Information Resources for Sociology

Best Resources for Finding Articles

• Sociological Abstracts
  • Indexes the international literature of sociology and related behavioral sciences from over 1,700 journals, books and book chapters, dissertations and proceedings. Since 2001, many records include references cited.
• PsycINFO (EBSCOHost)
  • The online version of Psychological Abstracts, indexing journal articles, book chapters, and dissertations. 1887- present. (To search multiple EBSCOhost databases, click the "Select Databases" tab.)
• Social Sciences Citation Index
  • Part of Web of Science. Search by subject, author, or cited reference. On the search screen, clear the checkboxes for Science Citation Index and Arts & Humanities Citation Index if you do not want to search all 3 databases simultaneously (the default). An excellent current awareness and bibliography-building tool. 1,725 journals from 1965- present.
    Save citations to EndNote Web — recorded training sessions are available.
• Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
  • Indexes 7,800+ scholarly journals, with full text for 4,000 titles. Covers social sciences, humanities, education, computer science and engineering, general science, medicine, ethnic studies, and more. 1965- present for selected titles. (To search multiple EBSCOhost databases, click the "Select Databases" tab.)

Additional Resources for Finding Articles & Other Information

• PsycARTICLES (EBSCOHost)
  • Full text articles from APA journals and selected EPF (Educational Publishing Foundation) journals, most from 1988- present. (To search multiple EBSCOhost databases, click the "Select Databases" tab.)
• Social Services Abstracts
  • Index and abstracts on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare and community development. 1980 - present.
• ERIC
  • An index to journals, books, curriculum guides, and other resources relating to education from pre-school to graduate school. 1966- present.
• PsycCRITIQUES
  • 36,000 full-text reviews of current scholarly and professional books in psychology, as well as critiques of popular films and trade books from a psychological perspective. Produced by the American Psychological Association. 1956- present.
• Child Welfare Information Gateway
  • Formerly the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, Child Welfare Information Gateway provides essential information and resources related to the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families.
• Criminal Justice Abstracts
  • Citations and summaries of international journal articles, books, reports, dissertations, and unpublished papers on criminal justice topics. 1968 - present.
• Dissertations & Theses: Full Text (formerly Dissertation Abstracts)
  • ProQuest Dissertations and Theses — Full text is the world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses. It includes 2.4 million dissertation and theses citations from around the world from 1861 to the present day together with 1 million full-text dissertations that are available for download in PDF format. The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong retrospective full-text coverage for older graduate works.
• GenderWatch
  • Full text collection of articles covering women's and gender topics.
• Sage Premier
  • SAGE Premier provides access to 485+ SAGE journal titles in the social sciences, humanities, medicine, engineering, and physical and life sciences, with backfile to 1999.
    
    Also available through the Sage Premier portal, you will find Sage Premier Backfiles, encompassing extensive full-text collections in communication studies, criminology, education, political science, psychology, and sociology, some of these collections.
• Bibliography of Native North Americans (EBSCOHost)
  • Indexes books, articles, essays, conference papers, and U.S. and Canadian government publications about: Aleuts; Eskimos or Inuit of Greenland, northern Canada, Alaska, and eastern Siberia; and other native peoples of Alaska, Canada, the U. S., and Mexico. 16th Century- present. (To search multiple EBSCOhost databases, click the "Select Databases" tab.)
• HaPI (Health and Psychosocial Instruments)
  • Descriptions of and references to more than 12,000 tests, manuals, rating systems, questionnaires, and other instruments used to assess health and behavior. 1985-present.
• Gallup Brain
  • Searchable archive of 125,000 poll questions, with responses from 3.5 million people interviewed by The Gallup Poll. Also, Gallup Poll News Service articles feature in-depth poll analyses and replicas of related news stories and press releases. 1935- present.
• ECO - Electronic Collections Online (Electronic Journals)
  • Indexes 5,400+ scholarly journals in a wide range of subjects. Abstracts and full-text are available for approximately 400 journals to which UNR subscribes. To limit results to these journals, check the "full-text" box. 1995- present.
• Article1st
  • Index to 12,600 + journals pertaining to science, medicine, technology, social science, business, humanities, and popular culture. Now includes journal Tables of Contents (formerly in Contents1st). 1990 - present.
• WorldCat
  • A catalog of library materials in all formats from libraries all over the United States and the world. Contains more than 61 million items.

Reference Sources Online

• International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
• Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology
  • Expert definitions and explanations of key concepts written by leading scholars in the field. Includes introductions to research and sociological theories developed outside of the United States and Europe.
• Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America
  • Contributors from academia, industry, and the culinary world, provide 700 that cover significant events, inventions, and social movements in American history that have affected the way Americans view, prepare, and consume food and drink. Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.
• Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States
  • Over 900 articles by academics, scholars, writers, and artists on the identity, art, politics, religion, education, health, and history of Latinos and Latinas from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.