Databases by Subject

Study of Culture & Society Research Guide

Study of Culture & Society

Database Description Available In SuperSearch Alumni Access More Info Tutorial
Academic Video Online (AVON)
(ProQuest)
Documentaries, educational films, and news clips in many subject areas. Yes No more information
America: History and Life with Full Text
(EBSCO)
Journals and books covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Partial No more information
Annual Reviews Critical reviews of current research in the biomedical, physical, and social sciences. Yes No more information
Black Studies Center
(ProQuest)
A portal to several resources in black studies (African American Studies, African Studies, and Diaspora Studies), including The Chicago Defender newspaper from 1910-1975. Partial No more information
Clase and Periodica
(OCLC)
Index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities No No more information
CountryWatch Political, economic, and cultural information about every sovereign country in the world. No No more information
Ethnic NewsWatch
(ProQuest)
Articles written primarily by Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian & Pacific Islander, and Jewish people. Yes No more information
Gender Studies Database
(EBSCO)
Journal articles in gender, sexuality, and women's studies. Partial No more information
GenderWatch
(ProQuest)
Journal articles in gender, sexuality, and women's studies. Yes No more information
Global Issues
(Gale in Context)
A resource for international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. No Yes more information
Illustrated Civil War Newspapers and Magazines Collection of historical documents allows you to browse and search HarpWeek's collection of 19th century journals. Yes No more information
Indigenous Peoples: North America
(Gale)
Explores the political, social, and cultural history of Native Peoples from the 16th century through the 20th century. No Yes more information
Latino-American Experience
(ABC-CLIO)
Reference/scholarly texts, primary sources, and images focusing on the history and culture of Latinos living in the United States. No No more information
LGBTQ+ Source
(EBSCO)
Formerly known as LGBT life with Full Text, this database provides scholarly and popular LGBTQ+ publications, including articles, primary sources, monographs, magazines, and newspapers, Partial No more information
Mergent Online: Country Insight Provides up-to-date political, economic and commercial information on over 130 countries worldwide, including risk assessment. Easily downloadable in PDF format. No No more information
Project Muse Full-text of scholarly journals published by Johns Hopkins University and other university presses. Yes Yes more information
Social Services Abstracts
(Proquest)
Provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. Yes No more information
Sociological Abstracts
(Proquest)
This database abstracts and indexes the international literature of sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Yes No more information
Sociology (Proquest) Provides abstracts, indexing and full-text coverage of journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, and more, including full-text from hundreds of leading sociology journals. Yes No more information
Springer eBooks A collection of electronic books in a variety of subjects. You also have the option to order a personal print copy of eBooks owned by Drake (2010-present) for $24.99 (regardless of the actual book price). These "MyCopy" books are soft-cover b/w print copies that are mailed to your address. Yes No more information
Statista Online statistics portal providing access to data from market and opinion research institutions, as well as from business organizations and government institutions. Includes many easily-cited authoritative infographics. No No more information

Other Resources

Database Description Available In SuperSearch Alumni Access More Info Tutorial
Academic Search Ultimate
(EBSCO)
Journals, magazines, and newspapers in almost every subject area. Partial No more information
African-American Historical Serials Collection
(EBSCO)
Newspapers, magazines, reports and annuals documenting African American religious life and culture from 1829-1922. Partial No more information
AnthroSource
(Wiley)
American Anthropological Association's journals, bulletins, and newsletters. Yes No more information
Archives of Sexuality & Gender: LGBTQ History & Culture Since 1940
(Gale)
Archive of primary sources covering social, political, health, and legal issues impacting LGBTQ communities around the world. Yes Yes more information
Asian American Experience
(ABC-CLIO)
Primary sources, perspective essays from leading Asian American studies scholars, and search and citation tools covering topics such as the role of discrimination in Asian American history and its effect on citizenship and civil liberties, the economic impacts of immigration and labor, and changing political and cultural representation. No No more information
ATLA Religion Database
(EBSCO)
Index of articles, book reviews, and essays in religious studies. Partial No more information
Biblical Archaeology Society Online Archive Biblical Archaeology Review (1975 - present), Bible Review (1985 - 2005 complete) and Archaeology Odyssey (1998 - 2006 complete), plus five popular books. Partial No more information
Britannica Online The complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia, and the Britannica Book of the Year. Yes No more information
Business Expert Press eBooks eBooks that focus on international business, mergers, finance, accounting, and social networking. Yes No more information
Chicago Manual of Style Online
(University of Chicago)
16th and 17th editions of the Chicago Manual of Style. No No more information
Chicago Tribune (Proquest Historical Newspapers) Chicago Tribune (1849-1994). Yes No more information
Communication & Mass Media Complete
(EBSCO)
Communication and mass media publications including film, television, and advertising. Partial No more information
Communication Studies
(Sage)
Journals relating to journalism and communication. Yes Yes more information
CQ Researcher
(CQ Press)
Discussions of current, controversial public policy issues. It offers pros & cons, background information, and in-depth analysis on a variety of topics, issues, and controversies currently in the news. Yes No more information
Credo Reference Reference articles covering all major academic subjects. Yes No more information
Current Contents Connect
(Web of Science)
Complete tables of contents and bibliographic information from scholarly journals and books; also includes relevant, evaluated websites and documents. No No more information
Data Citation Index
(Web of Science)
Indexes data studies and datasets across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences and links the datasets/studies with published literature. No No more information
Dissertations & Theses Global
(ProQuest)
Citation and full-text access to theses and dissertations from around the world. Yes No more information
Education (Sage) Journal articles covering all aspects of education. Yes Yes more information
ERIC (Department of Education) Government site providing free access to Education Resource Information Center. Some full-text. Yes No more information
ERIC (EBSCO) EBSCO version of ERIC. More full-text than the government site. Partial No more information
eScholarShare (Drake University) Scholarly repository of Drake University. Includes 1000+ electronic theses & dissertations. Yes No more information
Gale eBooks Reference works and eBooks in all subject areas. Yes Yes more information
Gale Primary Sources Search interface for all Gale Primary Source databases. No No more information
GreenFILE
(EBSCO)
Environmental information from scholarly, government, and general interest sources. Partial No more information
HAPI - Hispanic American Periodicals Index
(UCLA)
Journal article citations about Latin America, the Caribbean, and Hispanics/Latinos in the US. Partial No more information
Historical Abstracts with Full Text
(EBSCO)
Includes books and journal articles on the history of the world (excluding the U.S. and Canada) from 1450 to the present. Partial No more information
International Historical Statistics Statistical compendium covering the years 1750-2010 (with annual updates). Includes all statistical tables as Excel spreadsheets, which can be downloaded for further analysis. Topics include population, national accounts, labor force, agriculture, external trade and industry. Each section has a full description of the sources used to compile the statistics. No No more information
JSTOR More than a thousand academic journals and over 1 million images, letters, and other primary sources Yes No more information
Listener - Historical Archive The Listener (1929-1991) was the weekly newspaper published by the BBC. The complete archive of this landmark publication is an essential witness to the intellectual and cultural history of the twentieth century. No No more information
Marquis Who's Who in America Biographical information from various "Who's Who" series. Yes No more information
New York Times New York Times access 1851-present. Direct access to virtually all NY Times content from that time period. Requires a separate, one-time registration. For details, visit http://researchguides.drake.edu/nyt No No more information
NewsVault Cross-search Gale newspaper archives using a single interface. Drake has access to the complete (London) Times Digital Archive and the 19th Century U.S. Newspaper Digital Archive. No No more information
Nineteenth Century Collections Online
(Gale)
Primary sources from the 1800s, including monographs, newspapers, pamphlets, manuscripts, ephemera, maps, statistics, and more. Yes Yes more information
Opposing Viewpoints
(Gale in Context)
Articles on current controversial social subjects, offering informed views on both sides of each issue. Yes Yes more information
Oxford English Dictionary 2nd edition of the 20-volume set. Includes meaning, history, & pronunciation of over 1/2 million words, both past and present. No No more information
Oxford Reference Online Access to dictionaries & reference works in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Limit of 5 simultaneous users. Yes No more information
Periodicals Archive Online
(ProQuest)
Archive of backfiles of scholarly periodicals in the arts, humanities and social sciences, spanning more than two centuries of content, 37 key subject areas, and multiple languages. Yes No more information
Philosopher's Index
(Proquest)
Author-written abstracts covering scholarly research in all areas of philosophy. Partial No more information
Pop Culture
(Gale OneFile)
Database of scholarly journals and magazines that both analyze and contribute to popular culture. Partial Yes more information
PsycARTICLES
(Proquest )
Journal articles in psychology. Yes No more information
PsycINFO
(Proquest )
Citation and abstract search in behavioral science and mental health. Yes No more information
PTSDPubs Database (formerly called PILOTS) produced by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD providing citations and abstracts to the worldwide literature on PTSD and other psychological effects of trauma. Yes No more information
Sabin Americana 1500 - 1926 Primary source documents pertaining to North, Central & South America, the Arctic, Antarctica, & West Indies. Includes original accounts of exploration, pioneering, settlement, the western movement, military actions, Native Americans, slavery & abolition. Yes No more information
SciELO Citation Index
(Web of Science)
SciELO content includes regional journals from Latin American and the Caribbean as well as titles from Spain, Portugal and South Africa. Yes No more information
Statistical Abstract of the United States
(ProQuest)
Authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. No No more information
Very Short Introductions
(Oxford)
Concise introductions to a wide range of subjects. Yes No more information
Vogue Archive
(Proquest)
Entire run of Vogue magazine (US Edition) from 1892 to the present day. Yes No more information
Wall Street Journal (Proquest) Full-text of the newspaper's eastern edition, 1984 - present. Yes No more information
Web of Science Journal article citations in science and technology, arts and humanities, and social sciences. Partial No more information
Web of Science Core Collection This subset of Web of Science indexes primary journals and article citations in several databases spanning a wide range of disciplines. Partial No more information
Women's Wear Daily Archive
(Proquest)
Entire run of Women's Wear Daily from 1910 to the present day. Yes No more information
World DataBank Access to nation-by-nation (or aggregate) statistical data. No No more information
WorldCat
(OCLC)
Locate books, journals and magazines, music scores, and media in libraries worldwide. No No more information
WorldCat Dissertations
(OCLC)
Bibliographic database of all dissertations and theses available in WorldCat No No more information