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Black Studies Research Proposal Resources (SC)

Tools and tips for identifying scholarly literature in Black Studies (Swarthmore)

Discipline-Specific Research Tools

Use TriCo Libraries Research Guides to identify
research tools for particular academic disciplines.

Here are some recommended databases:

Education

Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
Comprehensive database of education research, including journal articles, books, reports, and other sources.
Also freely available through www.eric.ed.gov.

Sociology

Sociological Abstracts
Search for journal articles and book reviews in Sociology

History

America: History and Life
Find articles on US History
Historical Abstracts
Find articles on history outside of the US

Anthropology & Ethnography

Anthropology Plus
Find journal articles in Anthropology - use the FindIt button to get the full PDFs

Religion

ATLA Religion Database + ATLA Serials (American Theological Library Association)
Find articles from scholarly journals in religion

Health & Medicine

PubMed
Free database of biomedical and related life and behavioral sciences journal articles. Includes MEDLINE index and links to PubMed Central open access articles when available.

Economics

EconLit
Provides abstracts to economic journals, books, book reviews, dissertations, and working papers. Topics include economic theory and history, monetary theory, labor economics, international, regional and urban economics. Coverage 1969-present.