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If a database cites an article you need, and there is no direct link to the full text online, look for a “Get It Cornell” link, or search in the Cornell Library Catalog for the title of the journal (not the article).
- The Library CatalogComplete information on library materials held locally
check CU holdings
Check the volume holdings statements at the bottom of the records for print titles, or the dates of coverage in the electronic access links for the “networked” or online versions, then navigate chronologically to the journal issue you need.
Article Databases
Sociology Databases:
- Proquest Social Science PremiumThe ProQuest Social Sciences Premium Collection combines our discipline specific collections in politics and sociology, with powerful resources that cut across the entire spectrum of the social sciences. This Collection enriches the discipline by providing more coverage on applied social sciences, criminal justice, education, linguistics, and language behavior.
- SocINDEX with Full TextIndexes and abstracts articles in more than 590 "core" Sociology journals, some dating back to 1895. In addition, provides data mined from more than 500 "priority" coverage journals as well as 1,040 "selective" coverage journals. Also includes indexing for books, monographs, conference papers, and other sources. Offers coverage from all subdisciplines of sociology.
- Sociological AbstractsAbstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Provides citations from 1963 to the present, and abstracts since 1974, to journal articles, conference papers, books, and dissertations. Subjects covered include community development, culture and social structure, demography and human biology, environmental interactions, family and social welfare, health and medicine and law, religion and science, social psychology and group interactions, welfare services, and women's studies.
More Social Science Databases:
Interdisciplinary Databases:
- Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)RECOMMENDED
- Articles and Full Text SearchAccessible from the Library Homepage
(CAUTION: Full-text searching creates huge search results.) - Google Scholar(CAUTION: Incomplete coverage, but good for newer current sources.)
Health and Medical Databases:
- CINAHL(nursing & allied health)
more databases
Cornell subscribes to hundreds of article databases that specialize in various subject areas, e.g. development, politics and government, medicine and health, nutrition, women’s studies, etc. To identify more databases that you might wish to search, click on the databases tab below the white search box on the Library Homepage and try browsing by category or searching by keyword.