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Most Useful Databases

Academic Search Complete - A multi-disciplinary academic database [more details].
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History - Books in ethnography [more details].
Gale Virtual Reference Library - A multi-disciplinary collection of encyclopedias [more details].
JSTOR - Search older issues of journals (purchased with support of the Rockwell Fund) [more details].
OmniFile - A multi-disciplinary database of journals and magazines [more details].
SocINDEX - Search publications in social work, sociology, and anthroplogy [more details].
Web of Science - A multi-disciplinary index of high-impact research journals [more details].

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ArticleFirst - A large, multi-disciplinary index of academic journals [more details].
America: History and Life - An index of publications in U.S. and Canadian history [more details].
Bibliography of Native North Americans - An index of Native American culture and history [more details]
ebrary - Electronic books from academic and professional publishers [more details].
Encyclopedia Britannica Online - The authoritative encyclopedia, plus a dictionary, an atlas, and timelines [more details].
Google Scholar - Use Google's powerful search to find scholarly journals, books, and web sites [more details].
Historical Abstracts - Index of publications on the history of the world from 1450 to present [more details].
netLibrary - Electronic books from academic, professional, and popular presses [more details].
New York Times - Full text articles with subject indexing [more details].
New York Times Historical - A cover-to-cover archive of the paper from 1851 to 2003 [more details].
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center - Essays, primary sources, and statistics on controversial topics [more details].
Project Muse - Electronic journals in the humanities and the social sciences [more details].
PsycINFO - A comprehensive index of psychology and related fields [more details].
Texas Reference Center - Journals, magazines, and books on Texas history [more details].
WorldCat - Search 58 million books and other materials in libraries around the world [more details].
World History Collection - Search 150 journals in world history [more details].

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