LibGuides: Sociology: Resources

General Databases with access to ANT journals

General Databases with access to SOC journals

Our general research databases are excellent tools because they search so many topics at once, but it can also be difficult to narrow results due to the sheer breadth of their scope. Try using advanced search techniques like narrowing results to specific subject areas (sociology/anthropology).

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Scholarly research articles, covering all academic subjects.
A scholarly, multidisciplinary database providing indexing and abstracts for thousands of journals, magazines and other resources, including access to full-text, peer-reviewed journals. Additionally, the database includes access to video content updated monthly from the Associated Press, with footage from 1930 to present.

This scholarly collection offers full-text coverage of information in many areas of academic study, including archaeology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic and multicultural studies, food science and technology, general science, geography, geology, law, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, physics, psychology, religion and theology, women's studies, and other fields.

Coverage Dates: 1911 - present (full text); 1887 - present (abstracting and indexing)
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Articles, citations, abstracts, comprehensive subject coverage.
Brings together 30 highly used ProQuest databases to create the largest single academic research resource. Researchers can choose to search individual databases for targeted research or search all at once to find relevant results and information from other disciplines. This allows cross-searching with other ProQuest business resources as well as creation of RSS feeds, content alerts, Smart Search, article linking, and much more.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Archive of core scholarly books and journals, covering a wide variety of disciplines. (Note that journal issues from the most recent 3-5 years are usually NOT in JSTOR.)
Memorial Library also has access to 48,000 backlist book titles from 88 publishers, in addition to JSTOR's thousands of open access ebooks. JSTOR ebooks will be included in Library search results, but you can also search the full JSTOR ebook collection here.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly journals and academic books in the humanities and social sciences.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Search for scholarly content across academic disciplines, from all countries, and in all languages.

Set up Google Scholar for Off Campus Access to Berry Subscriptions
Because Google Scholar also extracts and presents citations, search results may include citations to older works that appear only in books or other offline publications.

Subject-Specific Databases

Annual Reviews This link opens in a new window
Review articles that critically analyze significant primary research and recent developments in biomedical, life, physical, and social sciences.
Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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Abstracts for journal articles, conference papers, books, and dissertations.
Coverage dates: 1963 - present.
Social Sciences Full Text This link opens in a new window
Social sciences research, peer-reviewed.
The latest concepts, theories and methods from applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences. Full-text articles from more than 160 journals, with content dating back to 1972.
Social Science Database This link opens in a new window
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Articles, full text and citations.
Over 570 titles, with more than 340 available in full text. ProQuest Social Science Journals provides information on hundreds of topics, including:
• Addiction studies
• Urban studies
• Family studies
• International relations

Coverage Dates: 1994 - present

Can also be searched as part of ProQuest Central.
Sociological Collection This link opens in a new window
Full-text journal articles on social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure.
Coverage dates: 1984 - present

Data Sources

Sometimes it is necessary to find statistical data and other forms of data sets for your research. Below are just a few data sources that are available to help with anthropological research. For more help in this area don't hesitate to contact one of our librarians for assistance.

Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
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Visually explore demographic information, from census and economic data to election and religion data, and more.
Users can visually explore change over time and understand the patterns behind the raw numbers. For full functionality, Berry students, faculty & staff sign up for an individual account while connected to the Berry network.
Statistical Insight This link opens in a new window
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Definitive compilation of statistical information from U.S. federal and state governments, businesses, and international publications.

DataPortals.org
Claims to be the most comprehensive list of open data portals in the world. It is curated by a group of leading open data experts from around the world - including representatives from local, regional and national governments, international organisations such as the World Bank, and numerous NGOs.
Census.gov
Data from the Census Bureau about the people and economy of the U.S.
World Bank Data Catalog
Download access to over 8,000 indicators from World Bank data sets.

Reference Sources

Reference materials can give you some of the basic information needed to progress further in your research. Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Bibliographies, and other sources can be a vital part of establishing great research.

Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window
Quick reference coverage of all subjects.
Combines quick reference coverage of a full subject spectrum with the rich resources of the Oxford Companions.

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General Databases with access to ANT journals

General Databases with access to SOC journals

Subject-Specific Databases

Subject-Specific Databases

Data Sources

Data Sources

Reference Sources

Reference Sources