Library Research in Sociology

http://users.library.fullerton.edu/jtian/


Reference Sources:

The Blackwell dictionary of sociology : a user's guide to sociological language
Encyclopedia of Sociology
Critical Dictionary of Sociology
Encyclopedia of Social History
Handbook of Marriage and the Family
Statistical Abstract of the United States
California Statistical Abstract
The sociology student writer's manual
Women Studies Encyclopedia

Books

To locate books on sociology topics, use the following catalogs

CSUF OPAC -- Books, journals, and other materials in the CSUF Library
CSU Link -- Books, journals, and other materials in 7 CSU libraries and Claremont Colleges Libraries
Melvyl -- Books, journals, etc. in UC and other libraries in the state of California
WorldCat -- Books and other materials from libraries worldwide

Journal Articles

To locate journal articles on sociology, use the following electronic journals and indexes/abstracts/full-text databases.  They are available via the Library's home page under Electronic Information Resources.  To learn about these databases, see All Databases Described or go to the web sites of the databases.

Electronic Journal Collections
JSTOR  -- Back issues of electronic journals.  Not including the most recent five years.
Project Muse -- 42 scholarly electronic journals in the humanities, social sciences and mathematics.  

Full-text (or selected full-text) Databases
Expanded Academic ASAP -- Selected full-text articles in all subject disciplines
Dow Jones Interactive -- Select Publications Library
Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe -- Select General News Topics

Indexes/Abstracts Databases
Sociological Abstracts
Social Sciences Abstracts
America: History and Life
PsychInfo
Women's Resource International
PAIS International
ProQuest Direct (ABI-INFORM Global)

Government Information

To access government information (including U.S. Government, California, Local & State, International, and etc.), start from Government Publications at the Library Home Page.  

International Statistical Sources
Background Notes (US State Department)       
Country Studies (Library of Congress)         
World Factbook (CIA)
World Health Statistics Annual  (DOCS/INT RA651 .A485 1992)
Comparative World Data: A Statistical Handbook for Social Science (1988)
Demographic Yearbook  (DOCS DESK HA17 .D45 1996)
World Development Indicators 1998 (DOCS DESK)
Human Development Report 1998 (DOCS DESK)

United States Statistical Sources
Historical Statistics of the United States (Reference Desk HA215 .D6 v. 1 & 2)
Statistical Abstracts of the United States (Ref Desk; DOCS Desk)

California Statistical Sources
California Statistical Abstracts

City County Regional Statistical Sources (See Orange County Information)
Focus Orange County             
Orange County Official Home Page        
Center for Demographic Research

Web Resources

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How to find information on the Web? 
  • Use web site reviews from various literature or learn from your professors, fellow students, etc.

How can I tell the good, beautiful, and truthful from the bad, false, and ugly?
Learn to evaluate Internet resources!   Consider the following criteria:

Authority
Content
Accuracy
Currency
Objectivity
Usability & Aesthetics

     To learn more about how to evaluate web resources, please visit Evaluating Web Resources.

14 Jul 1999 02:51 PM