Humanities Databases

Databases are like baskets of journals and other publications that focus on a specific subject or discipline.

You can narrow down your choices in the A-Z Database List found on the CCNY Libraries homepage by subject or type if you wish.

If you search your subject in a database, you will generate a list with fewer articles than in OneSearch, but they may be more relevant.

Below is a short list of recommended humanities databases.

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR is a database of journals and primary sources that offers full-text to more than 2,300 journals.
Search and browse JSTOR citations from a mobile device.

To find out more about mobile apps, visit our Mobile Resources page.
Humanities Source This link opens in a new window
The authoritative resource in all aspects of the humanities, with worldwide content pertaining to literary, scholarly and creative thought, providing access to more than 1,450 full-text journals dating back to 1907.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Project MUSE offers full-text current and archival articles from 500+ scholarly journals from major university presses covering literature and criticism, history, performing arts, cultural studies, education, philosophy, political science, gender studies, and more.