Research Sources

SocINDEX with Full Text. Contains full text for 815 "core" coverage journals dating back to 1895, and 630 "priority" coverage journals. This database also includes full text for 547 books and monographs, and full text for 6,711 conference papers. The database features more than 1,910,000 records with subject headings from a 19,300 term sociological thesaurus. Contains abstracts for 640 "core" coverage journals dating back to 1895. This file provides data mined from more than 630 "priority" coverage journals and over 2,840 "selective" coverage journals. Further, extensive indexing for books/monographs, conference papers, and other content sources is included. Searchable cited references are provided. Sub-disciplines and related areas: abortion, criminology & criminal justice, demography, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, political sociology, religion, rural & urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history, sociological research, sociological theory, substance abuse & other addictions, violence and many others. In addition, features over 10,000 Author Profiles covering the most prolific, most cited, and most frequently searched for authors in the database. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=web&defaultdb=sih

Annual Review of Sociology. Full text peer-reviewed articles from the 1970's to present. http://soc.annualreviews.org/

Academic Search Complete. Contains more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. This database allso offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals, and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. Areas of academic studies include: archaeology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, general science, geography, geology, law, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, physics, psychology, religion & theology, women's studies, and other fields. PDF content goes back as far as 1865. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=web&defaultdb=a9h

Academic Search Premier. An academic multi-disciplinary database which provides full text for nearly 4,500 scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for 1,000 titles. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=web&defaultdb=aph

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is the premier full-text resource covering today's hottest social issues, from Terrorism to Endangered Species, Stem Cell Research to Gun Control. Drawing on acclaimed series published by Greenhaven Press and other Gale imprints, Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center brings together all the information that's needed to fully understand an issue: more than 9,100 pro and con viewpoint articles, 5000 topic overviews, reference articles that provide context, full-text magazines, academic journals, and newspapers, 300 primary source documents, 775 court-case overviews, 6,000 statistical tables, charts and graphs, 2,300 links to reviewed & subject-indexed Web sites, and thousands of Podcasts, including weekly presidential addresses and premier NPR programs. http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/lln_accl?db=OVRC

PAIS Archive. This database comprises a retrospective conversion of the PAIS Annual Cumulated Bulletin, Volumes 1-62, published 1915-1976. Currently available on the CSA Illumina platform is Part I of this conversion project, containing over 850,000 records covering the years 1937-1976. Part II of the Archive will be available by Fall 2005 and will include records covering the years 1915-1936. When complete, the PAIS Archive will contain over 1 million records. The PAIS Archive is available as part of an enhanced subscription to PAIS International on CSA Illumina.The archive provides historical perspective on many of the 20th century's public and social policies. http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=acclx49753&access=acclx49753&db=paisarc-set-c

PAIS International. Contains references to more than 553,300 journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material, and more, from 1972 to current. Newspapers and newsletters are not indexed. Includes publications from over 120 countries throughout the world. In addition to English, some of the indexed materials are published in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=acclx49753&access=acclx49753&db=pais-set-c

JSTOR - Arts & Sciences I The Arts & Sciences I Collection includes the complete back runs of 119 titles in fifteen disciplines. JSTOR's first collection includes core research and society published journals in economics, history, political science, and sociology in other key fields as the humanities and social sciences. This collection also includes a selection of titles in the more science-oriented fields of ecology, mathematics, and statistics. http://www.jstor.org/search/

Subject Research Guides. Information on materials by subject are in Magale Library's reference area, video collection, stacks call numbers, and periodicals. Also provided are web sites, electronic journals, electronic texts, and online associations to further research in each area. http://www.centenary.edu/library/reference/subject/soc

Allyn & Bacon Sociological Links. Presents a directory of links in such subject areas as politics, religion, urbanization and deviance. http://www.abacon.com/sociology/soclinks/

Social Movements & Culture. Study of social movements in the U.S., including those movements as linked to transnational and global movements, emphasis is on recent and contemporary movements; the site currently consists of links to on-line articles, bibliographies, course syllabi, conferences, a glossary of terms for movement analysis, and sets of links to historically-oriented and contemporary sites categorized by movement type. http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~amerstu/smc/smcframe.html

Social Problems. Hate on Display. A Visual Database of Extremist Symbols, Logos and Tattoos. Sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League of the B’Nai Brith Organization. http://www.adl.org/hate_symbols/default.asp

Sociological Research Online. Focuses on theoretical, empirical and methodological discussions which engage with current political, cultural and intellectual topics and debates. http://www.socresonline.org.uk/

Sociology of Religion. Hartford Institute for Religion Research. Includes Sociology of Religion, bibliography, organization, online articles & research resources. http://hirr.hartsem.edu/

Sociology: WWW Virtual Library. Areas covered include: Institutions - Departments, Associations & Organizations, Directories of Resources, Discussions: Newsgroups, Listservs, Chats, IRCs, Research Centres, Databases & Archives, Courses & Curricula Resources, Electronic Journals & Newsletters, Theories, Software Resources, Miscellaneous, and related fields. http://socserv2.mcmaster.ca/w3virtsoclib/

The SocioWeb. Contains directories of research centers and university departments, topical research, as well as links to mailing lists, listservs, and journals. http://www.socioweb.com/~markbl/socioweb/

Tufts University Child and Family WebGuide. Evaluates web sites that contain research-based information about child development. http://www.cfw.tufts.edu/