SOCI 427: Introduction to Social Research

An authoritative medical information database created by the National Library of Medicine. MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing. Access provided by DISCUS

Full text publications covering emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Access provided by DISCUS

APA PsycInfo remains one of the most current resources available for exploring and locating behavioral and social science research. It includes features such as First Posting for journal records ensuring access to the earliest publication of a journal article. APA PsycInfo offers a broad view of the behavioral and social sciences, and represents a time-tested core of research literature and findings necessary for any comprehensive psychology collection.

Provides access to a wide assortment of the most important English-language journals published in the social sciences.

SocINDEX with full-text offers coverage of the scholarly literature from all subdisciplines of sociology, including abortion, anthropology, criminology, criminal justice, cultural sociology, demography, economic development, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, politics, religion, rural sociology, social psychology, social structure, social work, sociological theory, sociology of education, substance abuse, urban studies, violence, welfare, and many others. The database indexes more than 450 priority coverage journals as well as 2900 selective coverage journals, with abstracts for more than 1300 core coverage journals dating back to 1895.

A platform for U.S. Federal Government data publishers to comply with the OPEN Government Data Act which requires government data to be made available in open, machine-readable formats, while continuing to ensure privacy and security. Also provides tools and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more. Managed and hosted by the U.S. General Services Administration Technology Transformation Service.

Part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NCHS is the nation’s principal health statistics agency, providing data and compiling statistical information to identify and address health issues, and to help guide public health and health policy decisions. It includes National Vital Statistics.