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Databases & Article Searching lists all Yale databases.
Search the E-Resource database:
Selected Databases
- Accessible Archives
- ACLS History E-Book Project
- America: History and Life
- Background Notes (U.S. State Department)
- Dictionary of American History
- Directory of American Scholars
- Ethnic NewsWatch
- Gutenberg-e
- History Compass
- History Cooperative
- Lexis-Nexis Primary Sources in U.S. History
- Original Sources
- U.S. Congressional Serial Set
Journals
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Search the Online Journals database:
Journal Collections
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Ebscohost Electronic Journals Service
- JSTOR (Journal Storage Project)
- Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University Press)
The Yale University Asian American Cultural Center, located at 295 Crown Street, houses a library for Asian American Studies and the archive of the Asian American Students Association. The library is a small collection of books, past and current periodicals and audio/visual materials relating to Asian Americans. The archive contains records, clippings and documents dating back to 1969.
How To Locate Manuscripts and Archives
From Orbis
- Use More Limits, and select Item Type: Archives and Manuscripts (both 1 and 2)
- You can hold down the CTRL key and also select more items, such as Manuscript Maps
- Use a Title or Keyword search.
For example:
"american history" as a Keyword search
Links and print guides to collections outside Yale:
- Balch
Institute For Ethnic Studies
Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies. Research Library. A Guide to Manuscript and Microfilm Collections of the Research Library of the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies. Philadelphia: The Institute, 1992. SML Z1361 E4 +B35X 1992 - Ethnic Studies Library (UC-Berkeley)
- Haseltine, Patricia. East and Southeast Asian Material Culture in North America: Collections, Historical Sites, and Festivals. New York: Greenwood, 1989. SML E184 O6 H37 1989
- Japanese American Exhibit and Access Project University of Washington Libraries
- Korean American Digital Archive University of Southern California
- University
of Minnesota. Immigration History Research Center. Comp.
Suzanna Moody. New York: Greenwood, 1991. Reference Z1361 E4 U58X
1991
The Immigration History Research Center: A Guide to Collections.
America: History and
Life (1964-)
Citations of book and media reviews from a selection of journals in US and
Canadian history and related fields. On the search screen limit the document
type to book review or media review
Reviews in American History (JSTOR ) v. 1 (1973) - 5 years ago
Reviews in American History (Project Muse) v. 23 (1995) - present
Each issue presents reviews of over thirty of the newest books in American
history, as well as retrospective essays examining landmark works by major
historians.
Air
University Library Index to Military Periodicals
A subject index to articles, book reviews, and editorials from English language
military and aeronautical periodicals.
Alt-Press
Watch
A full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the alternative
and independent press.
Arts
and Humanities Citation Index (1975-)
An international interdisciplinary index to the literature of the arts and
humanities, indexing the contents of about 6,100 journals, covering about
1,000 fully and about 5,100 selectively. It is an excellent source for locating
book reviews published across the broad range of humanities literature. Locate
reviews by searching for the author and title as a cited reference then limiting
the result to book reviews.
Book
Review Digest
An index to book reviews in several hundred popular, general interest, and
scholarly periodicals, this title also reproduces sections of many of the
reviews indexed. The word length of the review is also given -- a handy way
to identify the core scholarly reviews.
• Years of Coverage:1905- in print; 1983- online
Book Review Index
Bimonthly with quarterly and annual cumulations. While indexing many of the
same sources included in Book review digest, this title includes more reviews
drawn from academic journals.
Years of Coverage: 1965-
SML, Reference, Index Case Z1035 A1 B66 (LC)
Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in Humanities
Journals, 1802-1974
SML, Reference Z1035 A1 +C63 (LC)
Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in Scholarly
Journals, 1886-1974
SML, Reference Room Z1035 A1 +C64 (LC)
History: Reviews of New Books
Years of Coverage:1972-
SML, Reference Z6205 +H58 (LC)
H-Net:Humanities Online:H-Net Reviews
An online scholarly review journal. The reviews are published online via
discussion networks and the H-Net web site. Once posted to individual H-Net
networks, reviews are posted to H-Review and archived on this site. You can
browse through the volumes or use the search feature to assist in finding
reviews.
An Index to Book Reviews in the Humanities
Years of Coverage: 1960- (Annual)
SML, Reference Z1035 A1 I53 (LC)
New York Times Books on the Web
New York Times
Book Review
Archive of book reviews, author interviews, and book news articles from the
newspaper and the New York Times Book Review since 1980. It also contains
the full text of the weekly Book Review (available on the web since January
5, 1997) as well as a feature called "Life and Times: Major authors, in their
own words and ours," and selected first chapters from New York Times Book
Review or New York Times bestseller list books. Note that these sites, while
free, require registration.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON AN AUTHOR
The
Biography Resource Center
Database of biographical information throughout history, around
the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas with biographies
from sources such as Contemporary Authors, Encyclopedia of World
Biography, Newsmakers, Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television, Contemporary Musicians, Historic World Leaders, Notable
Twentieth-Century Scientists, Contemporary Black Biography, Religious
Leaders of America, International Dictionary of Art and Artists, Writers Directory; with full-text articles from nearly 250 periodicals
including American History, The Christian Century, Saturday
Night, U.S. News & World Report.
Gale
Literary Databases
When you simultaneously search Contemporary Authors, Contemporary
Literary Criticism Select (CLC Select) and Dictionary of Literary
Biography (DLB), you'll find information on the lives and writings of
nearly 100,000 authors along with critical reaction to their works.
Print Versions & Locations:
Contemporary Authors, SML Reference, Z1224 +C654 & Z1224 +C66
Dictionary of Literary Biography, SML Reference, PN451 +D53 Contemporary
Literary Criticism, SML Reference, PN771 +C59
Arts, Images, Literature, and Music
- Asian Americans Literary collections
- Asian Americans Cultural assimilation
- American Drama
- American Memory Culture, Folklife Collections
- Asian American history and culture series
- Bibliography of the History of Art
- Brief Timeline of American Literature and Events: Pre-1620 to 1920
- Commentary Digital Archive
- Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures, and the Environment
- Film Literature Index 1976-2001
- GenderWatch
- History and Culture Smithsonian Institution
- History, Arts and Culture FirstGov
- Index to 19th-Century American Art Periodicals
- Links to the Past Cultural Groups
- Nation Digital Archive
- Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature Index
- St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
Images
- Ad*Access Project
- American Memory Library of Congress
- American Photography: A Century of Images
- California Heritage Collection
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- National Park Service Links to the Past
- National Portrait Gallery
- USDA Historical Photos
- California Newsreel
- Carl Van Vechten Photographs (Library of Congress)
Use these indexes and abstracts to locate articles in journals, monograph series, dissertations, and much more. To locate a specific title at Yale, search in Orbis.
See also the list of databases and online journals available to Yale users.
Air University Library Index to Military
Periodicals (Maxwell AFB, AL: Air University Library, 1949- .)
A subject index to articles, book reviews, and editorials from English language
military and aeronautical periodicals.
America: History and Life (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC Clio, v.
0- 1964- .)
SML, Main Reading Room, Z1236 +A43 (LC).
America: History and Life is the primary index to the literature of American
and Canadian History, covering over 2,000 journals in 45 languages. The print
volumes are issued in four parts:
Part A. Article abstracts and citations
Part B. Index to book reviews
Part C. American History bibliography, books, articles
and dissertations
Part D. Annual Index
Volume 0 covers 1954-1963. The CD-ROM covers 1964
to the present.
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Philadelphia: Institute
for Scientific Information, 1975- .)
An international interdisciplinary index to the literature of the arts and
humanities, indexing the contents of journals.
Biography Index: A Cumulative Index
to Biographical Material in Books and Magazines (New York: H.W. Wilson,
1946- .)
Biography Resource Center
Biographical information on people throughout history, across all disciplines
and subject areas. It combines biographies from sources such as Contemporary
Authors, Encyclopedia of World Biography, Contemporary Theatre, Film, and
Television, Contemporary Musicians, Historic World Leaders, Notable Twentieth-Century
Scientists, Contemporary Black Biography, Religious Leaders of America, International
Dictionary of Art and Artists, and the Writer's Directory. It also
includes full-text articles from nearly 250 periodicals.
Dissertations & Theses
Digital Dissertations contains entries with information about doctoral dissertations
and master's theses. It is the same database as Dissertation Abstracts, but
with the significant advantage that titles published since 1997 are available
in PDF digital format and have 24 page previews available.
ESTC (English Short Title Catalogue)
Contains records for works printed in any language in England or its dependencies
from 1473 through 1800, as well as works printed in English anywhere else
in the world during that period. Subject headings appear in records for items
published in 1700 or earlier.
Continues: Pollard, Alfred W. and Redgrave,
G. W. Short Title Catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland,
and Ireland, and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (London:
Bibliographical Society, 1976-1991)
SML, Bibliography Z2002 +P65 (LC). Also located at Beinecke Reference,
British Art Center Reference, and Divinity, Trowbridge Reading Room.
Wing, Donald.
-----. Short Title Catalogue
of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America,
and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (New York:
Index Committee of the Modern Language Association of America, 1972-1988)
SML, Bibliography Z2002 +W55 (LC), also located at Beinecke Reference, British
Art Center Reference, Divinity Stack Reference, and Medical/Historical Reference.
Film
Index International
indexes films from the first silent movies to the latest blockbusters, and
provides biographical information for many film personalities. Its content
also includes coverage of international film awards and prizes as well as
searchable plot summaries and full cast and crew lists.
Film Indexes Online Film Index International and AFI Catalog.
Film
Literature Index
Indexes film and television periodicals from 30 countries and other periodicals
selectively for articles on film and television. The periodicals range from
the scholarly to the popular. Subject headings provide detailed analysis
of the articles.
Historical Abstracts (Sanda
Monica: ABC-Clio, 1955- )
Abstracts of articles from U.S. and foreign periodicals, and Festscriften,
covering world history and culture (not U.S. and Canada). It also includes
citations of dissertations and selected book, film, and video reviews. The print volumes go back to 1955.
In 1971, Historical Abstracts split into two sections:
19th Century Masterfile
A single electronic search across a merged file covering six printed editions,
including date information added to each citation, an author index that enables
full searching and linking by author's names, and expanded title information
of the titles in Poole's.
Bibliographies (print and online)
Search Orbis by Subject Heading:
- American prose literature Asian American authors Bio-bibliography Dictionaries
- Asian Americans Bibliography
- Asians United States Bibliography
- Older Asian Americans Bibliography
- Vietnamese Americans Bibliography
Adams, Rose. Asian American Studies at Stanford University. Stanford University
Bataille, Gretchen, Miguel Carranza, and Laurie Lisa. Ethnic Studies in the United States: A Guide to Research. New York: Garland, 1996. SML, Reference E184 A1 B275X 1996.
Japanese American Resources (Library of Congress)
Buenker, John D. Immigration and Ethnicity: A Guide to Information Sources. Detroit: Gale, 1977. SML, Reference Z7165 U5 B83.
Chan, Cenyon S. and Shirley Hune. Japanese American Resources
Cheung, King-Kok and Stan Yogi. Asian American Literature: An Annotated Bibliography. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1988. SML, Reference Z1229 A75 C47 1988.
Gabaccia, Donna R. Immigrant Women in the United States: A Selectively Annotated Multidisciplinary Bibliography. New York: Greenwood, 1989. SML, Reference Z7164 I3 G33 1989.
Gerhan, David R. A Retrospective Bibliography of American Demographic History From Colonial Times to 1983. New York: Greenwood, 1989. SML, Reference Z7165 U5 G43 1989.
Hansen, Gladys C. The Chinese in California: A Brief Bibliographic History. Portland: Abel, 1970. SML, Stacks, X418 C2 970H (Yale Classification). Also located in Beinecke Zc72 970ha.
IBSS: International Bibliography of the Social Sciences A resource for social science and interdisciplinary research with bibliographic references to journal articles and books, reviews and selected chapters dating back to 1951. It is unique in its broad coverage of international material and incorporates over 100 languages and countries.
Kinloch, Graham Charles. Race and Ethnic Relations: An Annotated Bibliography. New York: Garland, 1984. SML, Stacks, Z1361 E4 K54 1984
Kim, Hyung-chan. Asian American Studies: An Annotated Bibliography and Research Guide. New York: Greenwood, 1989. SML, Reference Z1361 O7 K56 1989
Korean Bibliography in the Library of Congress contains records of books about Korea in English up to 1995 held by the Library of Congress.
Mageli, Paul D. The Immigrant Experience: An Annotated Bibliography. Pasadena: Salem Press, 1991. SML, Stacks Z1361 E4 M334X 1991
Matsuda, Mitsugu. The Japanese in Hawaii: An Annotated Bibliography of Japanese Americans. Honolulu: Social Sciences and Linguistics Institute, University of Hawaii, 1975. SML, Stacks Z4708 J3 +M3 1975
Miller, Wayne Charles. A Comprehensive Bibliography for the Study of American Minorities. New York: New York University Press, 1976. 2 vol. SML, Reference Z1361 E4 +M52 Also in SML, Andrews Study Z1361 E4 +M529
Minorities in America. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1985-. SML, Reference Z1361 E4 +M57 (LC)
Murray, Paul T. The Civil Rights Movement: References and Resources. New York: G. K. Hall; Toronto: Macmillan, 1993. SML, Reference Z1361 N39 M93X 1993
Niiya, Brian. 100 Titles: A Basic Library on Japanese Americans. Japanese American Network (JA*Net), 1993.
Racism in the United States: A Comprehensive Classified Bibliography. Comp. Meyer Weinberg. New York: Greenwood, 1990. SML, Reference Z1361 E4 R33 1990
Redfern, Bernice. Women of Color in the United States: A Guide to the Literature. New York: Garland, 1989. SML, Reference Z7964 U49 R4 1989 (LC)
Saito, Shiro. Filipinos Overseas: A Bibliography. New York: Center for Migration Studies, 1977. SML, Southeast Asia Reference (Room 315) Z3298 F5 S24
Multicultural Education Pavilion Founded and maintained by Paul C. Gorski, PhD
Troost, Kristina Kade, Ph. D. Age of Asia: Resources for Research.
Ulincey, Loretta D. Asian/Pacific Islander American Health: January 1990 through March 1995: 1197 Citations. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services et al, 1995. Medical Library, Reference: Ref 2 ZRC46 +C87
Woll, Allen L. Ethnic and Racial Images in American Film and Television: Historical Essays and Bibliography. New York: Garland, 1987. SML, Stacks Z5784 M9 W65 1987 (LC)
Yu, Elena S. H. Bibliography of Pacific/Asian American Materials in the Library of Congress. Chicago: Pacific/Asian American Mental Health Research Center, 1982. SML, Stacks Z1361 O7 +Y8
Resources in Society, Culture, and History
- Asian-American Health: Collection of papers, articles and links relating to Southeast Asian American health.
- Asian American Oral History Site: Compiled by an Asian American history class, UC-Berkeley.
- Beyond Self-Interest: APAs Toward a Community of Justice: A policy analysis of affirmative action.
- Bui Doi: Life Like Dust: Film documenting the life of a young Vietnamese American gang member.
- 'Chinatown' PBS Documentary: Site includes resource guide, photographs, links and video clips.
- Chinese American History Timeline: Describes events from 1848-1995.
- Documenting the Southeast Asian Refugee Experience: Online exhibit from UC-Irvine Library.
- Hmong Homepage: Collection of resources relating to Hmong history, culture, language, and current events.
- Interactive Chinese American History: Website of an Asian American history course, UC-Berkeley.
- Japanese American Exhibit and Access Project: Online supplement to holdings at U. of Washington Library.
- Korean/Korean-American Folklore Archive: Searchable database of field research.
- Map of West Coast Japanese Internment Camps
- The Promise of Gold Mountain: Tucson's Chinese Heritage: Text and photographs documenting history of the Chinese in Tucson, from 1800s to the present.
- US Census Bureau - Asian and Pacific Islander Statistics: Detailed tables on API population from March 1996.
- War Relocation Authority Camps in Arizona, 1942-1946: Historical exhibit with photographs.
Statistical Resources
Search Orbis by Subject Heading:
- Asian Americans Statistics
- Cities and towns United States Statistics
- United States Commerce Statistics
- United States Statistics
AA Facts & Statistics US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce (USPAACC)
American Religion Data Archive (ARDA) includes quantitative data on American religion and allows comparisons across data files: churches and church membership, religious professionals, and religious groups (individuals, congregations and denominations).
Asian American Populations CDC's Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities (OMHD)
Asian-Nation : Asian American History, Demographics, & Issues
Asian and Pacific Islander Populations US Census Bureau
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
County & city data book US Census Bureau
Digest
of Education Statistics compiles nationwide statistical information on
American education from prekindergarten through graduate school.
SML, Reference Desk HA202 A23 1975 (LC)+
Historical Statistics of the United States Colonial Times to 1970
LexisNexis Statistical Searches, at the table level, U.S. Federal Government (1974-present), international intergovernmental (1983-present), state government and privately published documents (1981-present) that contain statistics.
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development US Statistics
StatCat:
Social Science Data Search
Information about numeric datasets in the Yale Social Science Data Archive,
as well as datasets available in the Yale University Library and on the Internet.
Subject coverage includes: public opinion surveys, census data, health data,
economic and social indicators, surveys of electoral behavior. Data are available
for the United States and foreign countries; datasets may cover a single
country or multiple countries. Historical and contemporary data are included.
Statistical Abstract of the United States Summary of statistics on the social, political and economic organization of the United States.
STAT-USA (U.S. Bureau of the Census) Economic, business, and international trade information produced by the U.S. Federal government.
US Statistics Infoplease
- American Memory Culture, Folklife Collections
- Brief Timeline of American Literature and Events: Pre-1620 to 1920
- History and Culture Smithsonian Institution
- History, Arts and Culture FirstGov
- Links to the Past Cultural Groups
- American Memory at the Library of Congress
- American Museum of Photography is an online archive of over 5,000 images, mostly dating from 1839 to World War I.
- The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
- Historical Maps of the United States: The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at UT-Austin. Maps organized chronologically and by topic.
- The History Place contains exhibits about many eras of US and European history, emphasizing military and political history.
- Library of Congress
- Library of Virginia Digital Library Program
Contact Gregory Eow, Kaplanoff Librarian for American History and American Studies,
Research Services and Collections, Sterling Memorial Library.
Updated February 20, 2008