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Subject Guides -> Social Sciences Subject Guide



Social Sciences Subject Guide


General and Interdisciplinary
Anthropology
Economics and Business Administration
Education
Exercise and Sport Science
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology


General and Interdisciplinary


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AC Access Only   Academic OneFile
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Access Restricted to Austin College Provided by TexShare Academic Search Complete Information
AC Access Only   Britannica Online
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Access Restricted to Austin College   Credo Reference Center Information
Access Restricted to Austin College   eHRAF - World Cultures Information
Access Restricted to Austin College   Encyclopedia of Social Work Information
AC Access Only   Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Access Restricted to Austin College   The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History Information
Access Restricted to Austin College   Wilson WebOmniFile Information
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Internet Sites

Africana.com Is a site to consult for current events in the black community.
Center for Electronic Resources in African Studies Is maintained at the University of Iowa. This link is to the African Studies Scholarly Electronic Collections and Web Sites.
Project Muse African Studies Journals  
Social Sciences Data on the Net is part of the University of California, San Diego's Social Sciences Data Collection. Here are two specialized search utitlites, one chosen by humans, the other gathered by a "spider".
WWW Virtual Library: Statistics contains an enormous amount of information of interest to statistics educators at all levels.
StatLib Statistics Library
Chance Database This data base contains materials designed help teach a Chance course or a more standard introductory probability or statistics course. The aim of Chance is to make students more informed, and critical, readers of current news that uses probability and statistics as reported in daily newspapers such as "The New York Times" and current journals and magazines such as "Chance", "Science", "Nature", and the "New England Journal of Medicine".
Research resources for the social sciences was created and is maintained by Craig McKie (sociology - Carleton University, Canada).
Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG) is an online catalogue of thousands of high quality Internet resources relevant to social science education and research.
World Wide Web Virtual Library: Social Sciences  
FindArticles.com contains an archive of full-text articles from over 300 magazines and journals dating back to 1998. Topics include business, health, society, computers and technology, and more. Full-text articles can be read, printed, and/or emailed at no cost. To determine if a particular journal is indexed, click on “by Name A--Z” after “View Publications” and look in the alphabetical listing.
Know Play provides links to a variety of search engines to locate reference and financial information, as well search for maps, media, and people.
The Scout Report is the flagship publication of the Internet Scout Project. Published every Friday both on the web and by email, it provides a fast, convenient way to stay informed of valuable resources on the Internet. Our team of professional librarians and subject matter experts select, research, and annotate each resource.


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