LibGuides: CULANTH 302: Fieldwork Methods: Research by Topic

Research Databases and Websites by Topic

Anthropology Plus
Search for journal articles, reports, edited works, and obituaries in anthropology
AnthroSource
Search for journal articles in Anthropology
Sociology Source Ultimate
Search for articles in the field of sociology
Sociological Abstracts
Search for international literature in sociology and related social and behavioral sciences disciplines

Research Databases

Academic Search Complete
Search for journal articles, books, reports and conference proceedings for many subjects
JSTOR
Search a collection of important scholarly journals representing a range of disciplines.
Project MUSE
Search for journal articles in the humanities and social sciences published by university presses, including the Duke University Press
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
Search dissertations and theses from colleges and universities around the world from 1743 to present. Full text theses from 1997-present
Web of Science
Search for articles from scholarly journals in all areas of research

Research Guides

E-journals

Body & society
This is only one of the onine journal which may be useful in your research on dance troups. Please start with the list of core research databases in Anthropology, as well as those listed below.

Research Databases

Music & Performing Arts
Find audio and video spanning all time periods from hundreds of thousands of seminal artists, composers, choreographers, and ensembles
Performing Arts Periodicals Database
Search articles on dance, film, drama/theater, stagecraft, and performance business, mostly from 1998 onwards

Research Guides

Durham and Local History

Research Databases

ABI/INFORM Collection
Search for journal articles, trade journals and market research reports with business and economic information
Business Source Complete
Search for articles on management, finance, economics, industry, accounting, and international business from popular business magazines, scholarly journals, and trade publications. Includes Political Risk Yearbooks.
Political Risk Yearbooks provide probability forecasts for political, social and economic trends for 100 countries, and are included in Business Source Complete since 2003. In the "Publication" field in the Advanced Search, search for Political Risk Yearbook and the name of the country.
EconLit with Full Text
Search scholarly literature in the field of economics

Websites

Herald-Sun, 1995-present
Herald Sun, current day
Durham newspaper.
News and Observer
Raleigh newspaper.
Durham County Demographics
Durham County's City-County Planning Department collects data on population, housing and employment.

Research Guides

Food Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Why, What and How We Eat
This is an excellent, exhaustive guide on all aspects of food production and consumption, from agriculture, ethics, and law, to lists and websites local organizations in the Triangle and in North Carolina.

Research Databases

AGRICOLA: Online Public Access Catalog
Search for article abstracts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library. This is an open access database.
Food Studies Online
Search for research and visual content on how food shapes the world around us

Websites

Research Guides

Research Databases

GenderWatch
Search for articles in women and gender studies newspapers, journals and magazines from 1970 to present
PubMed
Search for journal articles in biomedicine. Citations are from MEDLINE and other medical and life science journals
Women's Studies International
Search for articles from core disciplines in Women’s Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research

Research Guides

Guides and Toolsets (Medical Center Library)
This is a list of guides and toolkits developed byt the librarians in Duke's Medical Center Library. It also provides guides to many health related databases.

Reference Books

Towards a medical anthropology of ageing by Kottow, Miguel
Call Number: Perkins/Bostock: HQ1061 .K68 2018
ISBN: 9781527511750
Publication Date: 2018

Research Databases

CINAHL Complete
Search nursing and allied health literature dating back to the 1980s
PubMed
Search for journal articles in biomedicine. Citations are from MEDLINE and other medical and life science journals

Research Guides

Museum/Curatorial Studies

Research Databases

Art & Architecture Source
Search for magazine and journal articles, book reviews and conference proceedings in art and architecture
ARTbibliographies Modern
Search for journal articles and exhibition catalogs in 19th- 20th- and 21st century art, especially in photography and performance art
Psychology Database
Search for journal articles in psychology

Research Databases

America: History & Life
Search for journal articles covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present
PAIS Index
Search articles, government documents, and grey literature related to international politics and public policy
Political Science Complete
Search for journal articles in political science and public policy
Psychology Database
Search for journal articles in psychology

Websites

CIA World Factbook
From the website "The World Factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. "
Duke International Research
From the website "Find materials from around the world to support research on individual countries or regions as well as on global topics."
eHRAF World Cultures
From the website "eHRAF World Cultures contains ethnographic collections covering all aspects of cultural and social life. eHRAF is unique in having subject indexing at the paragraph level. This allows detailed and precise searching for concepts not easily found with keywords."
Ethnic Video Online
Click on "View Online" to find a linke to Ethnic Video Online. This sources offers information about different ethnic groups from a variety of media sources.

Research Guides

Religious Studies: Christianity

Research Databases

ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
Search for academic journal articles, essays, and book reviews on major world religions. Includes Catholic Periodical and Literature Index
Religion Database
Search for journal articles on religious studies

Research Guides

PUBPOL 301: Public Opinion: Political Analysis for Public Policy
In partiuclar, look at the tabs on news/media and public opinion.

Encyclopedias

The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society by Debra L. Merskin (Editor)
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9781483375533
Publication Date: 2019-12-17

Research Databases

Communication & Mass Media Complete
Search articles in communication, mass media, linguistics, and film studies

Websites

Pew Research Center: Numbers, facts and trends shaping your world.
From the website: "Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. We conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. We do not take policy positions." Use the tabs on the top of the page to find topical , statistical and overviews on the news, social media and other trends.

Student Newspaper

Duke University Chronicle

2009 - present: https://issuu.com/dukechronicle/docs

2000 - 2009: https://issuu.com/dukechronicleprintarchives

1905 - 2000: http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/dukechronicle/

Duke University Archives: official repository for records of Duke University and the gateway to its past.