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Here are some resources for preparing your papers:
SocINDEX with Full Text - contains full text for 253 "core" coverage sociology journals dating back to 1895, and 72 "priority" coverage journals. This database also includes full text for 547 books and monographs, and full text for 6,711 conference papers.
Academic OneFile - a general journal index covering many disciplines, not just Social Sciences. Contains full-text of some articles.
InfoTrac Criminal Justice - A subset of Academic OneFile, this database provides full-text articles related to criminal justice.
LegalTrac - Provides indexing for more than 1,400 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals. Contains law-related articles from over 1,000 additional business and general interest titles.
PsycINFO - Contains more than 1.8 million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports, all in the field of psychology. Journal coverage, which dates back to the 1800s, includes international material selected from more than 1,700 periodicals in over 30 languages. You will get the best results if your search uses the database's subject terms!
InfoTrac Psychology Collection - A subset of Academic OneFile, this database provides full-text articles related to psychology.
CINAHL - Provides citations to 1,835 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health. The database contains more than 1,000,000 records dating back to 1982. You will get the best results if your search uses the database's subject terms!
ERIC - Contains citations and abstracts for over 750 educational journals and related documents for the Education Resource Information Center. The LCSC Library has the ERIC Documents on microfiche, going back to Document #247370. You will get the best results if your search uses the database's subject terms!
Business and Company ASAP - A good source of journal literature on business topics and individual companies. A Thomson Gale database.
Google News Archive - News archive search provides an easy way to search and explore historical archives. In addition to helping you search, News archive search can automatically create timelines which show selected results from relevant time periods. Many of these articles may be purchased individually from the provider. Remember to check the LCSC Periodical List first to see if the article is available to you free-of-charge via the Library!
Paper Indexes at LCSC:
Criminal Justice Abstracts - a Paper Index in the LCSC Library, 1976-Present. Covers offenders & victims, juvenile justice & delinquency, police, courts & the legal process, adult corrections, crime prevention & control strategies. Provides abstracts of current books, journal articles, and reports.
Social Work Abstracts - A paper index in the LCSC Library, 1994-Present. Covers the social work profession, case management, psychotherapy, community development, family & couples therapy, group therapy, addictions, aging & the aged, child & family welfare, criminal justice & violence, disabilities, mental retardation, civil & legal rights, public welfare, rural & urban issues, social policy & legislation. Provides abstracts (summaries) of the articles.
Women's Studies Abstracts - a Paper Index in the LCSC Library, 1983-Present. Covers women studies, psychology of women, sex roles, sexuality, family, society, violence against women, religion, philosophy & ethics, sports & physical capabilities, family planning, pregnancy, abortion, performing arts, interpersonal relations, prejudice & sex discrimination, women's liberation movement, biography. Provides abstracts of publications.
START WITH REFERENCE BOOKS! Consult your librarian to identify good titles for your topic.
Reference Book Online! [If asked to log in, use the same login/password you use for journal databases. If you don't know how to login to journal databases either, contact the Reference Librarians.]:
Addictions and Native Americans [Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2000]
The AIDS Crisis : A Documentary History [Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1998]
A Call to Be Whole : The Fundamentals of Health Care Reform [Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003]
Encyclopedia of the Global Economy : A Guide for Students and Researchers. [Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006]
Volume 1: 168 encyclopedic entries on key topics related to international economics and trade.
Volume 2: Primary documents and statistical data related to international trade.
Global AIDS Policy [Westport, Conn. : Bergin & Garvey, 1994]
Statistical Handbook on Infectious Diseases [Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2003]
LCSC Library Catalog - provides information about the materials owned by the LCSC Library and other North Idaho Academic Libraries, including North Idaho College and the University of Idaho. Also has a link to WIN Libraries, so you can search Gonzaga, Whitworth, and VALNet Libraries.
Direct link to the University of Idaho Library Catalog. (May be needed temporarily while the LCSC Catalog software is being upgraded.)
WorldCat - A catalog of items held at libraries throughout the world. Many of these materials can be borrowed through inter-library loan.
Google Books - Info from their Website: "Just do a search on Google Book Search or on Google.com. When we find a book whose content contains a match for your search terms, we'll link to it in your search results. Click a book title and you'll see, like a card catalog entry, some basic information about the book. You may also see a few snippets of text from the book showing your search term in context. If the publisher or author has given us permission through our Partner Program then you'll see a few full pages from the book and if the book is out of copyright, you'll be able to page through the entire book." Click on the "About This Book" link and look for a link called "Find This Book in a Library" to locate the nearest library holdings.
APA Citation Style - examples of citations in APA Format for your list of References.
APA Interactive Tutorial - Developed by Mr. Kevin Schoepp.
Westlaw - Online legal research service provides quick, easy access to West's vast collection of statutes, case law materials, public records and other legal resources, as well as current news articles and business information.
USA.gov - A search engine for government Web pages, with an emphasis on the Executive Branch of the Federal Government.
GPO Access - Searchable database of Web pages, with an emphasis on the Legislative Branch of the Federal Government. Provided by the Government Printing Office.
Thomas - An easy-to-search source for legislative information, provided by the Library of Congress.
I-Docs - An online collection of paper and digital resources selectively chosen from published Idaho Government Documents.
Child Care & Early Education Research Connections - a multidisciplinary database of over 10,000 resources, including journal articles, reports, and datasets from research projects. Maintained by the National Center for Children in Poverty at Columbia University, the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
Humbul Humanities Hub - A subject directory of evaluated Websites, maintained by Oxford University and the British Resource Development Network. It provides links to reputable Websites worldwide on history, philosophy, religion, languages and culture. "The site's professional look and feel is a reflection of Humbul's permanent staff, which includes scholars working with the site either full or part time." -- J. Millhorn, CHOICE.
The Center for Public Integrity : Investigative Journalism in the Public Interest - "Billing its work as 'watchdog journalism in the public interest,' this organization and its site are the antithesis of sound-bite broadcast news .... Projects that other news organizations cannot -- or will not -- undertake are investigated with ferocity by staff and a network of journalists.... " -- S. B. DeMasi, CHOICE.
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