Human Development
Recommended Databases
- PsycINFO
Description: PsycINFO (R) contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports, as well as citations to dissertations, all in the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology,
business, and law.
Coverage: 1872 -
- Sociological Abstracts
Description: The Sociological Abstracts database is a primary resource for accessing the latest research sponsored in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database draws information from an international selection of over 2,600 journals and other serials publications, plus conference papers, books, and dissertations. Social Planning/Policy & Development Abstracts (SOPODA) is also included as part of this database, providing additional literature on policy issues addressing violence, abuse, neglect, aging, health, energy, environment, housing, education, women and development, disaster preparedness and risk assessment.
Coverage: 1963 -
- Social Sciences Full Text
Description: Indexes and abstracts over 400 English language periodicals. Topics include anthropology, area studies, community health and medical care, criminal justice and criminology, economics, family studies, geography, gerontology, international relations, law, minority studies, planning and public administration, policy sciences, political science, psychiatry, psychology, social work and public welfare, sociology, urban studies, women's studies, and related subjects.
Coverage: 1983 -
- EthnicNewswatch
Description: Ethnic NewsWatch™ (ENW) features newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press, providing researchers access to essential, often overlooked perspectives. With titles dating from 1990, ENW presents a comprehensive, full-text collection of more than 1.8 million articles from more than 315 publications offering both national and regional coverage.
Coverage: 1990 to date - Social Sciences Citation Index
Description: Search for references and cited references in Social Science Citation Index.
Coverage: 1987 -
Guide: Citation Searching with Web of Science
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- Academic Search Complete from EbscoHost
Academic Search Complete is a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 7,000 full-text periodicals, including nearly 6,000 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 11,000 journals and a total of more than 11,600 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 journals.
- Biological Abstracts (BIOSIS)
Description : Provides indexing for over 5 million records in life sciences journals. BIOSIS monitors around 6,000 international journals to ensure that virtually every life science topic is covered, including agriculture, biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, ecology, the environment, microbiology, neurology, pharmacology, public health and toxicology.
Coverage: 1955 -
- Abstracts in Anthropology
covers a broad spectrum of significant, current anthropological topics from several hundred periodicals. Man's speech, physiology, artifacts, history, environment, and social relations are described, analyzed, interpreted, and compared within the human and animal realms. Covers cultural and physical anthropology, archaeology, and linguistics.
Coverage: 2001 to date
Hints: Since the FindIt! links are not available in this database, please copy and paste the citation information into the "Find Your Citation" form on our main page to determine availability of articles covered here.
- eHRAF - World Cultures
Description: eHRAF is an acronym for Human Relations Area Files, which indexes the information in its collection of ethnography by culture and subject. Using a systematic listing of the cultures of the world search for information on hundreds of cultures worldwide.
Coverage: varies
Guide: Human Relations Area File
- Biological and Agricultural Index Plus
Description : Provides indexing to over 250 journals in the core literature of biology and agriculture. Subject matter includes agricultural, animal sciences, biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, botany, ecology, environmental science, fishery sciences, forestry, genetics, horticulture, marine biology, microbiology, nutrition, paleontology, physiology, plant pathology, veterinary medicine, wildlife management, and zoology.
Coverage: 1983 -
- GenderWatch
Description : Ethnic NewsWatch is a full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. A rich collection of articles, editorials, columns, reviews, etc. provide a broad diversity of perspectives and viewpoints -- the other sides of the stories. The database is searchable in both English and Spanish, with publications in each language and more than 125,000 articles in Spanish.
Coverage: 1991 - present, with archival material back to 1985.
- Mental Measurements
Description: Mental Measurements Yearbook, produced by the Buros Institute, contains fulltext information about and reviews of all English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas as included in the printed Mental Measurements Yearbooks.
Coverage: current
- Tests in Print
Description: Produced by the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements at the University of Nebraska, Tests in Print (TIP) serves as a comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language. TIP provides vital information to users including test purpose, test publisher, in-print status, price, test acronym, intended test population, administration times, publication date(s), and test author(s).
Coverage: Current
- CINAHL
Description : Provides complete coverage of the professional literature in nursing, 14 allied health disciplines and health sciences librarianship. CINAHL incorporates over 500 journals.
Coverage: 1982 -
- Humanities Full Text
Description: Provides indexing and abstracting to 400 English- language periodicals on disciplines including literature and language, history, philosophy, archaeology, classical studies, folklore, gender studies, performing arts, history, religion and theology.
Coverage: 1984 -
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rev. 20 August 2009