eResources by Subject : Sociology

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  • This database covers academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.

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    1975 - present; updated daily

  • Citations to criminology and related disciplines.

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    1968 - present

  • Provides a cross-cultural database of information on all aspects of cultural and social life, organized into cultures and ethnic groups.

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  • The database contains more than 100,000 articles from 59 journals - 48 journals published by the American Psychological Association) and 11 from allied organizations. It contains all journal articles, letters to the editor and errata from each of the 59 journals.

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    1894 - present

  • Articles and book chapters in psychology and behavioral sciences.

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    1887 - present; Updated monthly

  • Current research focused on social work, human services and related areas, including social welfare, social policy and community development.

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    1979 - present

  • Citations to sociology journals and dissertations covering sociological topics in fields such as anthropology, economics, education, medicine, community development, philosophy, demography, political science, and social psychology.

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    1952 - present; Print indexes available: v.1(1953)-10(1963)

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  • ASSIA provides a comprehensive source of social science and health information for the practical and academic professional. ASSIA currently contains over 312,000 records from 650 journals in 16 different countries, including the UK and US.

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    1984 - present

  • News, business, legal and reference information.

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    1970 - present; updated continuously

  • NC DOCKS is the shared institutional repository of five University of North Carolina System universities: ASU, ECU, UNCG, UNCP, and UNCW. It provides open access to various research in digital form produced by the faculty and graduate students of the member universities, including but not limited to peer-reviewed literature, working papers, student terminal projects, and technical papers.

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  • Database of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts with summaries of more than 180,000 criminal justice publications.

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    1970 - present; updated weekly

  • Database of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service. Searches the NCJRS web site and the web sites of the agencies of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.

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    1970 - present

  • This resource is designed to help students grasp the broad outline of a subject and realize its real-world applications, critically engage it, and locate sources for conducting research in greater detail.

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  • SAGE Journals Online offers full text access to more than 485 journals in Communication Studies, Criminology, Education, Health Sciences, Management & Organization Studies, Materials Science, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Business, Humanities, Science and Technology.

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    varies by publication

  • Map thousands of demographic, business, and marketing data variables.

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  • Provides international and interdisciplinary in-depth coverage in the humanities and social sciences. Indexes nearly 300 alternative, radical right and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines.

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    1991 - present; updated quarterly

  • Provides international and interdisciplinary in-depth coverage in the humanities and social sciences. Indexes alternative, radical right and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines.

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    1969 - 1990

  • Cambridge Journals Online is the online Cambridge University Press’s collection of several journals across the sciences, social sciences and humanities. 

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  • The CQ Researcher explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week.

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    1991 - present; updated weekly

  • Search through EBSCO's database of scholarly e-journals.

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    varies by publication

  • ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and instruction. Brought to you by the UNCW Office of Research Services and Sponsored Programs 
    Currently available from on campus only.

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  • Provides abstracts and indexing for multi-disciplinary periodicals, reference books, full text from 86,017 biographies, 105,786 full text primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 341,655 photos, maps and flags.

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    1975 - present

  • Provides users with a comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments. The MMY series contains information essential for a complete evaluation of test products within such diverse areas as psychology, education, business, and leadership.

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    Volume 9 - present

  • Multidisciplinary section of the Web of Science covering scholarly literature in the social sciences.

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    2002 - present

  • SpringerLink offers online access to several fully peer reviewed journals in biomedicine, life science, clinical medicine, physics, engineering, mathematics, computer science, humanities, and economics.

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  • Website from the U.S. Census Bureau. The paper version is available at the Reference Desk.

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    current; updated annually

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  • Index of approximately 170 magazines and newsletters from U.S. government agencies.

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  • Gateway to searchable databases from the federal government. Includes the Federal Register and Congressional Record.

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    varies by publication; updated irregularly

  • You can now view nearly 250 quality PBS programs covering a wide variety of topics. These videos are viewable from any computer running Flash Player version 9 or higher with a relatively good Internet connection (at least 175 Kbps). Unfortunately, it will not be possible to view the videos over a dial-up Internet line.

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  • Public opinion polls.

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    1986 - present

  • North Carolina economic and population statistics, county profiles.

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  • Books and other materials in libraries worldwide.

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    1200 - present; Updated daily

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  • Offers access to free web sites of local health services, providers, and programs serving residents of North Carolina.

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