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Starting Your Research
by Kathleen Baril Last Updated Jun 10, 2024 53 views this year
Recommended Databases
- SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new windowIndex, abstracts, and full text for articles and other publications in sociology.
- Social Sciences Citation Index (ISI) This link opens in a new windowIndex, abstracts, and cited references for articles in the social sciences.
- SearchONU (Classic Interface) This link opens in a new windowSearches ONU's databases, e-journals, e-books, the POLAR catalog, and the OhioLINK catalog.
Possible Databases
- Criminal Justice Abstracts - Full text This link opens in a new windowJournal articles, books, and reports dealing with Criminology and related disciplines.
- Gender Studies Database This link opens in a new windowIndex and abstracts for publications covering gender-engaged scholarship.
- LGBTQ+ Source This link opens in a new windowIndex, abstracts and full text of articles on LGBTQ+ issues.
- Political Science Complete This link opens in a new windowJournal articles and conference papers on political science topics.
- PsycINFO This link opens in a new windowJournals, dissertations, and book chapters pertaining to the psychological, social, behavioral, and health sciences.
- Sociological Collection This link opens in a new windowDatabase covering information in all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure.
Background Information
- Oxford Research Encyclopedias This link opens in a new windowPeer-reviewed summaries on a range of topics.
- Very Short Introductions This link opens in a new windowConcise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects.
- Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, and PracticeOpen textbook by Anol Bhattacherjee. This chapter discusses scale/measure reliability and validity.
- Validity and Reliability in Social Science Research.Academic article about validity in social science research and approaches to assessing validity and reliability.
Finding ONU Resources in Google Scholar
On campus, you are automatically linked to the Libraries' resources. However, off campus you need to adjust your settings as shown below:
- Sign in to Google Scholar with your ONU email username and password. (Your email address will appear in the top right-hand corner if you are already signed in)
- Click on Settings at the top of the page.
- Click on Library links in the left-hand column.
- Type in Heterick Memorial Library and click on Save.