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 Online Databases
and Websites
in Sociology
Citation Guides - correct
format for proper documentation
Databases -
scholarly material, citation only indexes and full text
E Books - use free electronic texts when
you can't find the printed book
Gateway sites - subject search engines, Web
portals
Government Resources - reliable
government agencies and their reports
Quick Reference -
quality, credible, and timely reference
resources -mostly all are free
Web Directories - subject guides
to selective and carefully chosen sites on the Web
Web Resources - selective list of
free sites
Web Search in a Nutshell -
getting started in library research
Subscription Databases Available
Only to the WSC Community
Sociological Abstracts
. via CSA Illumina (1952
-current)
which indexes over 1,900 journals, books, dissertations, and reviews in the
social sciences on sociological topics as well as selected anthropology,
criminology, demography, law, social psychology, and urban development. Also
includes Social
Services Abstracts (1980-present) & ERIC (1966-present).
Easy to use, and search all social sciences databases at once.
Public Affairs International. Public
affairs and worlds issues with coverage from 1972 to the present. An
index to over 1/2 million articles, books, government documents,
Internet sites and documents from more than 120 countries. Obviously useful for global issues
such as affirmative action, AIDS, ethnicity, climate change, political
persecution, women's rights, war and conflict, etc.
ProQuest Social Science Journals
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a definitive resource for those who need access to a variety of
specialized journals. The database includes
over 510 titles, with more than 280 available in full text.
Information on hundreds of topics including
addiction studies, family studies, urban studies and international
relations.
Academic
Search Complete.
Indexes both popular and academic periodicals in all subject areas,
including many related disciplines in the social
sciences.
Search Tips (PDF)
The EBSCO platform also contains access to
PsychINFO.
Over 1.5 million
records from 1887 to the present in what is considered to be the most
comprehensive international database of psychology. Includes academic
research and practice literature in the fields of medicine, psychiatry,
education, social work, social science and organizational behavior.
Academic
One File.
indexes
peer-reviewed, full text articles available in HTML or PDF formats from
the world's leading journals and reference sources. Also has full text
New York Times content back to 1995, hundreds of podcasts and
transcripts from radio and television broadcasts.
Search Tips
(PDF)
Access to this database is
made possible by funding from the Massachusetts Board of Library
Commissioners, and the six Massachusetts Regional Library Systems.
Gale
Virtual Reference Library.
Available through InfoTrac. Contains full text of these standard reference works:
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St. James
Encyclopedia of Popular Culture (2000) 5 volumes. [History
section] more than
2,700 signed essays,
extensive bibliographies.
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Gale
Encyclopedia of Multicultural America 2nd ed. (2000) 3
volumes. [Multicultural Studies section]
essays on specific culture groups in
the U.S.
emphasizing religions, holidays, customs, and languages;
also provides
information on historical background and settlement patterns.
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Encyclopedia of Population (2003) 2 volumes.
Research
directions in population studies during the last 20 years
Lexis-Nexis
Academic
Full
text for over 6,000 individual titles of international, national and local
newspapers and wire services; radio and television transcripts; and business,
medical, industry, and legislative magazines, journals, and newsletters. There
is wide geographic coverage and translations from foreign-language sources, as
well as news services.
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Other Web
Resources - selective list of free sites
- Annual
Review of Sociology Online - full text from 1996-present. Can be
cumbersome to
use online; WSC Library has the print version from 1984 to the present,
volumes can be checked out from the general collection (H9/A342).
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Child Abuse, Child Welfare
& Adoption - foremost
bibliographic resource on the maltreatment, safety, permanency and
well-being of children. FREE registration required
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Electronic Journal of Sociology -
online since 1994. Articles are in PDF format. Archives contain articles
such as "Children and Young People’s Status in Iran" and "Disembodiment and
Cyberspace."
- Inequality
- created by a network of journalists and writers; explores the gaps between
the rich and poor
- Resources
for Social Researchers - variety of links useful to anyone interested in
the field of sociology
- Tolerance
- the mission is to create a national community committed to human rights
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Tour
of Sociology in Cyberspace - sociological perspective on human dying,
marriage and family life, social gerontology, social inequality, gender and
society, and more.
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Violence Against Women - from
the National Women's Health Information Center, provides information on a
variety of violence issues facing society
Government Resources
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Census
Atlas of the United States -
with more than 700 full-color maps, this is the
first general population and housing statistical atlas published by the
Census Bureau since 1925!
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USA Gov.
The first government site to provide searching by topic
rather than the more cumbersome agency search. Government sites are a great
source of free, factual information. This source also provides links to
government sites that provide a vast array of statistical information such as
the Bureau of the Census.
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Global Health.Gov - Links to
international organizations and travel Web pages from the CDC along with
travel advisory information. Under the "Data Resources" heading are
health profiles of various countries, links to foreign government
Websites; world health statistics; Web pages and documents relating to
hot topics such as bioterrorism, HIV/AIDS, bird flu and more.
- For more government resources, visit our Government
Resources Page for links to thousands of full text government publications available online.
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Gateway Sites
- subject search
engines, Web portals
These sites don't have sociology information, but
link you to other sites that do. They are guides prepared by individuals and have only filtered,
evaluated links. Less exciting than TV's Oprah
or Dr. Phil, but more practical.
- SocioWeb
- independent guide to sociological resources available on the Internet.
Wide range of material from sites on specific thinkers, to e-journals,
university departments, and statistical sources.
- Social
Science Information Gateway - SOSIG aims to provide a trusted source of
selected, high quality Internet information for students, academics,
researchers and practitioners. Sub-directory of sociology resources listed
under 27 categories. All types of materials linked.
- Feminist
Internet Gateway -
- BULB Link
Catalogue of Internet Resources - Links to research institutes,
sociology departments, electronic journals, professional associations,
newsgroups, essays, data archives, sociologists' addresses
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SocioSite - started in 1996
this extensive site serves as a clearinghouse of important and relevant
links to various disciplines within the social sciences.
- Sociolog
- Julian Dierkes' comprehensive guide to sociology online. This guide has
been online since 1994; updated frequently.
- Research
Resources in the Social Sciences - "Your Starting Point for
Research on the Internet"
Web
Directories
There are excellent subject
directories on the web. that can point you to the best online
resources in specific areas of sociology. These human
guides to the Internet are a great way to find the best of the Web, and
often find sites that can't be accessed by search engines.
The best ones
to use for scholarly material are:
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Librarians
Internet Index - Provides
a well-organized point of access for reliable, trustworthy,
librarian-selected Internet resources. Covers a broad range of
subjects, has both a topical directory arrangement and search capabilities.
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InfoMine - Virtual library of
scholarly Internet resources.
Features
well organized access; notable for its
collection of annotated and indexed links.
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Academic Info -
gateway
to freely available academic resources on the web,
with annotated entries. General links, related topics, in
the news sections.
More
subject directories on the web
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