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SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Index and abstracts to articles in sociology.
SocINDEX with Full Text features more than 2,066,400 records with subject headings from a 19,750+ term sociological thesaurus designed by subject experts and expert lexicographers. SocINDEX with Full Text contains full text for 777 journals dating back to 1908. This database also includes full text for more than 820 books and monographs, and full text for 13,947 conference papers.
Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Index and abstracts to articles in sociology.
Sociological Abstracts is a primary resource for accessing research in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. International in scope, over 2,600 journals and other serials publications, plus conference papers, books, and dissertations are covered. Records added after 1974 contain nonevaluative abstracts of journal articles.
Included in the database is the searchable Thesaurus of Sociological Indexing Terms.
Social Science Citation Index (at Web of Knowledge) This link opens in a new window
Major index to articles in the social sciences.
Social Sciences Citation Index is a subset of Web of Science within Web of Knowledge. Web of Science also includes the Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index, Book Citation Index, and Conference Proceedings Citation Index. These databases may be searched separately, in any combination, or all at once.
Sage Research Methods This link opens in a new window
Sage Research Methods supports research at all levels by providing material to guide users through every step of the research process.
Sage Research Methods is the ultimate methods library with more than 1000 books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos by world-leading academics from across the social sciences, including the largest collection of qualitative methods books available online from any scholarly publisher.

Education, Psychology, Women's Studies

Sociology intersects with research from many disciplines, such as education, psychology, and women's studies.

Education Databases - ERIC is the best education database to use.

Psychology Databases - PsycINFO is the best psychology database to use.

Women's Studies / Gender Studies Databases - Women's Studies International and GenderWatch are the best databases to use.

Studying College Students:

Controlled vocabulary is your friend!