Best Bets for Sociology
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowUse to find interdisciplinary articles from academic publishers, professional societies, institutional and preprint repositories 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. Contains full-text and abstracts of scholarly articles.
How to Use - SocINDEX with full text This link opens in a new windowUse to find comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study, including gender studies, criminal justice, social psychology, religion, racial studies, social work and more. Contains abstracts and full-text of scholarly journals, books, and conference papers.
- JSTOR. Archival Journals This link opens in a new windowUse to find scholarly journal collections from leading academic journals from disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, mathematics and sciences. Contains full-text articles and abstracts from leading academic journals, eBooks and primary sources. Use JSTOR to find historical information rather than current articles.
- ProQuest Central. Sociology Database This link opens in a new windowUse to find information covering 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. Contains abstracts and full-text articles from academic journals, trade journals, magazines, dissertations, reports, newspapers, blogs, podcasts, conference papers and proceedings and website links.
Additional Databases
- General Social Survey (GSS) Bibliography For five decades, the General Social Survey (GSS) has studied the growing complexity of American society. The Bibliography is a curated list of articles related to the GSS.
- ProQuest Central. Criminal Justice Database This link opens in a new windowUse to find resources on correctional and law enforcement. Contains articles from scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, newspapers, conference papers and proceedings, dissertations, crime reports, crime blogs and other material relevant for researchers or those preparing for careers in criminal justice, law enforcement and related fields.
Is it a Sociology Journal?
SocIndex and ProQuest Social Science carry more social science journals than just sociology!
Read abstracts closely to be sure the author is taking a sociological approach to the topic. If you are working in the sub-field of social psychology, you can use social psych sources, but stay away from psychology journals.
How would an abstract read if it is sociology? It can mention a social theory, equality, marginalization, society, social groups....
Sometimes it is very clear from the title of the journal; sometimes it is not.
What are the author's credentials? Is he/she a criminologist, sociologist, ethnologist? Sometimes this info is on the first page of the article. You might have to "Google" the author to find out.