Research Guides Home: ANTH 3403: Ethnographic Research: Article Databases

Statistical Sources

Looking for fast facts? Need some numbers? Check out these sources for statistical information about people, places, and things.

Explore Census Data
Free government resource for quick or in-depth statistics about U.S. demographics, economics, crime, and more.
Pew Research Center
Facts, statistics, surveys, data sets, and info-graphics about United States politics, consumer trends, culture, and more.

Video Tutorials on Databases

Basic Database Searching

General Databases and Databases in Social Sciences

Use some of these larger, interdisciplinary databases to find peer-reviewed articles about a variety of topics in one search.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Multi-disciplinary database with full text journals, indexing /abstracts, monographs, reports, conference proceedings, and more.
JSTOR Journals and Primary Sources collection This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources.
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
Online resource covering today’s social issues. Provides pro/con viewpoint essays, primary source documents, statistics, articles, and images.
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary database of periodical content.
Databases provided by the Arkansas State Library [ASL] Traveler project are funded by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (Grant LS-00-14-0004-14) and the Arkansas Department of Education.
ProQuest Research Library: Social Sciences This link opens in a new window
This resource covers publications on social science information. Subjects: sociology, psychology, communications, political science, linguistics, criminology, and education.
Databases provided by the Arkansas State Library [ASL] Traveler project are funded by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (Grant LS-00-14-0004-14) and the Arkansas Department of Education.
PsycInfo (APA) This link opens in a new window
Abstracts database that provides systematic coverage of the psychological literature from the 1800s to the present.

Subject Specific Databases (Science, Education, Business, etc)

Because your topic may vary, choose a subject databases to find more relevant articles for the discipline within which you are searching. The library has over 300 databases at the A-Z DATABASE page. Filter by "SUBJECT" for best results. Below include popular databases for a variety of subjects:

ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new window
Major source for academic journals, trade publications, market and industry research reports, company annual reports, dissertations, and working papers. Also contains country profiles and economic forecasts for most major economies.
Databases provided by the Arkansas State Library [ASL] Traveler project are funded by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (Grant LS-00-14-0004-14) and the Arkansas Department of Education.
Collection includes:
ABI/INFORM Dateline
ABI/INFORM Global
ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry
America: History & Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Database of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present.
ERIC This link opens in a new window
Education. Includes journal articles, conferences, meetings, government documents, theses, dissertations, reports, audiovisual media, bibliographies, directories, and books pertaining to education. Some full text available. [EBSCO
Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
Bilingual, English and Spanish, comprehensive full text database of newspapers, magazines and journals from ethnic, minority and native presses.
Databases provided by the Arkansas State Library [ASL] Traveler project are funded by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (Grant LS-00-14-0004-14) and the Arkansas Department of Education.
GreenFile This link opens in a new window
Information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Some links to Open Access full text provided.
Hospitality & Tourism Index This link opens in a new window
Scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism.
Library Science Database This link opens in a new window
Access to top publications in library and information science. Specifically designed to provide full-text support for core titles included in the Library & Information Science Abstracts database.
Databases provided by the Arkansas State Library [ASL] Traveler project are funded by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (Grant LS-00-14-0004-14) and the Arkansas Department of Education.
New York Times with Index This link opens in a new window
Digitized newspaper from 1851-2013.