Critical Approaches to Popular Culture
Finding Articles and other Materials
For a complete alphabetical database list, please see the list at SSHL Databases A-Z
ONLINE DATABASES
NOTE : Some databases will include direct links to full text. When they don’t, look for the 
button in the lists of results. It will open up a window that locates the articles either online or in print. (Not all articles exist yet online.) Alternatively, go directly to Roger or MELVYL to locate the journal or book needed.
Expanded Academic ASAP. From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology. Indexes scholarly journals, general interest periodicals, newsmagazines - many with full text and images. Publications from 1980-present.
America: History and Life. This is the most complate database for every aspect of history of the United States and Canada (social, cultural, political), from pre-European times to late 20th century. Publications from 1964-present.
Sociological Abstracts. 1963-present. Abstracts journal articles, monographs, dissertations covering sociology, social work, and related social sciences. A key resource for studies of race and gender.
NOTE: Some magazines have been bound together into books here in the library. Since photos and illustrations don't appear in many online versions, they are worth browsing.
GenderWatch. A full text database of publications that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas. 1970s-present
Ethnic Newswatch. Full text U.S. ethnic community newspapers, newsletters, magazines. Includes African-American, Arab/Middle Eastern, Asian-Pacific, European-American, Hispanic, Jewish, Native-American. Searchable in English and Spanish. Coverage is mostly 1980s to present, though some as far back as 1960s.
Chicano Database: Index representing all types of material on Mexican-American topics. Extensive indexing from 1960s to the present; selective coverage back to early 1900s. Since 1992 includes articles on the broader Latino experience.
IIBP: International Index to Black Periodicals. Citations and abstracts from over 150 scholarly and popular journals, newspapers and newsletters from the United States, Africa and the Caribbean (as far back as 1902)--and full-text coverage of over 40 core Black Studies periodicals (1998 forward)
IIMP: full text international index to music periodicals. Indexes approximately 400 music periodicals; 52 titles are available with the full text of articles. Retrospective coverage varies, a few going as far back as early 20th
century. Also try IIPA-FT (International Index to the Performing Arts Full Text).
NEWS SOURCES
Access World News: United States: Full-text content (but not page images) of more than 650 U.S. newspapers, including 116 in California. Local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics and government. Part of a larger database with international coverage. Dates vary, but very little before the 1990s.
Los Angeles Times (Historical). 1881-1985. Search and browse full text and display images of both articles and complete newspaper pages. For after 1985, Los Angeles Times (Current) includes full text but not images.
New York Times (Historical). 1851-2003. Search and browse full text and display images of both articles and complete newspaper pages
San Diego Union Tribune. 1984-present. Full text (but no images) of the Union-Tribune, and before the 1990 merger, of the separate San Diego Union and Evening Tribune. For page images, library has on microfilm.