Dance Research Guide  

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These databases are the most likely to have content relevant to dance research topics.

These databases are also useful for dance research topics.  Many are relevant to specialized areas such as the history of dance, or dance in Asian countries, etc.

• Anthropology Plus
  Anthropology Plus combines 2 files: Anthropological Literature from Harvard University and Anthropological Index, Royal Anthropological Institute from the UK. Anthropology Plus provides worldwide indexing of journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works, and obituaries in the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, material culture, and interdisciplinary studies. Coverage is from the late 19th century to the present.

  Peer Reviewed	Most
  Publications Indexed	Journals Indexed by Anthropological Literature

  
  Coverage Dates: unknown - unknown
• America: History and Life
  Index to scholarly research from 1964 to the present on the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present appearing in 2,000 journals, book chapters, dissertations, and media.

  Peer Reviewed	Scholarly sources, not all are peer reviewed
  License Agreement	User Rights

  
  Coverage Dates: unknown - unknown
• Bibliography of Asian Studies
  Identify western-language monographs, articles and book chapters on all parts of Asia.

  Peer Reviewed	Some scholarly sources are included, but cannot limit to these
  Publications Indexed	Journal Titles
  Relationship to Print Edition	Bibliography of Asian Studies 1957-1991; 1957-68 bound with v.16-28 of the Journal of Asian Studies SHELVED AS Periodical Collection DS 501 F274 1969-1991
  License Agreement	Subscription Agreement

  
  Coverage Dates: 1971 - present
• Dissertations and Theses: the Humanities and Social Sciences Collection
  This database identifies more than 1 million dissertations and theses in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Most U.S. dissertations and theses are available fulltext, as well. Coverage 1637 to present.

  Peer Reviewed

  Yes

  
  Coverage Dates: 1637 - present
• Handbook of Latin American Studies
  Books and other sources selected by experts on many subjects related to Latin America. Many are in Spanish.

  Peer Reviewed	Scholarly materials are included, but cannot limit to these
  Database Guides	HLAS Online Help
  Relationship to Print Edition	Handbook of Latin American Studies (1935 to the present) (abstr F 1401 H23)

  
  Coverage Dates: 1935 - present
• Historical Abstracts
  Complete reference guide to the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada, which are covered in America: History and Life). This database of over 2,000 journals is packed with annotated references to information on topics from the Renaissance to Tiananmen Square.

  Peer Reviewed

  Yes

  
  Coverage Dates: 1950s - present
• LexisNexis Academic
  Fulltext database containing over 12,000 news, business, legal, and other sources including newspapers, magazines, radio and television transcripts, newswires, newsletters, opinion polls, and legal materials. For additional description see LexisNexis Academic. To search for a particular title, use the HSU Library Journal and Newspaper Finder.

  Peer Reviewed	Some
  Database Guides	Tutorials and Product Guides; LexisNexis Wiki for Higher Education
  Publications Indexed	Content Reports
  License Agreement	<="" a="">

  
  Coverage Dates: varies; most 1990s - varies
• MLA Bibliography
  Comprehensive, international listing of literary criticism and theory, linguistics, film and drama criticism, cultural studies, and folklore, covering articles, book chapters, books, and more. Can limit by language and to type of resource, such as journal articles. See also MLA International Bibliography.

  Peer Reviewed	Yes
  List of Publications Indexed	Master List of Periodicals (pdf)

  
  Coverage Dates: 1926 - present
• Sociological Abstracts
  CSA Sociological Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,809 serials publications, and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers. Records added since 1973 contain in-depth and nonevaluative abstracts of journal articles. Many records from key journals in sociology, published since 2002, also include the references cited in the bibliography of the source article. Each individual reference may also have links to an abstract and/or to other papers that cite that reference; these links increase the possibility of finding more potentially relevant articles. Coverage 1952-present. (Deep archive dating back as far as the 1920s for some titles.)

  Peer Reviewed	Partial; can limit
  Database Guide	Sociological Abstracts Factsheet
  Publications Indexed	Serials Source List
  Relationship to Print Edition	Sociological Abstracts (1953-1996) (Abstract HM1 S67)

  
  Coverage Dates: unknown - unknown