Databases: Social Sciences

ABI/INFORM Complete VCU

Coverage: 1971 - present

Abstracts and many full-text articles on business, finance, management topics from business periodicals. Three parts: Global; Dateline; and Trade & Industry. Includes Wall Street Journal.

Academic Search Complete VCU

Coverage: 1887 - present

Comprehensive scholarly multi-disciplinary full-text database. Includes over 5,500 full-text periodicals and indexing/abstracting for over 9,500 journals. Covers science, social sciences, mathematics, engineering, and many other subjects.

ACLS Humanities E-Book VCU

Coverage: Ancient History - Present

Humanities E-Book (HEB) -- offered by the American Council of Learned Socieites (ACLS) -- is a digital collection of significant scholarship in the Humanities.

African American Biographical Database VCU

Coverage: 1790 - 1950

Large collection of biographies with full text access to the primary source material.

African American Music Reference VCU

Coverage: 1600 - 1970

African American Music Reference offers the first comprehensive coverage of blues, jazz, spirituals, civil rights songs, slave songs, minstrelsy, rhythm and blues, gospel, and other forms of black American musical expression.

African-American Poetry Database VCU

Coverage: 1760 - 1900

Searchable collection of over 2,500 poems.

AGELINE VCU

Coverage: 1978 - present

Abstracts of the literature of social gerontology. Literature covered is of interest to researchers, health professionals, and consumers. Produced by AARP.

Alternative Press Index VCU

Coverage: 1969 - present

Covers journal, newspaper, and magazine articles from over 700 international alternative, radical, and left periodicals. Includes Alt. Press Archive.

Aluka VCU

Coverage: Prehistory - Present

An international initiative to build an online library of full-text scholarly resources from and about Africa, Aluka includes archival documents, books, ecological data, periodicals, reports, maps, and oral histories.

America: History and Life VCU

Coverage: 1963 - present

Article abstracts and citations of reviews and dissertations covering the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. (Limited coverage 1954 - 1962).

American History in Video VCU

Coverage: 1492 - present

American History in Video provides the largest and richest collection of video available online for the study of American history, with 2,000 hours and more than 5,000 titles.

American State Papers, 1789-1838 VCU

Coverage: 1789-1838

Legislative and executive documents, many originating from the important period between 1789 and the beginning of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set in 1817.

Anthropological Index Online (AIO)

Coverage: 1957 - present

Citations to articles found in the periodicals collection of The Anthropology Library at the British Museum.

Anthrosource VCU

Portal to full-text journals of the American Anthropological Association.

AP Images VCU

Coverage: 1840's - present

More than 3.5 million historical and contemporary news photographs with thousands more added daily. In addition, the collection includes over 100,000 graphics, containing logos, graphs, maps, and timelines, as well as audio clips and news stories.

Archive of Americana VCU

Coverage: 1639 - 1980

Combined interface for searching Early American Imprints I & II (1639-1819), American State Papers (1789-1838), and the U.S. Congressional Serial Set (1817-1980).

ArticleFirst VCU

Coverage: 1990 - present

Citations for items listed in the table of contents of more than 12,000 journals in a broad cross-section of disciplines.

ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1987 - present

Covering health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education.

Associates Programs Source VCU

Coverage: Content back to 1985; varies by title

1000 full-text journals and 100 full-text books covering a range of subjects, including substance abuse counseling, forensics, criminal justice, biotechnology, health information technology, robotics, graphic arts, interior design, and others.

ATLA Religion Database with ATLA Serials VCU

Coverage: 1949 - present

Premier index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion. Includes full-text for over 200,000 articles and book reviews from over 100 journals.

Berg Fashion Library VCU

Coverage: Ancient History - present

Provides cross-searchable access to interdisciplinary text and image content on world dress and fashion. Includes e-books, reference works, images, and more.

Biography and Genealogy Master Index VCU

Indexes more than 15 million biographical sketches from reference books covering individuals, living and deceased, from every field and all areas of the world.

Black Studies Center VCU

Coverage: 25,000 B.C. - present

Black Studies Center is a digital core collection of primary and secondary sources in arts, history, literature, politics, and religion that record and illuminate the Black experience, from ancient Africa through modern times.

Book Review Index Online Plus VCU

Coverage: 1965 - present

Indexes reviews from scholarly and popular journals primarily in the fields of general fiction and non-fiction, the humanities, and the social sciences. Includes citations and full text reviews.

Britannica Online VCU

Access to Encyclopaedia Britannica, news, magazines, journals, web sites, research tools, and multimedia.

Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities VCU

Search and select journals most likely to publish your manuscript. Covers business, computer science, education, health administration, nursing, psychology and psychiatry. Includes submission guidelines, circulation, contacts, and acceptance rates.

Catalog of US Government Publications (CGP)

Coverage: 1976 - present

Indexes over 500,000 historic and current government publications. Provides direct links to online publications when applicable.

Clase and Periodica VCU

Coverage: 1975 - present

Citations for documents published in Latin American and Caribbean journals specializing in social sciences and humanities (Clase) and science and technology (Periodica). Clase and Periodica may be searched together or separately.

Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) VCU

A comprehensive source for research and study in international affairs. Includes journals, books, working papers from university research institutes, conference proceedings, and policy briefs.

Contemporary Women's Issues VCU

Coverage: 1992 - present

Indexes global information on women. Includes journals, books, media reviews, alternative press, newsletters, government reports and data, personal narratives, and ephemeral literature from research institutes and grass roots organizations.

Counseling and Therapy in Video VCU

Hundreds of therapy sessions, case consultations, lectures, and interviews. Features over 175 therapists practicing more than 50 therapeutic approaches. Includes 55 teaching and discussion guides.

CRCnetBASE VCU

CRCnetBASE is a collection of over 6,000 electronic books that span over 40 disciplines in 34 separate collections. VCU Libraries does not subscribe to all the collections, but abstracts are available for all entries.

Criminal Justice Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1968 - present

Citations and abstracts of international journal articles, books, and governmental and non-governmental reports on a wide range of topics in criminal justice.

Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford DNB) VCU

Browsable, searchable, illustrated collection of more than 50,000 biographies of the men and women who shaped all aspects of Britain's past. Living persons are excluded.

Dissertations and Theses Full Text (ProQuest) VCU

Coverage: 1637 - present

Full text for most dissertations from 1997 to the present. Includes full text for some earlier dissertations, along with over 2.4 million dissertations and theses citations from around the world.

Documenting the American South

Coverage: 1600-1900

Documenting the American South (DocSouth), a digital publishing initiative sponsored by the UNC Libraries, provides access to digitized primary materials that offer Southern perspectives on American history and culture.

Dow Jones Factiva VCU

Comprehensive, full text up-to-the-minute news and business source from Dow Jones and Reuters. Replaces Dow Jones Interactive.

Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800 VCU

Coverage: 1639-1800

Virtually all books, pamphlets, broadsides and other imprints of 17th- and 18th-century America. Covers thousands of subjects in full-text.

Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819 VCU

Coverage: 1801-1819

Books, pamphlets, broadsides, and other imprints of early 19th-century America. Covers thousands of subjects in full-text.

eBook Collection from EBSCOhost VCU

A collection of thousands of electronic books from leading university, trade and professional publishers. Formerly NetLibrary.

ebrary: Academic Complete Collection VCU

Over 33,000 recent electronic books from university presses and other scholarly publishers covering all disciplines.

eHRAF World Cultures (Human Relations Area Files) VCU

Primary full-text source material in anthropology, archaeology, and sociology.

Eighteenth Century Collections Online VCU

Coverage: 1700 - 1800

With over 136,000 titles and 26 million pages, ECCO contains every published text of historical significance from Great Britain and Colonial America during the 18th Century.

Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences VCU

Full text reference guide for those working in quality control, economics, probability and statistics as well as for those applying statistical methods in any discipline. Updated annually, with revisions and new articles added quarterly.

ERIC via ed.gov VCU

Coverage: 1966 - present

Premier database for education research. Includes journal articles, conference papers, reports, curriculum materials, and more. Use 'Find in a Library' to reach Get it @ VCU.

ERIC via FirstSearch VCU

Coverage: 1966 - present

Premier database for education research. Includes journal articles, conference papers, reports, curriculum materials, and more.

ERIC via ProQuest VCU

Coverage: 1966 - present

Premier database for education research. Includes journal articles, conference papers, reports, curriculum materials, and more.

Ethnic NewsWatch VCU

Full text newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, native and minority press.

Ethnographic Video Online VCU

Hundreds of classic and contemporary documentaries on the study of human culture and behavior covering every region of the world.

Filmakers Library Online VCU

Award-winning documentaries and independent films presenting points of view and historical and current experiences from diverse cultures and traditions world-wide.

GenderWatch VCU

Coverage: 1980 - present

Database of publications on the evolution of gender roles as they affect both men and women. Includes coverage of GLBT studies; family studies; gender studies, and women's studies with a unique interdisciplinary approach.

GeoRef & GeoRef in Process VCU

Coverage: 1785 - present

Abstracts of articles covering the geology of North America from 1785 to the present and the geology of the rest of the world from 1933 to the present.

Google Scholar VCU

Scholarly literature crawled by Google.

How to use Google Scholar at VCU 

Government Printing Office (GPO) Monthly Catalog VCU

Coverage: 1976 - present

Citations for publications of the U.S. government. Includes legislative materials and the vast array of publications from the executive branch agencies.

GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources) VCU

Coverage: 1990s - present

Covers emerging green technologies, the environment, sustainability, energy systems, agriculture, climate change, population, and more.

Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) VCU

Coverage: 1985 - present

Information on measurement instruments (e.g., questionnaires, interview schedules, checklists, index measures, tests, etc.) in the health fields, psychosocial sciences, organizational behavior, and library and information science.

Historical Statistics of the United States Millennial Edition VCU

Coverage: 18th Century - present

The Millennial Edition of Historical Statistics of the United States enhances coverage of Native Americans, slavery, poverty, race, and ethnicity. Innovative search strategies allow users to focus research across historical periods.

Homeland Security Digital Library

Coverage: 18th Century - present

The HSDL is the nation's most authoritative tool for research in the field of homeland security policy and strategy.

Human Relations Area Files: eHRAF World Cultures VCU

Primary full-text source material in anthropology, archaeology, and sociology.

ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research) VCU

Coverage: 1962 - present

Archive of social science data for research and instruction. Includes data files for use with statistical software, such as SAS or SPSS. Topical archives include health, aging, education, criminal justice, and substance abuse.

ICPSR at VCU Libraries (downloading help; search tips) 

Index Islamicus VCU

Coverage: 1906 - present

Covers publications in European languages on all aspects of Islam and the Muslim world. Includes history, beliefs, societies, cultures, languages, and literature.

Index to Christian Art VCU

Coverage: 30 CE - 1550 CE

With works ranging from apostolic times to the 16th century, the Index of Christian Art documents art found in a broadly-defined Christian context. This expansive archive contains images and full-text records.

Index to Current Urban Documents (ICUD) VCU

Coverage: Volume 29 - present

Index to and full-text of reports and research generated by various governmental and civic entities in approximately 500 selected cities in the United States and Canada.

International Index to Black Periodicals (IIBP) VCU

Coverage: 1998 - present

Full abstracting and indexing for about 85 scholarly and popular current periodicals from 1998 forward. Full-text is provided for 24 of these journals. Also included in the database are retrospective citations from about 40 journals.

iPOLL VCU

Coverage: 1935-

Contains nearly a half-million questions from surveys conducted since 1935 by over 150 academic, commercial, and media survey organizations such as Gallup, CNN, Pew Research Associates, the Wall Street Journal, and others.

JSTOR VCU

Searchable backfiles of core journals in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. (Backfiles end 3 - 5 years prior to current date).

JSTOR collections available at VCU 

Left Index VCU

Coverage: 1982 - present

Covers the diverse political, economic, social, and cultural literature of the left. Also covers some historically significant early left publications.

Legal Collection VCU

Coverage: 1965 - present

Scholarly peer-reviewed publications including law journals, documents, and case studies. Legal topics include criminal justice, international law, federal law, organized crime, medical, labor and human resources, ethics, and the environment.

LexisNexis Academic VCU

Full-text legal, business and news information.

LGBT Life VCU

Coverage: 1953 - present

Index to the world's literature regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues. Includes full text for over 120 journals, magazines, and newspapers, and over 150 books.

Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1973 - present

Covers all aspects of the study of language and the various fields of linguistics.

Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print. VCU

Coverage: 1937 - present

Information about and reviews of standardized tests principally in the fields of education and psychology. Information for each test includes author, scoring information, overview, description, and one or more reviews. Includes Tests in Print.

Music Online VCU

Coverage: Ancient World - present

Music Online provides the most comprehensive database in streaming audio, video, reference, and scores on the web. Integrated searching by ensemble, genre, historical events and more provides in-depth context for music history.

NASW Find a Social Worker

Search for social workers meeting certain criteria for education and experience.

NCJRS: National Criminal Justice Reference Service - via ProQuest VCU

Coverage: 1970's - present

Criminal justice related reports, articles, and audiovisual products from the U.S. and around the world.

• Links to full-text documents when available
• Get it @ VCU is available
• Automatic export into RefWorks citation manager

NCJRS: National Criminal Justice Reference Service - Web Version

Coverage: 1970's - present

Criminal justice related reports, articles, and audiovisual products from the U.S. and around the world.

• Links to full-text documents when available
• Get it @ VCU is not available

New York Times VCU

Coverage: 1851 - 2006

More than a newspaper for an American city, the New York Times is an international record of national and world news, as well as personal stories of how events affect individuals.

Nineteenth Century Collections Online VCU

Coverage: 1789 - 1914

Digital archive of primary source collections from the "long" 19th century. Includes monographs, newspapers, manuscripts, diaries, letters, maps, statistics and more. Offers annotation and tagging tools.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context VCU

Coverage: 1980 - present

Full text access to differing points of view on current social issues. Includes essays, overviews, primary source documents, biographies, articles, tables, charts, graphs, podcasts, and images.

Oxford Reference Online VCU

Provides access to more than 140 dictionaries and reference works published by Oxford University Press. The titles cover virtually all subjects in the humanities, social sciences, business, the sciences, language, and general reference.

PAIS International VCU

Coverage: 1915 - present

Abstracts from the international literature on public affairs, public and social policies, and international relations. Includes PAIS Archive, 1915-1976.

Passport GMID (Global Market Information Database) VCU

Coverage: 1977 - present

International marketing data and research. Provides statistics and analysis across industries, countries, and consumers. Includes over 18,000 full market reports.

PILOTS: Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress VCU

Coverage: 1871 - current

Includes citations to all literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events, without disciplinary, linguistic, or geographical limitations, and to offer both current and retrospective coverage.

Popline

Coverage: 1970 - present

Abstracts of the international literature on reproductive health, including population, family planning, and related health issues.

Population Index

Coverage: 1986 - present

Abstracts of the international demographic and population literature.

Search Population Index 

Browse Population Index

Project Muse VCU

Portal to electronic collection of about 200 journals from 30 not-for-profit publishers.

ProQuest Congressional VCU

Comprehensive US legislative information from Congressional Information Service (CIS). Varying dates of coverage. CIS Index covers 1970-present.

ProQuest Databases VCU

Databases covering the sciences, health sciences, arts, business, and social sciences.

ProQuest Government Periodicals Index VCU

Coverage: 1988 - present

Citations for articles on a variety of topics published in US Government magazines/newsletters. Some of these are available online through the Government Periodicals on the Web link.

ProQuest Statistical Insight VCU

Coverage: 1973 - present

Abstracts for statistical publications from 1973 forward; full-text of selected publications, 1995+. Power Tables feature searches words appearing in statistical tables.

PsycARTICLES VCU

Coverage: 1894-present

Full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly articles from over 60 journals published by the APA and allied organizations. Includes book reviews and letters to the editor.

PsycBOOKS VCU

Coverage: 1600s -

Full-text database of scholarly books published by the APA and others. Includes over 1000 classic, landmark titles. Includes entries from the APA/Oxford Encyclopedia of Psychology.

PsycCRITIQUES VCU

Coverage: 1956 - present

Up-to-date reviews of very current books and films in psychology, behavioral sciences, and health.

PsycEXTRA VCU

Gray literature database including newsletters, magazines, newspapers, technical and annual reports, government reports, consumer brochures, and more.

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection VCU

Coverage: 1965 - present

A comprehensive database covering topics related to emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry and psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.

PsycINFO (Psychological Abstracts) VCU

Coverage: 1887 - present

APA database of abstracts for psychological literature. Includes journals, dissertations, reports, book chapters, and other scholarly documents. Limited coverage from 1887 - 1926.

PsycTESTS VCU

Access to psychological tests, measures, scales, surveys, and other assessments as well as descriptive information about the test and its development and administration.

PsycTHERAPY VCU

Contains over 300 videos featuring therapy demonstrations showing clinicians working with individuals, couples, and families. Covers more than 200 topics.

Risk Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1990 - current

Covers risk arising from industrial, technological, environmental, and other sources, with an emphasis on assessment and management of risk, and includes concerns from public and environmental health to social issues and psychological aspects.

SimplyMap VCU

Coverage: 1980 - present

Allows users to create thematic maps and reports using extensive demographic, business, and marketing data.

Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive VCU

Coverage: 1500 - 1865

Presents the history of slavery alongside efforts and actions to end it, drawing from thousands of documents, some very rare, in a comprehensive, conceptual, and global way.

Social Science Electronic Data Library VCU

Access to over 680 health and social sciences data sets from more than 285 studies funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.

Social Sciences Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1983 - present

Citations and abstracts to articles of at least one column in length from English-language periodicals. Coverage includes a wide range of interdisciplinary fields covered in a broad array of social sciences journals.

Social Sciences Citation Index VCU

Coverage: 1965 - present

Database of references cited in articles from more than 1,725 major journals across 50 social sciences disciplines. Search by cited reference, topic, and author.

Web of Science Tutorial 

Social Services Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1980 - present

Abstracts of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development from more than 1,400 journals.

Social Work Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1977 - present

Abstracts of articles from social work and other related journals on a variety of social work topics. Produced by the National Association of Social Workers, Inc.

Sociological Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1963 - present

Abstracts of articles from international sociology journals, conference papers, books, and dissertations. Database includes Social Planning/Policy & Development Abstracts (SOPODA) which focuses on policy issues.

Statistical Abstract of the United States

Up to date figures on many aspects of American life and population.

Stratfor VCU

Coverage: 1995 - present

Provides geopolitical intelligence on political, economic, and military developments around the globe.

Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1995 - present

Abstracts from major international journals and books focusing on major areas of women's studies including education, employment, health, socialization, social policy, social psychology, female culture, literary criticism and historical studies.

Testing & Education Reference Center VCU

Information on colleges, technical schools, financial aid, and scholarships. Includes practice exams, certifications, and professional license exams. Includes Delmar career certifications.

TOCS-IN 0

Coverage: 1992 - present

TOCS-IN provides tables of contents for select Classics, Near Eastern Studies, and Religion print journals. Covers the archaeology, architecture, art, culture, history, literature, and religion of ancient Greece and Rome. Some pre-1992 content.

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) VCU

Provides a range of information about federal enforcement activities; criminal, civil, and administrative, as well as detailed information about federal staffing, funding, and the diverse characteristics of counties, federal districts, and states.

U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980 VCU

Reports, documents and journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, originally published in approximately 13,800 bound volumes. Includes the American State Papers and maps.

Urban Studies Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1973-present

Covers trends in urbanization, urban affairs, community development, urban history, housing and real estate, and architecture and urban design.

USA Counties

Demographic and economic statistical data for each county in the United States. Files include data published for 1997 population estimates and over 500 items from the 1980 & 1990 Census of Population and Housing, and economic censuses to 1977.

VCU Menorah Review

Coverage: 2003 - present

The VCU Menorah Review, established in 1984, explores a diverse range of issues related to Jewish life, culture, and history. The review features essays on recent scholarship in Judaic studies.

Vogue Archive VCU

Coverage: 1892 - Present

Image-rich primary source for the study of fashion, gender and modern social history. It presents a portrait of its era through photographs, articles, and advertisements. Contains every page of Vogue Magazine from 1892 to the present.

Voice of the Shuttle

Coverage: Pre-history - present

Voice of the Shuttle, established in 1994, provides a structured and briefly annotated guide to online resources for a wide range of academic disciplines in the humanities -- and points toward the transformation of those disciplines as they interact

WGSN (Worth Global Style Network) VCU

Coverage: 1998 - Present

Focusing on the areas and intersections of fashion, style, and commerce, WGSN provides a global view on trends in design. Its archive contains more than 5 million images from the runways, the street, retail outlets, and design sketches.

Women Writers Online VCU

Searchable textbase of approximately 200 works published between 1525-1830. A work in progress; coverage will extend from 1400-1850. Includes Renaissance Women Online, a subset of approximately 100 works.

Women's Studies International VCU

Coverage: 1972-present

Women's Studies and feminist research supporting curriculum development in sociology, history, political science & economy, public policy, international relations, arts & humanities, business and education.

World News Connection VCU

Compiled from thousands of non-U.S. media sources, covers significant socioeconomic, political, scientific, technical, and environmental issues and events.

WorldCat.org

Over 1 billion items (books, music, video, and articles) in more than 10,000 libraries worldwide.