REFERENCE BOOKS

Blackwell dictionary of sociology: a user's guide to sociological language       HM 425 .J64 2000       netLibrary Critical dictionary of sociology       HM 17 .B6813 1989b Dictionary of sociology       (REF) HM 17 .C66 1998 Dictionary of sociology       (REF) HM 425 .D5735 2005 Encyclopedia of social theory       (REF) HM 425 .E53x 2006 Encyclopedia of social work & supp       (REF) HV 35 .S6 [1995] Encyclopedia of social welfare history in North America       (REF) HV 312 .E497 2005 Encyclopedia of sociology       (REF) HM 425 .E5 2000

International encyclopedia of the social and behavioral sciences       (REF) H 41 .I58 2001 Need to know: social science research methods       H 62 .M3364 2005 Online social research: methods, issues, & ethics       HM 571 .O55 2004 Penguin dictionary of sociology       (REF) HM 17 .A23 2006 SAGE handbook of sociology       (REF) HM 586 .S24x 2005 Social science encyclopedia       (REF) H 41 .S63 2004 Sociology: a guide to reference and information sources       (REF) HM 585 .A29x 2005 Women in sociology       HM 19 .W59 1991

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PERIODICAL INDEXES & ABSTRACTS

American public opinion index

(compact shelving) HM 261 .A463

• UWM Libraries have 1981-2000.
• Covers special surveys & opinion polls administered nationwide, statewide, and locally. Responses to the questions included can be found in the microfiche set, Microforms Area: (MC) HM 01.
• Continued by Polling the Nations.

Criminal justice abstracts

(REF) HV 6001 .C7x

• UWM Libraries have 1968-date [electronic]    1968-date [print].
• Abstracts of current books, journal articles, dissertations, and reports published worldwide.

Criminal justice periodical index (CJPI)

(REF) HV 6001 .C73x

• UWM Libraries have 1976-1998.
• Indexes journals related to corrections, criminal justice, drug abuse, police and prison studies, rehabilitation, and security systems.

Criminology, penology & police science abstracts

(REF) HV 6001 .E9

• UWM Libraries have 1969-1997.
• An international abstracting service covering police science, forensic sciences, and forensic medicine.

C.R.I.S.: the combined retrospective index set to journals in sociology, 1895-1974

(REF) H 1 .C2x

• Covers sociology-related articles in English language journals between 1895 and 1974.

Human resources abstracts

(REF) HN 51 .P6

• UWM Libraries have 1966-2001.
• Covers human, social, and manpower problems and solutions ranging from slum rehabilitation & job development training to compensatory education, minority group problems, and rural poverty.

Ingenta

• This electronic index covers 28,000+ scholarly journals in most subject areas.
• Uses keyword searching of titles only.

International bibliography of sociology

Z 7161 .I594

• UWM Libraries have 1955-1985, 1988-1991.
• UNESCO publication covering sociological resources.

PAIS international

• UWM Libraries have 1915-date.
• A useful source for sociology and related fields, this indexes a variety of materials, including government publications, and a large number of periodicals.

Polling the nations

• UWM Libraries have 1986-date.
• Covers survey conducted by over 700 polling organizations in the United States and other countries; continues American Public Opinion Index.

Sage urban studies abstracts

(REF) HT 151 .S15x

• UWM Libraries have 1973-date.
• Covers books, articles, pamphlets, government publications, speeches, and legislative research studies related to urban affairs and urban studies.

Social sciences full text

(REF) AI 3 .R4913x     [Social sciences index]

• UWM Libraries have 1983-date. [electronic];     1907-1994/95 [print]
• An index to journal articles for all fields of social sciences.

Social sciences citation index

(compact shelving) HM 1 .S6x

• UWM Libraries have 1966-1999.
• An important resource for subject and citation searching.
• See Web of science for current materials.

Social services abstracts

• UWM Libraries have 1980-date.
• An electronic index to current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.

Social work abstracts

(REF) HV 1 .N3

• UWM Libraries have 1965-date.
• Covers journal articles in social work, social welfare, and related fields.

Sociological abstracts

(compact shelving) HM 1 .S67

• UWM Libraries have 1963-date [electronic];     1953-2000 [print].
• A major source for material in sociology and related material in anthropology, economics, education, medicine, and other fields.

Urban affairs abstracts

(REF) HT 101 .U64x

• UWM Libraries have 1972-1994.
• A comprehensive urban information service which covers articles from periodicals, newsletters, and journals.

Web of science

• UWM Libraries have 1987-date.
• An important resource for subject and citation searching.
• Electronic version of Social sciences citation index, Science citation index, and Arts and humanities citation index.

World agricultural economics and rural sociology abstracts

HD 1401 .W6

• UWM Libraries have 1966-1997.
• A resource for publications on rural sociology.

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GENERAL INDEXES & ABSTRACTS

Academic search

• UWM Libraries have 1984-date.
• This electronic index covers over 3,200 journals in most subject areas, with many full text articles.

Dissertation abstracts

• UWM Libraries have 1851-date.
• The most comprehensive abstracting service of doctoral dissertations from U.S. universities and many international universities; the index also covers selected master's theses.

Education abstracts

(compact shelving) L 11 .E38x [Education index]

• UWM Libraries have 1983-date [electronic];     1929/32-1994/95 [print].
• An index to articles from all aspects of education.

ERIC

• UWM Libraries have 1966-date.
• A major resource for education journals and educational documents; full text of many ERIC documents is available online, microfiche copies are available in the Curriculum Library.

Milwaukee journal sentinel [Index]

• UWM Libraries have 1990-1996.
• Full text coverage of the local newspaper.
• See Wisconsin newsstand for coverage 1994-date.

Newsbank newsfile

(MFC) HT 151 .N5x

• UWM Libraries have 1990-2001 [electronic];     1970-1996 [print].
• Full text coverage of selected articles of regional newspapers; back issues in the Microforms area, (MC) HT 1.

Proquest newspapers

• UWM Libraries have 1986-date.
• Covers over 500 major newspapers nationwide and some international; full text articles online.

PsycINFO

• UWM Libraries have 1887/1970-date
• Psychological Abstracts is the major resource for periodical articles, chapters of books, and dissertations; some full text articles are available.

Reader's guide full text

(REF) AI 3 .R48 [Reader's guide to periodical literature]

• UWM Libraries have 1983-date [electronic];     1904-1994/95 [print].
• Indexes general periodicals, including current events journals.

Women studies abstracts

HQ 1101 .W615x

• UWM Libraries have 1972-2002.
• Covers materials related to women's studies, including journal articles, book reviews, and special essays.
• Print version of part of Women's Studies International.

Women's studies international

• UWM Libraries have 1974-date.
• Covers materials related to women's studies, including journal articles, book reviews, and special essays.
• Electronic version of Women studies abtracts, with additional resources.