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Journal Article Databases and Indexes
Use an Abstract or Index Database to find citations to journal articles. Many databases have links to the complete article online. If there is no link, please check the UNT Library Catalog to see if it is online through another resource or available in print. Use Interlibrary Loan to get books and articles that are not available through the UNT Libraries.
Selected Databases are listed below:
1) Online Databases (found through the Electronic Resources page http://irservices.library.unt.edu/ - select the first letter of the name of the database you are looking for from the alphabetical list, then click on the database name to access it)
Academic
Search Premier
A general index providing broad subject
coverage for the social sciences and sciences. Many full text articles
available.
Web
of Science Citation Databases (1995 - Present)
Social Sciences Citation Index (1981 - 1994)
Covering the social sciences, arts & humanities, and
sciences, the Web of Science provides information about journal articles
which includes links to other articles cited.
Social Sciences
Abstracts
Coverage includes a wide range
of interdisciplinary fields covered in a broad array of social sciences
journals.
Sage
Urban Studies Abstracts
Citations and abstracts
of important recent urban studies
journal articles and
reports.
Environmental Issues and Policy Index
Provides abstract/index information for over
1000 journals in the area of environmental policy and studies.
Digital
Dissertations
Citations and abstracts to dissertations from
around the country.
Alternative Press Index
An index to nearly 300
alternative, radical, and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines
covering cultural, economic, political and social change.
Anthropological Literature Online
While the focus is anthropology, this index also provides
coverage of human and cultural geography.
PAIS
(Public Affairs Information Service) International (1972 - Present)
PAIS
Archive (1915-1976)
Citations to books, journal articles,
government documents and other reports related to public and social policy
issues.
Full-Text Electronic Resources
Ethnic
NewsWatch
Newspaper, magazine and
journal articles published by the ethnic, minority, and native press in the
United States presenting a variety of perspectives on national and
international topics that go beyond those represented in the mainstream
media.
JSTOR
Provides
access to archived issues of journals in Arts & Sciences, General Science,
and Ecology & Botany.
LexisNexis
Academic
Includes local, national, and international
news resources and legal resources including case law, laws reviews, and
codes & statutes.
ScienceDirect
(Elsevier)
Provides access to journals primarily in
sciences, medicine, and technology.
World Factbook
Provides basic facts for individual countries.
LexisNexis Statistical
Provides citations to statistical publications
as well as some links to full text sources.
WDI
Online
World Development Indicators
provides statistics on economics &
finance, environment, health, agriculture, communications, labor, and
education for over 200 countries.
Statistical Agencies and Information
Links to statistical resources available via
the web.
2) Abstracts and Indexes in Print
Located in Abstracts and Indexes, 1st Floor, Willis Library, and arranged by subject. A table number (A&I #) follows each title.
Geographical Abstracts. Human Geography (formerly Geographical Abstracts and GEO Abstracts, 1966-1988) 1989- A&I #10
Geographical Abstracts. Physical Geography (formerly Geographical Abstracts and GEO Abstracts, 1966-1988) 1989- A&I #10
Located in Government Documents Abstracts and Indexes, 3rd Floor, Willis Library. Ask for assistance at the Government Documents Information Desk.
Index to U.S. Government Periodicals 1970-1987
U.S. Government Periodicals Index 1994-
Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications and Supplements, 1895-