Research Guides: Sociology: Databases

Best Bets for Sociology Research

Sociological Abstracts
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Indexes and abstracts, articles from scholarly journals covering sociology, anthropology, criminology, demography, education, law, social psychology, and urban studies
Google Scholar
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Find 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.
ProQuest Sociology Database
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Includes 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.
Sociological Collection
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Indexing 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.

Best Bets for Environmental Sociology Research

News Articles:

Lexington Herald-Leader
Lexington's newspaper, 1983-2020.

Books/eBooks:

InfoKat Discovery Library Catalog Advanced Search
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Search the full InfoKat Discovery Library Catalog combining terms in different fields (e.g., title, subject, date, language).

Scholarly journal articles:

Sociological Abstracts
The most comprehensive resource for research in sociology and sub-disciplines. 1,800+ journals, international scope, 1953-present.

Government Documents:

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
Publications from the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches of the U.S. government.
Legislative Insight
Bills, public laws, reports, hearings, and more.
Environmental Protection Agency
The agency leading the United States’ environmental science, research, education and assessment efforts. Provides information on water, air quality, climate science, pollution, and green living.
National Centers for Environmental Information
Part 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.
Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program
From the EPA. A resource for learning about toxic chemical releases and pollution prevention activities reported by industrial and federal facilities.
National Water and Climate Center
From the Department of Agriculture.
National Water-Use Science Project
From the U.S. Geological Survey.

Understanding Journal Articles

How to Read a Social Science Journal Article
Guide from the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
How to Read a Scientific Study
A (mostly) visual guide to types of studies and an explanation of the parts of a journal article.

Criminal Justice Research

Criminal Justice Database (ProQuest)
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Indexing, 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

Social Science Database
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Includes 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.
PsycINFO
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Provides access to abstracts, citations, articles, books, and dissertations in the psychological, social, and behavioral sciences. Includes all American Psychological Association journals.
America: History and Life
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The premier database for research on the history of the United States and Canada. Please note: Subscription limited to six simultaneous users
Web of Science Core Collection
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Web of Science Core Collection indexes primary journals and article citations in several databases spanning a wide range of disciplines.

Social Sciences Librarian

Margie Ruppel

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margie.ruppel@uky.edu

Subjects: Anthropology, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology

Are all articles full-text online?

Many journal articles to which UK Libraries has access are available to you full-text online in .PDF format.

However, sometimes you may encounter a bibliographic record for an article to which we do not have access. When this happens, you can request that we get the article from another library using Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

If you have questions about or need assistance with ILL, please contact them.

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