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- Sociological AbstractsSociological Abstracts, and its companion file Social Services Abstracts, covers the international literature on sociology, social work, and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. It provides abstracting and indexing of articles and book reviews drawn from thousands of serials publications, plus books, book chapters, dissertations, conference papers, and working papers.
Other Databases for Articles
- America: History & LifePublished since 1964, the index of literature covers the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present, with over 1,700 indexed journals dated as far back to 1910.
- Annual ReviewsAnnual Reviews provides over 50 journals that cover many disciplines, with access to both current and archived journal volumes.
- Bibliography of Asian StudiesThe Biography of Asian Studies (BAS) contains nearly 900,000 records on all subjects (specifically humanities and social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia since it started publishing in 1971.
- Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples of North AmericaThe database covers all aspects of indigenous culture, history, and life in North America, with more than 350,000 citations for newspapers, magazines, books, journals, etc. dating all the way back to the 16th century,
- CQ ResearcherCQ Researcher provides original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news.
- Ethnic NewsWatchA collection of over 3.5 million full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press, that explores the perspectives of minorities since 1942.
- Family Studies AbstractsAn index that contains over 45,000 bibliographic records exploring family studies from 1930 to today.
- Oxford Bibliographies Online: African American StudiesOxford Bibliographies offer in-depth research guides and overview articles within academic subjects. Topic areas in the African American Studies bibliography include art, music, drama, and culture; history; individuals; law; literature; politics; religion; and sports.
- Oxford Bibliographies Online: CriminologyOxford Bibliographies offer in-depth research guides and overview articles within academic subjects. Topic areas in the criminology bibliography include corrections, courts and sentencing, crime prevention, criminal behavior, criminologists and criminological theories, environmental criminology, international criminology, organizational and white collar crime, policing, public response to crime, race, gender, ethnicity and crime, research methods, and victimology.
- Oxford Bibliographies Online: Political ScienceOxford Bibliographies offer in-depth research guides and overview articles within academic subjects. Topic areas in the Political Science bibliography include African politics, Asian politics, comparative politics, European politics, international relations, Latin American politics, methodologies, Middle Eastern politics, political psychology, political theory, and US politics.
- Oxford Bibliographies Online: SociologyOxford Bibliographies offer in-depth research guides and overview articles within academic subjects. Topic areas in the sociology bibliography include crime and social justice, cultural sociology, economic sociology, gender and sexuality, health sociology, political sociology, race and ethnicity, research methods, social psychology, social theory, sociology of religion, and sociology of the family and life course.
- PsycINFOThis database is published by the American Psychological Association and provides comprehensive indexing and abstracts of the international psychological literature from the 1800s to the present. Documents indexed include journals, articles, books, dissertations, and more. 90% of the 3,000+ titles indexed in APA PsycINFO are peer-reviewed.
- Social Services AbstractsThis database provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. The database abstracts and indexes thousands of serials publications and includes abstracts of journal articles and dissertations, and citations to book reviews.
- Sociological CollectionThis database covers over 500 full-text journals, including nearly 500 peer-reviewed titles. Sociological Collection offers information in all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture, and social structure. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
General/Multidisciplinary
- Academic Search Premier
This multi-disciplinary database offers full text for nearly 2,000 scholarly journals, including more than 1,500 peer-reviewed titles. Covering virtually every area of academic study, Academic Search Premier offers full text information dating as far back as 1985. This database is updated on a daily basis.
- Google ScholarWith an OSU login, the Google Scholar interface allows users to search library holdings and peer-reviewed articles.
- JSTORFull-text access for over 17 million journal articles, books, documents, and research reports in a variety of disciplines.
- Kanopy Videostreaming
Kanopy offers more than 30,000 films, including critically acclaimed movies, inspiring documentaries, award-winning foreign films, and more.
- ProQuest Research LibraryProQuest Research Library provides one-stop access to thousands of full-text periodicals from one of the broadest, most inclusive general reference databases ProQuest has to offer. Search from a highly-respected, diversified mix of scholarly journals, professional and trade publications, and magazines covering over 150 subjects and topics.
- ScopusScopus is a large abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivering a comprehensive overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities, Scopus features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research.
Sources for Data
- Census.govThe U.S. Census Bureau is the nation’s leading provider of quality data about its people, economy, and health. You can browse through a variety of topics, look at data and maps, create tables based on survey and year, and much more.
- iPollA database of public opinion research and response with over 825,000 questions and 25,000 studies dating back to the 1930s.
- StatistaStatista consolidates statistical data on over 80,000 topics from more than 22,500 sources. It includes insights and facts across 600 industries and 50+ countries.