RESOURCES FOR DISCOVERING SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
- Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new windowComprehensive database of over 1,800 journals covering sociology, social work, and other social sciences.
Subject coverage for Sociological Abstracts, plus additional database information, is available here.
- Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science) This link opens in a new windowIndex to articles from major journals in all areas of the social sciences. Citation histories provided.
Areas of study ("scope notes") featured in the Social Sciences Citation Index are listed here.
RESOURCE FOR DISCOVERING RESEARCH IN EDUCATION (Optional)
- ERIC/Education Resources Information Center This link opens in a new windowIndex to journal articles, government studies, books, dissertations, and other material on education and related fields that combines citations of sponsored reports, from Resources in Education, and over 1000 journals, from the Current Index to Journals in Education. The ERIC database is an initiative of the U.S. Department of Education
RESOURCE FOR SCHOLARLY LITERATURE REVIEWS (Optional)
- Annual Reviews This link opens in a new windowProvides full-text access to annual reviews in the biomedical, physical, and social sciences.
Identifying Empirical Research
Words featured in descriptions of publications that likely indicate empirical research:
- research
- results
- data
- variables
- hypothesis
- sample
- proof
- methods
- survey
- interview
- experiment
- observation
- analysis
- study
Interlibrary Loan/ILL: Articles and Books
To request articles or books/book chapters or other materials not available at F&M, use Interlibrary Loan/ILL 
Sociology Liaison Librarian
Lisa Stillwell
she/her/hers
Contact:
Shadek-Fackenthal Library #204
717-358-3844
lisa.stillwell@fandm.edu
717-358-3844
lisa.stillwell@fandm.edu