Research Databases - Social Theory SOC300 - Dr. Anne Lewinson

Specialized Databases

Like most disciplines, there are specialized databases that focus on the literature of anthropology and sociology.

Anthropology Plus This link opens in a new window
An extensive index of bibliographic materials covering the fields of anthropology, archaeology and related interdisciplinary research. Coverage dates: early 19th century to the present
A resource for education and research in anthropology and related fields. Offers worldwide indexing of all core periodical and lesser-known journals from the 18th century to today, providing pervasive indexing of thousands of sources, including journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works and obituaries.

Updated with new records on a monthly basis and represents more than 50 foreign languages, including English, German, Romance languages, Slavic languages, and Asian languages if there are summaries in one of the indexed languages.

Databases Included: Anthropological Index Online, Anthropological Literature
Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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Indexes the international literature of sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Coverage: 1952 to the present
Coverage dates: 1963 - present.

See All Sociology & Anthropology Databases

Comprehensive Databases

Because of the nature of topics to be researched, combine searches in specialized databases with other, more comprehensive resources such as Google Scholar or ProQuest Central. With Google Scholar, be sure to set up custom settings to more reliably see Memorial Library's subscribed content.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Scholarly research articles, covering all academic subjects.
A scholarly, multidisciplinary database providing indexing and abstracts for thousands of journals, magazines and other resources, including access to full-text, peer-reviewed journals. Additionally, the database includes access to video content updated monthly from the Associated Press, with footage from 1930 to present.

This scholarly collection offers full-text coverage of information in many areas of academic study, including archaeology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic and multicultural studies, food science and technology, general science, geography, geology, law, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, physics, psychology, religion and theology, women's studies, and other fields.

Coverage Dates: 1911 - present (full text); 1887 - present (abstracting and indexing)
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Brings together 30 highly used ProQuest databases to create the largest single academic research resource.
Brings together 30 highly used ProQuest databases to create the largest single academic research resource. Researchers can choose to search individual databases for targeted research or search all at once to find relevant results and information from other disciplines. This allows cross-searching with other ProQuest business resources as well as creation of RSS feeds, content alerts, Smart Search, article linking, and much more.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Search for scholarly content across academic disciplines, from all countries, and in all languages.

Set up Google Scholar for Off Campus Access to Berry Subscriptions
Because Google Scholar also extracts and presents citations, search results may include citations to older works that appear only in books or other offline publications.

Data Sources

Sometimes it is necessary to find statistical data and other forms of data sets for your research. Below are just a few data sources that are available to help with anthropological research. For more help in this area don't hesitate to contact one of our librarians for assistance.

Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
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Visually explore demographic information, from census and economic data to election and religion data, and more.
Users can visually explore change over time and understand the patterns behind the raw numbers. For full functionality, Berry students, faculty & staff sign up for an individual account while connected to the Berry network.
Statistical Insight This link opens in a new window
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Definitive compilation of statistical information from U.S. federal and state governments, businesses, and international publications.

DataPortals.org
Claims to be the most comprehensive list of open data portals in the world. It is curated by a group of leading open data experts from around the world - including representatives from local, regional and national governments, international organisations such as the World Bank, and numerous NGOs.
Census.gov
Data from the Census Bureau about the people and economy of the U.S.
World Bank Data Catalog
Download access to over 8,000 indicators from World Bank data sets.

Access Databases Off-Campus

Databases are accessible off-campus via your Active Directory credentials. Your Active Directory username is the first part of your email address. (For example, jsmith or john.smith).

To reset your AD password, visit the Berry MyApps Portal https://myapps.berry.edu. Here's instructions from IT.