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This guide is a select listing of information resources in Sociology. For a more comprehensive view of the collection please consult the online catalogue, Tropicat. A more complete general guide Finding Information is also available from InfoHelp.
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The location prefix R denotes the Reference collection. Items are held in both Townsville and Cairns unless otherwise indicated.
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Abercrombie, N., Turner, B. S. & Hill, S. (2000). Penguin dictionary of sociology. (4th ed.). London: Penguin. Borgatta, E.F. & Borgatta, M.L. (Eds.). (1992). Encyclopedia of sociology. (4 vols.). New York: Macmillan. Johnson, A. G. (2000). Blackwell dictionary of sociology: A user's guide to sociological language. Malden, MA.: Blackwell. Marshall, G. (1998). A dictionary of sociology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Outhwaite, W. & Bottomore, T.B. (Eds.). (1993). Blackwell dictionary of twentieth-century social thought. Oxford: Blackwell.
Journal Indexes in Print
The following Indexes are also available online - see below. The Reference Collection contains a large number
of print indexes across all disciplines, see Tropicat for details.
APAIS: Australian Public Affairs Information Service, 1950+ Sociological Abstracts, 1976-1992 Social Sciences Index, 1974-1996
Critical articles reviewing significant developments within sociology can be found in the following annual periodical:
Annual Review of Sociology 1975+ 301 P19
Internet Database Services
Many journal indexing and abstracting services are available via the Internet. Some services also provide the full text of a range of journals. Certain databases may require passwords which can be obtained from InfoHelp on presentation of your student card. All of the electronic database services that JCU subscribes to are listed on the Electronic Databases page, or through the Subject Resources page.
Social Science Plus
Available via ProQuest 5000, more than half the 400 journals indexed are also available in full text.Sociological Abstracts
Access restricted to University network.ERIC
Bibliographic database of educational literature.
FirstSearch
A range of databases that cover most disciplines, including Arts & Humanities Search (citation index), Humanities Abstracts and CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health.
Informit Online
Access to over 50 of the leading Australian databases such as APAIS, AEI: Australian Education Index, Family, AMI: Australian Meidcal Index.InfoTrac
Indexes citations, abstracts and full text articles via Expanded Academic ASAP and Health Reference Centre.Medline
PubMed, a gratis version of Medline from the National Library of Medicine (USA).PsycINFO
Indexes material in the areas of psychology, sociology, psychiatry and anthropology. Coverage is from 1887.CD-ROM Databases
Some journal indexing and abstracting publications can be searched using CD-ROM. The CD-ROM service is free and operates on a self-service basis.
NOTE: These discs are no longer current, but may be used for example if the Internet is not available.
Electronic Journals
Most full text electronic journals subscribed to by the library are listed in Tropicat. An alphabetical list of ejournals is also available. Access may be by individual title, or via a service provider, e.g. InfoTrac. Please contact InfoHelp if passwords are required. Note that the library holds many titles in print; some are available in both print and electronic versions.
The Faculty Librarian also maintains links to Internet Sociology sites at this address, http://www.library.jcu.edu.au/Subject_Guides/Fac1/NetResources/sociology.shtml
Please contact Cathy Yellowlees if you have any comments, suggestions or additions.
If this information is inadequate, incorrect, or can be improved in any way, please let us know