Sociology 423: Methods of Social
Research
Fall 2004
Dr. Jim Smith
Finding
Information in A.C. Buehler Library Resources
Examples
of Literature Reviews
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Select Reference
Sources
- America Votes R 324.73
A512
- Encyclopedia of Sociology,
2nd ed. R 301.03 E56 2000; also available
online through Gale
- The Greenwood Encyclopedia
of Women's Issues Worldwide R 305.4203 G816
- Social Surveys R 300.723
S678 ~ part of the " SAGE Benchmarks in Social Research Methods"
series; presents a great overview of why, how, and whether to conduct surveys
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Statistics
and Census Information
- 1992 Census of Retail Trade,
Subject Series R 381.1 C396rt 1992 ~ the 2002 edition of the Economic
Census is available online
- County and City Data Book
R 317.3 U58CC
- Crime in America's Top Rated
Cities: A Statistical Profile R 364.973 C9291997
- Lexis-Nexis
Statistical ~ contains the full text of many statistical resources, including
The Statistical Abstract of the United States
- Profiles of America, 2nd
ed. R 307.0973 P964
- A Statistical History of the
American Electorate R 324.973 R956s
- The Who, What, and Where of
America: Understanding the Census Results R 317.3 W628
- xreferplus
~ a database that includes the text of over 150 reference books; a handy tool
is the US Census information, available under Social Sciences, that
allows you to sort tables of information easily
Country and
World Information
- The American Tally: Statistics
& Comparative Rankings for US cities with Populations Over 10,000,
2nd ed. R 304.60973 A512 2003
- CIA World Fact Book ~ an
online resource
for facts about countries all over the world
- Statistical Abstract of the
United States R 317.3 U58S ~ also available online
and through Lexis-Nexis Statistical
- Statistical Abstract of the
World R 310 S797
Finding Other
Print Resources
Use Illinet
Online to find books on your topic. Examples of Subject searches:
- Parent and child
- Social sciences research
- Social surveys
- Sex differences (Psychology)
- Content analysis (Communication)
- Press and politics--United States
- Public relations
- Beauty, Personal--Psychological
aspects
- Interpersonal attraction
- Stereotype (Psychology)
- Statistics
- Elections--United States--Statistics
- Voting--United States--Statistics
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Articles,
Databases and Electronic Journals
Some of the databases below contain
both popular and research information. Be sure to evaluate
the sources in these databases before using them. Don't forget our electronic
newspaper subscriptions to such papers as the Chicago Tribune and
the New York Times.
Scholary Articles
- Academic
Search Elite
- A general database that contains
both scholarly and popular journal sources, many in full text.
- Annual
Review of Sociology
- JSTOR
- An electronic archives of
titles, often going back to the first issue of a journal's existence.
- JSTOR does not include current
issues of journals.
- Journal issues available are
all full text.
- Periodical
Abstracts
- A general database that contains
both scholarly and popular journal sources, many in full text.
- Project
Muse
- Available on campus only.
- Contains the full text of
articles from almost 200 journals published by Johns Hopkins University
Press.
- Full text dates back to 1996.
- ProQuest
Psychology Journals
- Nearly 300 academic journals
in psychology and related social science fields including a focus on social
work, all in full text.
- PsycINFO
- The primary source for psychological
topics, produced by the American Psychological Association.
- There is linking to those
full-text articles that are available online.
- Sociological Abstracts
(1962-present)
- A print reference source containing
citations from sociology journals.
- It is shelved alphabetically
in the Bound Periodicals section of the library on the lower level.
Popular Articles
Newspaper Articles
and News Transcripts
- Lexis-Nexis
Academic
- A great source for articles
from the world's newspapers.
- Also contains transcripts
from news shows and National Public Radio (NPR) programs.
- Newspaper
Source
- Another comprehensive source
for articles from newspapers from all over the world.
Use Illinet
Online to determine if the library owns the journal in print or microfilm,
and check Journals and Magazines
Available Online for electronic access to journals. If the article you seek
is unavailable from these sources, please request it through our online Interlibrary
Loan article request form.
Not
sure of the difference between scholarly and popular articles?
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Sociology
Information on the Internet
Online
Companions to Text Books
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Professional
Organizations
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Reference
Sources
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Research
and Style Resources
Research
Skills
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Citing Information
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Created Fall 1999
by Elaine Fetyko Page
Last updated
23 September, 2004
by Ayanna Gaines, Assistant Reference
Librarian
A.C. Buehler Library, Elmhurst College