Selected Resources in Sociology
Contents:
Books in the McCain Collection
Electronic Databases
Selected Websites
Books in the McCain Collection
Biography
Authors of their own lives: intellectual autobiographies
edited by Bennett M. Berger. Berkeley: University of California Press,
1990.
HM24 .A88 1990
Also available online via netLibrary: http://www.netlibrary.com/ebook_info.asp?product_id=44774
Confronting the American dilemma of race: the
second generation Black American sociologists edited by Robert
E. Washington and Donald Cunnigen. Lanham, Md.: University Press of
America, 2002.
HM478 .C66 2002
Individual voices, collective visions: fifty
years of women in sociology edited by Ann Goetting and Sarah
Fenstermaker. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1995.
HM22 .U5 I53 1995
Women in sociology: a bio-bibliographical sourcebook
edited by Mary Jo Deegan. New York: Greenwood Press, 1991.
Ref. HM22 .U6 W66 1991
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Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Thesauruses
The Blackwell dictionary of sociology: a user’s
guide to sociological language, 2nd ed. by Allan G. Johnson.
Oxford, OX, UK; Malden, Mass., USA: Blackwell Publishers, 2000.
Available online via netLibrary:
http://www.netlibrary.com/ebook_info.asp?product_id=44698
A Dictionary of social science methods
by P. McC. Miller and M. J. Wilson. Chichester West Sussex; New York:
Wiley, 1983.
Ref. H41 .M54 1983
Dictionary of statistics and methodology: a nontechnical
guide for the social sciences by W. Paul Vogt. Newbury Park,
Calif.: Sage Publications, 1993.
Ref. HA17 .V64 1993
Dictionary of the social sciences edited
by Craig Calhoun. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
Ref. H41 .D53 2002
Encyclopedia of American social history
edited by Mary Kupiec Cayton, Elliott J. Gorn, and Peter W. Williams.
New York: Scribner, 1993.
Ref. HN57 .E58 1993 v. 1-3
Encyclopedia of social work edited
by Fred S. Hall, et al. New York: National Association of Social Workers,
1929-.
HV35 .S6 v. 1, v. 10 - 15
Encyclopedia of sociology, 2nd ed. edited
by Edgar F. Borgatta and Rhonda J. V. Montgomery. New York: Macmillan
Reference USA, 2000.
Ref. HM17 .E5 2000 v. 1 - 5
International encyclopedia of the social sciences
edited by David L. Sills. New York: Macmillan, 1968-.
Ref. H40 .A2 I5 v. 1 - 19
Thesaurus of sociological indexing terms, 2nd
ed. edited by Barbara Booth and Michael Blair. San Diego,
Calif.: Sociological Abstracts, 1989.
Ref. Z695.1 .S63 T44 1989
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Guides, Handbooks and Indexes
Annual review of sociology. Palo Alto,
Calif.: Annual Reviews, Inc., 1975-.
HM1 .A763 1975-
Current volumes also available online via website:
http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/loi/soc
Back volumes available 5 years after print version via JSTOR:
http://0-www.jstor.org.sophia.agnesscott.edu
/journals/03600572.html
Gender roles: a handbook of tests and measures
by Carole A. Beere. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990.
HM253 .B43 1990
A Guide to writing sociology papers, 3rd ed.
edited by Judith Richlin-Klonsky, et al. New York: St. Martin’s
Press, 1994.
Ref. HM73 .G78 1994
Handbook of research design and social measurement,
5th ed. by Delbert C. Miller. Newbury Park, Calif.: Sage
Publications, 1991.
H62 .M44 1991
Handbook of sociology edited by Neil
J. Smelser. Newbury Park, Calif.: Sage Publications, 1988.
Ref. HM51 .H249 1988
International index to periodicals.
New York: H. W. Wilson Co., 1907-1974.
Continued by International index; Social
sciences & humanities index.
Ref. AI3 .R49 v.1 - 27
Social sciences index. New York: H.
W. Wilson Co., 1966-1974.
Continuation of Social sciences & humanities index.
Ref. AI3 .S61 v. 1 - 9
Sociological abstracts. San Diego, etc.:
Sociological Abstracts, Inc., 1953-1995
Bound Periodicals, Ground Floor
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Statistics
County and city data book. Washington,
D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1977-.
Previous editions in General Collection. Current edition also available
online via website:
http://www.census.gov/statab/www/ccdb.html
Ref. HA202 .A36
Demographic yearbook. Annuaire
démographique. New York, etc.: Dept. of Economic and
Social Affairs, Statistical Office, United Nations, 1955-.
Previous editions in General Collection.
Ref. HA17 .D45
Georgia statistical abstract. Athens,
Division of Research, College of Business Administration, University
of Georgia, 1972-.
Continues Statistical abstract of Georgia.
Previous editions in General Collection.
Ref. HA321 .G4
International historical statistics: Africa,
Asia & Oceania, 1750-2000, 4th ed. by B.R. Mitchell.
New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
Previous editions in General Collection.
Ref. HA4675 .M552 2003
International historical statistics: Europe,
1750-2000, 5th ed. by B.R. Mitchell. New York: Palgrave Macmillan,
2003.
Previous editions in General Collection.
Ref. HA1107 .M5 2003
International historical statistics: the Americas,
1750-2000, 5th ed. by B. R. Mitchell. New York: Palgrave
Macmillan, 2003.
Previous editions in General Collection.
Ref. HA175 .M55 2003
State and metropolitan area data book.
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1979-.
Previous editions in General Collection. Current edition also available
online via website:
http://www.census.gov/statab/www/smadb.html
Ref. HA202 .A37
Statistical abstract of Latin America.
Los Angeles: Committee on Latin American Studies, University of California,
1956-.
Previous editions in General Collection.
Ref. HA935 .S8 2002, v. 38
Statistical abstract of the United States.
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1926-.
Previous editions in General Collection. Recent editions also available
online via website:
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
Ref. HA202
Statistical yearbook. Annuaire
statistique. New York: United Nations, 1952-.
Previous editions in General Collection.
Ref. HA12.5 .U63
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Electronic Databases
General Social Sciences Databases
SocINDEX
with Full Text 
SocINDEX with Full Text contains full text for 242 core coverage journals
dating back to 1895, and 72 priority coverage journals. This database
also includes full text for 547 books and monographs, and full text
for 6,711 conference papers.
Sociological
Collection 
Includes citations, abstracts and some full-text from approximately
475 journals in all areas of sociology. Coverage is from 1984.
JSTOR
Full-text of back issues (not current issues) of core journals in the
humanities, social sciences and sciences. Many core sociology journals
are included: American Journal of Sociology, British Journal
of Sociology, Contemporary Sociology, and Sociological
Theory among others. Browse
JSTOR by subject.
Project
Muse
Full-text of more than 200 scholarly journals in the humanities and
social sciences from several university presses.
Social
Sciences Abstracts
"Coverage includes a wide range of interdisciplinary fields
covered in a broad array of social sciences journals. Abstracting coverage
begins with periodicals published in January 1994."
Scopus
Scopus is an abstracts database of 27 million records covering articles
from 14,000 peer-reviewed titles from more than 4,000 international
publishers with access to abstracts in the scientific, medical, technical
and social science arena.
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Medical and Psychology Databases
MEDLINE
at EBSCOHost Includes
citations, abstracts and some full-text from journals in medicine
and related fields. Coverage is from 1966, with full-text from 1990.
PsycINFO
Includes citations and abstracts from journal articles, books, book
chapters and dissertations, with some links to full-text. More than
1800 journals are indexed. Coverage is from 1887.
PsycARTICLES
Full-text database of approximately 50 journals in psychology, most
published by the APA. Coverage is from 1988.
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Business and Education Databases
ABI
Inform Complete at ProQuest
Includes indexing and abstracts for over 700 journals as well as full-text
articles rom over 1,460 journals covering all aspects of business
and management. Coverage is from 1971.
ERIC
at EBSCOHost
Index and abstracts of articles, books, and documents covering education
research and practice. Coverage is from 1966.
ERIC
at FirstSearch
Index and abstracts of articles, books, and documents covering education
research and practice. Coverage is from 1966.
Professional
Development Collection
Specialized collection of journal articles and pamphlets especially
for professional educators. Includes indexing and abstracts for over
800 titles and full text for over 500 journals covering current topics
in education. Coverage is from 1984; full text from 1990.
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Demographic and Political Science Databases
Statistical
Universe
Millions of facts and figures compiled from local, state, national,
and international sources; keyword or subject searches may be narrowed
by selecting demographic, geographic, and/or economic variables.
GPO
Monthly Catalog
Index to documents printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office. Coverage
is from 1976.
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Selected Websites
American Sociological Association
http://www.asanet.org/
Official website for the national organization of sociologists.
Electronic Journal of Sociology (EJS)
http://www.sociology.org/
An international online-refereed journal published on the Internet,
free to individuals, libraries, academic, and commercial organizations.
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
– University of Michigan
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/
ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science
data for research and instruction.
Society for Applied Sociology
http://www.appliedsoc.org/
Website for sociologists and anyone interested in sociological knowledge
and practice.
SOSIG - Sociology
http://www.sosig.ac.uk/sociology/
Large collection of sociology-related Internet resources.
SocioSite – University of Amsterdam
http://www2.fmg.uva.nl/sociosite/
More sociology-related Internet resources.
SocioWeb
http://www.socioweb.com/
An independent guide to the sociological resources available on the
Internet.
Thomas – Legislative Information on the Internet
http://thomas.loc.gov/
Includes access to legislation and related resources maintained by the
Library of Congress.
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/
Federal and state population data including County
and City Data Book, FedStats,
State and Metropolitan
Area Data Book, and Statistical
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