The University of Memphis: University Libraries - Information Sources in Sociology

Use tomCat (the U of M Library catalog).

For subject searches, use Library of Congress Subject Headings such as single-parent family or family size .
(LC Subject Headings volumes are available in Reference.)

Also try searching by keywords such as family values or work family .
(Leave out words like in, of, on, and the; AND is assumed between words).

Locate video tapes by using the word videorecording as a keyword;
For Example: family videorecording

Copy the call number from the catalog record to find the book. (See How to Find Books.)

netLibrary [UM Only] A collection of over 46,000 electronic books in various disciplines. Some of these items may be available in print as well as electronically.

II. Periodical Resources

A. Electronic Indexes and Full-Text Collections

Use an electronic database. These are recommended. Other periodical databases are listed on Periodical Databases by Adademic Area. For help finding articles try How to Find Articles in Periodicals and refer to How to find Print Periodicals for help locating the articles you've found. If the periodical is available electronically, you will find a link to it from the electronic journals list.

AltPressIndex [UM Only]
Indexes journals covering cultural, economic, political and social change.
CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health, 1982- ) [UM Only]
Covers nursing, allied health, biomedical and consumer health journals, publications of the American Nursing Association, and the National League for Nursing.
Contemporary Women's Issues (1992-)[UM Only]
Provides selected full text access to global information on women. Includes journals, newsletters, research reports from non-profits, government and international agencies. Over 150 countries represented. Addresses sociology, psychology, health, education and human rights.
CQ Press [UM Only]
The CQ Researcher provides reports covering current controversial topics from the news.
ERIC (1966 - )[UM Only]
Citations of journal articles, books, theses, curriculi, conference papers, and standards, and guidelines having to do with education.
Fact Search (1984 - ) [UM Only]
A guide to statistical statements on current social, economic, political, environmental and health issues, derived from some newspapers, periodicals, newsletter and documents such as the Christian Science Monitor, the Congressional Record, Congressional hearings, Daily Press Briefings of the White House, State Department and Department of Defense, and Australian, British and Canadian Parliamentary Debates. Includes abstracts.
Project Muse (Full-text) [UM Only]
Provides electronic full text of more than 200 scholarly journals in arts and humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.
PsycINFO (1887 - ) [UM Only]
Provides citations and abstracts to articles in over 1,300 journals, plus books and book chapters, and dissertations. Includes thesaurus of subject headings.
PubMed [Free Online Access]
PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's search service that provides access to over 10 million citations in MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, and other related databases, with links to participating online journals. PubMed also provides access and links to integrated molecular biology databases. These databases contain DNA and protein sequences, 3-D protein structure data, population study data sets, and assemblies of complete genomes in an integrated system. PubMed tutorial
Social Sciences Full Text (citations, abstracts, full text).[UM Only]
Part of Wilson Omni File Mega. Indexes and in many cases provides full text for periodicals in a wide variety of fields. Coverage: citations & abstracts, 1983- ; full text, 1995-
Sociological Abstracts [UM Only]
Provides access to the latest research in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Indexing began 1963; abstracting began 1974.

Other Databases: These databases provide coverage on a wide range of subjects and may be useful in your research.

Electronic Journals Service (EJS) [UM Only]
Electronic journals service available through a common interface for online journal subscriptions. Search, browse, and identify journals and articles available online in either full-text or table-of-content format. Hyperlinks are provided to more than 1,300 electronic journals worldwide.
Expanded Academic Index (1980-) [UM Only]
Indexes about 1,900 magazines, journals, and the NY Times newspaper. Most have abstracts, and about 900 are full text.
IngentaConnect [Open Access]
Formerly Uncover. Browse the publication list or search tables of contents to over 17,000 periodicals; period of coverage varies. Provides document delivery service.
JSTOR [UM Only]
The JSTOR database consists of complete backfiles of core scholarly journals which have been digitized, starting with the very first issues.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe [UM Only]
Provides full text of many magazines and newspapers, including The Commercial Appeal since 1990.
Oxford Reference Online [UM Only]
The Oxford Reference Online Premium collection is an online collection of dictionaries and encyclopedias in many fields including: art & architecture, bilingual dictionaries, biological science, classics, computing, earth & environmental sciences, economics & business, English dictionaries and thesauruses, English language reference, food & drink, history, law, literature, maps & illustrations, military history, mythology & folklore, names & places, performing arts, physical sciences & mathematics, politics & social sciences, quotations, religion & philosophy, and science.
PowerSearch [UM Only]
Searches the 12 InfoTrac databases simultaneously.
Wilson Omnifile Mega Full Text [UM Only]
Provides access to eleven databases: Education , General Science , Humanities , Readers' Guide , Social Sciences, Wilson Business , Art, Applied Science & Technology, Index to Legal Periodicals, Library Literature & Information Science, Biological & Agricultural. Search databases individually, in selected groups, or all at once.
WorldCat [UM Only]
Records of any type of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries, including books, periodicals, audiovisual materials, and websites. Contains manuscripts written as early as the 12th century.
B. Print Indexes and Bibliographies
Criminal Justice Abstracts (1977-) [Reference Abstract Shelves]
Criminology, Penology and Police Science Abstracts (1961) [Reference Abstract Shelves]
Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (1956-1996) [Ref Index Tables]
Current Contents: Social and Behavioral Sciences (last 2 years) [Reference Abstract Shelves]
Family Index, volume 2 [Ref HQ1.F346 1996]
Guide to Social Sciences and Religion in Periodical Literature (1965-) [Reference Abstract Shelves]
Human Resources Abstracts (1966-1991) [Reference Abstract Shelves](Formerly Poverty & Human Resources Abstracts)
PAIS International (1977-) [Reference Index Tables] - Indexes not only selected articles from approximtely 1600 periodicals, but also books and publications from the U.S. government and international organizations. Covers current events and issues, including economic and social conditions. Oriented toward public policy issues and emphasizes factual and statistical information.
Psychological Abstracts (1927-) [Reference Abstract Shelves]
Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature (1890-2000) [Reference Index Tables]
Social Sciences Citation Index [Reference Index Tables]
Social Sciences Index (1965-96) [Reference Index Tables]
Sociological Abstracts (1953 -) [Reference Abstract Shelves]
Sociological Aspects of Poverty: A Bibliography [Ref Z7164.C4C43]
Urban Studies Abstracts (1973-) [Reference Abstract Shelves]
Women Studies Abstracts (1972-)[Reference Abstract Shelves]

III. Reference Materials

A. Dictionaries

Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. 2 vols. [Ref E169.1.H6 1993]
Historical Dictionary of Organized Labor [Ref HD4839.D58 1996]

B. Encyclopedias

Beachan's Encyclopedia of Social Change: America in the Twentieth Century (4 vols.) [Ref HN59.2.B43 2001]
Boyhood in America: An Encyclopedia (2 vols) [Ref HQ775.B635 2002]
Encyclopedia of American Social History (3 vols.)[Ref HN57.E58 1993]
Encyclopedia of American Studies (4 vols.) [Ref E169.1.E625 2001]
Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States [Ref HV8694.P35 2001]
Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice (4 vols.)[Ref HV6017.E52 2002]
Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior (4 vols.) [Ref HV6017.E53 2001]
Encyclopedia of European Social History From 1350 to 2000 (6 vols) [Ref HN373.E63 2002]
Encyclopedia of Family Life (5 vols.) [Ref HQ534.E53 1999]
Encyclopedia of Folk Heroes [Ref GR35.S4 2001]
Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family (2 vols.)[Ref HQ9.E52 1995]
Encylopedia of Multicultural America (2 vols.)[Reference Desk E184.A1 .G15 1999]
Encyclopedia of Sociology, 2nd ed. (5 vols.) [Ref HM17.E5 2000]
The Encyclopedia of the Irish in America [Ref E184.I6 E53 1999]
Encyclopedia of the United States in the Twentieth Century (4 vols.) [Ref E740.7.E53 1996]
Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict (3 vols.) [Ref HM291.E625 1999]
Encyclopedic Handbook of Cults in America [Ref BL2525.M45 1992]
Ethnic Relations: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia [Ref GN496.L48 1994]
Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups [Reference Desk E184. A1 .H35]
International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family (4 vols.)[Ref HQ9.E52 2003]
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (19 vols.) [Ref H40.A2 I5] - Volumes 18 (Biographical) and 19 (Quotations) supplement the older 17-volume set.
MacMillan Encyclopedia of World Slavery (2 vols.) [Ref HT861.M24 1998]
Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America [Online, UM Only]
Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States [Online, UM Only]
World Encyclopedia of Cities (2 vols.)[Ref HT108.5.K87]

C. Other

American Cultural and Intellectual History (3 vols.) [Ref E169.1.E624 2001]
American Decades (10 vols.) [Ref E169.12.A419 1994]
Excellent overview of 20th century society in the United States. Each volume concentrates on a separate decade.
American Immigrant Cultures. 2 vols. [Ref E184.A1 A63448 1997]
American Men and Women: Demographics of the Sexes [Ref HB1755.A3 A44 2000]
CQ Researcher [Last 3 years at Reference Desk; older volumes on abstract shelves] - Available online
Culturgrams [Reference Desk HM258.C85x 2001]
Celebrations Around the World: A Multicultural Handbook [Ref Atlas GT3933.A59 1996]
A Companion to Cultural Studies [Ref HM623.C65 2001]
Demographics USA [Reference Desk]
Gallup Poll Monthly [Reference Abstract Shelves]
The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion (annual volumes, 1935-1993) [Ref HN90.P8 G3]
Gambling in America: An Encyclopedia of History, Issues and Society [Ref GV1301.T47 2001]
Gay Histories and Cultures [Ref HQ75.13.G37 2000]
Growing Up: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia [Ref HQ767.84.B76 1995]
Handbook of Lesbian and Gay Studies [Ref H!7.15.H36 2002]
Handbook of Sociology [Ref HM51.H249]
Lesbian Histories and Cultures [Ref HQ75.5.L4395 2000]
The 1960's Counterculture in America [Ref E169.02.H3515 1997]
The 1960's Cultural Revolution [Ref E841.M37 2000]
Profiles of America (16 vols.) [Ref HT123.5.S6 P76 1995] - "An informational, statistical, and relocation encyclopedia of all U.S. cities, towns and counties for the South, Northeast, and West." Religion and American Law [Ref KF4783.A68 R45 2000]
Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery (8 vols.) [Ref Q175.46.S35 2001]
Statistical Abstract of the United States [Reference Desk; Older versions in Reference stacks HA202. A3]

IV. Government Publications

Publications related to sociology issued by federal and Tennessee state agencies are available online and in the Government Publications Department on the first floor of McWherter Library. Staff in the department will assist you in finding and using both electronic and print materials produced by various federal and state agencies, such as the Department of Education. You can also get information through their web page at http://exlibris.memphis.edu/resource/unclesam.html.

Urban Problems
Welfare Reform
Social Statistics Briefing Room (SSBR) - Provides current Federal social statistics produced by a number of Federal agencies. Menu links to statistics on crime, demographics, education and health.

V. Web Resources

You may want to explore web sites using various internet resources or, if you have them, specific URLs. [See Robert Harris's Internet Search Tips and Strategies ] The web sites listed below are examples of the various types of information available via the Internet.

Allyn & Bacon's Sociology Links Home Page
American Sociological Association
Bill Trochim's Center for Social Research Methods (Cornell University)
The Gallup Organization - Gallup is a management consulting firm whose "core expertise is in measuring and understanding human attitudes and behavior." Gallup conducts The Gallup Poll, "the world's leading source of public opinion since 1935."
Institute for Social Research at the U. of Michigan - Includes link to The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), which provides "Access to the world's largest archive of computerized social science data."
Research Resources for the Social Sciences
Institute for Research on Poverty (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Survey Research Center (Princeton University) - "Nearly everything useful on the web for the practice of survey research."
University of Memphis, Department of Sociology

VI. Course Information

Guide to research in McWherter Library
Career Counseling COUN 7561 Professor Robert Crawford

VII. Help from the Library

Still can't find what you're looking for? Try Ask A Librarian
For additional assistance, you may contact the liaison librarian for Sociology:
Tom Medina
Phone: 901.678.4310
Email: tmedina@memphis.edu

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