ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY

Databases | Books | Web Resources | Print Journals | Citation Guides | College Resources

FIND AN ARTICLE: SEARCH THE LIBRARY’S DATABASES

These databases are either tailored to your subject or they provide coverage over a wide range of interdisciplinary topics. Before you start, you might take a look at some tips on searching databases.

• Academic Search Premier:   An interdisciplinary database that provides full text for nearly 4,500 journals, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles

• Issues and Controversies: Covers current social topics that inspire debate and controversy and offers information on both sides of the argument

• Points of View: Overviews on a variety of current events and sets of opposing viewpoints on controversial subjects

• Business Searching Interface:   Information on the economic and political backgrounds of countries by presenting country reports

• Student Research Center:   Information organized by subject from several kinds of resources, including magazines, country reports, and encyclopedias

FIND A BOOK: GO STRAIGHT TO THE STACKS

If you can't go the library's stacks, check out our collection of online reference books:

• Credo Reference Online: Access to more than 300 reference books, including general and specialized encyclopedias and dictionaries for overviews on topics

• Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia: Online access to a general encyclopedia covering a wide range of topics

• World Atlas: Provides maps, images, and the ability to compare demographic information from different countries

If you can visit the library, it’s easy to browse our collection because we organize books by their subject:

You also might try these reference books:

• CultureGrams: a four-volume set, divided by geographical region, that provides overviews of the history, demographics, and culture of countries Ref GT 150 .C86 2007

• World Folklore and Folklife: a set of four volumes, organized by geographical region, that discusses the various topics and themes in folklore from around the world Ref GR 35 .G75 2006

• Dictionary of Sociology: provides concise but thorough definitions of terms and concepts used in sociology Ref HM 425 .D5735 2005

• Social Sciences Encyclopedia: a cross-disciplinary, two-volume set that addresses the major concepts and topics in the social sciences Ref H 41 .S63 2004

• Dictionary of Social Sciences: provides definitions of more than 1500 terms and concepts used in the social sciences Ref H 41 .D53 2002

• Encyclopedia of Sociology: a three-volume set that provides overviews and summaries of concepts in sociology Ref HM 425 .E5 2000

FIND A WEBSITE: USE INTERNET RESOURCES WISELY

Although these websites are likely to be accurate, you should still evaluate information found on the Internet.

• Anthro.Net: Provides a database of more than 40,000 reviewed web pages with anthropological information

• Sociocultural Theory in Anthropology: Contains overviews of concepts, journals, and biographies of major figures in anthropology, created and maintained by graduate students

• Anthropology in the News: Provides current news stories about anthropology and recent discoveries in the field

• Electronic Journal of Sociology: Presents peer-reviewed articles on sociology and maintains an archive of previously published papers

• CIA World Factbook: Offers demographical and geographical statistics compiled by the US government about countries from around the world

• American FactFinder: Provides governmental data on the US population, including data sets, maps, and links to other resources

• FedStats: A gateway to statistics compiled by more than 100 agencies of the federal government to provide information on the US population

• Statistical Abstracts: Provides comprehensive, government statistics about the social and economical states of people living in the United States

• Online Dictionary of Sociology: Provides brief definitions of terms and phrases used in the social sciences

FIND A PRINT JOURNAL: READ THE LATEST ISSUES

The library subscribes to magazines and journals that are related to your field. Head to Tioga 3 and browse through some of these journals:

• American Journal of Sociology
• Rural Sociology
• American Sociological Review
• Sociology of Education
• Current Anthropology
• American Anthropologist
• Cultural Survival Quarterly
• Journal of Anthropological Research
• American Ethnologist

CITATION GUIDES: CREATE A BIBLIOGRAPHY

Whether you use websites, electronic journals, reference books, or print resources, you will need a bibliography. Here’s some information on how to cite your sources:

• Avoid inadvertent plagiarism: It’s possible to copy from a source and not even know that you’ve done anything wrong.

• KnightCite: This great site formats the bibliographic entry for you, and you can select the appropriate style (MLA, APA, Chicago).

• Guide to the MLA style: The MLA-style is generally used for papers written in the humanities.

• Guide for the APA style: The APA-style is generally used for papers written in the social sciences, especially psychology.

FIND MORE HELP: USE COLLEGE RESOURCES

Don’t hesitate to talk to a librarian, a tutor, or your instructor when conducting research. Make the most of these resources!

• Library Hours
• Writing Center
• Tutoring Center

Descriptions of databases are paraphrased or taken directly from Ebsco.

This page was created and is maintained by Smita Avasthi.