Databases by Subject -- Sociology & Anthropology

Find Articles in Databases

Use the following databases to find articles in scholarly journals, magazines, conferences, etc.

Academic OneFile (Partial Full-Text)
1980 - present
Comprehensive database with millions of articles from journals and other reference sources. Includes articles on a variety of subjects such as: business and small business, communications and mass media, computers, criminal justice, diversity, education, environmental studies, health and medicine, landscaping and horticulture, military and terrorism, pop culture, psychology, religion and philosophy, and science. Includes the full-text coverage of The New York Times from 1995 to present.

General OneFile (Partial Full-Text)
1980 - present
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images.

OmniFile Mega (Partial Full-Text)
1982 - present
A one-stop multidisciplinary database covering many subjects such as: education, sciences, humanities, social sciences, etc. Contains everything (all the indexing, abstracting, and full-text) in the six other Wilson databases: Education Index, Science Index, Humanities Index, Readers' Guide Index, Social Sciences Index, Business Index.

SIRS (Full-Text)
Current
Provides access to full-text articles and internet resources on a variety of subjects such as economics, health, history, business, science, literature, the arts, philosophy, film, etc. An excellent source for government information and U.S. Supreme Court decisions.

Social Sciences Index (Partial Full-Text)
1983 - present
Use this database to find articles on many subjects in the social sciences such as: anthropology, communications, criminal justice, economics, environmental studies, ethics, family studies, geography, law, minority studies, political science, psychology, sociology, etc. Many articles are full-text. The content in this database is also part of OmniFile Mega.

Southern Life (Partial Full-Text)
1980 - present
Includes almost 6 million full-text articles from academic journals, newspapers and reference materials. Topics are directly related to past and present Southern living and include people, places, historical, cultural and social events, literature, music, food, and more.

Points of View Reference Center (Full-Text)
1900 to present
A database of over 200 topics with an overview, point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument), a Guide to Critical Analysis, periodical and newspaper articles, book sections, biographies, primary source documents, images, and video. Topics include: affirmative action, alternative medicine, cloning, gun control, immigration, Iraq, stem cell research, and many more. Also included are guides on debating, developing arguments, evaluating sources, writing papers, and more.

Religion & Philosophy Database (Partial Full-Text)
1980 - present
More than 250 magazines, journals and news sources with over 800,000 articles covering the topics of religion, philosophy, archaeology and anthropology. Covers the social and cultural impact of religion throughout history, including literature, arts and language. The content of this database is also part of Academic OneFile and General OneFile.

Military & Intelligence Database (Partial Full-Text)
1980 - present
More than 600 military-related and general interest magazines, journals, news sources and reference materials with over 6 million articles covering a variety of topics including military history, aerospace, engineering, ethics, intelligence, law, policy, strategy, terrorism and more. The content in this database is also part of Academic OneFile and General OneFile.

Find an e-Journal

If you are looking for a list of journal or magazine titles about Sociology & Anthropology, go to the Full-Text online versions of these titles.

Useful Books Located in the Library

Encyclopedia of Sociology. (5 Vols.)
Borgatta, Edgar F. ed.
New York : Macmillan Reference USA, 2000.
Reference Room (3rd Floor) - [Ref] HM425 .E5 2000

Encyclopedia of American Social History. (3 Vols.)
Cayton, Mary Kupiec. ed.
New York : Scribner, 1993.
Reference Room (3rd Floor) - [Ref] HN57 .E58 1992

Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology. (4 Vols.)
Levinson, David ed.
New York : Henry Holt and Co., 1996.
Reference Room (3rd Floor) - [Ref] GN307 .E52 1996

Encyclopedia of World Cultures. (10 Vols.)
Levinson, David. ed.
Boston, Mass. : G.K. Hall, 1991-
Reference Room (3rd Floor) - [Ref] GN307 .E53 1991

Countries and their Cultures. (4 Vols.)
Ember, Melvin and Carol R. Ember, eds.
New York : Macmillan Reference USA, 2001.
Reference Room (3rd Floor) - [Ref] GN307 .C68 2001

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mankind. (22 Vols.)
Carlisle, Richard. ed.
New York : M. Cavendish, 1989-
Reference Room (3rd Floor) - [Ref] GN307 .I44

Call Numbers for Browsing

HM - Sociology (General)	GN - Anthropology
HN - Social History, Social Problems
HQ - The Family. Marriage. Women
HV - Social Pathology. Criminology.

Selected Web Sites

Sociology Online

Librarians' Internet Index - Anthropology