Sociology 424 - Spring 2003

Sociological Theory

 

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Finding Information in A.C. Buehler Library Resources

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Links to library resources listed below may not work when this page is accessed from off-campus. To use these resources, please go to the Library Web Page, where you can connect to Articles and Databases, Reference Sources, and Electronic Journals and Newspapers after providing your Elmhurst College email login and password. If you do not know your E.C. account login and password, please see Computer Services, Room 107 CSTC. Here is more information on accessing databases from off-campus.

 

Articles, Databases and Electronic Journals and Newspapers

Some of the databases below contain both popular and research information. Be sure to evaluate the sources in these databases before using them.
 

Academic Search Elite A general database that contains both scholarly and popular journal sources, many in full text. 
Electronic Newspapers Click here to see assorted electronic newspaper sources available through the library's Web site. The library subscribes to several individual newspapers online, as well as collections of newspapers from around the world.
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. Includes full text articles from American Sociological Review and Social Forces.
ProQuest Psychology Journals Nearly 300 academic journals in psychology and related fields, all in full text. Includes full text articles from American Journal of Sociology, American Sociological Review, and Social Forces.
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 (downstairs).
Wilson Select Plus A general database that contains a variety of journal sources, all in full text.

 

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.

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Circulating and Reference Books

Use Illinet Online to find books on your topic. Examples of Subject searches:

Some helpful reference books include:

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Sociology Information on the Internet

Professional Organizations

Reference Sources

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Research and Style Resources

Research Skills

Citing Information

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Created 5 February 2001by Elaine Fetyko Page, Assistant Librarian
Last updated 28 March, 2003 by Ayanna Gaines, Assistant Reference Librarian
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