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Research Resources: Class Guides

SOC 302: Research Methods

SPECIALIZED REFERENCE SOURCES

Oxford Reference Online: A Dictionary of Sociology
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology

SCHOLARLY JOURNAL / RESEARCH LITERATURE @ F&M and Beyond

Annual Reviews: Sociology: Features critical reviews of the most significant primary research literature in a field.
Social Sciences Citation Index: An index of articles from major journals in all areas of the social sciences. Records include citation cross referencing.
Sociological Abstracts: Comprehensive database of abstracts from articles in over 1500 academic journals covering sociology and other social sciences.
Social Sciences Full Text: An index of English-language periodicals covering anthropology, economics, psychology, social work, sociology, and related fields. Includes both abstracts and full-text articles.
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center): Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, ERIC provides access to education literature to support the use of educational research and information to improve practice in learning, teaching, educational decision-making, and research.

ACCESSING ARTICLES not held by the F&M Library

To learn if we have a subscription to the journal or periodical you need, search for F&M's online and print journal titles here: Journal Finder.

To obtain articles from publications to which F&M does not subscribe, fill out an Interlibrary Loan request form, using the information found in the article's citation.

If you have any questions about the library and/or the research process, or would like further assistance, contact:

Lisa Stillwell, Information Literacy Librarian: lisa.stillwell@fandm.edu or 717.291.3844

Updated: 01/2013, ls