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Sociology 307: Research Methods

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INFORMATION SOURCES FOR RESEARCH
IN SOCIOLOGY & ANTHROPOLOGY

A Selected List


Return to the Thomas Library main page
I. Books and Catalogs of Books

  • - Ƶ's online catalog
  • - search items in Ohio member libraries
  • - Combined catalog of thousands of libraries worldwide
    For items not available from EZRA or OhioLINK, fill out this Interlibrary Loan book request form

Subject-Specific Encyclopedias:

Encyclopedia of Psychology. 8 vols. Ref.
Encyclopedia of Religion. 14 vols. Ref.
Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory. Main Stacks
.
Encyclopedia of Sociology. 5 vols. Ref.

. 4 vols. Main Stacks
Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures. 2 vols. Main Stacks
. 2 vols. Ref.
. 2 vols. Main Stacks
Encyclopedia of Adoption. Main Stacks
Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice. Main Stacks
Encyclopedia of Education. 8 vols. Ref.

II. Guides to the Literature

- 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

- From here you can click on the Related Sites box for links to International Agencies; State Data Centers; and Fedstats, which has links to more than 70 federal statistical agencies.
- Statistics from the US government


- The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, based at the
University of Michigan "supplies data files for use with statistical software, such as SAS, "
SPSS, and Stata."
Statistical Yearbook from the United Nations. Ref. HA12.5 .U63
County and City Extra. Ref. HA 203 .C68 or -
A Statistical Portrait of the United States: Social Conditions and Trends Ref. HA214.S73 1998
Lifestyle Market Analyst. Ref. HF5415.33 .U6 L54 2002
Places Rated Almanac Ref. HN60.B69 2000
- From the World Bank, this database provides comparative economic statistics from around the world.

Subject-specific statistics
(from UNICEF)
Statistical Record of Black America. Ref. E185.5 .S83 4th ed 1997
The World's Women 2000: Trends and Statistics. Ref. HQ 1154 .W95 2000

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics. Ref. HV 7245 .N37b 1994
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Public Opinion
- "An independent, nonpartisan resource on trends in American
public opinion."

- Sponsored by the Pew Charitable Trusts, this database "studies
public attitudes toward the press, politics, and public policy issues."

- Provides the results of recent Gallup polls and explains how
the polls are conducted.

IV. Databases for Periodical Articles

- comprehensive and high quality database for scholarly articles in sociology
- search for articles in all areas of sociology

Other Databases:
- A good place to start research on any topic.
- A good place to look for scholarly articles in many subjects.

- Includes current and retrospective bibliographic citations and abstracts from over 150 scholarly and popular journals, newspapers and newsletters from the United States, Africa and the Caribbean and over 40 core Black Studies periodicals (1998 forward).
- 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.
- Indexing and full text of articles on gay, lesbian and transgender issues.
of subject areas. Includes both scholarly and popular sources.
(ISI) -
(Psychological Abstracts)

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

V. Interlibrary Loan

To request books not availble from EZRA or OhioLINK: Fill out this book request form
To request articles not available from Ƶ: Fill out this article request form.

VI. Citing Your Sources

 

-- from Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Official ASA style guide is in the library reference section:

 

VII. People Help

For help contact Kristen Peters , who is library liaison with the Sociology Department. Or, contact the library reference desk by phone or email.
 


Originally compiled by Regina Entorf, Ƶ University Library
With updates by KGP/1-9-16


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