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Books

The Library uses the Library of Congress shelving arrangement.

Select areas:
H 1-99: Social Sciences - General
HM 1-291: Sociology - General
HN 1-981: Social History and Conditions. Social Problems Social Reform

Basic Reference Sources

Location

Cities of the United States an e-book
Cities of the World an e-book
Countries and Their Cultures an e-book
Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook an e-book
Encyclopedia of World Cultures an e-book
Handbook of Sports Studies REF GV 558 H36 2000
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences REF H 40 A2 I5, v. 1-18
The Social Science Encyclopedia REF H 41 S63 1996
Encyclopedia of Sociology REF HM 17 E5 1991, v. 1-4
World of Sociology REF HM 585 W67 2001, v 1-2

Find Articles and Other Materials

Select PC Indexes and Databases

Sociological Abstracts 1963+ Indexes the International Literature in Sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences
Social Work Abstracts (on campus) Social Work Abstracts (off campus. Obtain username and password from librarian) A product of the National Association of Social Workers, Inc. Contains references to articles in the professional literature of the social work field. References from 1977 to the present.
Social Science Abstracts Interdisciplinary index to Social Science Periodicals.

General

PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) Subject index to articles, books, and documents in public affairs and public policy, including social conditions.
PsychINFO Contains summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports in the field of psychology. It also includes information about the psychological aspects of related disciplines such as sociology.
Academic Search Premier Indexes and links to actual articles in major scholarly journals including sociology and related disciplines

Key Journals

American Journal of Sociology Print/Online
American Sociological Review Print/Online
Annual Review of Sociology Online and Latest 5 years in Print
British Journal of Sociology Print/Online
Current Sociology Print/Online in EJS
Journal of Leisure Research Online Only
Journal of Social Issues Print/Online
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare Print/Online
Social Forces Print/Online
Social Problems Print/Online
Sociological Review Print/Online

Select Websites

Academic Sites

Dead Sociologists' Society Pfeiffer University
Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights  
Murray Research Center Harvard University (Contains Studies of "lives over time")
SocioSite

Other

SocioWeb Mark Blair of Pacific Web

Writing Guides

Location

APA Online Most frequently requested citing examples
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association Copies of the complete text is available in Reference and the Circulation Desk. REF BF76.7 P83 2001 and Circulation Desk Reserves
Citing Sources Examples of APA, MLA and Chicago Citation styles
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Janice Schuster, Sociology Liaison
Last revision to this page : 11 July 2007