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The UCA Library has many resources to help with your research. This guide can help you find both print and online resources about Geography. If you are new to research, the How Do I... guide can help you find books and articles, and get materials from other libraries.

Library Catalogs

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Databases

SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Provides access to indexing, abstracts, and full-text academic articles covering all areas of sociology.
Full-text content provide in PDF and HTML formats with coverage from 1908 to present. Indexing coverage from 1895 to present.
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology This link opens in a new window
Provides reference entries including definitions and timelines of sociology concepts and events. Content in HTML format.
○ Usage Note: Not updated since 2007.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text access to academic articles from core journals in the humanities, social sciences, sciences, and mathematics.
Full-text content is available in PDF format. Coverage provided in most cases back to a journal's first date of issue but most recently published issues are not available. UCA Library currently has access to JSTOR Arts and Sciences 1-14, Jewish Studies, and Life Sciences.
PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new window
Provides access to full-text academic articles within the field of psychology.
Coverage includes full backfile on most journals. Content is indexed with controlled vocabulary from APA's Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms®.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Provides access to academic indexing and abstracts of writings in psychology.
Women and Social Movements: Scholar's Edition This link opens in a new window
Provides access to primary and secondary documents concerning history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000.
Full-text content is available in HTML format and includes books, documents, scholarly essays, commentaries, and bibliographies. Images and streaming video is also included.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides academic, general knowledge, and news articles and abstracts in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
This is a great resource if you are starting your research or if your topic crosses different disciplines. Full text is available in PDF and HTML formats.
ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
Provides access to academic full-text articles on wide range of academic subjects.
Coverage from 1971 to present. Full-text content available in HTML and PDF formats.