• EZRA- Wittenberg's online catalog
• OhioLINK- nearly 45 million items in Ohio academic libraries 
• WorldCat (limited ports) or WorldCat open Access- Combined catalog of thousands of libraries.             Use Interlibrary Loan  to borrow these items.

Subject-Specific Encyclopedias:
 
  Encyclopedia of Psychology.  8 vols. Ref. BF31.E52 2000 
  Encyclopedia of Religion. 14 vols.  Ref. BL31 .E46 2005

 Encyclopedia of  Human Evolution and Prehistory.  Ref. GN281.E53 2000
 Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life.  Ref. GN333.W67 1998
 *International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences*
        25 vols.  Ref. H41 .I58 2001
 Encyclopedia of Sociology. 5 vols.  Ref. HM425.E5 2000
 American Generations Series    Ref. HN60
 International Encyclopedia of  Marriage and Family.  4 vols.  Ref HQ9.E52 2003
 Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures.  2 vols.  MAIN STACKS HQ75.13 .E53 2000
 Encyclopedia of Aging.  2 vols.  Ref. HQ1061.E53 2001
 Encyclopedia of Women and Gender.  2 vols.  Ref. HQ1115.E43 2001
 Encyclopedia of Women's History in America.  Ref. HQ1410.C85 2000
 Encyclopedia of Adoption.  Ref. HV875.55.A28 2000
 Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior.  4 vols.
   Ref. HV 6017 .E53 2001 
 Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice.   Ref. HV9104 .E58 2003  

 Encyclopedia of Education. 8 vols.  Ref. LB15 .E47 2003
 

    SocioSite - has links to all manner of sociology-related information. 
        Some of the topics are: Subject Areas, Sociologists, Data Archives,
        NewsGroups, What's New? and Funny Science.  
     The Sociolog: Julian Dierke's Comprehensive Guide to Sociology Online

 
III. Statistics: A Sampler

General Sources
University of Michigan Documents Center - Statistical Resources on the Web
Statistical Universe
The United States Census site.  From here you can click on the Related Sites box for links
            to International  Agencies; State Data Centers; and Fedstats, which has links to
            more than 70 federal statistical agencies.
Forum on Child and Family Statistics - Statistics from the US government
Statistical Abstract of the U.S.   or  Ref. HA 202  (Current edition is at the reference desk.)
United Nations Statistics Division
ICPSR - The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, based at the
   University of Michigan "supplies data files for use with statistical software, such as SAS, "
   SPSS, and Stata."
Statistical Yearbook from the United Nations. Ref. HA12.5 .U63
County and City Extra. Ref. HA 203 .C68  or County and City Databook 2000 -
A Statistical Portrait of the United States: Social Conditions and Trends  Ref. HA214.S73 1998
Lifestyle Market Analyst.  Ref. HF5415.33 .U6 L54 2002
Places Rated Almanac Ref. HN60.B69 2000
World Development Indicators - From the World Bank, this database provides comparative economic statistics from around the world.

Subject-specific statistics
State of the World's Children (from UNICEF)
Statistical Record of Black America.  Ref. E185.5 .S83 4th ed 1997
The World's Women 2000: Trends and Statistics. Ref. HQ 1154 .W95 2000
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics. Ref. HV 7245 .N37b 1994
U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics -

        people-press.org- Sponsored by the Pew Charitable Trusts, this database "studies
        public attitudes toward the press, politics, and public policy issues."

        Gallup Organization - Provides the results of recent Gallup polls and explains how
        the polls are conducted.
 

IV.  Databases/Indexes to Periodical Articles

SocINDEX with full text - Index, abstracts, and full text covering sociology.

Academic Search Complete  Probably the best place to look for information on
    current events.   Lots of full text.
MasterFile Premier - General index to non-academic sources. Some fulltext.

Lexis-Nexis - Almost all full text.  
JSTOR - A full text periodical backfile; includes 9 sociology journals

Education Research Complete - Index, abstracts, and full text for professional educators.
Index to the Torch and Wittenberg Magazine -

Women's Studies International  Almost entirely full text. 
International Index to Black Periodicals  - Includes current and retrospective bibliographic citations and abstracts from over 150 scholarly and popular journals, newspapers and newsletters from the United States, Africa and the Caribbean--and full-text coverage of over 40 core Black Studies periodicals (1998 forward).
Ethnic NewsWatch -  Full text of newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from the ethnic,
minority, and native press.

GenderWatch -  Full text of publications that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum
of subject areas.  Includes both scholarly and popular sources.
LGBT Life - Indexing and full text of articles on gay, lesbian and transgender issues.
of subject areas.  Includes both scholarly and popular sources.
Social Science Citation Index  (ISI) - 

PsycINFO (Psychological Abstracts) 1967+   No full text, but it does provide links to some full text.

Or: For full access to all your many  database options, go to the list of Indexes and Databases
on the Library home page.  

V.  Locating Journals

   At Wittenberg: Search Journals the Library Has: Electronic & Print

Note: Locating journals can be tricky, difficult, and generally exasperating. 
If you run into trouble, a reference librarian will be glad to assist you.

  VI.1 Specific Web Pages of Interest

    Poverty & Race Research Action Council -  "The Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) was designed “to generate, gather and disseminate research on the relationship between race and poverty.  Includes links to sections that deal with economic and community development, homelessness, and immigration. The homepage also contains links to recent research briefs and reports from the PRRAC, including the titles 'Housing Rights in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina' and 'Improving Education for Mobile Students'. ”   (Scout Report)

VII.  People Help - After all, where would we be without one another?
For help contact Kristen Gibson, who is library liaison with the Sociology Department by phone at 937.327.7533 or by email kgibson@wittenberg.edu  Or, contact the library the reference desk by phone, email or IM.
   
 

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