Research Guide for Sociology

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Articles Print View Electronic Resources Core Resources Sociological Abstracts Citations to the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.  More Info... SocINDEX SocINDEX, with more than 1.3 million records, covers an array of social science disciplines - from anthropology to social work.  More Info... Annual Review: Sociology Full text extensive research reviews of current and emerging topics within sociology.  More Info... Related Resources African Studies Abstracts Online Quarterly bibliography listing edited works and articles from African Studies journals and journals from Africa.  More Info... Annual Reviews of Psychology Full text extensive research reviews of current and emerging topics within psychology.  More Info... Bibliography of Asian Studies Primary database for Asian-related humanities and social science research.  More Info... Criminal Justice Abstracts Citations to articles in scholarly journals. Topics: crime trends, prevention and deterrence, juveniles, police, courts, sentencing.  More Info... Criminology Full Text Covers such subjects as Criminal Justice, Juvenile Delinquency, Juvenile Justice, Corrections, Penology, Policing, Forensic Psychology, and Family and Domestic Violence.  More Info... ERIC (EBSCO Interface) Teaching, learning, schools, educational policy; article citations, full text of non-peer reviewed documents. Locating material found in ERIC.  More Info... HAPI, Hispanic American Periodicals Index Citations to articles in Latin American and Hispanic American magazines and journals.   More Info... Index to Jewish Periodicals Extensive index to literature on Jewish history, philosophy and culture.  More Info... Left Index A complete guide to the diverse literature of the left, with an emphasis on political, economic, social and culturally engaged scholarship inside and outside academia.  More Info... LGBT Life with Full Text Indexes worldwide literature regarding gay, lesbian, bisexual, transexual and transgender issues. Contains full-text for about one quarter of the indexed titles.  More Info... MEDLINE (Ovid Interface) Citations and abstracts for journal articles in all areas of medical practice and research. (Internet Explorer or Safari recommended)  More Info... Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies An index of scholarly literature on the MiddleEast, Central Asia and North Africa.  More Info... National Criminal Justice Reference Services Full text of criminal justice publications from federal, state, and local government. Contains books, research reports, journal articles, and unpublished research.  More Info... PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service) Citations on topics of public policy to periodicals, books, hearings, reports, web sites and government documents  More Info... PsycINFO Citations and abstracts for journals, books and dissertations in psychology and human behavior. (Internet Explorer or Safari recommended)  More Info... Quarterly index of African periodical literature A searchable database of the indexed entries of over 300 journals and magazines from African countries.  More Info... RAMBI: The Index of Articles on Jewish Studies Citations of research articles related to all aspects of Judaic Studies.  More Info... Social Services Abstracts Citations to research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.  More Info... SourceOECD OECD's Online Library of Statistical Databases, Books and Periodicals.  More Info... Urban Studies, Sage Full Text Full text articles from Sage Press journals in urban studies and public policy topics  More Info...   More Info... Multidisciplinary Resources Google Scholar Google Scholar is a subset of Google. It allows you to search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from publishers, universities and other scholarly organizations. Google Scholar is currently in beta version, meaning it is undergoing continual improvements and revisions. More details...  More Info... Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective Citations to articles from major social science and humanities journals from 1907-1984  More Info... Web of Science Citation searching across thousands of the most prestigious, high impact research journals in the arts & humanities, social sciences, and sciences.  More Info...