Best Bets for Sociology
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SocINDEX with full text This link opens in a new windowEBSCO's SOCIndex covers all the social sciences and is the place to begin a search for articles for a SOC or CJS course.
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ProQuest Central. Sociology Database This link opens in a new windowCoverage: 1985 - current
Covers the international literature of sociology and social work, including relevant titles from related fields such as social policy, social care, social services, social anthropology, gender studies, gerontology, social psychology and population studies. It includes hundreds of full-text scholarly journals, as well as dissertations and other sources. -
ProQuest Central. Social Science Database This link opens in a new windowSocial Science Database offers indexing and full text for hundreds of academic journals, providing extensive coverage across a wide range of social science disciplines including anthropology, communication, criminology, economics, education, political science, psychology, social work, and sociology.
Additional Databases
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Anthropology Plus This link opens in a new windowIncludes: index to articles and books from Harvard University Tozzer Library collection and Anthropological Index, Royal Anthropological Institute from the UK. Coverage: late 19th century to the present.
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Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowGoogle Scholar is an interdisciplinary search engine that indexes articles from academic publishers, professional societies, institutional and pre-print repositories, and scholarly articles posted on the web. Use the "Find @ Le Moyne Library" links in the search results as well as other links provided by the search engine to locate the full-text of articles.
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JSTOR. Archival Journals This link opens in a new windowOn-campus link to the database
Provides access to more than 10 million academic journal articles and books in 75 subject areas.
Coverage: The availability of most journals on JSTOR is controlled by a "moving wall," which is an agreed-upon delay, usually three to five years.
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Women's Studies International This link opens in a new windowIndexes from a variety of essential women's studies databases. Includes:
- Women Studies Abstracts (1984-present);
- Women's Studies Database (1972-present);
- New Books on Women & Feminism (1987-present);
- WAVE: Women's Audiovisuals in English: A Guide to Nonprint Resources in Women's Studies (1985-1990);
- Women, Race, & Ethnicity: A Bibliography (1970-1990);
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new windowCoverage: 1975 - current
Includes: indexes of national & international periodical literature in political science and international relations, law, and public policy.