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International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description: More than 4,000 articles and 90,000 bibliographic references as well as comprehensive name and subject indexes.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Search for this resource in the library catalog
Social Sciences Abstracts
Description: Indexes social science, business and political journals; with abstracts.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Sociological Abstracts
Description: Indexes journals, book chapters, association papers and dissertations in the social sciences; with abstracts since 1974.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
1Academic Search Premier
Description: Indexes journals in the social sciences, humanities, general science, multicultural studies and education.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1975-present
Use to locate: Articles
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
2ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research)
Description: The world's largest archive of computerized social science data. All data sets are freely available within the DePaul domain.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Statistics & Data Sets
3PAIS
Description: Indexes journals, book chapters and dissertations in international public affairs; with abstracts.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1972-present
Use to locate: Articles, Books, Dissertations & Theses
4Social Science Research Network
Description: Indexes scholarly working papers; with abstracts and some full-image papers.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Articles
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
5Social Sciences Abstracts
Description: Indexes social science, business and political journals; with abstracts.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1983-present
Use to locate: Articles, Reviews
6Social Sciences Citation Index
Description: Indexes references lists in social science journals. Recommended for advanced research on where authors and articles have been cited.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1985-present
Use to locate: Articles
7Sociological Abstracts
Description: Indexes journals, book chapters, association papers and dissertations in the social sciences; with abstracts since 1974.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1963-present
Use to locate: Articles, Dissertations & Theses
8Statistical Universe
Description: Indexes federal, state and international statistical reports; with abstracts and some full-text reports in GIF, PDF, CSV and Excel formats.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Statistics & Data Sets
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
1Encyclopedia of Human Development
Description: Cross-disciplinary coverage on topics such as adolescence, cognitive development, education, family, gender differences, identity, longitudinal research, personality development, prenatal development, and temperament.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
2ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research)
Description: The world's largest archive of computerized social science data. All data sets are freely available within the DePaul domain.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
3International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description: More than 4,000 articles and 90,000 bibliographic references as well as comprehensive name and subject indexes.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Search for this resource in the library catalog
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
4International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd ed.
Description: Highlights the expanding influence of economics in social science research and features new articles and biographies on a wide array of global topics in the social sciences.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
5International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 1st ed.
Description: Includes numerous entries on topics in social science research and practice.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
6Internet Crossroads in Social Science Data
Description: A far-reaching guide to social science data resources on the Internet. Includes economic, social, demographic, labor and health data from both government and non-government sources. From the Data and Program Library Service, UW-Madison.
Restrictions: None
7PAIS
Description: Indexes journals, book chapters and dissertations in international public affairs; with abstracts.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1972-present
8Statistical Abstract of the United States
Description: Summary of data on economic and social conditions from the Census Bureau. Printed volumes available in Reference at Lincoln Park, Loop, Naperville and O'Hare at R.317.3 U58S.
Restrictions: None
Search for this resource in the library catalog
9Statistical Resources on the Web
Description: A well-organized compilation of Web-based statistical sources arranged by broad subject category. Maintained by the University of Michigan.
Restrictions: None
10Statistical Universe
Description: Indexes federal, state and international statistical reports; with abstracts and some full-text reports in GIF, PDF, CSV and Excel formats.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
11U.S. Census Bureau
Description: Offers interactive online data access through the American FactFinder button.
Restrictions: None
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1Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Description: Research articles on problems and policy issues affecting America and the world community using interdisciplinary approaches.
2Social Science Quarterly
Description: Research articles in the social sciences across traditional disciplinary boundaries.
3Social Science Research
Description: Research articles primarily using quantitative methods in the empirical solution of substantive problems, emphasizing issues or methods that cut across traditional disciplinary lines.
See Journal & Newspaper Articles for more
1Academic Search Premier
Description: Indexes journals in the social sciences, humanities, general science, multicultural studies and education.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1975-present
Use to locate: Articles
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
2Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Description: Research articles on problems and policy issues affecting America and the world community using interdisciplinary approaches.
Restrictions: None
Use to locate: Journals
3Chicago History Museum
Description: Formerly the Chicago Historical Society; offers excellent online exhibits.
Restrictions: None
Use to locate: Archival materials, Web Sites
4Encyclopedia of Human Development
Description: Cross-disciplinary coverage on topics such as adolescence, cognitive development, education, family, gender differences, identity, longitudinal research, personality development, prenatal development, and temperament.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Encyclopedias
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
5ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research)
Description: The world's largest archive of computerized social science data. All data sets are freely available within the DePaul domain.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Statistics & Data Sets
6International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description: More than 4,000 articles and 90,000 bibliographic references as well as comprehensive name and subject indexes.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Search for this resource in the library catalog
Use to locate: Books, E-books, Encyclopedias
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
7International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd ed.
Description: Highlights the expanding influence of economics in social science research and features new articles and biographies on a wide array of global topics in the social sciences.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: E-books, Encyclopedias
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
8International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 1st ed.
Description: Includes numerous entries on topics in social science research and practice.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: E-books, Encyclopedias
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
9Internet Crossroads in Social Science Data
Description: A far-reaching guide to social science data resources on the Internet. Includes economic, social, demographic, labor and health data from both government and non-government sources. From the Data and Program Library Service, UW-Madison.
Restrictions: None
Use to locate: Statistics & Data Sets
10PAIS
Description: Indexes journals, book chapters and dissertations in international public affairs; with abstracts.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1972-present
Use to locate: Articles, Books, Dissertations & Theses
11Social Science Quarterly
Description: Research articles in the social sciences across traditional disciplinary boundaries.
Restrictions: None
Use to locate: Journals
12Social Science Research
Description: Research articles primarily using quantitative methods in the empirical solution of substantive problems, emphasizing issues or methods that cut across traditional disciplinary lines.
Restrictions: None
Use to locate: Journals
13Social Science Research Network
Description: Indexes scholarly working papers; with abstracts and some full-image papers.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Articles
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
14Social Sciences Abstracts
Description: Indexes social science, business and political journals; with abstracts.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1983-present
Use to locate: Articles, Reviews
15Social Sciences Citation Index
Description: Indexes references lists in social science journals. Recommended for advanced research on where authors and articles have been cited.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1985-present
Use to locate: Articles
16Sociological Abstracts
Description: Indexes journals, book chapters, association papers and dissertations in the social sciences; with abstracts since 1974.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Dates Covered: 1963-present
Use to locate: Articles, Dissertations & Theses
17Statistical Abstract of the United States
Description: Summary of data on economic and social conditions from the Census Bureau. Printed volumes available in Reference at Lincoln Park, Loop, Naperville and O'Hare at R.317.3 U58S.
Restrictions: None
Search for this resource in the library catalog
Use to locate: E-books, Statistics & Data Sets
18Statistical Resources on the Web
Description: A well-organized compilation of Web-based statistical sources arranged by broad subject category. Maintained by the University of Michigan.
Restrictions: None
Use to locate: Statistics & Data Sets
19Statistical Universe
Description: Indexes federal, state and international statistical reports; with abstracts and some full-text reports in GIF, PDF, CSV and Excel formats.
Restrictions: DePaul users only
Use to locate: Statistics & Data Sets
FULL TEXT Full-text available for many items.
20U.S. Census Bureau
Description: Offers interactive online data access through the American FactFinder button.
Restrictions: None
Use to locate: Maps, Statistics & Data Sets
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