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Major Indexes & Article Databases
| Aluka | Online digital library of scholarly resources from and about Africa. There are currently three collections; African Cultural Heritage Sites and Landscapes, African Plants, and Struggles for Freedom in Southern Africa. | 1500-present |
| SocIndex | Sociology and behavioral sciences literature | 1895-present |
Related Indexes & Article Databases
| Academic Search Complete | A multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for more than 5,500 journals, including more than 4,600 peer-reviewed titles. | 1887-present |
| African American Newspapers | Newspapers from more than 35 US States | 1827-1998 |
| Afro-Americana Imprints, 1535-1922 | Primary sources from the Library Company of Philadelphia. Includes books, pamphlets, and broadsides. | 1535-1922 |
| Alt-PressWatch | Alternative and independent literature | 1995-present |
| American History in Video | Documentaries, newsreels, public affairs videos and archival footage | 1890-present |
| American Slavery: A Composite Autobiography | Nearly 4,000 narratives told by ex-slaves, collected under the auspices of the Works Projects Administration between 1936 and 1938 | 1936-1938 |
| Anthrosource | American Anthropological Association journals | 1888-present |
| Early American Imprints. Series I, Evans | Books, pamphlets and broadsides printed in America from 1639-1800. | 1639-1800 |
| Early American Newspapers | Hundreds of colonial-era and United States newspapers; articles, editorial content, advertisements & classifieds. From the American Antiquarian Society and other institutions | 1690-1922 |
| Eighteenth Century Collections Online | 24,000 books published in Britain and colonies | 1700-1800 |
| Ethnic NewsWatch | Ethnic and minority literature | 1991-present |
| GenderWatch | Gender studies literature | 1970-present |
| HLAS Online | Latin American Studies literature | 1935-present |
| JSTOR | Archives of science, social science & humanities journals. Generally does NOT include the most recent 3-5 years | 1687-2009 |
| LexisNexis Academic | News sources include U.S. regional newspapers, international newspapers, wire services, and magazines. | 1900-present |
| Literature Resource Center (Gale) | Biographical & critical resources. Includes Dictionary of Literary Biography, Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism and related series. | 1950-present |
| NewspaperDirect PressDisplay | Current international newspapers, full text full-color format | 2012-present |
| Political Science Complete | Political science literature, US, foreign & international | 1987-present |
| ProQuest Central | Multi-disciplinary database containing full text for more than 10,900 titles. Scholarly journals, newspapers, magazines, business information. | 1905-Present |
| Proquest Historical Newspapers | Full text of nine major American papers | 1849-2003 |
| Public Affairs Index | National and global contemporary public policy issues | 1987-present |
| WorldCat | Books and other materials in libraries worldwide | 1000BCE-present |
