Article Indexes
Use article indexes to identify articles on a topic. In some cases, you will be able to link directly from the article database to the full text of the article. In other cases, you will need to search the title of the journal (not the author or title of the article) in the online catalog to find out where it is located.
“Article databases” include indexing and abstracting sources, both online and “print” (or paper), as well as the online full-text sources, and those online databases offering a mix of abstracts and full text.
Good starting points for this course would be:
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FIAF International Index to Film PeriodicalsFour separate files searchable through a single interface: International Index to Film Periodicals (1972-current), and: International Index to Television Periodicals (1979-current), International Directory of Film and TV Documentation Collections, and Bibliography of FIAF Members' Publications.
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Film and Television Literature IndexIdentifies journal articles, book reviews, and articles from trade publications, with some coverage of books, book chapters, and reference works. Indexes publications from 1914-present.
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America: History and LifeThe main article database for researching American history. Use to find journal articles, book reviews, and dissertations on all periods of North American history. Includes some links to full text. Complements Historical Abstracts. Indexes publications from 1964-present.
Other article databases that might be useful for your research in this class are:
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MLA International Bibliography1920-present. Identifies articles, books, dissertations on literature, languages, film and folklore.
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PRISMA (Publicaciones y Revistas Sociales y Humanísticas) with HAPI (Hispanic American Periodicals Index)Two key article databases for Hispanic American, Latin American, and Caribbean Basin studies. Multi-disciplinary. Identifies journal articles about Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Hispanics in the United States. While HAPI is an article index, PRISMA is a full text collection of scholarly journals. Together they cover a combination of peer reviewed and non-peer reviewed journals and periodicals. HAPI Indexes publications from 1966-present.
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Left IndexIdentifies articles written from a leftist political, economic, social or cultural perspective. Includes some retrospective coverage of historically significant left wing publications like the People (New York, N.Y. : 1891). Indexes publications from 1982-present.
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Alternative Press Index and Alternative Press Index ArchiveIdentifies articles from alternative newspapers, magazines and journals. Indexes publications from 1969-present. Alternative Press Index file actually only covers 1991-present. To add 1969-1990, you must click "Choose Databases" above search box, and select Alternative Press Index Archive as well.
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Gender WatchNewspapers and periodicals with an emphasis on women and gender issues. Indexes publications from 1970-present.
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Ethnic News Watch1959-present. Newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from ethnic, minority and native presses.
Digital Periodical Collections
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JSTORThe full text of over 2,800 scholarly journals, with coverage back to the first issue for each, in some cases as far back as the 17th century. Recent issues of most journals in this database are embargoed by journal publishers, so to be certain you are also identifying the most recent publications, use an article index like Historical Abstracts or America: History, and Life.
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Project MUSEOver 600 scholarly journals, with emphasis on recent ten years of issues. Originally intended as a complement to JSTOR.
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Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive1880- . Major consumer and trade magazines, from their first issues through recent years. Includes: Variety; Picturegoer; Box Office; Back Stage; Stage; Billboard; Vox; Spin; Rolling Stone; Hollywood Reporter; and more. Emphasis is on Anglo-American publications.
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Periodicals Archive Online1665-present. Over 700 European and American periodicals in the humanities and social sciences.
There are several online-only e-journals you might want to browse, even though most of these are not “core” or key journals. These include: