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    Sociology Guide     

    Text in BROWN indicates that the item is located in Hoover Library.
    Dewey call numbers for books in the Social Sciences: 300-399.

    Full-text Sociological Articles

    • Academic Search Premier (Ebsco) Provided by the Maryland Digital Library.
      • Multidisciplinary database indexing over 3000 journals and magazines and full text for over 1,200 titles (i.e. only some articles are available full text).
      • 1990 to present, but dates vary widely with the journal.
    • Academic Universe (LexisNexis)
      • Full text of U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, newsletters and journals; wire service reports; transcripts of television & radio news broadcasts; reviews, entertainment & sports news; Chronicle of Higher Education and student newspapers; foreign language news; and more.
      • Includes full text of the Baltimore Sun (1994 through current); New York Times (June 1980 through current; abstract from 1969 to May 1980); and Washington Post (1997 through current).
      • Note: This database provides text only, i.e. no images, charts, tables, etc.
    • Expanded Academic Index ASAP (InfoTrac)
      • Multidisciplinary database indexing about 2000 journals and magazines with about 1000 titles in full text (i.e. only some articles are available full text).
      • 1980 to present, but dates vary widely with the journal.
    • FindArticles.com
      • Search for articles dating back to 1998 from more than 300 magazines and journals.
      • Note: Text only, i.e. no images, charts, tables, etc. Nor does it provide volume, issue, or page numbers.
    • Science Direct
      • Full-text articles from journals covering biomedical sciences, economics, business, law, finance, engineering and material sciences, life sciences, mathematics and computer science, physical and environmental sciences, psychology, and social sciences.
    • JSTOR
      • Full text of 254 journals in 19 academic disciplines.
      • Consists of first issue of journal up to the most current 2 to 5 years, i.e. 1995 to 1999.
    • Project Muse Provided by the Maryland Digital Library.
      • Search from over 100 journals in the humanities and the social sciences.
      • Only journals from the 45 Johns Hopkins Press are full text.
      • Dates vary widely, mostly 1996 to present.
      • To access this database off campus, go to Maryland Digital Library, then click on "login."
    • HighWire Press (Stanford University)
      • Full-text science archive. Develops and maintains Web versions of journals in the life sciences, medicine, physical sciences, and social sciences. Cannot search for articles.
    • Online Serials (Internet Public Librarian)
      • Links to full-text sociology journals, magazines, etc. Cannot search for articles.
    • Social Science Online Periodicals (UNESCO)
      • Links to over 190 scientific periodicals with full text in the social sciences. Cannot search for articles.
    Sociology Indexes with Citations
    • Sociological Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
      • Note: This is the main index to sociology.
      • Indexes and abstracts over 2600 serials, as well as conference papers, books, book chapters, dissertations, book and other media review in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
      • 1963 to present.
      • Paper format: 1953 to present; (Call number: Index 305.5678)
    • Social Sciences Index (H.W. Wilson)
      • Indexes 521 journals in anthropology, criminal justice, criminology, economics, environmental studies, ethics, gender studies, geography, international relations, law, minority studies, public policy areas, psychiatry, psychology, social work, sociology, and urban studies.
      • 2/1983 to present.
      • Note: this database allows only 4 users at one time. You could get a message saying the database is busy. In that case, try again later.
      • Paper format: 4/1974 to 12/1991; (Call number: Index 300 S678).
    • Social Services Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
      • Indexes and abstracts over 1400s serials on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.
      • 1980 to present.
    • Social Work Abstracts (National Association of Social Workers)
      • Indexes and abstracts over 450 journals devoted to the field of social work.
      • 1977 to present.
      • Note: this database allows only 4 users at one time. You could get a message saying the database is busy. In that case, try again later.
      • Paper format: 1974 to 1976;
      • Microfilm: 1965 to 1973; (Call number: Index 305 S677)
    • FirstSearch (OCLC) - includes the following databases:
      • ArticleFirst - index to items from table of contents of journals, 1990 to present;
      • ECO - index to scholarly journals, 1995 to present;
      • UnionList - list of periodicals held by OCLC member libraries;
      • WorldCat - catalog of all items cataloged by OCLC member libraries.
    • ingenta
      • Search article summaries from over 20,000 publications.
      • Searching is free; viewing the article requires a fee.
    • Population Index 1986 to present
      • Abstracts to books, journal articles, working papers, and other materials on population topics. Searchable and browsable.
    • PsycINFO (Ebsco)
      PsycINFO (American Psychological Association)
      • Note: This is the premier psychology index.
      • Indexes and abstracts psychology-related journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations, and technical reports.
      • 1887 to present. Updated monthly.
      • Paper format: Psychological Abstracts; Vol. 19 (1945) - 80 (1993) only; (Call number: Index 150.5 P974)
    • Science Online - Search Multiple Journals
      • Search a number of journals from 1965 to present in:
        biochemistry, cell and molecular biology; microbiology and virology; immunology; neurosciences and neurobiology; physiology; plant sciences; other life sciences; clinical medicine; medical research; cardiovascular medicine; psychiatry and psychology; physical sciences; and social sciences.
      • citations with some abstracts and full text.

    General Resources

    • Encyclopedia of Sociology. (1992). (Vols. 1-4). Edited by Edgar F. Borgatta and Marie L. Borgatta. New York: Macmillan.
      • (Call number: R 301.03 E56)
    • International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. (1968-1979). (Vols. 1-18). Edited by David L. Sills. Macmillan and Free Press.
      • (Call number: R 300.3 161)
    • Social Science Encyclopedia. (2nd ed.). (1996). Edited by Adam Kuper and Jessica Kuper. New York: Routledge.
      • (Call number: R 300.3 S678)
    • Sociology Internet Resources (James Madison University)
      • Numerous links.
    • SocioSite (University of Amsterdam)
      • One of the most comprehensive listings of sociology resources on the Internet. Searchable. Good place to start.
    • Blackwell Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Social Thought. (1993). Edited by William Outhwaite and Tom Bottomore. Oxford: Blackwell.
      • (Call number: R 300.3  B632)
    • Encyclopedia of American Social History. (1993). (Vols. 1-3). Edited by Mary Kupiec Cayton, et al. New York: Charles Scriibner's Sons.
      • (Call number: R 301.0973 E56)
    • Handbook of Research Methods: A Guide for Practitioners and Students in the Social Sciences. 2nd edition. Natalie L. Sproull. Metuchen, J.J.: Scarecrow, 1995.
      • (Call number: R 300.72 S771). Earlier edition in the general circulating collection.
    • QualPage: Resources For Qualitative Researchers
      • Well organized site of links.
    • SSRIC Teaching Resources Depository (Social Sciences Research and Instructional Council, California State University)
      • Teaching modules, exercises, glossary, links. Lots of material relating to SPSS (Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences), including an online version of SPSS for Windows 7.5: A Basic Tutorial. Other materials available for download.

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