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CULANTH 89S: Music as Mirror, Mediator: Finding Articles

Research guide for Dr. Byerly's course

News Sources

America's Newspapers
Full text newspapers

Factiva
Full-text newspapers, including many foreign papers

Lexis Nexis Academic
Full text newspapers, magazines, TV and radio news transcripts. 

Interdisciplinary Databases

  • ProQuest
    Scholarly journals in all fields, plus popular/media sources
  • JSTOR
    Full-text collections of core scholarly journals in all fields

Find Music Journal Articles, Reviews, and More: Top Databases

  • RILM
    Abstracts of Music Literature Offers broad international coverage; includes music related works from articles, books, bibliographies, dissertations, film & video to concert reviews and recording notes.
  • Rock's Backpages
    Extensive archive of articles and reviews with particular focus on the 1960s through the 1990s.
  • Dusted and Pitchfork
    Internet sites featuring critical reviews of new music.
  • Black Grooves
    Music review site hosted by the Archives of African American Music & Culture (AAAMC). Includes reviews of new releases and reissues in all genres─including gospel, blues, jazz, funk, soul, R&B, world music, and hip-hop.

Social Movements and Historical Information

Database Tips

Click on Databases from the Libraries homepage. Enter database name (see below for starting points), or click Find Databases by Subject.

Click on Get it @ Duke to locate the full-text for items you find in the databases. A box will pop up and tell you if the item is available online or in print.

Not available through Duke? Request it from another library using Document Delivery.

 

Find Articles on Countries and Social Movements

  • Historical Abstracts
    Covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and more.
  • PAIS International
    Indexes the social sciences with emphasis on contemporary worldwide social, economic and political issues, and public policy. Covers journals, books, government publications, and directories.
  • Anthropology Plus
    Provides access to the journal literature of cultural and physical anthropology, archeology and related disciplines from the late 19th century to the present.
  • AnthroSource
    Fulltext archive for the journals of the American Anthropological Association.
  • America: History and Life
    Index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present; indexes 1,700 journals from 1964 to present.
  • Sociological Abstracts
    Abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.