Social Science Databases

Database Full Text Coverage

Academic Search Premier Authentication Required Tutorial available
Provides full text for over 4,650 periodicals covering the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, education, etc.

 most 1975-

Expanded Academic ASAP Authentication Required Tutorial available
Database indexes almost 2,000 magazines and scholarly journals in all subjects.

 some 1980 -

PsycARTICLES Authentication Required
Source of full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology. The database contains more than 100,000 articles from 59 journals.

 all 1988 -

JSTOR Authentication Required
Contains (EXCEPT for the latest five years) core scholarly journals in sociology, history, economics, political science, mathematics, African-American studies, Asian studies, and biological, health & general sciences.

 all varies

Sociological Abstracts Authentication Required
Abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.

some 1963 -

Social Services Abstracts Authentication Required
Indexes articles in social work, human resources, and social welfare.

 some 1980 -

HighWire Press: Free Online Full-Text Articles
Free full-text access to over 1 million articles in over 300 journals in bioscience and related subject areas.

  varies

NCJRS (National Criminal Justice Reference Service)
Indexes articles and book chapters in criminal justice.

 some 1972 -