General
OneFile (1980-)
Lists articles from magazines and
academic journals, and also provides some limited coverage
of newspapers and newswires. Full text is available for
many articles.
Handbook
of Latin American Studies (1936-)
Available through the Library of Congress, this database
lists both books and articles on all topics in Latin American
studies, including prehistory.
JSTOR
Provides full text articles from academic journals.
MEDLINE
(1966-)
This database is produced by the National Institutes of
Health and can be useful for topics in medical sociology.
It provides references to articles in medical journals.
Full text may be available for some articles as well.
NCJRS
Abstracts (1970-)
The National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts
Database contains summaries of 170,000 publications including
Federal, state, and local government reports, books, research
reports, journal articles, and unpublished research.
PsycINFO
(1887-)
This is the most comprehensive database for research in
psychology, and provides references to both books and
articles. Some of the studies listed here can be of interest
to students of sociology, criminal justice or human services.
Full text may be available for some articles.
Social
Sciences Abstracts (1983-)
Provides references to articles in the social sciences,
including sociology, criminal justice and human services.
Full text may be available for some articles as well.
Social
Services Abstracts (1980-)
This database provides access to the research literature in human services.
Sociological
Abstracts (1963-)
This is the most comprehensive database for research in
sociology, and provides some coverage of criminal justice
and human services as well. It provides references to
both books and articles. Full text may be available for
some articles.
