Many of the databases or digital collections licensed by Emory contain primary source documents -- old newspapers, books, manuscripts, government documents, memoirs, etc. Click on the links below to search the collections directly. Much of the content is also indexed in the Combined Search tab in Library Search. Most of the collections listed below are licensed by Emory. Some are freely available on the web. See also a selection of non-Emory archives listed in the tabs under "Resources outside Emory" in this guide.
Other primary source documents are reproduced in reprints or printed compilations or in microforms discoverable in Library Search using the Catalog tab. These reproductions and compilations usually will bear the Library of Congress subject sub-heading "sources" in most western research library catalog records.
Other primary sources in their original form may not be so conveniently cataloged, however. Some may lie uncataloged or minimally cataloged in private archives, museums, or even special manuscript collections of libraries.
Access pamphlets and primary sources in British history. Prominent topics include politics, health, women’s rights, imperialism, abolition and philosophy.
Official digital archive of the Library of Congress and the database of record for graduate research. Search citations to dissertations and theses from around the world from 1861 to present day, and access full text dissertations.
Good resource listings can be found at the following
Indica et Buddhica contains texts in Sanskrit as well as lexica in Sanskrit, Tibetan, and English.
The Internet Archive hosts the Free Indological Collection. Try also a search by keyword "Sanskrit." It also hosts University of Toronto Library's collection of digitized Sanskrit texts.
French Books on India is an ever-expanding e-library arranged in chronological order. The site lists books from 1531 to 2016, giving access to full-text copies of hundreds of titles that appeared before 1939 and offering short critical summaries of the most important items written by international experts.
Listed below are some specialized collections.
SOUTH ASIA RESOURCE ACCESS ON THE INTERNET
Most databases we license index journal articles; a few, like JSTOR, provide full text access. See the guide to Journal Articles for general tips. See also this guide on "database standard features," esp. boolean searches. Most of the content of major databases is indexed in the Combined Search tab of Library Search. So it may be useful to search there first.
Most comprehensive online database aggregations like EBSCO's Academic Search Premier and ProQuest Databases will generate useful results.
Beyond Emory, try the following:
Among the more subject-specific databases of possible interest to South Asian Studies, try the following:
The Center for Research Libraries actively collects foreign dissertations and provides them to member institutions through interlibrary loan.
Contains ethnographic collections covering aspects of cultural and social life. Search through subject indexing at the paragraph level. Materials include books, journal articles, and dissertations.
The annually-growing eHRAF database is unique in that the information is organized and searchable by cultures/ethnic groups and the full-text sources are subject-indexed at the paragraph level. It is great for cross-cultural comparisons of customs and beliefs of groups all over the world.
Indexes critical materials on literature, criticism, drama, languages, linguistics, and folklore. Coverage includes journals, series, essay collections, monographs, dissertations, bibliographies, proceedings, and other materials. Produced by the Modern Language Association.
Current and historical news sources. See also the Journals and Newspapers page of this guide.