C.O.D. Library - Sociology Research Guide

Sociology Research Guide

Find Overview or Background Information

Dictionary of Sociology [online]. Must have a C.O.D. Library Card to access this book from off-campus.
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology. 11 vols. Reference HM 425 .B53 2007
Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology. Reference HM 425 .C36 2006
Encyclopedia of Sociology. Reference HM 17 .E5 2000
Reader's Guide to the Social Sciences. 2 vols.
Reference H 41 .R45 2001
Social Issues in America. Reference HN 57 .S624 2006
The Social Science Encyclopedia. Reference H 41. S63 2004
Sociology Basics. 2 vols. Reference HM 425.S63 2000
Sociology: The Key Concepts. [online]
21st Century Sociology: A Reference Handbook. 2 vols.
Reference HM 585 .A13 2007
World of Sociology. 2 vols. Reference HM 585 .W67 2001

Find Books, Videos and Other Audiovisual Materials

C.O.D. Library Catalog: the C.O.D. Library only
I-Share: 65 Illinois libraries
WorldCat: this country and around the world

Find Articles in Magazines, Journals and Newspapers

You must have a valid College of DuPage library card to access the sociology article databases from off-campus.

Expanded Academic ASAP (1980-present)
References and abstracts to articles in about 3,000 magazines and journals from a variety of subject areas. Many articles are online or full-text.
Academic Search Premier (1984-present) References and abstracts to articles from about 4,500 magazines and journals. Many articles are online or full-text.
SocIndex With Full Text (1895-present)
References and abstracts to articles for about 4,000 professional, scholarly sociology journals with about 425 journals available full-text (online). This database also includes full-text for almost 600 books and monographs and full text for almost 7,000 conference papers. Use the "Subject Terms" button (top of page) to find an appropriate sociological term for your search topic.
How do I find the whole article in SocIndex?
Other article databases: CQ Researcher, Issues and Controversies on File, Opposing Viewpoints and the newspaper databases including the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune.
Sociology Journals in the C.O.D. Library
Order the article you need from another library (Interlibrary Loan)
http://www.cod.edu/library/libweb/fitzwater/ILLrequest.htm

Find Web Sites

The following Web sites are "gateways" to sociology information that provide numerous links to still other gateways, electronic journals, listservs, data archives and full-text publications. For your sociology course papers and projects, be sure to evaluate the Web sites that you find. Use the C.O.D. Library's "Evaluating Web Sites" Web page to determine the reliability of a Web site.

Research Resources for the Social Science
http://www.socsciresearch.com
SocioWeb
http://www.socioweb.com/~markbl/socioweb
A Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace
http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/index.html
SocioSite
http://www.sociosite.net
WWW Virtual library: Sociology
http://www.mcmaster.ca/socscidocs/w3virtsoclib/index.htm
Yahoo: Sociology.
http://www.yahoo.com/Social_Science/Sociology

Find a Topic and Write a Paper

10,000 Ideas for Term Papers, Projects, Reports & Speeches
Reference & General LB 1047.3 .L35 1998
Sociology Research Paper Ideas
http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-sociology-topics
Sociology Student Writer's Manual
General HM 585 .S638 2002

Cite Sources

Help with citing sources in MLA and APA style
http://www.cod.edu/library/research/Citenet.htm
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association [APA] .
The "Bible" for APA style papers and reference lists.
Reference & General BF 76.7.P83
Concise Rules of APA Style.
Reference & General BF 76.7 .C66 2005
APA Style Helper: Software for New Writers in the Behavioral Sciences
Use on your computer to create a APA style paper and reference list.
Reference, General & Circulation Desk BF76.6 .P832 2005 [CD-ROM]
APA Publication Manual Crib Sheet
http://www.docstyles.com/archive/apacrib.pdf
APA Citation Style: Documenting Sources [PowerPoint presentation]
Using NoodleBib: Creating APA Citations [Video]

Diana Fitzwater, Professor and Reference Librarian
(630) 942-2078 Office: SRC 3051
fitzwate@cod.edu

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Updated May 2008

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