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
RESOURCES FOR NEWSPAPER ARTICLES (Optional)
Institutional access to current newspapers is provided through database subscriptions:
- U.S. Major Dailies This link opens in a new windowProvides access to: The New York Times (1980- present), The Wall Street Journal (1984- present), The Washington Post (1987- present), The Los Angeles Times (1985- present), and The Chicago Tribune (1985- present).
- NewsBank This link opens in a new windowFull-text access to major U.S. and international newspapers, including The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Philadelphia Daily News, The Chicago Sun-Times, and local Lancaster newspapers. Also includes newswires, transcripts, and U.S. small town newspapers. Coverage varies per title, with some dating back 50 years.
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
EZBorrow (EZB)/Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Use EZBorrow (EZB)/Interlibrary Loan (ILL) to request articles, book chapters, books, and other materials not available at F&M.
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