Arts & Humanities Library
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AfricaBib.org. Provides subject access to periodicals and other material on Africa. The two major sources are Bibliography of Africana Periodical Literature Database, and African Women's Bibliographic Database
African Studies Abstracts (ASA) Online. Produced by the African Studies Centre in The Netherlands, each issue provides abstracts (summaries) of content from some 240 journals. Almost half are published in Africa and about half of the entries are in English.
AnthropologyPlus. The main research tool available for the fields of anthropology and archaeology. AnthropologyPlus combines information from the Harvard University and Royal Anthropological Institute (United Kingdom) databases.
Historical Abstracts. Covers the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada, which are covered in America : History and Life).
International Index to Black Periodicals Full Text. Search current content from more than 150 international scholarly and popular periodicals in Black Studies with full-text coverage of 40 core Black Studies periodicals. It covers a wide array of disciplines including art, economics, health, history, language and literature, law, philosophy, politics, religion, and sociology among others.
JSTOR. The full text of back runs (no current issues) of 15 major journals in African Studies, including African Affairs and Journal of African History. In addition, JSTOR provides access to over 300 full-text journals in a wide variety of disciplines, including Anthropology, Women's Studies, Geography, History, and Languages & Literature.
Project MUSE. Provides access to scholarly journals published by major university presses, including the full text of 9 titles in African Studies, with additional journals in the other disciplines.
Women's Studies International. Women's Studies International is one of the most comprehensive women's studies resources available. It includes material from a variety of essential women's studies databases covering key research in the field.
