Pew Learning Center & Ellison Library

SOC/WMS 402: Sociology/Anthropology Research Craft
Fall Semester, 2006


Instructor: Corrine Glesne
Librarian: Mary Brown x3062, Office: Library (main level)

Books, Videos & CDs:
View examples of some reference and circulating books in our library.

Use these library catalogs to find materials in our library and in other libraries:
MCLN Catalog materials in our library and in other MCLN (Mountain College Library Network) libraries.
NetLibrary and other WWC E-Books over 50,000 electronic titles available in these collections.
WNCLN (Western North Carolina Library Network) Catalog books at UNC-A's library.
Asheville Buncombe Library System Catalog books and videos in the local public libraries.
WorldCat books in libraries worldwide, often available through Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

Articles & Databases:
Use these big full-text, interdisciplinary databases for full-text articles on most subjects with access to 10,000 full-text journal titles:
Academic Search Premier
MasterFILE Premier
ProQuest Research Library
JSTOR--The Scholarly Journal Archive complete backfiles of key journals in most disciplines.

Use these more specialized databases for Social Sciences:
Alternative Press Index indexes articles in nonmainstream publications on social change.
Annual Reviews full-text articles synthesizing primary research literature in anthropology, sociology, and other disciplines.
Contemporary Women's Issues full-text global women's health and human rights information.
CQ Researcher current and controversial issues including chronology, pros and cons, and more.
Ethnic NewsWatch "to provide the other side of the story" from ethnic, minority and native press.
PsycInfo comprehensive coverage of psychology and related fields including sociology.
Social Sciences Index covers sociology, anthropology, geography, political science, and more.
WilsonSelect indexed and abstracted articles with full text include social science coverage.

Magazines & Journals:
WWC Periodical Holdings (aka Journal Finder) journals available in this library with date coverage and format (print, microform, or electronic) to see if the library has the article you need.
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) request articles from other libraries but remember to allow delivery time.

Web Sites:
Selected Web Sites for your class.
Web Resources library's subject collection with Anthropology, Archaeology, Sociology, and others.
Searching the Net search engines such as Google to find your own web sites.

If you have any questions or suggestions for other web sites, email, call (x3062), or stop by my office on the main level of the library.


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