963 to present (Off campus access for Sociological Abstracts) Citations to sociology journals. Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824 to 1900 INDEX Z2005.H6 Citations to articles in popular magazines. Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000 (Available off campus for Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000) Indexing for books, articles, pamphlets, manuscripts, etc. on U.S. women's history. Includes a wide variety of primary source material, plus scholarly articles. Many sources are available full text. Women Studies Abstracts 1972 to 2001 INDEX Z7962.W65 Citations to articles in women's studies journals WorldCat (Off campus access for WorldCat) Union Catalog containing over 35 million records for books, archives, etc. owned by libraries worldwide. |
