Course Guide

Course:

SOCIOLOGY 337

Librarian:  

683.4178 (reference desk)

Off–Campus Access:

When you select an electronic resource (database, journal, etc.) from off campus, you will be prompted to enter your student ID number. Use your 8 digit University ID Number (UIN). After entering the number, you will see two security screens. Click "yes" to proceed through them on to your chosen resource. For fuller instructions, click here .

Key Resources:

* Catalog:

To find books, government documents, or videos.

* Journals:

To find journals, magazines and newspapers by title. All print journals are located on the second floor.

* Databases :

Can search databases by title or subject: here are a few that may be helpful:

  • Contemporary Women's Issues -- Fulltext database covering sociology, education, human rights and international issues associated with women's issues.
  • Criminal Justice Abstracts -- Abstracts journal articles, books and government reports in criminal justice and related fields.
  • General OneFile -- Fulltext journal articles on a wide variety of subjects. (Can use limit to peer reviewed publications and fulltext.)
  • JSTOR -- Hundreds of fulltext journals across a wide variety of disciplines.
  • NCJRS Abstracts -- Abstracts reports, articles, books and statistics with links to many federal statistical sources.
  • PAIS International -- Abstracts of journal articles, books, government documents, research reports, conference reports on international relations and public policies.
  • Political Science -- Fulltext articles from Sage journals.
  • Project Muse -- Fulltext of articles in the humanities and social sciences.
  • Psych Info -- Abstracts scholarly journal articles, books and dissertations in psychology and related disciplines. (Some fulltext linking)
  • Science Direct -- Fulltext scholarly journal articles including social science research.
  • Sociological Abstracts -- Abstracts journal articles, books, dissertations, and conference proceedings in the social and behavioral sciences.
  • Urban Studies and Planning --Fulltext articles including economic development, behavioral sciences, education, policy analysis, and sociology.

Web Resources (just a few)

  • Green Book --Provides government program descriptions and data on social topics such as Social Security, welfare, child support, health insurance, the elderly, and poverty.
  • Statistical Abstract -- Statistics on the social, political, educational, and economic organization of the U.S.
  • ICPSR -- Archive of Social Science data for research and instruction.
  • Violence Against Women and Family Violence -- Statistics and readings on the violence against women and children.
  • Social Indicators -- International statistics complied by the United Nations including contraceptive use, education, health, housing, literacy, water supply and sanitation.

> For more good resources, click on Sociology , Criminal Justice , or Women's Studies.

>To use the interlibrary loan service , click here. Users first must register as an ODU patron, then select the type of item you wish to request and fill in as much information as you know about the requested item.

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