Research Guides: Sociology: Find Scholarly Articles

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SocINDEX with Full Text
(EBSCO) Records providing comprehensive coverage of sociology and all sub-disciplines. Full text and full text linking available. Coverage: 1895-Current.
Sociological Abstracts
(Proquest) Provides access to abstracts of international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Links to full text available. Coverage 1952-present.
Sociology Database
(Proquest) Covers a wide range of international literature on sociology and social work topics from over 310 full text journals. Coverage: 1985-present

Sage Journal Collection
An online collection of 450 online journals publised by Sage. Includes the deep backfile (up to the 2011 titles) collection. Updated monthly.

Databases with specific focus

Ageline (EBSCO)
Focuses exclusively on the population aged 50+ and issues of aging. Social gerontology and aging-related content in the literature of various social science fields.
Child Welfare Information Gateway
A service of the Children’s Bureau, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services. Access to print & electronic publications, websites, & online databases covering various topics. Full text available.

GenderWatch
GenderWatch enhances gender and women's studies, and gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) research by providing authoritative perspectives from 1970 to present. This well-established and highly reviewed resource offers over 300 titles, with more than 250 in full-text, from an array of academic, radical, community and independent presses. Researchers and teachers may access more than 219,000 full articles on wide-ranging topics like sexuality, religion, societal roles, feminism, masculinity, eating disorders, healthcare, and the workplace.

Military & Government Collection
(EBSCO) Publications covering all branches of the military and government

PTSDpubs
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, this database covers the Published International Literature On Traumatic Stress.

Databases for additional areas of study in the field of Social Science.

America History and Life (EBSCO)
(EBSCO) Covers the history of the US and Canada from prehistoric times to the present. Journal articles, book reviews. Coverage 1964-Current.
Communications & Mass Media Complete (EBSCO)
Journals relating to communication and mass media studies.
Criminal Justice Abstracts (EBSCO)
Contains abstracts of international journal articles, books, and reports on a range of topics in criminal justice. Links to full text available. Coverage: 1968-Current.
Criminal Justice Database (Proquest)
A comprehensive collection of U.S. & international criminal justice journals including information for professionals and researchers. Abstracts, full text, and links to full text available.

Education Research Complete (EBSCO)
Database featuring full text resources covering scholarly research & information relating to all areas of education. Includes related social issues. Coverate: 1983-Current

Educator's Reference Complete (Gale)
Database featuring full-text academic journals, reports, and reference sources focused on education, child development, and psychology.
ERIC (EBSCO)
Database containing full text material from the Educational Resource Information Center. Coverage 1966-Current.

PAIS Index
Citations from journals, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories in the area of public policy. Coveratge 1977-Current.
ScienceDirect College Editions
Search full text articles for over 1900 titles in the Health & Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Social & Behavioral Sciences collections from 1995 to present. Our library has also purchased a small selection of ebook titles through ScienceDirect.
Social Science Database
(Proquest) Database provides information on hundreds of topics, including: Addiction studies, Urban studies, Family studies, International relations. Full text and linking. Coverage: 1994-Current.

Social Services Abstracts (Proquest)
Covers current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. Abstracts of journal articles and links to full text available. Coverage: 1979-Current.
Social Work Abstracts (EBSCO)
Database produced by the NASW, it covers hundreds of social work and human services journals and topics such as theory, practice, & social issues. Full text and links provided. Coverage: 1977-Current.

Broader databases that include Social Sciences and publisher databases with strong emphasis on relevant social science journals.

MLA International Bibliography
Essential research database for all aspects of modern languages and literature. It contains more than 2.7 million records from books, journals, dissertations and scholarly web sites.