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PSY 490S/SOCIOL 490S: Keeping Culture in Mind: Finding Articles

Research guide for Kim Rogers' course, spring 2013.

Use These Databases to Find Articles

  • Sociological Abstracts
    Abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
  • Annual Review of Sociology
    In publication since 1975, covers the significant developments in the field of Sociology. Topics covered in the journal include major theoretical and methodological developments as well as current research in the major subfields.
  • PsycINFO
    More than one million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports, all in the field of psychology.
  • Web of Science
    Provides access to Social Sciences Citation Index® (1956-present). To exclude non social science citations, uncheck the boxes under "Citation Databases" at the bottom of the search page.
  • Social Services Abstracts
    Provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.
  • EconLit
    Indexes articles in economics, including economic history, economic theory, microeconomics, macroeconomics, finance, production, welfare, inflation, accounting, international trade, consumer finance, political economy, and business credit.

 

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Education Databases

Here's a list of our Education databases.  Two of the best are:

  • ERIC
    A clearinghouse of research supported by US Dept. of Education.

Medical Databases

Here are two powerful health/medical databases:

  • MEDLINE
    Covers medicine, nursing, dentistry, and the preclinical sciences.
  • PubMed
    Provides access to over 15 million citations.