Database Notes

Here is a summary of the notes that you took in Friday's library session. You should be using these specialized resources in place of general databases, like ProQuest and Academic Search Premier.

America: History & Life Easy to use
More results than JSTOR
Majority not full-text

Anthropology Plus Advanced search is better than basic

Art Abstracts Truncation: *
Same interface as other Ebsco databases
Has film information

Historical Abastracts Lots of interesting articles
Commentaries on art for Atomic use
Mostly citations, but you can link to the full-text in another database

International Index to Film Periodicals Good for film reviews
ProQuest interface
1972-present

JSTOR Works well—great interface
Jump to your key terms in an article
Easy to email citations
Scholarly journals
Goes far back but only as recent as 3-5 years ago

National Security Archive Declassified documents
US government documents from 1940’s—1970’s
Truncation: *

New York Times (Historical) Full-text
Washington Post (Historical) Archival access
Same interface as ProQues
Truncation symbol: *

Periodicals Archive Online Not a lot of full-text
Great index
Truncation: *

Project Muse Some full-text
Scholarly articles
Truncation: *
Coverage is similar to JSTOR

PsychInfo Truncation symbol: $
Some full-text
Updates weekly

Reference Universe Good for background info
Articles from reference books
Some full-text
Truncation: *