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Find Sociology Books Search the Lucy2 Library Catalog New Sociology books at Scribner Library Library of Congress call numbers for Sociology WorldCat Other Libraries	Have a question about Sociology resources? The Sociology subject specialist is Elizabeth Putnam (ext. 5542). Click Here to email Elizabeth
Find Sociology Articles Bibliography of native North Americans Contemporary women's issues Criminal justice abstracts GenderWatch HAPI online LexisNexis statistical Social services abstracts Social work abstracts SocIndex with full text Sociological abstracts	What is this resource?
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Sociology Journal List Sociology Journals at the Scribner Library (includes print, microform, JSTOR and Project Muse titles)
Sociology Websites American Sociological Association Available Data Resources Links to major social science data sets, from the American Sociological Association. Data on the Net A "listing of 361 Internet sites of numeric Social Science statistical data, data catalogs, data libraries, social science gateways, addresses and more." Electronic Journal of Sociology A refereed electronic journal of diverse Sociology content. General Social Survey 1972-2000 Cumulative Codebook ICPSR: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research Skidmore is an ICPSR member; see Professor Bob Jones, Skidmore's ICPSR Official Representative, for more information on using ICPSR data sets. Internet Data Sources for Social Scientists An excellent compilation of links to data set resources. From Cornell University's Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research. Resources for Sociology from the Skidmore College Department of Sociology SocioLog A compilation of Sociology related links from Julian Dierkes of the Institute of Asian Research at the University of British Columbia. Sociology: Social Science Information Gateway Nicely organized lists of links in various Sociology topics. Sociology Discussion: Newsgroups, Listservs, and Chats (WWW Virtual Library)
Sociology Course Guides Criminology and Criminal Justice Resources Sociology 222 - Political Sociology Sociology 305C - Sociology of Folklore (2/6/03)
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Article Database Comparison Chart: Sociology Use this chart to select the database that best meets your search needs Last updated November 15, 2005
Database / Platform	Scope	Source materials	Date range	Record type*	# of entries	Update frequency	Truncation & Wildcards**
Bibliography of Native North Americans / EBSCOhost (more info)	All aspects of native North American culture, history, and life, including topics such as archaeology, multicultural relations, gaming, governance, legend, and literacy.	Books, journal articles, essays, conference papers, and US and Canadian government documents	16th century - present	Citation	Over 80,000 entries	Information not provided	trunc = * wild = ?
Contemporary Women's Issues / First Search (more info)	Contemporary women's issues with a focus on health and human rights. Includes information on women in over 150 countries.	Books, journals, newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies, and fact sheets.	1992-present	Citation, abstract, limited full text	Over 35,000 entries from over 1,500 sources	Biweekly	trunc = * wild = # plural = +
Criminal Justice Abstracts / CSA (more info)	Criminology and related disciplines	International journals, books, reports, dissertations, governmental and non-governmental reports, and unpublished papers	1968-present	Abstract	80,000+	Quarterly	trunc = * wild = *
Gender Watch / ProQuest (more info)	Gender Studies, Women's Studies, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender studies, and Family Studies.	International journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, books, pamphlets, conference proceedings, and government, non-governmental organization, & special reports.	1970-present	Abstract, full text	Entries from over 175 sources	Information not available	trunc = *
HAPI Online (Hispanic American Periodicals Index) (more info)	Authoritative, worldwide information about Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States. Content ranges from analyses of current political, economic, and social issues, to coverage of Latin American arts and letters.	Articles, book reviews, documents, original literary works, and other materials	1970-present	Citation	210,000+ entries from over 500 sources	Information not available	Truncates automatically (ex. type in "argentin" for "argentina" "argentine" "argentianian")
LexisNexis Statistical / LexisNexis (more info)	Provides access to statistical data issued by the U.S. federal & state governments; intergovernmental organizations; professional and trade organizations; business organizations; commercial publishers; independent research organizations; and universities	Statistical tables with links to the reports those statistics are taken from.	Information not available	Full text	Over 100,000 entries	Information not available	trunc = ! wild = *
Social Services Abstracts / CSA (more info)	Bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.	Journal articles, dissertations, book reviews	1980 - present	Citation and abstract	Over 95,000 entries from over 1,400 publications	Monthly	trunc = * wild = *
Social Work Abstracts / Silver Platter (more info)	Social Work and other related areas such as homelessness, AIDS, child & family welfare, aging, substance abuse, legislation, and community organization	Journals, NASW Clinical Register	1977-present	Abstract	Over 35,000 entries	Semi-annual	trunc = * wild = ?
SocIndex / EBSCOhost (more info)	Sociology and subdisciplines of sociology, including abortion, anthropology, criminology, criminal justice, cultural sociology, demography, economic development, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, politics, religion, rural sociology, social psychology, social structure, social work, sociological theory, sociology of education, substance abuse, urban studies, violence, welfare, and many others.	Journals, books and conference papers	1895-present	Citation, abstract and some full-text	Over 1,300,000 entries	Information not available	trunc = * wild = ?
Sociological Abstracts (SocAbs) / CSA (more info)	Sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences	Journal articles, book reviews, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers	1963-present	Abstract	620,000+ articles from 1,800+ journals and other sources	Monthly	trunc = * wild = ?
Database / Platform	Scope	Source materials	Date range	Record type*	# of entries	Update frequency	Truncation & Wildcards**
Record type: A citation* provides basic bibliographic information about an article (the title, author, date, page, source journal, etc.). You can then use this information to locate the article either in print on the library's ground floor, or in electronic format through full text providers like JSTOR or Project Muse. An abstract is a short summary of the article's contents or main points. Full text records provide you with the complete text of the article itself in addition to citation information. *The use of truncation and wildcards can expand your search results by allowing you to search for multiple variants of a word and/or by allowing you to search for words for which you are unsure of the spelling. For example, a search for correction in Criminal Justice Abstracts will bring results including the words correction, corrections, or correctional. A search for wom?n will bring results including the words woman or women.