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GSLIS 409
Choosing a Topic/Gathering
Background Information:
- Browse recent issues of Social Problems or Journal of Social Issues via Infotrac Expanded Academic (from advanced search: jn social problems)
- Public Agenda
- Social Issues by Multnomah County Library
- Internet Public Library: Social Issues and Social Welfare Resources
- Gallup Poll and Social Issues
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Freedom Network
- Social Issues Researcher SIRS) (also [On CD-ROMs reserve]
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Offers coverage on a variety
of hot topics/current issues. The site helps users to understand
the background of the issues and provides current public opinion.
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The site is a wonderful
resource for information topics that concerns today's society:
abortion, affirmative action, global warming, homelessness, etc.
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Provides thousands of full
text articles on social, scientific, historical, economic, political,
and global issues.
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Associations
- Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA)
An advocacy organization supported by more than 100 professional associations, scientific societies, universities and research institutions. Informs the community about relevant federal policies. Links to national associations in the social sciences.
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Idenitifying Key Professional Journals
- Magazines for Library [GSLIS Ref. Z692 .S5 M23]
- ISI Journal Citation Ranking: Social Sciences [not available at Simmons; available at Northeastern}
- Li, Tze-chung. "Periodicals," In: Social Reference Sources: A Practical Guide, pp. 113-127. [On reserve for LIS 409]
- Professional Association Journals, including:
- JSTOR Social Sciences Titles
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American
Anthropological Association
American Economic Association
American Historical Association
American Political Science Association
American Psychological Association
American Society of Criminology
American Sociological Association
American Statistical Association
Association of American Geographers
Linguistic Society of America
National Association of Social Workers
National Communication Association
Society for Research in Child Development
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Searching the Literature
- Annual Reviews: Social Sciences
- Annual Review of Anthropology
- Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 1993-
- Beatley P129 .A56
- Annual Review of Public Health, 1980- .
- Beatley RA421 .A66
- Annual Review of Psychology
- SSW Library, 1980- .BF30 .A56
- InfoTrac 1996-
- Annual Review of Women's Health, 1993- .
- Beatley RA564.85 .W667
- Alternative Press Index
- Social Sciences Index, 1974- . Beatley Index
- Social Sciences and Humanities Index, 1966-1974. Beatley Index
- Social Sciences Fulltext (Wilson), 1983- .
- Social Science Abstracts (OCLC), 1979- .
- PAIS
- CIS Statistical Universe
- ISI (Instutute for Scientific Information) Web of Science (in-house, one-user access only)
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Non-mainstream coverage of the practices and
theories of cultural, economic, political, and social change
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Broad coverage of social sciences issues worldwide,
including public policy, economics, business, government, public
administration, political science, and statistics.
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Includes statistical reports generated by the
US and state governments on topics of business, education, social
sciences, geography, and sociology
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Great resource! Citation searching and articles
from core journals in the social sciences.
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Searching Tips
Check onscreen help for truncation symbol and use when appropiate, e.g. homeless* to retrieve homeless and homelessness. When possible and appropriate, use synonyns, e.g., censorship or intellectual freedom to broaden search for more results.
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