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Sociology Research Resources Online

Reference Tools

Indexes to Periodicals in the Social Sciences

• Sociological Abstracts
• Lexis Nexis
• MedLine
• Social Sciences Index
• ProQuest Direct
• Health and Wellness Resource Center
• Social Sciences Citation Index
• Population Index
• Elsevier ScienceDirect: Social Science

Library Catalogs and other collections

• Dartmouth College Library Catalog
• Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
• Dissertation Abstracts

Data & Online Texts

Data Archives

• ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research)
• Statistical Resources on the Web: Sociology (U. Michigan)
• National Opinion Research Center
• Worldwide Data Archives (from the UK Data Archive)
• American Factfinder (recent census data)
• Historical United States Census Data Browser
• Centre for Applied Social Surveys (CASS) (primarily UK resources, with links to other regions)
• International Federation for Data Organizations for the Social Science
• General Social Survey 1972-2006 (available on CD-ROM)
• Population Reference Bureau
• USAID Demographic and Health Surveys

Electronic Journals

• Search Library Catalog for online journals in the social sciences
• Academic IDEAL: Listings for Demographics, Sociology, Education
• Kluwer (complete list)
• Springer LINK (complete list)
• JStor (back issues)

Electronic Journal Directories

• Electronic Journals & Magazines (SocioSite)
• Freely accessible online sociology journals (U. Penn)

Polls and Public Opinion Surveys

• Pew Research Center
• Roper Center Public Opinion Archives
• Gallup Poll and Gallup International Poll

Professional and Research Organizations

Professional Organizations

• American Sociological Association
• International Sociological Association

United States Government Agencies

• U.S. Census Bureau
• Centers for Disease Control
• U.S. Agency for International Development (AID)
• National Institutes of Health
• AHRQ (formerly AHCPR) - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• General Accounting Office
• FirstGov - official US government web portal
• Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online
• Uniform Crime Reports
• U.S. Fedstats
• Library of Congress
• U.S. Congress Legislative Information

International Agencies or Resources

• International Monetary Fund
• World Bank
• Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
• World Health Organization