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Research Tools for Sociology

Use these research tools to find information related to Sociology from sources such as scholarly articles, books and encyclopedias.

Archival Collections and Primary Sources
Article Databases and Indexes
Biographical Sources
Book and Film Review Sources
Dictionaries, Thesauri and Quotations
Directories
Dissertation and Thesis Sources
Encyclopedias and Almanacs
Government Information Sources
Handbooks, Manuals and Yearbooks
Laws and Regulations Sources
Library and Book Catalogs
News Databases, Indexes and Web Sites
Organizations
Statistics and Numeric Data
Web Gateways and Search Engines


Archival Collections and Primary Sources

Resources that list, or provide access to, materials typically found in archives and used for primary source research. Examples include manuscripts, diaries, letters, first-hand accounts or documentary sources on a subject, person, event or issue.

Article Databases for Sociology

Listings of articles in journals, magazines, newspapers, etc. Many include abstracts (article summaries). Some include or link to the full text of articles.

Biographical Sources

Information about people, including biographical dictionaries, profiles of people or "Who's Whos", personal narratives, and other resources with significant biographical information.

  • Blackwell companion to major social theorists.
    Main Stack HM 478 .B583 2000
  • Biographical dictionary of social welfare in America.
    Main Stack HV 27 .B571 1986
  • Biographical dictionary of ASA members.
    Doe Reference HM 9 .A6 Directories
  • Women in sociology: a bio-bibliographical sourcebook.
    Doe Reference HM 22 .U6W66 1991

Book Review Sources

Listings of book reviews in journals, magazines, newspapers, etc. included in article databases and indexes, book review indexes, or review journals.

Dictionaries, Thesauri, and Quotations

General and subject specific dictionaries in any language, dual language dictionaries, thesauri, dictionaries of quotations, and acronym lists.

  • Electronic Resource Finder
  • Print Resources
  • Dictionary of critical social sciences.
    Doe Reference H41 .Y68 1999
  • Dictionary of the social sciences. Calhoun.
    Doe Reference H41 .G6 2002
  • Critical dictionary of sociology.
    Doe Reference HM 17B6813 1989

Directories

Alphabetical or subject listings containing names, addresses, and identifying data of persons, organizations, publications, web sites, etc.

  • Directory of members.
    Doe Reference ASA. HM9 .A6
  • Guide to graduate departments of sociology. ASA.
    Doe Reference HM 47 .U6G8

Dissertation and Thesis Sources

Sources for locating masters theses and doctoral dissertations.

Encyclopedias and Almanacs

General or subject-specific encyclopedias, almanacs, and other collections of factual information.

  • Electronic Resource Finder
  • Print Resources
  • Encyclopedia of social work.
    Doe Reference HV 35S6 1995
    Supplement 2003-
  • Encyclopedia of sociology. Borgatta. 5 vols.
    Doe Reference HM425E5 2000
  • Encyclopedia of violence, peace, and conflict. 3 vols.
    Doe Reference HM291 .E625 1999
  • International encyclopedia of sociology. F. Magill, ed. 2 vols.
    Doe Reference HM17 I53 1995
  • International encyclopedia of the social and behavioral sciences.
    Doe Reference H41 .I58 2001
    Online access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/referenceworks/0080430767
  • Survey of social science. Sociology series. 5 vols.
    Main Stack HM17 S86 1994

Government Information Sources

Listings of publications and other information published by authority of a governmental body, whether federal, state, local, or foreign, and of intergovernmental organizations, such as UNESCO, etc. Many of these sources include the full text of the items.

Handbooks, Manuals and Yearbooks

Collections of information designed to help practitioners in a specific field or profession, or in the case of yearbooks, to provide annually cumulated information in brief descriptive and statistic form.

  • Guide to writing sociology papers. 4th ed.
    Main Stack HM73 .G78 1998
  • Handbook of sociological theory. Turner.
    Main Stack HM585 .H36 2001
  • Handbook of social science research. G. Bouma.
    Main Stack H62 .D583 1995
  • Handbook of sociology. Smelser.
    Main Stack, Moffit HM51H249 1988
  • International handbook of contemporary developments in sociology. 1994.
    Main Stack HM19 .I59
  • Publishing options; an author's guide to journals. 3rd ed. American Sociological Assoc.
    Main Stack H91H69 1992

Laws and Regulations Sources

Listings of full text laws, ordinances, regulations, rulings, by regulatory agencies, and decisions by appellate courts.

Library and Book Catalogs

Listings of books and other items belonging to a particular library or, as with union catalogs, a group of libraries, and usually containing information on the location and subject classification of each item. This category also includes national bibliographies, or lists of all books published in a particular country.

News Databases, Indexes and Web Sites

Listings (may include abstracts or full text) of articles in newspapers, newsmagazines, broadcast news transcripts or wire services. Also includes web sites of these media, or directories of such sites.

Organizations

Listings of subject-related associations, learned societies, or professional organizations.

Statistics and Numeric Data

Resources that provide tables of numerical information, or listings indicating where such information can be found.

Web Gateways and Search Engines

Broad, subject-related sites and subject-specific search engines available without restriction on the World Wide Web.

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