Sociology Databases
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Article Indexes and Databases | Informational and Statistical Databases | Survey Tools
Article Indexes and Databases
- SocINDEX
- Coverage: 1895 - current
- Indexes core sociology journals dating back to 1895. Use in place of Sociological Abstracts.
- Alternative Press Index
- Coverage: 1991 - current
- Indexes over 250 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines. Subjects covered include anarchism, labor, socialism, feminism, ecology, gay and lesbian issues, political and social change.*Password required for full text. Contact Reference Desk x6662.
- JSTOR
- Coverage: late 1800's - most recent 5 years
- Archival access to many scholarly periodicals. Jstor does not cover the most recent three years of most journals.
- Social Sciences Abstracts
- Coverage: 1983 - current
- International, English-language periodicals in sociology, anthropology, geography, economics, political science, and law.
- Academic Search Premier
- Coverage: 1988 - current
- Provides access to basic journal index and some full text resources. Subject coverage is general and broad. Shows CC holdings.
- LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe
- Coverage: 1977 - current
- Access to popular press material such as newspaper articles. Also contains law review articles.
- Contemporary Women's Issues
- Coverage: 1992 - current
- Provides full text access to global information on women. Journals, newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies, and fact sheets on women in over 150 countries. *Password required for full text. Contact Reference Desk x6662.
- Gender Studies Database
- Coverage: pre-1972 - current
- Combines the Women’s Studies International and Men’s Studies databases with sexual diversity issues and gender-engaged scholarship. Source documents include professional journals, conference papers, books, book chapters, government reports, discussion and working papers, theses & dissertations, and freely available full text articles & documents on the Web.
Informational and Statistical Databases
- CQ Voting And Elections Collection
- An elections database covering presidential, congressional and gubernatorial elections, campaigns, political parties, voters and demographics. Includes historical and modern data, analyses of elections and voting behavior, explanations of electoral process and reforms, census and district demographics, key events and issues, and much more
- Inter-University Consortium For Political And Social Research
- Coverage: N/A
- Provides large data sets such as public opinion polls, attitude surveys, health information, results of research projects. Data may require use of specialized software such as SPSS or SAS.
- Colorado Economic And Demographic Information System
- Coverage: varies, 1980's - current
- CEDIS (Colorado Economic and Demographic Information System) provides detailed local and state level economic and demographic information.
- American FactFinder
- U.S. census search engine.
- Historical Statistics Of The United States
- Coverage: 1600s - current
- Annual time series of the U.S. population, economic indicators, social conditions, and government. From colonial times to the present.
- The Gallup Brain
- Coverage: 1935 - current
- A searchable, living record of more than 60 years of public opinon. Find answers to more than 125,000 questions and responses from more than 3.5 million people interviewed by The Gallup Poll since 1935.
- Statistical Universe
- Coverage: N/A
- Access to US statistical information.
- UNSTATS
- Coverage: 1958 – current
- Statistical compilation for the United Nations. Contains selected data series from 30 specialized international sources, including labor, agricultural, nutritional and industrial statistics. Years of coverage vary with data series/countries selected.
- WDI Online
- Coverage: 1960 - current
- 500 time-series indicators for 210 economies plus regional and income groups. Retrievable data in spreadsheet format, display maps and graphs, and export data. Note: Access to this resource may not work using Internet Explorer 7. Try Internet Explorer 6 or Firefox.