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Full text scholarly journal, trade publication, magazine and newspaper articles, books, book reviews, reports, and Associated Press video content, covering all subject areas.
Index to journal articles in the Anthropology Library and Research Centre at the British Museum, and to films held at the Royal Anthropological Institute, covering all branches and areas of anthropology, primarily in English, followed by Slavonic, Latin-based, and other languages from 1957-present.
Index to articles, commentaries, reports, and obituaries in the fields of anthropology and archaeology, specifically social and cultural anthropology, Old and New World archaeology, physical anthropology and related subjects, with an emphasis on Mesoamerican, Native American and Andean archaeology and ethnology. Updated quarterly, indexes works in English and other European languages from the late 19th century-present. Access limited to 5 users.
Full text American Anthropological Association journals, newsletters, bulletins, and monographs from initial publication dates-present.
Full text articles from over 340 journals, as well as book reviews and collections of essays, on religion and theology from 1949-present, and retrospective index to more than 2,000 journals as far back as the 19th century. Produced by the American Theological Library Association (ATLA).
Index to ethnographic and archaeological texts, including books, monographs, journal articles, dissertations, and manuscripts on past and present cultures from major regions around the world covering all aspects of cultural and social life. Produced by Human Relations Area Files, Inc. (HRAF) at Yale University.
Full text of scholarly and popular articles and gray literature titles focusing on the evolution of gender roles in society. Covers topics related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender studies; family studies; gender studies, and women's studies from 1970-present. See also the Diversity Collection to search Ethnic NewsWatch, GenderWatch and Alt-PressWatch in one platform.
Full text of all 2,800+ academic journals on JSTOR that span more than 60 disciplines across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, along with millions of primary sources across four collections: Global Plants, 19th Century British Pamphlets, Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa, and World Heritage Sites: Africa. Also explore 3+ million images from ARTstor and over 10,000 open access books. Note: The library does not license any collections of fee-based books from JSTOR.
ARTstor on JSTOR
Existing ARTstor logins automatically work on JSTOR. The separate artstor.org platform will be available until Aug 1, 2024, when it is scheduled to be retired.
Open Access books on JSTOR
More than 10,000 open access (OA) books from 125+ publishers, including Brill, Cornell University Press, University College of London, and University of California Press.
19th Century British Pamphlets
Nearly 26,000 pamphlets from collections in seven universities spanning more than one million pages. Brings together a corpus of primary sources for the study of sociopolitical and economic factors impacting 19th-century Britain.
New Collections Added Aug 2023
Thematic Collections
Three collections focusing on emerging areas of research and containing multiple types of content, including journals and open research reports. Collections include:
•Lives of Literature - Academic journals devoted to the deep study of writers and texts associated with core literary movements.
•Security Studies - Academic and open policy research on international and national security problems and foreign policy issues.
•Sustainability - Academic and open policy research on environmental stresses and their impact on society. Looks at sustainability and resilience through a broad lens spanning more than 30 disciplines.
Primary Sources
Global Plants
A growing collection of nearly three million high-resolution type plant specimens and related materials from over 300 community contributors around the world.
Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa
27,000 objects and 190,000 pages of documents and images related to the liberation struggles and end of Apartheid in Southern Africa during the 20th Century, with an emphasis on Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
World Heritage Sites: Africa
More than 86,000 objects of visual, contextual, and spatial documentation of African heritage and rock art sites.
The Mansfield Library holds a large number of reference sources covering a range of topics. Consider using these keywords as part of your search: bibliography, biographical, dictionary, encyclopedia, cyclopaedia, companion to, and handbook of.
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