Selected Database Guides
Anthropology Plus
Subject: Index to articles and essays in the fields of anthropology and archaeology. In addition
to archaeology and all fields of anthropology, subjects covered include art history, ethnohistory,
geography, genetics, folklore, geology, history, linguistics, music, and religion.
Dates: 1984-
Citations: Yes
Abstracts: No
Full-Text: No
Downloadable: Yes
Printable: Yes
Emailable: Yes
Truncation /Wildcard:#
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Avery Index to Architecture Periodicals
Subject: Index to articles on architecture and related disciplines. Subjects covered include
archaeology, architecture, architectural design, city planning, furniture and decoration, interior
design, historic preservation, history of architecture, and urban planning.
Dates: 1930 to present ; selective coverage dating back to the 1860s
Citations: Yes
Abstracts: Yes
Full-Text: No
Downloadable: Yes
Printable: Yes
Emailable: Yes
Truncation / Wildcard:
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Bibliography of Asian Studies
Subject: Multi-disciplinary index on the countries, histories, and cultures of East, South, and
Southeast Asia, taken from books (monographs through 1991), journals, and proceedings,
worldwide.
Dates: 1971-
Citations: Yes.
Abstracts: No.
Full-Text: No.
Language: Mostly English. Some sources in other western languages.
Downloadable: Yes.
Printable: Yes.
Emailable: Yes.
Truncation / Wildcard: Yes, but automatic, not user-formulated.
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Historical Abstracts
Subject: Multi-disciplinary index to all aspects of world history (excluding U.S. and Canada:
use AMERICA: HISTORY AND LIFE for that) from 1450 to the present, taken from journals,
books, and dissertations worldwide.
Dates: 1954-
Citations: Yes. Abstracts: Yes.
Full-Text: No.
Language: English originals and translations.
Downloadable: Yes.
Printable: Yes.
Emailable: Yes.
Truncation / Wildcard: * for multi-character end, internal, and plurals. ? for
single-character end and internal. Use " " for phrases.
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International Index to the Performing Arts (IIPA)
Subject: Index to all aspects of the performing arts, taken from journals, magazines, and proceedings.
Dates: 1864- (Some sources.)
Citations: Yes.
Abstracts: Most sources, mostly recent.
Full-Text: No.
Language: English originals and translations of abstracts.
Downloadable: Yes.
Printable: Yes.
Emailable: Yes.
Truncation / Wildcard: * for multi-character end and plurals.
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MLA Modern Language Association International Bibliography
Subject: Index to materials in the fields of literature, language, linguistics, and folklore, taken from
journals, books, proceedings, working papers worldwide. Very extensive.
Dates: 1963-
Citations: Yes.
Abstracts: No. Full-Text: No.
Language: Mostly Western languages. Mostly English.
Downloadable: Yes.
Printable: Yes.
Emailable: Yes.
Truncation / Wildcard: # for multi-character end only and plurals.
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Philosopher's Index
Subject: Index to all the major fields of philosophy as well as the philosophy of law, religion, science,
history, education, and language, taken journals, monographs, and edited volumes worldwide.
Dates: 1940-
Citations: Yes.
Abstracts: No.
Full-Text: No.
Language: Mostly English and other western languages.
Downloadable: Yes.
Printable: Yes.
Emailable: Yes.
Truncation / Wildcard: * for multi-character end, internal, and plurals. ? for
single-character end and internal.
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RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
Subject: Index to a wide range of materials in the field of music and other fields as they relate to music,
taken from books, articles, bibliographies, dissertations, proceedings, films, and ethnographic recordings.
Dates: 1969-
Citations: Yes.
Abstracts: Yes. (Some sources.)
Full-Text: No. (Very few full-text.)
Language: Mostly western languages but over 200 in total.
Downloadable: Yes.
Printable: Yes.
Emailable: Yes.
Truncation / Wildcard: * for multi-character end, internal, and plurals. ? for single-character.
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