Review Tools - Books & Background Info - Soc 390: Research Methods 1 -- Sociological Literature

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All Reed Library books are searchable in the library catalog. This includes reserves books, ebooks, rare books, and Reed theses.
Reed Library Catalog
This system, as the name implies, allows you to search Reed, Summit, and various article databases.

Background Information

These subject-specific encyclopedias provide easy access to authoritative definitions and concepts used in the methodology and approaches to sociology.

International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
This Encyclopedia is the first attempt in a generation to map the social and behavioral sciences on a grand scale.
Encyclopedia of Sociology
online and in the reference room at Ref HM425 .E5 2000 (5 vols.)
Covers topics often discussed within sociology. Contains 370 articles with information on classic and new sociological concerns, and discusses current concept and investigations. Includes extensive references for each entry.
Dictionary of Sociology
This dictionary of sociology provides over 2500 entries. It includes coverage of the major concepts from related disciplines and international coverage of terms, methods, and concepts, as well as biographical entries on major figures.

Getting Magazine and Journal Articles

Many library databases include information to help you locate articles in the news media and academic literature, but they may not include the full text of the article itself.

The library offers three services to help you make the connection from these databases to the article you need:

Reed fulltext link in the database. Most Reed databases include link that says something like "Check Reed fulltext." Click on this link to view Reed's print and e-journal holdings for the article you're looking for.

Print & E-Journals List (includes newspapers and news services). If you know that you are looking for an article from a particular magazine or journal, use this link to search for the publication by title.

Interlibrary Loan Request — ILLIAD. Log into this service with your Reed network ID and passoword to request for journal, magazine, and newspaper articles that are not available through Reed's print or electronic collections. You'll be notified by e-mail when your article is available for viewing, usually within 1-2 weeks.