Linguistics

Finding articles

A database is a structured collection of data. The type of data contained in any given database can vary. Library databases are often collections of scholarly peer-reviewed articles and book chapters; however, others contain maps, interviews, newspaper articles, etc.

Library databases can be broken into two categories:

full-text - these databases let you read articles in their entirety i.e. "full-text"
index - these databases only show you citation information and sometimes abstracts as well.
- Oftentimes they have "full-text" links that will take you out to the database to a different part of the library online where you can access entire articles.
- If an article doesn't have a "full-text" link, you can use the citation information to request it for free through Interlibrary Loan.

Linguistics databases

Linguistics Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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Citations and abstracts for articles in scholarly linguistics journals published 1985-present.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts - LLBA This link opens in a new window
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Citations and abstracts for scholarly linguistics articles, dissertations, conference papers, and more published 1994-present. The contents of this database do not appear in Discovery Search results.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Treasury of Linguistic Maps Online This link opens in a new window
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The Treasury of Linguistic Maps Online is a digital repository of maps that represent linguistic diversity around the globe. These maps allow for the visualization of language distribution, dialects, language families, language contact, and more.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.

Multidisciplinary databases featuring linguistics

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly articles published 1975-present, which span many disciplines including linguistics.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
HathiTrust This link opens in a new window
Academic library partnership providing searching and downloading of public-domain books and specialized services for text mining projects.

Please see more... below for what is available to UMass faculty, staff and students and what is available for community patrons.
For anyone in the world, you can access these materials in HathiTrust:
- Search across the entire collection
- Read and view works that are “full-view”
- Search within works that are “limited (search-only)”
- Download a single page at a time from works that have download restrictions (e.g., works that are in the public domain but were digitized by Google or other vendors with contractual limitations)
- Download an entire work that doesn’t have download restrictions (e.g., works digitized by Internet Archive and other organizations, works that have been opened with a Creative Commons license)
For UMass faculty, staff and students, you can additionally access the following if you log in with your NetID and password using the HathiTrust link above:
- Download public domain works that have download restrictions (see “Can I download a whole book?” for more information);
- Create, save and share public or private collections?;
- Access copyrighted works lawfully in appropriate circumstances (see accessibility and out-of-print and brittle for more information).
Members can not view or download works that are “limited (search-only)”. See “Is it possible to view a volume that is Limited (search-only)?” for more information.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Core scholarly journals and books from a range of disciplines including linguistics. Articles appear from the earliest issue of each journal to a few years before present.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
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Citations and abstracts for articles in scholarly journals, books, dissertations, and more with a focus on literature, literary theory and criticism, linguistics, and folklore. The bibliography has been maintained since 1921 and includes publications in languages from around the world.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
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Database of peer-reviewed journal articles in psychology, behavioral science, and mental health published 1887-present. Published by the American Psychological Association (APA).
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Scopus is an indexing and abstracting database of peer-reviewed scholarly content covering the sciences, social sciences, and arts & humanities, comparable to the Web of Science. Scopus allows for the discovery, tracking, and analysis of scholarship that includes: journal articles, conference proceedings, trade magazines, book series, books and book chapters, and patents.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
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Index to articles from peer-reviewed journals in all disciplines.Search by cited reference, topic, author, and more. Arts and Humanities covers 1975-present; Social Sciences 1900-present; and Science 1900-present.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.