How Can I Find Information On Sociology?

NOTE This information is a starting point for your research. It will give you a jump-start to academic resources in both online and print formats. Ask a reference librarian for additional suggestions.

Magazines, Journals and Newspaper Articles

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Search Academic Search Complete EBSCO , ASAP - Expanded Academic ASAP InfoTrac , SocINDEX FullText EBSCO and
WilsonSelectPlus OCLC for magazine, journal and newspaper articles related to your topic in Sociology.

Selected Websites

Internet Public Library -- Sociology
A comprehensive resource for finding information on Sociology.

Librarians' Index to the Internet -- Sociology
Searchable and annotated subject directory of Internet resources related to Sociology selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of libraries.

Writing about Sociology
Handout from UNC about Sociology and how to write about Sociology.

WWW Virtual Library -- Sociology Associations and Organizations
Guide to Sociological associations.

Yahoo Directory -- Sociology
This is an online guide to the World Wide Web on the topic of Sociology. It is catalog of sites created by a staff of editors who visit and evaluate web sites, and then organize them into subject-based categories and sub-categories.

Selected Books In The Oakton Library

Cambridge dictionary of sociology / Bryan S. Turner, ed.
Call Number: REF. HM425 .C36 2006 DPC
RHCREF. HM425 .C36 2006 RHC

Essentials of sociology / David B. Brinkerhoff, et al.
Call Number: HM585 .B85 2005 DPC

Mappers of society: The lives and legacies of great sociologists / Ronald Fernandez
Call Number: HM478 .F47 2003 DPC

Society: The basics / John J. Macionis
Call Number: RHC. HM586 .M16 2004 RHC

Sociology / John J. Macionis
Call Number: RHC. HM586 .M33 2007 RHC

Sociology / Jon M. Shepard
Call Number: HM585 .S5 2005 DPC

Sociology in our times: The essentials / Diana Kendall
Call Number: SKOCC. HM586 .K46 2004 RHC

Sociology in a changing world / William Kornblum in collaboration with Carolyn d. Smith
Call Number: HM786 .G74 2008 DPC

Finding Books in the Oakton Library

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Updated 09/20/09