Find Books & Articles - SOC 207 - Social Research Methods

Searching Techniques

SOC 207 Searching Techniques
This Pp demonstrates examples of Boolean operators, phrase searching nesting, and truncation.

Library Databases

Sherlock This link opens in a new window
Sherlock combines the Whitman Library Catalog, Summit and many of our electronic journal subscriptions into one searchable interface.
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Full-text database for Sociology and sub-disciplines.
Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
International literature of sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
Social Science Citation Index This link opens in a new window
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Web of Science social science collection.

Other Resources

Journal Search
Use this browsing feature to see a variety of journals in various sub-disciplines of sociology. This can be helpful when developing a topic or when trying to see major literature in a field.
Google Scholar
Use Google Scholar to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites.

Inter-Library Loan (ILLiad)

Have you signed up for Inter-Library Loan (ILLiad)? ILLiad lets you request materials, especially journal articles, from other libraries. Articles usually arrive within 3-5 business days; other items may take 4-6 weeks.

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SOC 207 - Social Research Methods: Find Books & Articles

Searching Techniques

Library Databases

Other Resources

Inter-Library Loan (ILLiad)

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