Articles & Databases : Social Sciences

Academic OneFile [formerly Expanded Academic ASAP] (Journal Articles)
A multidisciplinary database covering a wide range of topics and publications. Includes popular magazines and scholarly journals.

CQ Researcher
In-depth reports on current social issues and problems from Congressional Quarterly.

Early Civilizations in the Americas Reference Library
Encyclopedia covering the history and culture of Mesoamerica and the Andes Mountains region.

Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion
Surveys clothing and body adornment, including the origins of clothing, the development of fabrics and technologies, and the social meanings of dress.

Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
Covers food and its place in human culture and society, including agronomy, food preparation, distribution and storage, holidays and festivals, nutrition and health, and cultures and cuisines.

ERIC
The world's largest source of education information, with more than 1 million abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice.

Ethnic NewsWatch
Articles from the ethnic, minority and native press

Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
Covers cultural and ethno-religious groups in the United States, emphasizing religions, holidays, customs, languages, historical background and settlement patterns.

General OneFile
A one-stop source for popular, scholarly, and trade publications in all formats: newspaper, magazine, journal, and newsletter, etc.

History Cooperative
Full-text journal articles from selected history journals.

History Resource Center: Modern World
Covers 20th century history, including reference sources, full-text articles, maps, images, and primary source documents.

InfoTrac Custom Newspapers
Full-text articles from over 160 local, regional, national, and international newspapers.

Lexis Nexis Academic Universe
News, business, and legal coverage, including full-text newspaper articles; wires, transcripts and company financial data; court cases and decisions; etc.

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
An index of articles on librarianship, online information retrieval, information management and more.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Covers topical social issues, with viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, and links to Web sites and articles.

U.S. History in Context
Provides access to historical (primary) documents, reference articles, and full-text journals on U.S. history.

U.S. Immigration and Migration Reference Library
An encyclopedia focusing on immigration to the United States.

U*X*L American Decades
An encyclopedia of 20th-century events and social history, decade by decade.