New Sociology Titles
Sociology Librarian
Kris Bronstad
Contact:
Baker Center
Rm 224
1640 Cumberland Avenue
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-3340
(865)974-0939
Rm 224
1640 Cumberland Avenue
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-3340
(865)974-0939
Subjects:Political Science, Sociology
Sociology Guide
This guide has been created to provide some access to resources in the field of Sociology,including but not limited to information on searching for books and articles and information on publishing. Please feel free to either contact me or refer to the Sociology department if you have any questions.
Sociology Databases
Best Bets
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Academic Search CompleteThis multi-disciplinary database covers magazines, scholarly journals, and newspapers and is a good place to start for any subject. (Formerly Academic Search Premier)
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Sociological Abstracts (1952 to present)Provides international coverage of the literature of sociology and related fields.
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Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)World's largest archive of political and social research data.
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Social Sciences Citation IndexMultidisciplinary section of the Web of Science covering scholarly literature in the social sciences.
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Humanities & Social Sciences Index RetrospectiveIndexes a wide range of important journals in the humanities and social sciences from 1907 to 1984. Limited to 2 simultaneous users.
Other Important Databases
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Crime in the United States (1995-present)Statistics on crime in the United States as contributed by state and local law enforcement agencies.
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Criminal Justice AbstractsThe increasing globalization of criminology is reflected in this essential resources coverage of hundreds of journals from around the world.
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Ethnic Newswatch (1990-present)Full text national and international news articles from over 230 publications of special interest to the ethnic, minority and native populations of the United States. In English and Spanish. Limited to 2 simultaneous users.
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National Criminal Justice Reference Service (1970s-present)Contains summaries of criminal justice articles and reports.
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Women's Studies International (1972-present)Covering feminist research from journals, newspapers, newsletters, books, proceedings, theses, dissertations, and grey literature.
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Women and Social Movements in the United States (1600-2000)Organized around the history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000. Includes projects and archives with more than 3,600 documents and 150,000 pages of additional full-text documents. Also includes reviews, notes from the archives, and teaching tools.
Multidisciplinary Databases
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CQ Researcher, 1991-Presents current and controversial issues with summaries, pro/con arguments, bibliographies, etc. Not a literature index, but the reports offer extensive information on each topic and the bibliographies can be used to find other sources.
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JSTORA collection of selected scholarly journals in humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Most titles do not include the most recent 3-5 years. For more current research, search one of our general or subject-specific databases.
NOTE: During the current COVID-19 situation, JSTOR has opened access to additional journals and primary source collections beyond the ones we already subscribe to as well as a collection of ebooks. This additional access will be through June 30, 2020. -
SAGE Journals OnlineCollection of more than 500 Sage journals in business, humanities, social sciences, and science, technology and medicine.
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Web of Science (1900-present)The major multidisciplinary index covering journal articles and conference proceedings in sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Provides cited reference searching and journal impact factors.
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Nexis UniProvides content from US and international magazines, journals, newspapers, television and radio broadcasts dating back mostly from the 1990s with some content from the 1970s. Also includes legal research sources and business information for US and international companies.