InfoGuides: Finding Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Information (SDV 101): Academic sources

Books in the Library

Brown Library uses the Library of Congress Classification system for organizing books. Books in the humanities and social sciences can be found in sections A-H. Visit the library to see what we have in your subject area!

Article searching (databases)

Academic Search Complete
Comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 4,600 peer-reviewed journals. (EBSCO) Tutorial
Humanities International Complete
Covers all aspects of the humanities, with worldwide content pertaining to literary, scholarly and creative thought. (EBSCO)
JSTOR
Full-text academic journals covering the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. VWCC-specific subscription.
Project MUSE
Full-text articles in the Humanities, Literature, and Classical Studies.

All Library Databases
A searchable listing of all of our databases (search engines), organized by subject area.

Database Basics [Video]

Need help searching a library database for sources? This video covers the basics.