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[Indexes]
[Online Books]
[Also of Interest]
- Indexes to Journals and Books:
- Sociological
Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Indexes the international
literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social
and behavioral sciences, drawn from over 1,700 journals, books,
book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers.
Includes culture, economic development, family, social welfare,
political interactions, social development, social psychology,
women's studies, and more. Covers 1952 to the present.
- Social
Sciences Citation Index (ISI Web of Knowledge) (Thomson Scientific)
- Multidisciplinary index to more than 1,725 journals across 50 social
sciences disciplines including anthropology, history, industrial relations,
philosophy, political science, psychology, public health, social issues,
urban studies, women's studies, and more, as well as relevant items from over
3,300 of the world's leading scientific and technical journals.
Covering back ten years, this index also allows you to search through the
bibliographies within each article in order to get
lists of both the sources used by that article and the later articles that referred
back to your article as a source.
Journal
Citation Reports (from the previous
year) and HighlyCited.com enable you to see how often a particular journal or
author is cited by other publications to evaluate their impact on the scholarly world.
Users can create their own profiles to personalize their searching experience.
EndNote Web
enables users to save and format their lists of citations.
[Note: Access is limited to six simultaneous users, so please click the "Log Out"
button when you are finished.]
- GPO
Monthly Catalog (FirstSearch)
- Covers all types of U.S. government documents,
including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records;
judiciary materials; and documents on all subject areas issued by
executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, etc.)
- LIUCat
on the Web:
- The online public access catalog of Long Island University's
six campuses. This can be searched from any computer. No password is needed.
- Online Encyclopedias and Books:
General -
Sociology -
Population -
Social Groups -
Social Issues & Problems -
Miscellaneous
- General:
- ebrary (ebrary)
- Currently
offers over 25,000 full-text books, sheet music titles, maps, reports, and other authoritative documents from more
than 180 leading academic, trade, and professional publishers. The collections are particularly strong in
business, economics, education, computers, technology, science, medicine, history,
language, literature, humanities, politics, and social sciences. Publishers include The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Random House, Penguin Classics, Taylor
& Francis, Yale University Press, John Wiley & Sons, Greenwood, and more.
- Note: to use ebrary, you must first download and install the
ebrary Reader on your computer (more information).
- International
Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences - 2nd ed. (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Covers of a wide array of global topics such as sociology, psychology, economics,
political science, anthropology, ethnicity, gender, and more. Highlights the expanding influence
of economics, critical theory, and cultural studies in social science research as well as the
mathematicization of empirical research. Also covers contemporary topics such as the
"other", generation X, queer studies, marginalization, postcolonialism, the clash
of civilizations, and more.
- Reader's
Guide to the Social Sciences (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Sociology:
- Blackwell
Dictionary of Sociology (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Cambridge
Dictionary of Sociology (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Collins
Dictionary of Sociology (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Sociology (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Handbook
of Environmental Sociology (Credo/xrefer)
- Provides an overview of research and theoretical perspectives for
those interested in environmental sociology, social ecology, environmental
studies, and urban & regional planning with a focus on both built and
natural environments. Covers the design of built environments, hazards,
disasters, risks, the environmental movement, impact assessment, and more.
- Penguin
Dictionary of Sociology (Credo/xrefer)
- Provides systematic entries on key concepts, major theorists, and social
developments that present the classical sociological tradition in its diversity
and complexity, while also placing greater emphasis on recent developments in
gender, sexuality, sociobiology, ethnicity, racial categories, religious divisions,
media, popular culture, information technology, globalization of human societies,
changing aspects of contemporary society, spatial interests of social & human
geography, and social theories that foreground individuals rather than collectivities.
- World
of Sociology, Gale (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Population:
(See also: Culture & Area Studies and
Statistics & Demographics)
- Dictionary
of Human Geography (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Population (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Social
Trends and Indicators USA
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Social Groups:
(See also: Ethnic Studies & Multiculturalism and
Women & Gender)
- Contemporary
Youth Culture: An International Encyclopedia (Credo/xrefer)
- Brings new understanding to the complex and fluid phenomenon of youth culture
through interdisciplinary coverage of music, television, arts, fashion, drugs, families,
sexuality, rites of passage, social class, political activism, ethnicity, conceptions of
beauty, body image, and more. Includes a timeline of contemporaneous international
developments in youth culture and an introductory essay that places youth in historical
and contemporary contexts.
- Encyclopedia
of Aging (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Children and Childhood in History and Society (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Community (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Disability (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Covers the definitions, fundamental concepts, basic history, diversity,
cultural contexts, experiences, health care issues, environmental constraints, helpful
accommodations, social movements, laws, policies, theories, and practices in the
disability arena for both the general reader and the specialist. Contributors are from
the fields of sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics, law, government,
philosophy, and ethics. Includes a wealth of primary source documents.
- Encyclopedia
of Nationalism: Fundamental Themes (Credo/xrefer)
- Examines the tremendous local and international force that people's sense
of national or group identity has become since the end of the Cold War. Covers
historical overviews of nationalism by regions of the world, its relationship to key
social science concepts, and investigations as to how various disciplines have
dealt - and currently deal - with it.
- Encyclopedia
of Nationalism: Leaders, Movements, and Concepts (Credo/xrefer)
- Examines the tremendous local and international force that people's
sense of national or group identity has become since the end of the Cold War.
Covers the aims and scope of this force through a wide-ranging examination of
concepts, people, places, movements, events, and ideas related to nations and
nationalism.
- Encyclopedia
of Sex and Gender (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Addresses issues of sex and gender at the personal and the social level; examines
issues of identity, status, class, ethnicity, race, and nation; covers sexuality and the body -
social institutions and structures of representation - changing conceptions of "the feminine",
the family and masculinity - religion, morality, cultural images, medical practice, public health, economy,
society, and more.
- Encyclopedia
of Virtual Communities and Technologies (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides comprehensive coverage of the concepts and realities in the field of
virtual communities and technologies, presenting an in-depth analysis of the conceptual and
technical impacts of virtual environments in our global village. Includes definitions of over
830 terms and an extensive bibliography.
- Encyclopedia
of Women and Gender: Sex Similarities and Differences and the Impact of Society on Gender (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers gender differences in female and male psychology in terms of
personality, cognition, and behavior, as well as biologically based differences
and how those differences impact behavior. Includes studies of these differences
in applied settings such as education, business, the home, politics, sports
competition, and more.
- Handbook
of Aging and the Social Sciences (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers the social aspects of aging from the perspectives of many disciplines
and professions including anthropology, bioethics, demography, economics, epidemiology,
law, political science, psychology, and sociology. Includes social relationships, technological
change, religion, lifestyle, quality of life, economic security, international perspectives,
diversity, immigration, and more.
- International
Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Social Issues and Problems:
(See also: Criminal Justice,
Government & Politics,
Social Work, and
Terrorism & Homeland Security)
- Alcohol
and Temperance in Modern History: An International Encyclopedia (Credo/xrefer)
- Provides multidisciplinary coverage of all aspects of the production, consumption,
regulation, and social impact of alcohol. Covers: global consumption patterns - research
and treatment institutions - traditional drinking occasions and rituals - attitudes toward
alcohol in various countries and religions - principal alcoholic beverages and major
producers and retailers - temperance, prohibition, and antiprohibitionist efforts worldwide -
images of drinking and temperance in art, painting, literature and drama - international
treaties and organizations related to alcohol production and distribution. Includes a
chronology of major events since the 18th century.
- Americans
at War (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Explains how mobilization for war and how wars themselves have altered
the fabric of everyday life by placing major American conflicts - from the Colonial Wars
through the War on Terrorism - in the context of cultural and social events and conditions
on the homefront, covering the fields of history, literature, arts, sociology, law, political
science, and psychology. Articles include biographies and topics such as civil liberties,
media, politics, popular culture, religion, memory, national identity, civic celebrations,
monumental art, literature, veterans, science and technology, humor, music, and the
roles of women & minorities.
- Dictionary
of Conflict Resolution, Wiley (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Homelessness (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Nationalism: Fundamental Themes (Credo/xrefer)
- Examines the tremendous local and international force that people's sense
of national or group identity has become since the end of the Cold War. Covers
historical overviews of nationalism by regions of the world, its relationship to key
social science concepts, and investigations as to how various disciplines have
dealt - and currently deal - with it.
- Encyclopedia
of Nationalism: Leaders, Movements, and Concepts (Credo/xrefer)
- Examines the tremendous local and international force that people's
sense of national or group identity has become since the end of the Cold War.
Covers the aims and scope of this force through a wide-ranging examination of
concepts, people, places, movements, events, and ideas related to nations and
nationalism.
- Encyclopedia
of War and American Society
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Women Social Reformers (Credo/xrefer)
- Documents the visions, struggles, and lives of women around the world
who have lead movements for social change from the 18th century to the present,
covering such topics as abolition, prison reform, peace, property rights, environmental
protection, animal rights, and more. Includes a timeline and biographical entries that
cover the childhood, education, achievements, and challenges of each woman.
- Ethical
and Socially Responsible Investment: A Reference Guide for Researchers (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Annotated bibliography of 500 information sources that discuss
ethical issues that can relate to business: the environment, human rights, working
conditions, animal welfare, arms issues, food safety, sexual exploitation, health
& safety, and tobacco. Includes a chapter that describes sources on socially
responsible investment (SRI) and a selected list of ethical and SRI investment funds
available on the UK and US markets.
- Information Plus® Reference Series (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Fall 2005,
Spring 2005.
(See database page for description)
- New
Dictionary of the History of Ideas (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Comprehensive, multidisciplinary work that provides diverse, cross-cultural
perspectives from thinkers around the globe on the main ideas and movements of human concern,
ranging from ideas created by humanity several millennia ago to contemporary concepts, in order
to make the often complex history of "what we think" accessible to readers. Its chronological
scope permits examination of the timeless questions about the individual and society over centuries
of development, focusing not only on the ideas themselves but also on the cultural environments
within which those ideas arose, on the transformations and intermingling of the ideas, and on the
ideas' influences, far in time or place, from their site of origin. Covers such topics as animism,
communication, deconstruction, physics, postmodernism, race theory, sexual harassment,
untouchability, and more.
- Nonfiction
Classics for Students (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides in-depth literary and historical background on the most commonly
studied nonfiction essays, books, biographies, and memoirs in a streamlined,
easy-to-use format. This reference series gives
high-school and undergraduate students an ideal starting point for class assignments,
term papers, and special projects.
- Science
and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Science in Dispute (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- vol.01,
vol.02,
vol.03.
(See database page for description)
- St.
James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide: Major Events in Labor History and Their Impact (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides in-depth analysis of more than 300 key events in labor history over
the last 200 years, focusing on the relevance of these events to both the labor movement as a
whole and to societal changes around the world. Each entry, written and signed by an expert in
the field, is three to five pages in length and includes a description of the event, information
about the key players involved and discusses the event in historical context.
- Miscellaneous:
- Biographical
Dictionary of Social and Cultural Anthropology (Credo/xrefer)
- Offers an overview of the historical and contemporary reach of anthropological
research, spanning the period from the late nineteenth to the early twenty-first centuries.
- Columbia
International Affairs Online (CIAO)
- Comprehensive source for theory and
research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that
includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs,
foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy
briefs. CIAO is also widely-recognized source for teaching materials including original case studies written
by leading international affairs experts, course packs of background readings for history and political
science classes, and special features.
- Concise
Encyclopedia of Sociolinguistics (Credo/xrefer)
- Provides uniquely comprehensive and authoritative coverage of all aspects
of the social contexts of speech, including: interaction, variation, culture, power & ideology;
language contact; applications of sociolinguistics, and short biographical entries.
- Encyclopedia
of Social and Cultural Anthropology (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers key terms, ideas, people, and sub-disciplines of social and
cultural anthropology as well as the many important areas of overlap
between anthropology and related disciplines.
- Encyclopedia
of Recreation and Leisure in America (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides a comprehensive survey a broad range of activities, including rodeos,
quilting bees, stickball, stock car racing, and more, from the Colonial era to the present, examining
how the pursuit of leisure has changed over time, reflecting shifting social, cultural, political
and economic trends in the United States. Particular attention is paid to how leisure activities
have varied by region, class, ethnicity, gender and age.
- Encyclopedia
of Urban America: The Cities and Suburbs (Credo/xrefer)
- Details selected major cities, suburbs, people, places, concepts, contemporary
issues, history, and development of urban America. Topics range from problems
typically associated with urban life - such as crime, pollution, and congestion - to the
arts and humanities, social concerns, religion, infrastructure, and economic issues.
- Encyclopedia
of Urban Legends (Credo/xrefer)
- Provides descriptions of hundreds of individual legends and their variations from
around the world, as well as legend themes and scholarly approaches to the collection,
classification, and analysis of texts and performances. Also covers the relationship of
urban legends to literature, film, comic books, music, and many other areas of popular culture.
- St.
James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Covers the culture of mass appeal - all the experiences in life shared by a
people in common as well as those things created for the majority to be easily understandable
and accessible (often disseminated by the mass media) to them. Includes: social life, music,
print, film, television, radio, sports, art, performance, food, fashion, holidays, hairstyles, and
more, emphasizing American popular culture in the second half of the 20th century. Each entry
analyzes the topic and its significance within the broader cultural context.
- Also of Interest:
- Alternative
Press Index (FirstSearch)
- Indexes nearly 300 alternative, radical, and left
periodicals, newspapers, and magazines.
Includes selected abstracts from research
journals. International and interdisciplinary coverage of the humanities,
social sciences, anarchism, indigenous peoples, democracy, labor,
ecology, national liberation, feminism, socialism,
gay and lesbian issues. Covers 1991 to the present
- Alternative
Press Index Archive (FirstSearch)
- International and interdisciplinary coverage of alternative viewpoints
on internationally significant subjects from alternative, radical, and
left periodicals, newspapers and magazines, published from 1969-1990.
- Clase
and Periodica (FirstSearch)
- Offers access to more than 300,000 bibliographic citations to
articles, essays, book reviews,
monographs, conference proceedings, technical
reports, interviews, and brief notes published in scholarly journals
edited in 24 different countries of Latin America and the
Caribbean, as well as from publications that focus on
Pan-American issues published in the Spanish, Portuguese,
French and English languages. Covers the social sciences and
humanities from 1975 to the present as well as science and
technology from 1978 to the present.
- Risk
Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Provides broad, multidisciplinary coverage of risk - the
combination of the magnitude and probability of adverse effects -
ranging from public and environmental health to social issues and
psychological aspects. Encompasses risk arising
from industrial, technological, environmental, and other
sources, with an emphasis on the identification, assessment,
alleviation, and management of risk of all kinds.
Covers 1990 to the present.
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