Below are links to databases useful for researching the history, heritage, and experiences of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans. America: History and Life and JSTOR will be useful for researching Pacific Islander and Asian American history. JSTOR, Project MUSE, and MLA International Bibliography will be useful for researching their contributions to art and literature. Project MUSE, Sociological Abstracts and Social Science Full Text will be useful for researching the experiences of Pacific Islander and Asian Americans in contemporary America.
Historical Abstracts (EBSCO)This link opens in a new windowHistorical Abstracts indexes articles that cover world history from the 15th century forward, including military history, women's history, and the history of education. The database includes some linked full text and searches can be limited to articles about a specified historical period.
Description:Historical Abstracts indexes articles that cover world history from the 15th century forward, including military history, women's history, and the history of education. The database includes some linked full text and searches can be limited to articles about a specified historical period. Time Period: 1955 to present Sources: Indexes more than 2,600 journals. Subject Headings: History, Mobile, Social Sciences Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Dissertation and Theses, Journal Articles, Reviews Information Included: Abstracts,Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: Yes Print Equivalent: Historical abstracts Publisher: EBSCO Updates: Monthly Number of Simultaneous Users: 6
JSTORThis link opens in a new windowJSTOR allows you to search across approximately 2,000 journal titles from more than 50 disciplines. It contains complete backfiles of scholarly journals starting with the first issues, many of which date back from the 1800s. Although the majority of titles do not have the most recent 3 to 5 years available in full text, there are some which have the current issues available.
Note: Additional content has been permanently added to JSTOR, including archived journal collections and primary resources. Searches performed using the databases page link will include results from the additional sources, as will the link above.
Description:JSTOR allows you to search across approximately 2,000 journal titles from more than 50 disciplines. It contains complete backfiles of scholarly journals starting with the first issues, many of which date back from the 1800s. Although the majority of titles do not have the most recent 3 to 5 years available in full text, there are some which have the current issues available.
Note: Additional content has been permanently added to JSTOR, including archived journal collections and primary resources. Searches performed using the databases page link will include results from the additional sources, as will the link above.
Time Period: 19th century to present Sources: Provides the full text for approximately 2,000 journals. Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, Business, Education, English & Linguistics, General, Health, History, Humanities, Law, Mobile, Music, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology, Science, Social Sciences, Technology Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Citations, Journal Articles, Reviews Information Included: Full Text, Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: JSTOR Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Project MUSEThis link opens in a new windowFull text database of journals in disciplines such as art, literature, history, political science, and economics. Some full text will come from the JSTOR database, in PDF format.
Description:Project Muse is a full text database of journals in disciplines such as art, literature, history, political science, and economics. Some full text will come from JSTOR, in PDF format. Time Period: 1993 to present Sources: Indexes more than 300 journals. Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, English & Linguistics, History, Humanities, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Books/e-books, Citations, Journal Articles Information Included: Journal Articles FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
MLA International BibliographyThis link opens in a new windowMLA International Bibliography is an electronic version the print index published by the Modern Language Association beginning in the 1920's. Subjects include literature, language, folklore, linguistics, literary theory & criticism, and dramatic arts, as well as the historical aspects of printing and publishing. Contains some full text articles.
Description:MLA International Bibliography is an electronic version the print index published by the Modern Language Association beginning in the 1920's. Subjects include literature, language, folklore, linguistics, literary theory & criticism, and dramatic arts, as well as the historical aspects of printing and publishing. Contains some full text articles. Time Period: 1926 to present Sources: Indexes nearly 5,000 journals and series. Subject Headings: English & Linguistics, Humanities, Mobile Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Journal Articles Information Included: Abstracts,Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: Yes Print Equivalent:MLA American Bibliography of Books and Articles on the Modern Languages and Literatures, MLA International Bibliography of Books and Articles on the Modern Languages and Literatures Publisher: Modern Language Association Updates: Monthly Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Sociological AbstractsThis link opens in a new windowSociological Abstracts provides access to U.S. and international literature on sociology and related disciplines and may be useful for research in social work and women and gender studies.
Description:Sociological Abstracts provides access to U.S. and international literature on sociology and related disciplines and may be useful for research in social work and women and gender studies. Time Period: 1952 to present Sources: Indexes more than 1,800 journals. Subject Headings: Philosophy & Religion, Psychology, Social Sciences (Sociology) Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Journal Articles, Dissertations and Theses, Books, Conference Papers Information Included: Abstracts, Citations, Full Text FindIt@BALL STATE: Yes Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Updates: Monthly Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson)This link opens in a new windowSocial Sciences Full Text covers the latest concepts, theories and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences, this full-text resource provides access to the most important English-language social science journals. Indexes more than 700 peer reviewed journals.
Description:Social Sciences Full Text covers the latest concepts, theories and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences, this full-text resource provides access to the most important English-language social science journals. Indexes more than 700 peer reviewed journals. Time Period: 1972 to present Sources: Indexes more than 770 periodicals and provides full text for more than 330. Subject Headings: Business, Education, History, Psychology, Social Sciences Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Journal Articles Information Included: Abstracts, Full Text, Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: Yes Print Equivalent: None Publisher: EBSCO Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Databases and electronic collections that include primary sources
These electronic collections contain primary sources relevant to the history and experiences of Pacific Islander and Asian Americans. Some contain historical newspaper articles and others contain a variety of formats.
New York Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)This link opens in a new windowSearch the complete text of the New York Times from 1851 to 3 years prior to the current year. Includes PDF images of original articles with photographs and drawings, obituaries, birth and marriage announcements, historical photos, stock photos, and advertisements.
Note: An additional year of content is added annually.
Description: Search the complete text of the New York Times from 1851 to 3 years prior to the current year. Includes PDF images of original articles with photographs and drawings, obituaries, birth and marriage announcements, historical photos, stock photos, and advertisements. Note: An additional year of content is added annually. Time Period: 1851 to 3 years ago Sources: 1 Subject Headings: General, History, News (News) Scholarly or Popular: Popular Primary Materials: Archival Material, News, Reviews Information Included: Full Text FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: Older issues of the New York Times (1857-2005) are on microfilm in the Periodicals and Microforms Collection, Bracken 1 East. Current issues of the paper are in the Current Periodicals collection, also in Bracken 1 East. Publisher: ProQuest Information & Learning Updates: NA Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Chronicling AmericaThis link opens in a new windowChronicling America is a digitization project which provides access to historical newspapers and is a collaborative effort of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress. It is produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program. The database also includes a directory of newspaper titles from 1690 to the present which provides basic information about the title such as dates of publication and what libraries have print or microfilm copies of the title.
Description:Chronicling America is a digitization project which provides access to historical newspapers and is a collaborative effort of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress. It is produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program. The database also includes a directory of newspaper titles from 1690 to the present which provides basic information about the title such as dates of publication and what libraries have print or microfilm copies of the title. Time Period: 1690 to present Sources: Provides full text for 2,528 newspapers from 1789 to 1963. Subject Headings: History, News, Social Sciences Scholarly or Popular: Popular Primary Materials: Newspaper Articles Information Included: Full Text FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: National Digital Newspaper Program Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Library of Congress Digital CollectionsThis link opens in a new windowLibrary of Congress Digital Collections serves as a portal to the 320 plus digital collections of the Library of Congress, providing links to each collection's home page. The collections include a wide range of materials such as books, collected papers, sheet music, images, and web archives.
Description: Library of Congress Digital Collections serves as a portal to the 320 plus digital collections of the Library of Congress, providing links to each collection's home page. The collections include a wide range of materials such as books, collected papers, sheet music, images, and web archives. Time Period: 1490 to 21st century Sources: Contains more than 1.15 million items. Subject Headings: History, Social Sciences Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Images, Archival Materials, Audio, Books/ eBooks, Videos Information Included: Full Text FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Library of Congress Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Digital Public Library of AmericaThis link opens in a new windowThe Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) provides access to content from American libraries, archives, and museums. Although many items in the DPLA are in the public domain, some items are not. Check the "Rights" field of the item record for the copyright status.
Description: The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) provides access to content from American libraries, archives, and museums. Although many items in the DPLA are in the public domain, some items are not. Check the "Rights" field of the item record for the copyright status. Time Period: 18th century to present Sources: Contains more than 5 million records. Subject Headings: General Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Primary Materials: Archival Material, Audio, Books/e-books, Images, Videos Information Included: Full Text, Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Digital Public Library of America Updates: Weekly Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited