To identify what has been written on a topic within sociology, SocINDEX is a core database. It. indexes and provides abstracts of scholarly material within the discipline, somewhat broadly defined.
You can begin with a keyword search, like the one below, which will help you identify appropriate material:
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You can restrict your search to scholarly or academic publications:
After selecting "Scholarly," |
To limit your results by subject, look for the limit on the left-hand column on the screen:
Selecting specific |
You can also look at the list of subject terms listed in the database:
Click "Subject Terms" in the top bar:
Clicking on emigration & immigration will "explode" the term, If you select the terms by clicking in the box, and then |
You can combine searches two ways:
Go to Search History:
After clicking on "Search History," |
When you have sources that might be useful, you'll need to actually look at them! Sometimes the source is available in SocINDEX, indicated by a "Linked Full Text," PDF or HTML link in the record. If it is not available within SocINDEX, click on the Article Linker:
This will open a window which will tell you if the item is available elsewhere:
In this case, the article is available in two other |
Or just give me a call or drop me an email:
Jody Caldwell
973-408-3481
jcaldwel@drew.edujcaldwel@drew.edu
Guide generated 1/23/14.