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American Periodicals Series Online
Provides digitized images of more than 1,000 American magazines and journals published from the colonial era to the beginning of the 20th century.
Covers history, politics, the arts and sciences, folklore, and popular culture.
Coverage extends from 1740 - 1900 +.

Annee Philologique (use restricted to Simpson Library building only)
Published by the Societe Internationale de Bibliographie Classique, L'Annee Philologique indexes articles and books in classical studies, literature, archaeology, history, philosophy, and related disciplines.
Electronic coverage begins in 1969.
Paper issues of the bibliography are shelved under the call number PA31 .A56.

Arts and Humanities Search
Available through FirstSearch.
A citation index that includes over 2,500,000 records, referencing more than 1,300 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals.
Coverage from 1980 to the present.

Ethnic NewsWatch
Interdisciplinary; newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press.
Bilingual (English and Spanish)
Full-text
1960-present.

Expanded Academic ASAP
Available through the Information Access Company.
Indexes more than 600 journals in most academic disciplines; supplies numerous full-text articles.
Coverage from 1980 to the present.

Humanities Abstracts
Indexes a broad range of some 500 magazines and journal publications in the humanities.
Covers topics in archaeology and classical studies, folklore, history, language and literature, performing arts, philosophy, religion, and related subjects.
Coverage extends from 1984 to the present. Continues print Humanities Index, 1975-1996 (REFB AI 3 .H85) and Social Sciences and Humanities Index, 1965-1974 (REFB AI 3 .R282).

Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984
Indexes nearly 1,200 periodicals in the social sciences and humanities, providing citations to more than 1,300,000 articles. Covers topics in archaeology and classical studies, anthropology, folklore, history, gender studies, language and literature, economics, drama, political science, philosophy, international relations, music, sociology, journalism, psychology, religion, geography, and many other related subjects.
Coverage extends from 1907 through 1984.

Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
Available through Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
Indexes articles covering topics in the study of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics.
Includes historical, descriptive, comparative, theoretical, and geographical linguistics.
Coverage from 1973 to the present.

MLA International Bibliography
A comprehensive, international index to articles and books on modern languages and literature.
Coverage from 1963 to the present.


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