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Sociology Subject Guide

Encyclopedias

Education and Sociology: an Encyclopedia
--Reference Stacks-- LC 189.95 .E38
Encyclopedia of Sociology
--Reference Stacks-- HM 425 .E5 (5 vol.)
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
--Reference Stacks-- H 41 .I58 (26 vol.)
Magill's Encyclopedia of Social Science: Psychology
--Reference Stacks-- BF 31 .M33 (4 vol.)
The Sage Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods
--Reference Stacks-- H 62 .S34 (3 vol.)
Social Issues in Science and Technology: an Encyclopedia
--4th floor Stacks-- Q 175.5 .N49
The Social Science Encyclopedia
--Reference Stacks-- BF 31 .M33 (4 vol.)

Handbooks

Handbook of Survey Research
--4th floor Stacks-- HN 29 .H294

Style Manuals

The Chicago Manual of Style
--Ready Reference and 4th floor Stacks-- Z 253 .C57
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Turabian)
--Ready Reference and 4th floor Stacks-- LB 2369 .T8
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
--Ready Reference-- BF 76.7 .P83
APA Style Guide to Electronic References, 2007
--Ready Reference-- PN171. F56 .A63 2007; also available online

Statistics

Statistical-- Provides summaries and full-text statistical information on all subjects.

Indexes and Databases

Academic Search Complete-- Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text of articles published in scholarly publications from many disciplines.

AHSearch-- Indexes articles in arts and humanities journals and in selected social science and science journals.

Alternative Press Index-- Indexes international alternative, radical and left newspapers and magazines covering cultural, economic, political and social change.

Communication Abstracts-- Indexes and abstracts international journal articles, reports, and books in the fields of general communication, mass communication, small group communication, organizational communication, journalism, public relations, radio, public opinion, speech, and television.

Communication and Mass Media Complete-- Indexes and abstracts and selected full-text articles from the Mass Media Articles Index(MMAI) produced by Penn State University and CommSearch, produced by the National Communication Association (NCA).

CWI: Contemporary Women's Issues--Indexes international, multi--disciplinary information resources on women's studies.

JSTOR-- Indexes, abstracts and provides full-text of scholarly journal articles in the fields of ecology, economics, education, finance, history, mathematics, political science and population studies.

ProQuest Research Library-- Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text of popular and scholarly periodicals from many disciplines.

PsycINFO (Psychological Abstracts)-- Indexes and abstracts international scholarly journal articles, chapters, books, technical reports, and dissertations in psychology and related social science disciplines. Provides links to small selection of full-text articles.

Social Work Abstracts-- Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text for articles published in scholarly social work and other related social science journals.

Sociological Abstracts-- Indexes and abstracts articles from scholarly journals covering sociology, anthropology, criminology, demography, education, law, social psychology, and urban studies.

Statistical-- Provides summaries and full-text statistical information on all subjects.

STAT-USA-- Provides full-text economic and financial statistics and international trade information.

Internet Sites

Academic Info -- Sociology Gateway - Directory of Online Sociology Resources -- Directory of Online Sociology Resources includes: digital publications, databases, data archives, criminal justice, organizations, Internet studies, new religious movements, and general links.

SocioWeb -- SocioWeb is an independent guide to the Sociological resources available on the Internet and was founded with the belief that the Internet can help to unite the sociological community in ways never before possible.

Sociological Resources -- A comprehensive listing of Internet resources relating to Sociology compiled by Janet Tonner, Dept. of Sociology, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.