Research Guides: AAAS 120A: African History in Real Time: Databases

African Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Collection of African newspapers from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Features English and foreign-language titles. This collection includes African newspapers from both the World Newspaper Archive and the British Library Collection.

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Black Studies Center This link opens in a new window
A fully cross-searchable gateway to Black Studies covering scholarly essays, periodicals, historical newspaper articles, reference books, and much more. Includes the Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, the Black Studies Periodicals Database (previously known as International Index to Black Periodicals), and Black Literature Index.
Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Indexes journal articles and other scholarship in the field of history (excluding the history of the United States and Canada) from 1450 forward.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Archive of scholarly journals and ebooks spanning many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. Often does not have the last 1-3 years of a publication. Use Advanced Search to select specific subject areas.
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Search journals of sociology and related disciplines. Be sure use the index of "Subject Terms" to stretch the search capabilities of this database to their fullest extent!
PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
Public policy papers and grey literature from over 120 countries, 1915-present.

African Online Digital Library
Provides access to primary source documents, films, videos, podcasts, television programs, and oral histories from Africa and the US. The site includes thematic multimedia collections, with a focus on contemporary and colonial West Africa (specifically Senegal, the Gambia, Ghana, and Mauritania) and South Africa during the apartheid period. The site also contains materials related to Islamic communities in West Africa.

Women's Studies International (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals, newspapers, books, and other materials on topics related to womens studies, gender studies, and feminist research. Coverage: 1972 - present.
GreenFILE (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Provides scholarly, government and general-interest sources covering the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and governments and what can be done at each level to minimize negative impacts.
LGBTQ+ Source This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text access to scholarly journals, newspapers, books, and other materials on lesbian, bisexual, gay, and trans (LGBT) topics. Database includes a specialized LGBT Thesaurus containing over 6,400 terms.