Best Bets for Sociology Research
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Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new windowIndexes and abstracts, articles from scholarly journals covering sociology, anthropology, criminology, demography, education, law, social psychology, and urban studies
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Sociological Collection This link opens in a new windowIndexing full-text articles from 500+ scholarly/peer-reviewed journals back to 1975 in all areas of sociology including social behavior, relationships and social structure. Updated daily.
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ProQuest Sociology Database This link opens in a new windowIncludes over 500 titles, with more than 300 available in full-text. Coverage includes anthropology, sociology, social work, political science, policy studies, communication, education, criminology, demography and economics.
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Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowFind open access scholarly articles using a friendly Google interface. UK users can set up "Library Links" in your Google settings to identify your affiliation with UK Libraries, giving you additional online fulltext articles based on your institutional affiliation. Ask Us if you need help.
Best Bets for Environmental Sociology Research
News Articles:
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Lexington Herald-LeaderLexington's newspaper, 1983-2020.
Books/eBooks:
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InfoKat Discovery Library Catalog Advanced Search This link opens in a new windowSearch the full InfoKat Discovery Library Catalog combining terms in different fields (e.g., title, subject, date, language).
Scholarly journal articles:
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Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new windowIndexes and abstracts, articles from scholarly journals covering sociology, anthropology, criminology, demography, education, law, social psychology, and urban studies
Government Documents:
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Catalog of U.S. Government PublicationsPublications from the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches of the U.S. government.
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Legislative Insight This link opens in a new windowFederal legislative history service that makes available compilations of digital full-text publications created by Congress during the process leading up to the enactment of U.S. Public Laws. The histories are comprised of fully searchable PDFs of full-text publications generated in the course of congressional lawmaking, including the public law itself, all versions of related bills, law-specific Congressional Record excerpts, committee hearings, reports, and prints.
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Environmental Protection AgencyThe agency leading the United States’ environmental science, research, education and assessment efforts. Provides information on water, air quality, climate science, pollution, and green living.
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National Centers for Environmental InformationPart of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). The world’s largest archive of weather data. This data provide an historical perspective allowing for the study of climate change, the greenhouse effect and other environmental concerns.
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Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) ProgramFrom the EPA. A resource for learning about toxic chemical releases and pollution prevention activities reported by industrial and federal facilities.
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National Water and Climate CenterFrom the Department of Agriculture.
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National Water-Use Science ProjectFrom the U.S. Geological Survey.
Understanding Journal Articles
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How to Read a Social Science Journal ArticleGuide from the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
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How to Read a Scientific StudyA (mostly) visual guide to types of studies and an explanation of the parts of a journal article.
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How to Read a Sociological Journal Article for BeginnersFrom the Everyday Sociology blog.
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Strategies for Reading an Academic JournalVisual guide from the blog of the American Association of School Librarians.
Criminal Justice Research
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Criminal Justice Database (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowIndexing, abstracting, and selective full-text of research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends. Coverage includes U.S. and international scholarly journals; corrections and correctional and law enforcement trade publications; and reports, news, crime statistics, and crime blogs.
Additional Databases
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Social Science Database This link opens in a new windowIncludes over 500 titles, with more than 300 available in full-text. Coverage includes anthropology, sociology, social work, political science, policy studies, communication, education, criminology, demography and economics.
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PsycINFO This link opens in a new windowProvides access to abstracts, citations, articles, books, and dissertations in the psychological, social, and behavioral sciences. Includes all American Psychological Association journals.
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America: History and Life This link opens in a new windowThe premier database for research on the history of the United States and Canada. Please note: Subscription limited to six simultaneous users
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Web of Science Core Collection This link opens in a new windowWeb of Science Core Collection indexes primary journals and article citations in several databases spanning a wide range of disciplines.
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