A Research Guide for Folklore
About this guide
This guide was created by expert librarians from Steely Library and Folklore faculty, to kickstart your research, guiding you to recommended databases and other resources in Folklore.
Databases
The selected databases are Steely Library and Folklore approved and are your best bets for researching most topics in Folklore.
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Anthropology Plus This link opens in a new window
The most comprehensive index of anthropological materials. Unites two premier indexes created in two hemispheres: Harvard University's Anthropological Literature and the Royal Anthropological Institute's Anthropological Index. Coverage: 1800s to today.
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Humanities Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Scholarly sources in the humanities. Coverage: 700 periodicals; 1980 - present. Citation only.
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Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Project MUSE provides the full text of several hundred journals and thousands of eBooks from a variety of academic publishers. Content is current with some historical coverage.
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