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Features of Journal Articles:

Also known as peer-reviewed or academic articles, they are written by experts and/or highly trained professionals in a particular field.
The rigorous peer-review process ensures articles are vetted and fact-checked before publication.
Journal articles typically focus on a topic through a very narrow lens.

Find Journal Articles:

SocINDEX with Full Text
Journal articles, books, & conference papers for disciplines including sociology, anthropology, criminal justice, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, social psych. 1908 - present.
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Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Contains full text for over 400 journals.
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SAGE Journals Online
Full-text journals in health sciences, social sciences and humanities, materials sciences and engineering, and life and biomedical sciences.
Sage
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Social Work Abstracts
Indexes and abstracts the social work literature. Produced by the National Association of Social Workers. 1965 - present.
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Oxford Scholarship Online
Access to over 16,000 scholarly books from Oxford University Press, covering subjects ranging from the humanities, social sciences, sciences, medicine, to law.
Limit to available items on the results page.
APA PsycInfo
Citations and/or summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations, and technical reports for psychology and related disciplines from nearly 2500 journals,
APA PsycArticles
Full text articles on current issues in psychology from more than 80 journals published by American Psychological Association and allied organizations. 1894 - present.
eHRAF World Cultures (Bloomsburg Only)
Former name Ethnography Collection; contains sections of books, articles, and dissertations for various cultures or ethnic groups and organized by the Human Relations Area Files (HRAF).
Information about 385 societies. Consult eHRAF User Guidesfor help in navigating.

Features of Scholarly Books:

Due to the length, they typically cover a topic more broadly than journal articles.
They are typically written for a larger audience than journal articles.
They may contain a collection of related chapters by different authors.

Important Note: In most cases you'll only use a chapter or two for your research so don't be scared off by the length of a book.

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Library Catalog
Search for materials in the Bloomsburg, Lock Haven, and Mansfield libraries plus online books, online media, and government publications.

Websites:

Data.gov
Here you will find data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more.
American Sociological Association
The American Sociological Association, founded in 1905, is the national professional membership association for sociologists and others who are interested in sociology. ASA’s mission is to serve sociologists in their work, advance sociology as a science and profession, and promote the contributions and use of sociology to society. ASA members include students, scholars and teachers working in a full range of educational institutions, and people employed in government agencies and nonprofit and private sector organizations.

Find Statistics and Data:

Statista
Statista.com consolidates statistical data on over 80,000 topics from more than 22,500 sources.

Features of News Articles:

Written by journalists and typically reviewed by one or more editors.
Can provide in the moment coverage of current events.
Written for a broad audience.

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Newspaper Source
Selected full text for 40+ national (U.S.) and international newspapers,full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 389 regional (U.S.) newspapers.

Search Everything

Search Everything is the library's equivalent to Google. In addition to searching everything in the Library's Catalog (books, ebooks, media, etc.) it also searches most of our databases containing journal articles and other electronic resources.

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