Best Bets for Archaeology & Anthropology Research
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Anthropology PlusThe most comprehensive database for anthropology and archaeology journal articles, reports, and book chapters. International coverage. 1700s-present. Covers all anthropology sub-fields, ethnology, material culture, primatology, folklore, and religion.
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Sociology Source UltimateThe best place to begin your search for sociological research. 3,134 journals. Covers all areas of sociology, in addition to ethnic and racial studies, gender studies, families, migration, population and demography, poverty and wealth, and social work.
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Human Relations Area File World Cultures (eHRAF)Cross-cultural database that contains over 350,000 pages of information on aspects of cultural and social life. Organized into cultures and ethnic groups. Full-text sources are subject-indexed at the paragraph level.
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JSTORSearchable full-text journal backfile collection. Individual titles are listed in the E-Journals A-Z.
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America: History and LifeThe premier database for research on the history of the United States and Canada. Please note: Subscription limited to six simultaneous users
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Indigenous Histories and Cultures in North AmericaThis digital resource provides access to material from the Newberry Library’s extensive Edward E. Ayer Collection, and spans four centuries and covers North and Central America.
Scholarly, Trade, and Popular Publications Overview
This Overview of Scholarly, Trade, and Popular Publications will help you understand the key differences between each of these source types.
Introduction to Scholarly Articles
Introduction to Scholarly Articles helps students who are new to scholarly research learn how to identify the characteristics of scholarly articles.
Find Scholarly Articles
UK Libraries subscribes to a huge number of article databases. If you're not sure where to start, use a Research Guide for your subject, Ask Us for suggestions, or try Academic Search Complete (search box below), a good general academic database.
It's a good idea to check the box to limit to Peer Reviewed journal articles if you were asked to find peer reviewed/scholarly articles.
Sample search terms for databases:
"college campuses" and "student activities"
crowdsourcing and business
"public spaces" and "social values"
universities and basketball arenas