Why Use A Database?
- If the full text of an article is not available within a database, try one of these three ways to figure out if the library has the journal, or call the Research Help Desk at 405-325-4142 for assistance.
- What if you tried those three things and the library does not have a journal article that you need? We can still get it for you via our interlibrary loan service. It's free! And articles often come electronically within a few days.
- If you need a list of political science journals, see the Journals Ranked by JCR tab, to the left.
Essential Databases for Political Science
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PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1915-1976
Index to public and social policy issues, foreign and domestic. Materials indexed include journal articles, government documents, books, pamphlets, yearbooks, and directories.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1975-present
Covers international literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration/policy. This database combines Political Science Abstracts and ABC POL SCI and includes over 800 journals.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Annual Reviews (Annual Review of Political Science) (1998- )This database "critically reviews the most significant primary research literature to guide researchers to the principal contributions of their field and help them keep up to date in their area of research." Includes political theory and philosophy, international relations, political economy, political behavior, American and comparative politics, public administration and policy, and methodology.
International and Area Studies
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American Bibliography of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1989-Present
This interdisciplinary database covers Slavic and East European studies in regards to the social sciences and humanities. Resources include journal articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, dissertations, online resources, and selected government publications on East-Central Europe and the former Soviet Union published in the United States and Canada.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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Bibliography of Asian Studies This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1779-Present
This database indexes western-language articles and book chapters on East, Southeast, and South Asia. All subjects are covered with special focus on the humanities and social sciences.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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Clase and Periodica This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1975-present
Provides access to documents published in Latin American journals specializing in the humanities, sciences, social sciences, and technology. Materials indexed include essays, book reviews, books, conference proceedings, technical reports, interviews and brief notes from nearly 2,600 scholarly journals in Spanish, Portuguese, French and English.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Columbia International Affairs Online This link opens in a new window
Columbia International Affairs Online provides access to materials in international affairs, including working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals, and policy briefs.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Handbook of Latin American Studies This link opens in a new window
A multidisciplinary database that provides coverage of Latin America. Resources include references to journal articles, books, book chapters, and conference papers in both Spanish and English.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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HAPI This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1960s
Provides complete bibliographic citations to the contents of scholarly journals published around the world on Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States. Includes topics on current political, economic, and social issues. Some full text is available.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Index Islamicus This link opens in a new window
This database indexes literature on Islam, the Middle East, and the Muslim world, including the main Muslim areas of Asia and Africa, as well as Muslim minorities elsewhere. Records included in the database cover almost 100 years of publications on the world of Islam. Over 3,000 journals are monitored for inclusion in the database, together with conference proceedings, monographs, multi-authored works, and book reviews.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
Multidisciplinary Databases
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Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive, multidisciplinary database covering social sciences, humanities, education, physical and life sciences, and ethnic studies with access to more than 7,000 peer reviewed journals and over 75,000 videos from the Associated Press.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts, and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Use Google Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
This database is a digitized archive of the backfiles of selected scholarly journals. Provides access to materials in African American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, ecology, economics, education, finance, general science, history, literature, mathematics, philosophy, political science, population studies, sociology, and statistics.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Access journals covering the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1861-present
Indexes U.S. doctoral dissertations completed at accredited institutions since 1861 and dissertations and theses, most with abstracts, from the U.K. and Ireland since 1716. This database includes some dissertations from Canada and Europe, as well as some master's theses and foreign language dissertations. Most OU dissertations are full text through summer 2013; after that date, find OU dissertations in SHAREOK. Most dissertations from other institutions, 1997 to present, are full text. To obtain full-text pre-1997 dissertations, use the interlibrary loan.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1900-present
Multidisciplinary index covering leading scholarly journals in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Includes the Web of Science core collection and the following databases: Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Citation Index, BIOSIS Previews, Current Contents Connect, Grants Index, KCI-Korean Journal Database, MEDLINE, Preprint Citation Index, ProQuest Dissertation and Theses Citation Index, SciELO Citation Index, and Zoological Record. Some full text is available.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
Subject Specific Databases
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ATLA Religion Database This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1949-present
This database covers topics in biblical studies, world religions, church history, and religion in social issues. Materials indexed includes citations to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays. The ATLA Religion Database includes ALTASerials, an online collection of religion and theology journals, which provides some full text access.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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Communication Source This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1900-present
Provides access to Communication & Mass Media Complete and Communication Abstracts. Subject coverage includes communication, linguistics, rhetoric and discourse, speech-language pathology, media studies, and related fields. Some full text is available.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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EconLit This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1886-present
Indexes literature focusing on economics. Materials indexed cover both economic theory and application and includes books, chapters, working papers, dissertations, abstracts, and journal articles.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Exploring Race in Society This link opens in a new window
This open access database provides content covering important issues related to race, ethnicity, diversity, and inclusiveness in today's society. Resources include essays, journal articles, government agency reports, photographs, speeches, and other primary sources. A wide range of topics are covered, including affirmative action, food insecurity, environmental racism and environmental justice, the black lives matter movement, voting rights and voter suppression, police use of force, sports team branding changes, neighborhood gentrification, and much more.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1910-present
A database covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government, and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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MEDLINE (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
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Military & Government Collection This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1950-present
Provides access to current news pertaining to all branches of the military. Resources include academic journals, popular magazines, trade publications, and military publications. This database includes nearly 300 full text journals and indexing and abstracts for more than 400 titles.
For more information about using this resource view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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ProQuest One Business This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive business and economics database with global coverage featuring thousands of full text journals, working papers, dissertations, videos, wire feeds, market research reports, and newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal and Financial Times.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1887-present
Covers psychology and related disciplines in the behavioral sciences. Materials indexed include journals, book chapters, books, and dissertations. Some full text is available.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial
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SocINDEX This link opens in a new window
Video, Images, Audio
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American Archive of Public Broadcasting (Library of Congress and WGBH in Boston)An initiative to digitally preserve and make accessible public broadcasting radio and television programming,
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American History in Video This link opens in a new window
Provides access to commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and important documentaries related to American history.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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ARTstor This link opens in a new window
Repository of over two million images that include collections from a wide variety of civilizations, time-periods, and media. The images are drawn from different sources, such as museums, archaeological teams, photo archives, slide collections, and art reference publishers.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial
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AVON: Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window
This database is a multidisciplinary collection of streaming videos spanning a wide range of subject areas, including anthropology, business, psychology, film, history, music, and more. Resources include acclaimed and award-winning interdisciplinary documentaries, independent films, training and instructional videos, foreign films and shorts, newsreels, and other educational titles.
Note: AVON video access is mediated. Any video not currently licensed for use will require the user to request access. Access is enabled for class use with instructor approval.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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British Pathé Archives85,000 historic films from 1896 to 1976, includes footage from Britain and around the globe. The archive is particularly strong in its coverage of the First and Second World Wars.
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CC Search: Creative CommonsSearch engine to find freely available images.
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American Museum of Natural History, Division of Anthropology, Collections DatabaseOver 200,000 objects from the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific Islands have been digitally imaged and are accessible through this website.
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Kanopy Streaming Video This link opens in a new window
Provides access to streaming video supporting classes in the arts, business, health, media/communication, science, humanities and education.
Note: Kanopy video access is mediated. Any video not currently licensed for use will require the user to request access. Access is enabled for class use with instructor approval.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Library of Congress - Prints and PhotographsDigitized photographs, fine and popular prints and drawings, posters, and architectural and engineering drawings.
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National Gallery of Art ImagesFree open access images available for download.
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National Museum of the American Indian, Collections SearchThe museum’s collection includes more than 800,000 objects and photographs and more than 500,000 digitized images, films, and other media documenting Native communities, events, and organizations.
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New World Cinema: Independent Features and Shorts This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1990-present
Streaming full-length feature films from leading independent distributors and award-winning short films.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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New York Public Library Digital CollectionsFeatures prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, streaming video, and more.
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Smithsonian Open AccessDigital assets that are created, stored, or maintained by the Smithsonian. This might include text, still images, sound recordings, research datasets, 3D models, collections data, and more.
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Swank Digital Campus This link opens in a new window
Access to over 25,000 feature films, documentaries, foreign films, and TV shows from the largest movie studios, including Walt Disney, Warner Bros., Paramount, Columbia Pictures, Lions Gate, MGM, and others.
NOTE: Swank Digital Campus access is mediated. Any video not currently licensed for use will require the user to request access. Access is being enabled for class use with instructor approval.
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Television News of the Civil Rights Era (1950-1970; Univ. of Virginia)Aims to collect, digitize, and present television news footage from the period.