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MelCat
A statewide catalog of many of Michigan's libraries. It allows you to request books at another library be sent to Kresge Library for you.
ARTstor ARTstor is a nonprofit digital library of more than one million images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences with a suite of software tools to view, present, and manage images for research and pedagogical purposes.
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology Comparable to the print version of the Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology.
Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text This database provides full-text access to international research related to the essential areas related to criminal justice and criminology. Coverage: 1910 - present.
Criminology: SAGE Full Text Covers such subjects as Criminal Justice, Juvenile Delinquency, Juvenile Justice, Corrections, Penology, Policing, Forensic Psychology, and Family and Domestic Violence. How to export to RefWorks
Encyclopedia of American Studies This source brings together a wide range of disciplines related to the history and cultures of the United States, from pre-colonial days to the present. It features broad, synthetic articles covering areas such as history, literature, art, photography, film, architecture, urban studies, ethnicity, race, gender, economics, politics, wars, consumer culture, and global America.
Encyclopedia of Gender and Society Provide users with a “gender lens” on society by focusing on significant gender scholarship within commonly recognized areas of social research. Accordingly, the material in this encyclopedia focuses on basic aspects of social life from the most individual (self and identity) to the most global (transnational economics and politics).
GenderWatch Database of unique and diverse publications that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas - including health and wellness. With its archival material, dating back to 1970 in some cases, GenderWatch is a repository of important historical perspectives on the evolution of the women's movement, men's studies, the transgendered community and the changes in gender roles over the years.
Google Scholar You can check the availability of article full text if you use our link to Google Scholar, which will ask you to log in with your OU NetID. How to export to RefWorks
note: If you are having trouble accessing Google Scholar from our website, you can trying accessing the site directly. See our guide to adding OU Libraries resources to Google Scholar
Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) Over 92,800 documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management from a wide variety of sources including federal, state and local governments; international governments and institutions; nonprofit organizations and private entities.
ICPSR
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is the world's largest collection of digital social science data. These data can be used for secondary research, instructional activities, and to write articles, papers or theses.
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is the world's largest collection of digital social science data. These data can be used for secondary research, instructional activities, and to write articles, papers or theses.
InCites Journal Citation Reports Provides citation data on journals, and includes virtually all areas of science, technology, and social sciences. Journal Citation Reports can show you the most frequently cited journals in a field and the highest impact journals in a field. The OU community has access to the Science edition and the Social Sciences edition of JCR.
iPoll iPoll is a comprehensive database of 500,000 questions and answers asked in the US since 1935. Also included is the Roper Center public opinion data which is the largest archives of public opinion information. Coverage: Data sets.
JSTOR Full text of core scholarly journals from their beginning to approximately one year ago. Disciplines include botany, business, ecology, general science, humanities, mathematics, social sciences, and statistics. Browsable by discipline and full-text searchable across all disciplines. Especially good for historic or classic articles in most fields. Coverage: 1665 to present. How to export to RefWorks
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
Contains abstracts of more than 210,000 criminal justice, juvenile justice, and substance abuse resources housed in the NCJRS Library collection.
Contains abstracts of more than 210,000 criminal justice, juvenile justice, and substance abuse resources housed in the NCJRS Library collection.
Nineteenth Century British Pamphlets Online access to the most significant British pamphlets from the 19th century held in UK research libraries. Focus is on the political, economic and social issues of the time.
PsycINFO Need articles in psychology or counseling? Use PsycINFO! It's a great resource and is published by the American Psychological Association. How to export to RefWorks
Social Sciences Citation Index Expanded Provides indexing coverage of the journal literature in the social sciences, including sociology, anthropology, political science and economics. Also an excellent tool to determine who has cited an article. Coverage: 1900 - present. How to export to RefWorks
Social Work Abstracts Indexes more than 450 social work and human services journals. Coverage: 1965 to present. How to export to RefWorks
Sociological Abstracts This database abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Coverage: 1960 to present. How to export to RefWorks
Sociology: SAGE FullText Full text for scholarly articles published since 1960. How to export to RefWorks
Urban Studies & Planning: SAGE Full Text Full text articles in topics that will interest sociologists. Coverage: 1960 - present. How to export to RefWorks
Anne Zacharias
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Easily search for social sciences-focused e-Journals here, or browse these collections of e-Journals on sociology-specific topics:
- Child and Youth Development
- Communities - Rural Groups
- Communities - Social Classes
- Communities - Urban Groups
- Criminology, Penology, and Juvenile Delinquency
- Disabilities
- Ethnic and Race Studies
- Family and Marriage
- Family Violence
- Gay and Lesbian Studies
- Gender Studies and Sexuality
- Gerontology
- Social Change
- Social Conditions
- Social Sciences (general)
- Social Welfare & Social Work (general)
- Societies and Clubs
- Substance Abuse
Easily search for social sciences-focused eBooks here, or browse these collections of eBooks on sociology-specific topics:
- Child and Youth Development
- Communities - Rural Groups
- Communities - Social Classes
- Communities - Urban Groups
- Criminology, Penology, and Juvenile Delinquency
- Disabilities
- Ethnic and Race Studies
- Family and Marriage
- Family Violence
- Gay and Lesbian Studies
- Gender Studies and Sexuality
- Gerontology
- Social Change
- Social Conditions
- Social Sciences (general)
- Social Welfare & Social Work (general)
- Societies and Clubs
- Substance Abuse
For more specific information, see these pathfinders:Sociology;Death and Dying ;Sociology of Religion;Gay and Lesbian Resources;Witchcraft;Geriatrics and Gerontology;Civil Rights Movement;Women's Studies;Criminal Justice;Feminist Theory;Sociological Theory; Medical Sociology;Social Stratification;Sociology of Mental Illness;Urban Sociology;Political Sociology;Sociology of Deviance;Sociology of Gender;
Sociology of Community; Small Groups;Sociology of the Family;Sociology of Human Sexuality; Sociology of Law; Sociology of Police; Sociology of Aging;Sociology of Prisons Corrections
Sociology of Community; Small Groups;Sociology of the Family;Sociology of Human Sexuality; Sociology of Law; Sociology of Police; Sociology of Aging;Sociology of Prisons Corrections
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Interlibrary Loan
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