SOCIOL 110H : Introduction to Sociology
Prof. Tomaskovic-Devey
Fact-finding resources
Reliable sources
- Finding Reliable SourcesA guide on locating reliable sources (University of Georgia).
Newspapers
- Google NewsHeadlines collected from multiple news sources.
- New York Times Online This link opens in a new windowNYTimes.com Academic Pass users have access to the New York Times from 1851 to present, plus all multimedia, and to the NYT smartphone app.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
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Visit this LibGuide for step by step instructions. - Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowLarge database of US and international newspapers.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Scholarly (peer-reviewed) journals
- Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new windowReferences to scholarly journal articles, dissertations, and conference papers on sociology and related disciplines, 1960-present.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- Sociology-related databasesDatabases for research in sociology.
Data
- Data.govCompilations of data from the U.S. federal government.
- United States CensusStatistics from the U.S. Census, including American Fact Finder.
- United Nations Office for Disaster Risk ReductionThis U.N. office collects data about disasters around the world in order to formulate prevention strategies.
Other resources
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