Research Guides: RELG 286: Religion and American Public Life: Journal Articles

Best Bets

General databases like JSTOR and ProQuest will yield a large number of results. But subject-specific databases like ATLA will provide a smaller number of results. Try search in many databases for a good sense of what is out there. Feel free to contact Anna for help navigating these resources.

JSTOR
Provides full-text and page images from many of the top journals in most academic disciplines. Coverage is from the inception of the journal through three to five years ago.
ProQuest Arts and Humanities Database
This ProQuest full-text journal database, formerly known as "ProQuest Arts and Humanities Full Text" has been created to complement the CSA Illumina portfolio of Arts and Humanities databases. Subscribers to any of these databases - including ARTBibliographies Modern, Design and Applied Arts Index, British Humanities Index, MLA International Bibliography and Philosopher's Index amongst others - can link directly from citations in these indexes to the corresponding full-text articles. The contents reflect the full interdisciplinarity of contemporary study in the arts and humanities, with the inclusion of selected titles from related fields that are also covered by these indexes, such as ethnic and area studies, politics, economics and women's studies.
ATLA Religion Database + ATLA Serials (American Theological Library Association)
Provides online access to the entire core collection of more than fifty significant scholarly journals in the field of religion. Also provides citation information for journal articles, book reviews and essays for over 600 journals in the fields of religion and theology. Covers 1949-present.
Congressional Quarterly (CQ) Electronic Library
Common platform for CQ Press online products covering American government, politics, history, public policy, and current affairs. Allows cross-product searching.
America Votes
Congressional Quarterly's America Votes series provides official, state-certified election returns and key data by county and by district for the House, Senate, and gubernatorial elections for each election cycle. 2013-present. (1950-2013: See print books at the library.)
ProQuest Congressional
Provides daily updated information on the U.S. legislature, including full text of bills starting in 1989, public laws starting in 1988, committee reports starting in 1990, House and Senate documents starting in 1995, Congressional Record starting in 1985, Federal Register starting in 1980, National Journal starting in 1977 and other government information.
Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
SSRN is an open access repository that collects conference papers, journal article pre-prints and working papers in the social sciences. This is a good place to find very recent material.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
The ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. (2013-Present)
Vital Statistics on American Politics
Congressional Quarterly's Vital Statistics Series is the definitive source for data and analysis on American politics, with in-depth coverage of the three branches of government, lobbying and special interest groups, campaigns and elections, political parties, and public opinion.