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Best Multi-Discipline Databases and E-Journals

Multi-discipline or interdisciplinary databases simply means that each databases carries articles from a variety of subjects. The list below are some of the best database for searching women's studies topics that cross different fields.

JSTOR
Full-text database in many different subject areas. It is especially strong in Arts and Sciences.
Academic Search Ultimate
A large, multidisciplinary database. Includes the full text of 5500+ journals.
Project MUSE
Scholarly and peer-reviewed articles in humanities, arts, and social sciences. Coverage dates: 1995 - present

GenderWatch
Articles focus on the historical and current perspectives of the evolution of gender roles. Database has academic, gray, and popular literature. Subjects include gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender studies, family studies, gender studies, and women's studies. Coverage dates: 1970 - present
Contemporary Women's Issues
Articles on critical issues, such as domestic violence, employment, education, family, reproductive health, and human rights that influence women's lives in more than 190 countries. Coverage dates: 1992 - present

Databases on Social Sciences

The databases below are great for scholarly research concern particular historical periods or social movments.

America: History and Life with Full Text
Scholarly and peer-reviewed articles about American history. Coverage dates: 1955 - present
Historical Abstracts with Full Text
Scholarly and peer-reviewed articles about the history of the world, excluding the United States and Canada. Coverage dates: 1955 - present
PsycArticles (APA PsycArticles) This link opens in a new window
Scholarly articles in all aspects of psychology published by the American Psychological Association and affiliated journals. Coverage dates: 1894 - present
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Peer-reviewed journal articles for topics in anthropology, criminal justice, social work, and sociology. Coverage dates: 1895 - present

Archival Information

AM Explorer
Historical primary sources from around the world about a variety of subjects. Coverage dates: 1400 - present
Defining Gender
Primary sources that cover topics in gender studies, such as the family, education, and consumer culture. Coverage dates: 1450 - 1910
LGBT Magazine Archives
Periodicals that chronicle the evolution of a myriad aspects of LGBT history and culture. Coverage dates: 1957 - 2015
LGBT Thought and Culture
Key works and archival documentation of LGBT political and social movements throughout the 20th century and into the present day. Coverage dates: 1900 - present
Digital Transgender Archive
Trans-historical and trans-cultural collection of primary sources related to trans-ing gender from around the world. Coverage dates: 1900 - 2000

Newspaper Databases

Nexis Uni
News articles, transcripts and wire services for financial, medical, and legal information (and more). Coverage dates: 1790 - present
U.S. Major Dailies
Key national newspapers, same day coverage. The New York Times, Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune. Content available by 8am each day. Images not included. Coverage dates: 1985 - present

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