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For access to most of these resources from off-campus, you must enter your library card number through "OCA."
The Library provides a host of valuable "How To" Guides, including ones on finding statistics, distinguishing between primary and secondary sources, using citation styles, and distinguishing between popular and scholarly journals.
For books and journal titles, search the Library catalog, CRUZCAT and the UC-wide catalog, MELVYL.
The Library provides Subject Guides in a huge number of fields. If the area of your work is not covered below, be sure to see if there is a subject guide that will help you.
Need help? McHenry reference librarians are skilled at assessing your research needs, identifying appropriate databases, helping you with search terms, and assisting you with access to online and interlibrary loan documents. Use your reference librarian!
In Person: M-Thu 9-9, Friday 9-5, Sat-Sun 1-5
By phone: 459-5171
By email: Ask a Librarian
- Expanded Academic Index ASAP Abstracts, many full-text articles, all subjects, shows UC holdings, 1988-
- PROQUEST newspapers Searchable full-text of the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Wall Street Journal
- Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe News, Business, Legal, Medical, and Reference database, much full text
- Newsbank Searchable full-text of newspapers and magazines worldwide.
Core Social Science resources (see some specific disciplines below)
- CSA Illumina: choose subject "Social Science" to cross search Sociological Abstracts, Psycinfo, Communication Studies, Criminology, Social Services Abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, Education databases, PAIS (Public Affairs), and other databases; or click "specific databases" to pick one or more databases.
- America: History and Life Citations and abstracts for articles on American history written from 1964 to the present
- Historical Abstracts -- citations and abstracts for articles on world history, 1450-, written from 1954 to the present
- ABI/Inform Citations, abstracts, and much full-text in business, management, finance, and economics, shows UC holdings, 1971-
- EconLit Citations in economics, mostly with abstracts, 1969-
- Education Abstracts Citations with abstracts to articles & books, 1983-
- CQ Researcher -- full text coverage of "hot" issues in the news
- CQ Public Affairs Collection -- full text coverage from the Congressional Quarterly
Reference Works -- print and online
CRUZCAT searches for your topic will reveal encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, bibliographies, and other reference works related to your topic. The McHenry Library reference librarians can also direct you to relevant sections of the reference stacks. Increasingly, important reference works are available online, including the following:
- Handbook of Psychology
- International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Oxford Reference Online
Statistics and Legal Resources .
- Gender Watch Full-text database focussing on gender across disciplines, 1970-
- Women's Resources International Citations with abstracts on women's studies with focus on health and international issues, 1972-
- Contemporary Women's Issues Global full-text database covering sociology, psychology, health, education, and human rights, 1992- .
- Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000
- Women's History Online, full text database, 1543-1945
- Ethnic NewsWatch Full-text coverage of ethnic, minority, and native press, 1995-
- HAPI (Hispanic American Periodicals Index) Citations to articles and documents covering Central and South America, Latin America, Mexico, the Caribbean, U.S.-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States., 1970-
- Latin America Database -- searchable electronic news, 1986-
- African American Newspapers -- the 19th Century -- searchable full-text newspapers, 1827-1902
- Chicano Database Citations (no abstracts) related to language, sociology, economics, history, literature, and politics of Mexican-American and Latino cultures, 1967-
- Clase and Periódica (ClasePeriodica) -- index of latin american scholary journals, 1975-
- Public Health Resources on the Internet (UCB)
- PubMed Citations with abstracts in biological and medical science journals, 1966-
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (subset of Medline)
- National Library of Medicine -- Specialized Information Service Databases related to toxicology, environmental health, HIV/AIDS, and a directory of health organizations.
- Medlineplus Health information
- Left Index citations to scholarship and news from the political left
- Kidon Media-Link -- Links to US and international newspapers
- Newslink
- Alternet.org -- alternative media,including Wiretap site covering youth issues
- E&P Online Media Directory
- FAIR Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
Additional sites and databases
- Librarian's Index to the Internet -- excellent resource for all topics
- WWW Virtual Library
- Amnesty International Library (full-text reports)
- Human Rights Watch Publications and General Reports (full-text)
- Justice Information Center (NCJRS) Statistics, Research Reports, Abstracts Database
- OECD Content Online (downloadable)
- Political Database of the Americas CLAS, OAS and FOCAL joint project
- UN Treaty Collection United Nations Treaty Series and Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General (full-text)
- World Bank Development Economics Policy Research Working Papers (text)
Community Studies 42W
Community Studies 100J
Community Studies 100K/M
Community Studies 100P
Community Studies 100Q
Community Studies 102
Community Studies 121
Community Studies 136
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