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Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest/CSA)
Coverage: 1952 to the present. Updated: monthly.
Provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,800 serials publications, and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers. |
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International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences 2nd Ed. (Gale)
Last Updated: 2008.
This e-book includes over 3,000 articles on a variety of social science topics such as: achievement testing, censorship, personality measurement, aging, income distribution, foreign aid (political and economic aspects), food (world problems, consumption patterns), cultural adaptation, comparative health-care systems, terrorism, political correctness, agricultural innovation, legislation of morality, sexual violence and exploitation, white collar crime. |
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ProQuest Criminal Justice (ProQuest)
1981-present
ProQuest Criminal Justice (formerly ProQuest Criminal Justice Periodicals Index or CJPI) is a comprehensive database supporting research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends. |
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Social Sciences Citation Index (Thomson)
Coverage: 1987 to present. Updated: weekly.
Indexes more than 1,725 journals spanning 50 disciplines, as well as covering individually selected, relevant items from over 3,300 of the world's leading scientific and technical journals. Can also be used to find other articles citing a specific article (footnotes in reverse).
 Note: To search only the Social Science Citation Index, click the change limits link towards the bottom of the screen and uncheck the boxes for the Arts & Humanities Index and Sciences Citation Index.
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Social Services Abstracts (ProQuest/CSA)
Resource Guide
Coverage: 1979 to the present. Updated: monthly.
Provides citations of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. The database abstracts and indexes over 1,300 serials publications and includes abstracts of journal articles and dissertations, and citations to book reviews. |
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Child Abuse, Child Welfare & Adoption Database (BiblioLine)
This database has been discontinued.
Coverage: 1965 to present. Updated: semi-annually.
Indexes a variety of print sources (books, journals, government reports, conference papers and more) on the maltreatment, safety, permanency and well-being of children. |
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CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online (Columbia University Press)
Coverage: 1991 to present. Updated: weekly.
Citations, abstracts, and selected full-text of journal articles, working papers, and conference papers in topics such as: international affairs, economics, environment, and politics. Also includes case studies, course packs, and a schedule of events with calls for papers. |
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ClasePeriódica (FirstSearch)
Coverage: Clase - 1975 to present; Periódica - 1978 to present. Updated: every three months.
ClasePeriodica is two specialty resources in one: Clase indexes articles from Latin American journals focusing on humanities and social sciences, while Periódica indexes articles from science and technology journals. As one database, ClasePeriódica includes over 300,000 citations from 2,600 scholarly journals that are edited in 24 different Latin American and Caribbean countries. Resources are from periodicals that are published in Spanish, Portuguese, French, and English languages. |
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eHRAF Archaeology (HRAF)
Coverage: Over 41 major traditions. Updated: annually.
Over 50,000 pages in over 690 full-text documents, indexed by subject to facilitate comparative archaeological studies within and across regions. Each tradition file consists of a general summary and full-text sources including books, journal articles, dissertations, and manuscripts. |
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eHRAF World Cultures (HRAF)
Updated: annually.
A cross-cultural database that contains over 350,000 pages of information on all aspects of cultural and social life. eHRAF is the online portion, covering approximately 150 cultures. Together with the corresponding microfiche set (Murphy Library basement), over 400 cultures are covered.
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Historical Abstracts (EBSCOhost)
Coverage: 1955 to present. Updated: quarterly.
Indexes and abstracts over 2,000 history journals. Covers world history from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada, which are covered in America: History and Life).
Note: This resource is limited to 6 simultaneous users. If access is unavailable, please try again later. |
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PsycINFO (EBSCOhost)
Coverage: 1887 to present. Updated: monthly.
Contains citations and abstracts of journal articles, book chapters, and books in the field of psychology or in the psychological aspects of many related disciplines. Full text articles from over 300 articles are available via links from PsycINFO to other EBSCOhost databases; 51 journals are available via links in PsycINFO to PsycARTICLES.
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Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
 Resource Guide
Coverage: 1975 to present. Updated: Daily.
Provides access to citations and abstracts for over 8,000 magazines and journals, with full text access to over half these titles. For scholarly publications, full text is available for more than 3,600 titles covering subjects such as social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
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JSTOR
Coverage: varies (some 19th century) to 2005.
Access to the full text of over 1700 scholarly journals from a variety of disciplines. Coverage: varies (some 19th century) to 2005. Collections include: Arts and Science I - VIII and Life Sciences. Access to JSTOR Arts & Sciences V through VIII is made possible by Academic Initiative funding. |
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LexisNexis Academic (LexisNexis)
Over 5,600 full text sources.
News: 350 newspapers, 400 magazines/journals, 600 newsletters, broadcast transcripts, campus news, wire services.
Business: news, accounting literature, company information, directories.
Legal Research: secondary literature, case law, codes & regulations, tax law, international legal materials, patent research, career information.
- Guides: Finding a Case, Tax Research |
News & Media | |
Alternative Press Index (FirstSearch)
7/26/11: This resource is currently unavailable
Coverage: 1991 to present. Updated: quarterly.
Indexes nearly 290 newspapers and magazines that report and analyze the practices and theories of cultural, economic, political and social change. Provides additional viewpoints on internationally significant subjects.
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Alternative Press Index. Archive (FirstSearch)
Coverage: 1969 to 1990. Updated: quarterly.
Indexes nearly 290 newspapers and magazines that report and analyze the practices and theories of cultural, economic, political and social change. Provides additional viewpoints on internationally significant subjects.
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Periodicals | |
Sociology Periodicals
A title list of the library's individual periodical subscriptions in Sociology. Many more Sociology related periodicals are available through the library's article databases. |
Find Books E-Reference Books | |
Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society (Sage)
Last Updated: 2008.
This e-book includes nearly 600 entries covering intergroup relations in the United States and the comparative examination of race and ethnicity worldwide. Themes include: * Biographies * Community and Urban Issues * Concepts and Theories * Criminal Justice * Economics and Stratification * Education * Gender and Family * Global Perspectives * Health and Social Welfare * Immigration and Citizenship * Legislation, Court Decisions, and Treaties * Media, Sports, and Entertainment * Organizations * Prejudice and Discrimination * Public Policy * Racial, Ethnic, and Nationality Groups * Religion * Sociopolitical Movements and Conflicts. |
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Encyclopedia of Social Psychology (Sage)
Last Updated: 2007.
This e-book includes 600 entries on intellectual and scientific content for social psychology. Key themes include: Action Control * Antisocial Behaviors * Attitude * Culture Emotions * Evolution * Groups * Health * Interpersonal Relationships * Judgment and Decision Making Methods * Personality * Prejudice * Problem Behaviors * Prosocial Behaviors * Social Cognition. |
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Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, & Conflict (Elsevier)
This e-encyclopedia includes 225 articles on antagonism and reconciliation in all contexts. Topics include arms control, conflict resolution, peace movements, child abuse, social justice, terrorism, political assassinations, and more. |
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British & Irish Women's Letters and Diaries: 1500 - 1900 (Alexander Street Press)
Coverage: 1500 to 1900.
Spanning more than 300 years, this collection will bring the personal experiences of more than 1,000 women to researchers, students, and general readers. Represented are all age groups and life stages, all ethnicities, many geographical regions, the famous and not so famous. More than 500 biographies enhance the use of the database. |
Literature | |
Twentieth Century Advice Literature: North American Guides on Race, Gender, Sex, and the Family (Alexander Street Press)
The collection brings together the instructional, prescriptive, behavioral, and etiquette literature that defined standards of personal conduct for millions of Americans and reflected the prevailing social mores across the twentieth century. The collection contains 150,000 pages of fully searchable handbooks, manuals, textbooks, etiquette guides, self-help books, instructional pamphlets, and how-to books that illustrate both how Americans actually behaved and how they felt they ought to behave. |
Use Free Web Resources Websites (free, public sites) | |
ETANA (Electronic Tools and Ancient Near Eastern Archives)
ETANA is envisioned to include the permanent archiving, dissemination and generation of both front- and back-end stages of scholarly knowledge (such as archaeological excavation reports, editions of ancient and modern texts, core early monographs, dictionaries, journals, and reports in the public domain), a portal to ANE Web resources, an electronic commons where scholars in the field can share data and images, and eventually an electronic publishing effort for "born digital" publications. ETANA will also collect and/or develop software required for the production of the Internet site in core areas identified by the planning committees and outlined herewith. Vanderbilt's library will serve as the host technical site and grant administrator. |
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