SUBJECT ACCESS TO JOURNALS, MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS

Given the plethora of indexes, it is critical that you carefully target an index which is likely to cover the appropriate journals which publish material on your topic. Additionally, you need to consider whether you want broad, general indexes which will give you a sampling of materials appearing in mainstream publications, or specialized indexes which will be comprehensive and focused. Listed below are a sample of the indexes to be found in the St. Olaf Libraries. If you can't find the type of materials you need, please consult a reference librarian to help you find your way throught the maze. You will save a great deal of time by using the best index, not necessarily the most convenient. All of these indexes are accessible from the Libraries' Home Page , under "Electronic Research Tools:  Articles and More."

General Indexes to Mainstream Publications
Academic Search Premier   Indexes articles in both popular magazines and academic journals. Full text of articles often an option.
Alternative Press Index . [R.R. AI 3 .A27]. Covers 250 (primarily US) alternative and radical publications from 1987-.

Indexes to Scholarly Journals in the Disciplines
A complete list of indexes and databases is available through the Libraries' home page under "Electronic Research Tools:  Articles and More." This includes online databases and indexes published in paper format. I have included a sampling here so that you can get an idea of the breadth available and because I believe they may be the most useful for your research.

Historical Abstracts From an historical perspective -- includes political, social, economic history occuring from 1450 to date for the world other than the US and Canada. You can also search America: History and Life from this same site.
Art Index .   Sept. 1984-. Print version goes back to 1928. [R.R. N 1 .A1 A7] Indexes 200 art journals.
Women Studies International. A new-to-us index with extensive coverage of womens's issues.

CSA Databases:
MLA Bibliography  Indexes papers in languages and literatures; also linguistics.
PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) 1972 -
An index to public policy and political affairs around the world. Indexes articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts Excellent coverage of political science
Sociological Abstracts 1963 - Indexes 2600 sociology journals plus book abstracts and review citations.
ERIC database 1963-. Indexes both education journals and research documents gathered by the U.S. Department of Education.
EconLit : Contains citations & abstracts for journal articles and books.
ATLA Religion Index Includes material on various religions.
Index Islamicus Includes material on the religion as well as topics of significance in the Islamic World (including Asia).

Indexes to Newspapers, both US and International, over the years:
Proquest National Newspaper Database
Select "National Newspapers, "then "Continue," then click on "Guided." Full-text coverage of The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post and Minneapolis Star Tribune. 1986-present.  Useful in that fewer papers are covered than in L/N.
The New York Times New York Times Index [RR AI21 .N45 ] is an indispensable starting point for primary source accounts of an event .  For historical articles, use The New York Times, 1851-2003.  Lexis/Nexis, below, covers from 1980 to date..
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
"Academic Universe" provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, medical, and reference information. Excellent source for full-text articles in national and international newspapers going back a number of years. For tips on finding back file articles in international newspapers, click here.

English Translations of non-US radio and TV broadcasts, newspapers and some journals.... Produced by the US Government
World News Connection (Online version of Foreign Broadcast Information Service. ) FBIS includes daily English translations of non-US foreign news broadcasts as well as English translations of articles from foreign newspapers and journals as well as some news broadcasts. Translated by the U.S. government. 1995 - present, use online edition -- the reference librarian will provide login and password
When you finish searching YOU MUST EXIT by selecting "Exit" button which is located at the bottom of the Main Menu and each of the main Search Menus. You will prevent anyone else from using the system for 30 minutes if you do not exit the system properly.

1977-1996 is covered by two resources:
Daily Reports of Foreign Broadcast Information [FBIS]. Contains daily English language translations of nonUS news broadcasts as well as news from some print sources. Good resource for local opinion. Asia-related reports from Asia are available from 1978-1996 on microfiche [Gov Docs PREX 7.10:FBIS]; July 1996-July 1997 on CDRom in the reference room. An index is available on CDRom in the Reference room, FBIS Electronic Index , which covers 1977-1999. The individual daily fiche have tables of contents.
Joint Publications Research Service [JPRS] . English language translations from nonUS newspapers and journals . Indexed by Transdex [DOC REF JA 1.A1T7]; actual fiche are shelved in the Documents fiche collection under DOCS PREX 7.13:JPR