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Resources for Sociology

Contents

Library Collections and Services

Campus Resources

Electronic Journals and Citations

Key Websites for Sociology

Associations

Databases

Contact

Peter Allison
Principal Bibliographer
860.486.6027
peter.allison@uconn.edu

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Library Collections and Services

The UCONN Libraries Catalog: HOMER
Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan Service
  Available only to members of the UConn community.
Library Research Guide: Sociology

Video Resources

Culpepper Media Library, Babbidge Library Citizen's Guide on the Freedom of Information Act

Campus Resources

Sociology Department
The Human Rights Institute
Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Social Science DataLink

Electronic Journals and Citations

JSTOR Sociology Journals

- Full text electronic journals provided by Journal STORage American Sociological Review
Annual Review of Sociology
Contemporary Sociology
Demography
Family Planning Perspectives
International Family Planning Perspectives
International Family Planning Digest
International Family Planning Perspectives and Digest
Journal of Health and Social Behavior
Journal of Health and Human Behavior
Population: English Edition
Population and Development Review
Studies in Family Planning

Electronic Journals in Sociology available on the Web

American Journal of Sociology
American Review of Sociology
Canadian Journal of Sociology
CTheory, Concordia University, Canada
   International electronic review of books on theory, technology and culture
Electronic Journal of Sociology
Future of Children
Grey Areas
Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture
Migration and Ethnic Relations Group for European Research
The Qualitative Report
   journal dedicated to qualitative research and critical inquiry
Rural Society
   Centre for Rural Social Research, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Sociological Research
  British Sociological Association

Citation Guides

ASA (American Sociological Association) Citation Guide
Turabian Citation Style

Web Site Citation

Columbia Guide to Style
! A Reference Guide to Internet Sources
APA (American Psychological Association) Style | Electronic References Return to Table of Contents

Key Websites for Sociology

General Sources

Argus Clearinghouse for Subject Oriented Resource Guides: Social Sciences and Social Issues
Schools of Thought- Political Economy, Dr. Oliver E. Williamson, Berkeley
SOCIOWEB
The Internet Scout Report
A Sociological Tour through Cyberspace
Social Science Internet Resources Western Connecticut State University

Data - Meta Sites of Interest to Sociologists

Data and Statistical Services (Princeton University)
International Federation of Data Organisations
Public Data Resources for Sociologists (American Sociological Association), Section 1-12, 13-25, 26-40
Social Science Data Archive (University of California Los Angeles)
UC Data  (University of California Berkeley)

Statistics

Bureau of Labor Statistics | Statistical Sites on the World Wide Web
U.S. Census Bureau
Fedstats
Historical Social, Economic and Demographic Data from the US Decinneal Census
2003 Statistical Abstract of the United States
Statistical Resources on the Web

Survey Data Sites

DataLink - Roper Center@UConn
The Gallup Organization
The General Social Survey Data and Information Retrieval System
Roper Center for Public Opinion Research (University of Connecticut)

Specialized Subjects

African Studies
Asian American Studies
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Family Studies
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies
Latin American Studies
Social Work
Urban Studies
Women's Studies

Internet Search Tools

Meta Search Engines, UC Berkeley Guide
DogPile
KartOO Visual Meta Search Engine
Mamma Metasearch
MetaCrawler
Dead Sociologists' Society
SocioSite: Famous Sociologists
WWW Virtual Library: Sociology
Yahoo! Sociology Return to Table of Contents

Associations

American Sociological Association
Society for Applied Sociology
The Society for the Study of Social Problems
Sociologists for Women in Society Return to Table of Contents

Databases

General Databases

Research Database Locator (dCompass)
A current list of all library databases available over the Internet with direct links to each database.
Academic Universe (Lexis/Nexis)
InfoTrac
Social Sciences Citation Index
Sociology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection
Women and Social Movements in the United States
Women's Studies International

Specialized Databases

Alternative Press Index Archive
AgeLine
  Bibliographic coverage of social gerontology, 1978+
CQ Electronic Library
  • Congressional Quarterly
  • Full text CQ Weekly Report 1983+
  • CQ Researcher
    eHRAF Collection of Ethnography
      Human Relations Area Files cultural summaries and field reports
    GEOBASE
      Worldwide literature on geology, geography and ecology (including social ecology), 1980+
    HAPI - Hispanic American Periodical Index
      Indexes over 500 journals covering polotical, economic and social issues, 1970+
    NASW Register
      National Register of Clinical Social Workers
    NCJRS Abstract Database
      National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts
    PAIS International
      Public Affairs Information Service, an index to political, economic, and social issues in current debate
    POPLINE
      Citations on population, family planning and related health care, law and policy issues, some dating back to 1827.
    Social Work Abstracts
      Indexes and abstracts 450 journals in social work and human services, 1977+
    Sociological Abstracts
      Indexes a variety of literature in all fields of theoretical and applied sociology, 1963+
    Stat-USA
      From the U.S. Department of Commerce, this database includes economic and trade data from the National Trade Data Bank (NTDB), Economic Bulletin Board, Global Business Procurement Opportunities (Globus), and Bureau of Economic Analysis Economic Information

Statistics Databases

CenStats: US Census Bureau
  Demographic, business and trade statistics through the Bureau of the Census
Matter of Fact Database
  Original quotes from speeches and written works containing statistics on current social, economic, political, health, environmental and public policy issues
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