Averett University: Library

A-Z of Countries of the World	an eBook in Oxford Reference Online
A Dictionary of Sociology	an eBook in Oxford Reference Online
A Dictionary of Statistics	an eBook in Oxford Reference Online
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe	full text news, business, legal, medical, and general reference sources; includes 4,288 full text journals, plus full text of the New York Times (1980 to present). See also, New York Times, 1851 to 2004
Find Law	directory of legal and governmental resources, including case law and U.S. codes
LLI: Legal Information Institute	comprehensive collection of primary sources and commentary on U.S. and international law from Cornell Law School; includes overviews of legal topics, U.S. Supreme Court and state court opinions
Government Information on the Internet	annotated descriptions and links to 5,000 URLs for federal, state, local, international, and intergovernmental Web sites; search by subject, keyword, agency, publication
Virginia's State Judicial System	Virginia courts, dockets, opinions, and other publications
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)	index with abstracts and links to recent full text, for criminal justice publications, including Federal, state, and local government reports, books, research reports, articles, and unpublished research
GPO Access	U.S. Code, Federal Register, government documents
World Fact Book	CIA maps and demographic information on countries and regions (published annually)
American National Biography	full-text biographies of prominent Americans who are now deceased. Continues and updates the Dictionary of American Biography, 1928-1985. Reference Collection: E 176 .D56
Appalachian Studies Bibliography	cumulates 1994-2001 annual bibliographies published in the Journal of Appalachian Studies

Sociology: Books

Averett Library Catalog	books and media
Worldcat	comprehensive catalog of books, film, internet resources selected by libraries. Includes option to limit to Internet sources

Sociology: Articles

Note: Use the Journal Locator to find journals or "sources" cited in an index.

Academic Search Complete	over 5,500 full-text periodicals, most peer-reviewed, in a broad range of academic areas; indexing and abstracts for thousands of additional journals and nearly 10,000 monographs, reports, conference proceedings. (Replaces InfoTrac at Averett.)
Sociological Abstracts	comprehensive index to international literature in sociology and related disciplines, 1963 to present, abstracts 1974 to present; covers over 1700 journals, plus book reviews, books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers
Newspaper Source Plus	cover-to-cover full text for 149 national & international newspapers, including The New York Times, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, The Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Times (London), The Age, The Australian, The Toronto Star, The Irish Times and others. The database also contains selective full text for more than 410 U.S. newspapers, including The Chicago Tribune, The Detroit Free Press, San Jose Mercury News, etc. In addition, full-text television & radio news transcripts are provided from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, National Public Radio (NPR)
Blackwell-Synergy Collection ... Now Wiley InterScience	over 750 full text scholarly and professional journals in science, technology, medicine; also includes humanities and social sciences journals
Social Services Abstracts	index with abstracts to research in social work, human services, social welfare, social policy, and community development; covers over 1,500 serials; cites articles, dissertations and book reviews
Communication & Mass Media Complete	comprehensive index with abstracts and some full text for 600 journals in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields
Computers & Applied Sciences Complete	covers the research and development spectrum of computing and applied sciences disciplines: engineering, computer theory & systems, business and social implications of new technology; indexing and abstracts for 1,720 journals and publications; full text for more than 670 periodicals
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)	index with abstracts and links to recent full text, for criminal justice publications, including Federal, state, and local government reports, books, research reports, articles, and unpublished research
Annual Reviews (citations and abstracts)	citations and abstracts for review articles from 29 annual volumes in biomedical, physical, and social sciences
CQ Researcher	weekly full text reports on social issues from Congressional Quarterly, 1991-
Legal Collection	full text for more than 250 prominent law journals; covers criminal justice, international law, federal law, organized crime, medical, labor & human resource law, ethics, the environment and more; includes American Journal of Criminal Law, California Law Review, and more; indexing and abstracts for additional journals
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe	full text news, business, legal, medical, and general reference sources; includes 4,288 full text journals, plus full text of the New York Times (1980 to present). See also, New York Times, 1851 to 2004
PsycInfo \| Start here: Link to APA and other psychology journals	comprehensive index to scholarly books and journals in psychology and related disciplines from the late 1800's to the present; 97 percent of the material covered is peer-reviewed; coverage is international; link out to full text in PsycArticles and other sources
PsycArticles search APA journals directly	full-text, peer-reviewed articles in psychology from 59 journals published by the American Psychological Association and allied organizations
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection	full text of nearly 575 publications, including 550 peer-reviewed journals, most indexed in PsycInfo; covers emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods; includes indexing and abstracts for additional journals; can be searched independently; also allows linking to full text from citations in PsycINFO
ERIC	comprehensive index to ERIC clearinghouse documents and to articles from 1,000 journals in education and related fields, plus technical reports, media, program descriptions, evaluations, and curricular materials, from 1966 to the present. Includes full text online for ERIC documents published since 1993. ERIC documents: ED; Journal articles: EJ
Columbia Earthscape	a wide range of full-text environmental science sources for teachers, students, scientists, and decision-makers
Project Muse See also Literature Online.	index to university press journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Connect to full text and interlibrary loan with Citation Linker.
Government Information on the Internet	annotated descriptions and links to 5,000 URLs for federal, state, local, international, and intergovernmental Web sites; search by subject, keyword, agency, publication
Military & Government Collection	cover-to-cover full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals; indexing and abstracts for nearly 400 titles; publications include Air Force Comptroller, Army Reserve Magazine, Defence Studies, JFQ: Joint Force Quarterly, Military Technology, Combat Edge, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Foreign Affairs, Naval Forces
Women's Studies International	covers core disciplines in Women’s Studies and feminist research from 1972 to the present in sociology, history, political science & economy, public policy, international relations, arts & humanities, business and education; includes journals, newspapers, newsletters, bulletins, books, book chapters, proceedings, reports, theses, dissertations, NGO studies, Web sites & Web documents, and grey literature; includes over 2,000 periodicals and the following database files: Women Studies Abstracts, Women’s Studies Bibliography Database, Women’s Studies Database, Women Studies Librarian, Women of Color and Southern Women: A Bibliography of Social Science Research, and Women’s Health and Development: An Annotated Bibliography.
Electronic Journal of Sociology	full text sociology research journal
Current Research in Social Psychology	full text research articles in social psychology
Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture	full text journal of theoretical research papers in criminal justice
SOSOL - Sociology of Sport Online	full text journal of theoretical research papers in sport, physical education and coaching
Western Criminology Review	full text journal of theoretical research papers in criminal justice
Kidon-Media Link	online newspapers by country and language
Contemporary Women's Issues	index to over 1,500 sources (books, journals, newsletters, research reports) from nonprofit groups, government and international agencies, 1992-
Dissertation Abstracts	index to dissertations on all academic topics, 1861-
PapersFirst	index to papers presented at conferences worldwide, 1993-
ProceedingsFirst	index to worldwide conference proceedings, 1993-

Sociology: Web Guides

SocioSite	Social Science information system based at the University of Amsterdam; includes biographies of notable sociologists, directories of data archives and research centers
American Sociological Association	official web site of professional organization
Society for Applied Sociology (SAS)	official web site of professional organization
SocioWeb	comprehensive guide to social science web sources
Internet Scout Report	archive of web resources from 1994 to the present; search by keyword or Library of Congress Subject Headings
Moving Ideas: Electronic Policy Network	news and analysis from progressive public policy organizations and advocacy groups on civil liberties, the economy, education, foreign policy, health policy, and other issues
Sociology Timeline	Chronology of notable sociologists and their theoretical contributions from 1600-1995, including links to their works

Sociology: Statistics

Statistical Abstract of the United States	annual U.S. Census Bureau statistics, 1995-
Virginia Statistical Abstract	Virginia demographics from the 2000 U.S. Census of Population and Housing, plus population estimates, building permits, and school projections
FedStats	gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies
Lexis-Nexis Statistical Universe	full content statistics from federal, state, private, and international sources
Polling the Nations	"a compilation of more than 14,000 surveys conducted by over 1000 polling organizations in the United States and 100 other countries from 1986 to the present time" ... more information
Government Information on the Internet	annotated descriptions and links to 5,000 URLs for federal, state, local, international, and intergovernmental Web sites; search by subject, keyword, agency, publication
Data on the Net	search 850 sites for social science data
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)	large data sets and codebooks in all aspects of of political and social research. Data must be converted to SPSS or SAS format for analysis
General Social Survey (ICPSR)	GSS data sets, codebooks, questionnaires, reports from 1972-1998
Online Statistical Atlas of Virginia	based on 1990 Census data
World Fact Book	CIA maps and demographic information on countries and regions (published annually)

Sociology: Criminal Justice Statistics

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online	full text documents with statistical data on all aspects of the United States Criminal Justice System
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data	joint project of ICPSR and the Bureau of Criminal Justice. Online analysis of some variables
Uniform Crime Reports	reports and tables for crimes and related statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Prisons	statistics, publications, and directory information
United Nations Crime and Justice Information Network	electronic clearing house for international criminal justice issues: money laundering, terrorism, corruption, organized crime, trafficking in human beings

For assistance, contact Kevin Harden, Liaison Librarian