SOCI203 - Social Problems

This guide is a selective representation of resources that you might find useful for identifying topics and locating books. If you have any questions/comments about the resources listed below or would like further assistance with your research, please contact Stephanie Kulas at 814-768-3411 or skulas@lhup.edu


 
Reference Sources Finding Books Article Databases
Citing  Sources    

Reference Source

Social Issues in America: An Encyclopedia (Print Source) 7 volumes
Call Number:  Clear Ref HN 57.S624 2006 
Lengthy articles detailing a variety of social issues.  Includes an overview of the topic, chronologies, important people, primary documents, bibliographies and more.

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Finding Books

To search for these books and similar materials owned by both the Clearfield Campus and Stevenson Libraries, search PILOT, the online catalog.

To locate books and materials owned by libraries other than Lock Haven University, search the following online catalogs

  • UBorrow - Online catalogs of the PASSHE schools.

  • EZ Borrow - Online catalogs of participating academic libraries.

  • ILLIAD - IInterlibrary Loan system that allows LHU library users to request books, articles and other materials not available through theonline catalogs above or our numerous full-text databases.

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Indexes, Abstracts & Full Text Databases

Academic Search Premier (Online Database) -- Available via EBSCOhost
Provides full text articles for more than 4450 scholarly publications covering virtually every area of academic study.

Academic OneFile (Online Database) -- Available via Infotrac
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics.

SocINDEX with Full-text (Online Database) -- Available via EBSCOhost
Provides indexing and abstracts of the literature in sociology and related disciplines. The database includes abstracts of journal articles selected from over 2500 journals, abstracts of conference papers, relevant dissertation listings from Dissertations Abstracts International and citations of book reviews, and abstracts of selected sociology books.

Sociological Collection (Online Database -- Available via EBSCOhost
This database provides coverage of more than 500 full text journals, including nearly 500 peer-reviewed titles. Sociological Collection offers information in all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure.

A complete list of electronic indexes, abstracts, and full-text databases owned by the Lock Haven University Libraries is available: 1) arranged by university department and, alternately, 2) arranged alphabetically by title.

Journal Finder - Identify all journals owned or accessible via LHU libraries.

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Citing Print & Internet Sources

Clearfield Library's "Style Guides Links" page (http://www.lhup.edu/clearfield/stylegds.htm) offers a selected list of style guides from other institutions for citing print and Internet sources using the American Psychological Association (APA), Modern Language Association (MLA), and Turabian styles. 


Clearfield Campus Library, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, State System of Higher Education
URL: http://www.lhup.edu/clearfield/library/soc_prob_path.htm
Updated: 01/31/2007  S. Kulas

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