Electronic Resources

Subject Resources: General Social Sciences

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Databases
	17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers
	19th Century British Library Newspapers
	AccessUN Indexes United Nations documents and publications.
			1966 to the present
	AGELINE bibliographic coverage of social gerontology
		SilverPlatter	1978 to the present
	Ageline database Open access to the bibliographic coverage of social gerontology
	Alt-HealthWatch Full-text database focusing on alternative approaches to healthcare and wellness.
			1990 to the present
	America: History and Life Covers the history of the United States and Canada
			1964-
	American FactFinder View, print, and download statistics about population, housing, industry, and business.
	ArticleFirst Table of contents pages for more than 13,000 journals
			1990 to the present
	ArticleFirst Database Articles from more than 12,000 journals covering many subject areas
		First Search (OCLC)	1990 to the present
	Chicago Manual of Style Online
	Community of Science (COS) Find funding, identify potential collaborators, publicize research, and conduct research online
		Community of Science: COS
	COMPLUDOC: Base de Datos de Articulos de Revistas Article and contents of over a thousand scholarly journals in the sciences, social sciences and humanities at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid
	COS Expertise Community of Science Expertise - researcher profiles
		Community of Science: COS
	COS Funding Opportunities Community of Science database of research funding opportunities
		Community of Science: COS
		Cambridge Scientific Abstracts: CSA
	COS Scholar Universe Community of Science database of information about researchers worldwide
		Cambridge Scientific Abstracts: CSA
	COS Workbench Community of Science free personal workspace
		Community of Science: COS See More Info for access information.
	CQ Library Index and full text access to the CQ Weekly and The CQ Researcher.
			1983 to the present
	Credo Reference (Xrefer)
	Current Contents Connect Up-to-date coverage of research-level journals in all fields.
			current
	Declassified Documents Reference System Access to formerly classified U.S. government documents as they are declassified.
			Post WWII to the present
	Dissertation Abstracts Covers every doctoral dissertation completed in the U.S. at accredited institutions for the last150 years
		First Search (OCLC) See More Info for access information.	1861- (indexing); 1980- (abstracting dissertations); 1988- (abstracting theses)
	Early English Books Online (EEBO) A digital library of early English books from 1400 to 1700.
	eHRAF: Collection of Ethnography Collection of ethnographic and other texts that are indexed by culture and subject
	Essential Science Indicators (ESI) (Web of Knowledge) Citation analysis tools, especially via institutions and departments.
			Present and back ten (10) years
	Expanded Academic ASAP Articles from more than 1,500 scholarly, trade and general-interest publications, many in full-text.
			1980 -- present
	Facts on File News Archive Events, issues, statistics and people of the last 20 years.
			1980 to present
	FACTS.com Events, issues, statistics and people of the last 20 years.
			1980 to present
	GenderWatch Full text database of publications focusing on the impact of gender across subject areas.
		Proquest	1970 to the present
	HOMER Catalog of the Information Services Division's library materials (all libraries except Health Sciences Libraries and Law Library catalogs)
	Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and instruction.
	Internet Library of Early Journals (ILEJ) Digital images of six eighteenth and nineteenth-century journals.
		Oxford University Press	varies by title
	Left Index Focused on the political, social, economic and cultural issues of the Left.
	LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe Full text business, financial, legal, medical, biographical, government and domestic and international newspaper resources.
			varies
	NetLibrary Collection of full-text electronic books.
	NewsBank InfoWeb Collection of primary source databases and access to world maps.
	NewsBank NewsFile Collection Full-text news resource covering over 500 national and international news sources.
			1991 to the present
	NewsBank Retrospective Full-text newspaper resource for contemporary American history (1971-1991).
			1971-1991
	Noticias en Espanol Full text Spanish language news articles relevant to Hispanics, Chicanos and Latinos in the U.S.
			1992 to the present
	PapersFirst Database Published information received by The British Library Document Supply Center.
			1993-
	Periodical Abstracts Abstracts of general and academic journals in a variety of subjects.
		First Search (OCLC)	1987 to the present
	Periodicals Index Online (1665-1991) Indexes thousands of humanities and social sciences periodicals since 1665.
			1770-1991
	PERSEE - Portail de revues scientifiques en sciences humaines et sociales
	ProceedingsFirst Database Citations of every congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received at The British Library
			1993 to the present
	ProQuest Access databases of resources for arts, business, humanities, social sciences, science and newspaper resources.
			varies
	PsycARTICLES Full text articles published by the APA, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe & Huber
		Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA)	1985 -- present
	Public Opinion Poll Question Database Provides searchable access to specific poll questions produced by Louis Harris and other polling groups.
	RAND California Statistics and documents on California economic and public policy issues.
			varies
	Rarebooks.info Rarebooks.info offers the largest bibliography on rare books in the world on the web
	Social Sciences Citation Index Citation database for the social sciences
			1965 to present
	SourceOECD
	STAT-USA Economic, business and trade statistical data from the United States federal government.
	Statistical Universe Indexes printed federal, state, international statistical publications, and selected business and professional publications containing statistics.
	Times Digital Archive
	Universal Database of Russian Social Sciences and Humanities Journals
	Violence & Abuse Abstracts Covers current literature on interpersonal violence.
	Wilson Biography Index Indexes biographical material from English-language books and journals.
		H.W. Wilson	1984 - present
	Wilson Book Review Digest Plus Book reviews from current English-language periodicals.
		H.W. Wilson	1983 to the present
	Wilson Essay and General Literature Focuses on humanities and social sciences literature
		H.W. Wilson
	Wilson Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective Dates covered: 1907 - 1984. Index to scholarly and specialized periodicals in the area of social sciences.
		H.W. Wilson	1907 -- 1984
	Wilson Readers' Guide Full Text Articles from popular periodicals published in the U.S. and Canada.
		H.W. Wilson	Indexing 1982+, Abstracting 1984+, “select” Full Text 1994+
	Wilson Social Sciences Full Text International, English-language periodicals in sociology, anthropology, geography, economics, political science, and law
		H.W. Wilson	Indexing 1982+, Abstracting 1984+, “select” Full Text 1994+
	World News Digest Events, issues, statistics and people of the last 20 years.
			1980 to present
	WorldCat Union catalog of books and other materials in many languages located in libraries worldwide
eJournals
	American Behavioral Scientist Focuses on cross-disciplinary problems and research in the social sciences.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 41, no. 1 (1997) -- 2004
		Sage	v. 42 (1999) -- present
	American Imago Explores the role of psychoanalysis in contemporary cultural and social theory.
		Project Muse	v. 52, no. 1 (1995)-present
	Applied Statistics Series C of the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society.
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 49 (1952 - 2000)
	Australian & New Zealand Journal of Statistics Covers both theory and application of statistics.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 40, no. 1 (1998) -- 2005
	Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health Advances the promotion, prevention and early intervention (PPEI) approaches to mental health.
		Directory of Open Access Journals	2002 -- Present
	Behavioral Sciences & the Law Themed, quarterly issues on law and the behavioral sciences.
		Wiley Interscience	Vol. 14, no. 1 (1996)--present
	Conflict Resolution Quarterly
		Wiley Interscience	v. 19, no. 4 (2002) -- present
	Congressional Quarterly Researcher In-depth coverage of timely issues.
			Jan. 1991-present
	Congressional Quarterly Weekly Weekly news magazine of Congressional activity.
			1983 - present
	European Legacy Study of European intellectual and cultural history
		MetaPress	v. 6, no. 1, 2000 -- present
	Evaluation Review Interdisciplinary forum for those who develop, implement and utilize studies designed to improve the human condition.
		First Search (OCLC)	Vol. 23, no. 1 (1999)-v. 28, no. 6 (2004)
	Futures Multidisciplinary journal investigating long-terms futures of society and culture.
		ScienceDirect	v. 1, no. 1 (1968) -- present
	Human Relations
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 50, no. 1 (1997) -- 2004
		Sage	Vol. 1, no. 1 (June 1947)-present
	Human Studies : A Journal for Philosophy and the Social Sciences
		MetaPress (Springer)	v. 20, no. 1 (1997) -- present
	International Journal of Forecasting
		ScienceDirect	v. 1, no. 1 (1985) -- present
	Internet Journal of Mental Health Online journal that accepts submissions with a broadly defined definition of mental health.
		Directory of Open Access Journals	2001 -- Present
	Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour Articles examine the relationships of social structure with human agency.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 28, no. 1 (1998)-- 2005
	Journal of Adolescence essential reading for psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and youth workers in practice, and for university and college faculty
		ScienceDirect	Vol. 18, no. 1 (Feb. 1995) -- present
		ScienceDirect Medicine & Dentistry Backfiles	Vol. 1, no. 1 (Mar. 1978)-v. 17, no. 6 (Dec. 1994)
	Journal of Adolescent Research Studies individuals aged 10-20.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 14, no. 1 (1999)-- 2004
		Sage	v. 14, no. 1 (1999)-- present
	Journal of Child and Family Studies The international forum for topical issues pertaining to the mental well-being of children, adolescents, and their families.
		MetaPress (Springer)	v. 6, no. 1 (1997) -- present
	Journal of Divorce & Remarriage
		Haworth Press	v.30, 1999-present
	Journal of Family Issues Social issues and problems related to marriage and family life.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 20, no. 1 (1999)-- 2004
		Sage	v. 20, no. 1 (1999)-- present
	Journal of Family Psychotherapy an expanded forum for detailed clinical case studies, descriptions of successful treatment programs, innovative strategies in clinical practice.
		Haworth Press	1999 issue 1-
	Journal of Family Social Work It is the first peer-reviewed social work journal devoted to ecosystemic theory, examining the self of the clinician, research, and practice with couples and families.
		Haworth Press	v.5,2000 -
	Journal of Poverty
		Haworth Press	v.3 1999 - v.7 2003
	Journal of Social Issues
		First Search (OCLC)	Vol. 56- (2000- 2005
	Journal of Social Philosophy Articles examine social issues from a philosophical perspective.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 30, no.1 (1999)--present
	Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment An interdisciplinary forum that combines computer technology, learning theory, and assessment.
		Directory of Open Access Journals	2002 -- Present
	Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences Scientific and cultural history of the social and behavioral sciences.
		Wiley Interscience	Vol. 32, no. 1 (1996)--present
	Journal of Transdisciplinary Environmental Studies Environmental issues and the integration of natural & social science with environmental management & planning. management and planning.
		Directory of Open Access Journals	2002 -- Present
	Journal of Youth and Adolescence
		MetaPress (Springer)	v. 26, no. 1 (1997)-- present
	Mathematical Social Sciences
		ScienceDirect	v. 1, no. 1 (1980) -- present
	Philosophy & Social Criticism Articles elucidate the philosophical ideas that underlie social criticism.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 25, no. 1 (1999)--present
	Philosophy of the Social Sciences Articles deal with the philosophical foundations of the social sciences.
		Sage	v. 29, no. 1 (1999) -- present
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 29, no. 1 (1999) -- v. 34, no. 4 (2004)
	Public Understanding of Science All aspects of the interrelationships between science and the public
			Vol. 1, no. 1 (1992)--present
	Science (Washington, D.C.)
		JSTOR	Vol. 1 (1883)-v. 23 (1894); New Series: Vol. 1 no. 1 (Jan. 4, 1895)-v.286, no. 5449 (Dec. 1999)
		Journals@Ovid Ovid Full Text	Vol. 259, no 5091 (Jan. 1, 1993)-v. 306, no. 5698 (Nov. 5, 2004)
		Highwire Press	Vol. 274, no. 5285 (Oct. 11, 1996)-present
	Social Compass Theme-based issues focus on a debate in religion and society.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 46, no. 1 (1999) -- 2004
		Sage	v. 46, no. 1 (1999)-- present
	Social Science Computer Review
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 17, no. 1(1999) -- 2004
		Sage	v. 17, no. 1 (1999)-- present
	Social Science History Studies theories and methods used by historians.
		Project Muse	v. 23, no. 4 (1999)--present
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 23 (1976 - 1999)
	Social Science Information Studies
		ScienceDirect	v. 1/1 - 5/4, 1980-1985
	Social Science Journal
			v. 32, no. 1 (1995) -- present
	Social Studies of Science Research on the concepts, processes, mediations and consequences of modern natural science and technology
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 28 (1998) -- present
		Sage	v. 29 (1999) -- present
		JSTOR	Vols. 5 - 31 (1975 - 2001)
	Sociological Quarterly Research and theory in all areas of sociological inquiry.
		Blackwell-Synergy	1997 -- Present
	Statistics in Society Series A of the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society.
		JSTOR	v. 1, no. 1 (1838)--v. 158, no. 3 (1995)
	Technology and Culture Scholarly articles on the history of technology.
		Project Muse	v. 39, no. 3 (1998)--present
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 39 (1959 - 1998)
	Theory and Decision
		MetaPress (Springer)	v. 42, no. 1 (1997) -- present
	Topoi A journal in the area of philosopjy: destabilizes, unsettles, objects, critiques
		MetaPress (Springer)	v. 16, no. 1 (1997) -- present
	Yale Review
		First Search (OCLC)
	Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory A narrative bibliography of work in the field of critical and cultural theory
		Oxford University Press	v. 9, no. 1 (2002) -- present
eBooks
	Credo Reference (Xrefer)
	Ebrary Internet-based library of over 30,000 electronic volumes
	Gale encyclopedia of multicultural America Contains 8,000 to 12,000 word essays on specific culture groups in the United States
	NetLibrary Collection Collection of full-text electronic books.
Web Sites
	American Radicalism Collection Resources on radicalism in America
	Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE Digital library collections, catalogs and indexes
	Data Bases Available to All USC Researchers Databases locally available to USC researchers.
			varies
	Essential Science Indicators (ESI) (Web of Knowledge) Citation analysis tools, especially via institutions and departments.
			Present and back ten (10) years
	European Commission Libraries Catalog Index to European Union publications and periodical articles about EU.
			1983-
	Fedstats Gateway site for U.S. government agency statistics
	International Comparisons in Education Collects, analyzes, and disseminates statistics and other data related to education in the United States and other nations.
	Internet Library of Early Journals (ILEJ) Digital images of six eighteenth and nineteenth-century journals.
		Oxford University Press	varies by title
	KIDS COUNT 2003 Data Book Online State-by-state project of the Casey Foundation to track the status of children in the United States.
	LA as Subject The L.A. as Subject database is an on-line directory of less visible archives and collections in the Los Angeles region.
	National statistics: the official UK statistics site This is the UK's home of official statistics, reflecting Britain's economy, population and society at national and local level.
	OECD Index Bibliographical database of OECD Publications from 1970 onwards.
	Official Statistics on the Web
	PERSEE - Portail de revues scientifiques en sciences humaines et sociales
	San Fernando Valley Statistics and Facts
	United Nations Institute for Disarmament (UNIDIR) Web site for the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
	United Nations Statistics Division Provides links to a wide range of international statistical sources and country profiles
	World Development Report 2004 Investigates how countries can accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by making services work for poor people.