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I. Books and Catalogs of Books

- 甜瓜视频's online catalog
- items in Ohio member libraries
or (limited ports) - Combined catalog of thousands of member libraries. Use Interlibrary Loan to borrow these items.

A few good resources:

- A CIA publication with lengthy country profiles. (Previous editions may be downloaded )
- this database on development data covers more than 575 indicators, 225 countries, and 18 regional and income groups and includes population, income, social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators starting in 1960 when available.

Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion. (2 vols.) - Ref BL65.P7 E53 2007
Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion in North America. (3 vols.) - Main Stacks BL458 .E52 2006
Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion. (2 vols.)- Ref. BL4588.E53 1999
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences.(25 vols.) - Ref. H41 .I58 2001
Illustrated Book of World Rankings. 5th ed. - Ref. HA155.K87 2001
Encyclopedia of Sociology. (5 vols.) - Ref. HM425.E5 2000
International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family. (4 vols.) - Ref HQ9.E52 2003
Statistical Handbook on the World's Children. - Ref. HQ767.9 .K38 2002
*. - Main Stacks HQ1075 .C47 1999
Encyclopedia of Women and Gender. (2 vols.) - Ref. HQ1115.E43 2001
* The World's Women, 2005: Progress in Statistics. - Ref. HQ1154 W95 2006
American Women: Who They Are and How They Live. - Ref. HQ1421.A486 2002
Statesman's Yearbook. - Ref. JA51.S7
. (4 vols.) - Ref. K48 .L44 2002

II. Subject Guide

- Sociological Subjects - has links to all manner of sociology-related information. Some of the topics are: Subject Areas, Sociologists, Data Archives, NewsGroups, What's New? and Funny Science.

III. Statistics: A Sampler

General Sources

Statistical Yearbook from the United Nations. Ref. HA12.5 .U63
- From the World Bank, this database provides comparative economic statistics from around the world.

Subject-specific statistics
publications (including The State of the World's Children)

Data sources include national statistics, United Nations databases, and World Bank-conducted or funded surveys
 

IV. Locating Journals

At 甜瓜视频: Journals the Library Has: Electronic & Print

At other academic libraries: Use Interlibrary Loan.

Note: Locating journals can be tricky, difficult, and generally exasperating. If you run into trouble, a reference librarian will be glad to assist you.

V. Databases/Indexes to Periodical Articles

- Indexes, abstracts, and full text covering sociology.
- Indexes multidisciplinary scholarship in feminist research.
1988 - coverage ended June 2006 Almost entirely full text.
- Full text of newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from the ethnic, minority, and native press
- Full text of publications that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas. Includes both scholarly and popular sources.
Probably the best place to look for information on current events. Lots of full text.
- Almost all full text.
- A full text periodical backfile; includes 37 journals on sociology .
mostly full text.

ISI Web of Knowledge) - links to full text
(Psychological Abstracts) 1967+ - links to full text.

Or: For full access to all your many database options, go to the list of Indexes and Databases on the Library home page.
 

VI. How to Cite Your Sources

Guide to Citing Electronic Sources

- This web site has examples for documenting a variety of sources, in both internal citations and bibliographies.

VII. Internet Search Engines

- News website recommended by Dr. Rowell

VIII. People Help

Contact the Sociology Department library liaison, Kristen Gibson, or the reference desk.

Compiled by Regina Entorf, 甜瓜视频 University Library
Last updated 8-25-2008/KJG