Anthropology Article Databases
Core Resources
Anthropological Index Online (1957-Present)
To find research articles and essays in the fields of cultural, physical anthropology and archaeology. What Is It? Index to journals housed in the Anthropology Library at the The British Museum (formerly Museum of Mankind). Journals cover all branches of anthropology and come from academic institutions and publishers around the world.
Anthropological Literature (Coverage Varies) 
To find research articles and essays in the fields of cultural, physical anthropology and archaeology. What Is It? Index to the anthropology journals housed in the Tozzer library at Harvard. Covers anthropology, archeology and related disciplines such as art history, economics, psychology, religion and ethnic studies. Includes book reviews.
AnthroSource (Coverage Varies) 
To find research articles and essays in the fields of cultural, physical anthropology and archaeology. What Is It? Archive of scholarly journals, newsletters, and bulletins published by the American Anthropological Association, including access to 15 current AAA publications. Links are provided to articles in JSTOR.
Chicano Database (1960s-Present)
Research all aspects of the Mexican-American, Chicano and Latino experience, including art, literature, law, education, economics, politics, music, film, religion, health, psychology, sociology. What Is It? Index to all types of material for information about Mexican-American and Chicano topics; selective coverage back to 1900. Since 1992 covers the broader Latino experience, including Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Central American immigrants.
Handbook of Latin American Studies (1936-Present)
Search for scholarly articles and books about Latin America. What Is It? Bibliography on Latin America edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress.
Social Sciences Abstracts (1983-Present )
Search for scholarly articles in any of the social sciences fields. Find what an author has published recently. See how a topic is covered in various disciplines. What Is It? Multidisciplinary abstracts to articles in English language social sciences journals.
Social Sciences Citation Index (1956-Present)
Find who cited a particular paper. Track progress of research by moving backward and forward in time through a specified discipline.
Search Tutorial What Is It? One of three databases included in Web of Science. Multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the social sciences. Disciplines covered include: Anthropology, History, Law, Linguistics, Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, Women's Studies
Sociological Abstracts (1952-Present)
Research topics in sociology and related fields (anthropology, linguistics, political science, economy). Search for conference proceedings, dissertations and book reviews. What Is It? Index to articles, conference proceedings and book reviews published in sociology journals and related fields such as anthropology, economics, education, linguistics, medicine, philosophy, political science, and social psychology.
Additional Resources
Ethnic Newswatch (1990-Present; some coverage 1960-1989) What Is It? Full-text of articles from newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic minorities and native press in the United States.
Why Use It? Research topics relating to ethnic minorities and native groups in the U.S. Find articles written from a particular ethnic perspective. Gain a regional perspective on a topic. Find biographical profiles.
General Science Abstracts (1984-Present ) What Is It? Abstracts for articles in the areas of Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Geosciences, Health, Mathematics, Medicine, Nutrition and Physics.
Why Use It? Search popular science magazines and professional science journals. Search multidisciplinary scientific topics.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (1973-present) What Is It? Index to journal articles, books, etc, from all areas of linguistics, including linguistic anthropology, philology, sociolinguistics, and developmental linguistics
Why Use It? Find articles, book reviews, books, book chapters, and dissertations in linguistics.
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