Sociology and Anthropology | Principia College

Background Information

Sage eReference [Sage] - Scholarly encyclopedias in the social sciences.
Gale Virtual Reference [Gale] - Scholarly encyclopedias in the arts, humanities and social sciences.

Statistics & Country Data

Europa World Plus [Routledge] - Brief histories, and current political, economic, and statistical information for more than 250 countries and territories.
World Development Indicators [ebrary] or in print in the Principia College library - Development data tables from the World Bank and more than 30 partners updated annually.
InfoNation [United Nations] - Statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations .
Key Development Data & Statistics [World Bank] - Development data from the World Bank and other international agencies.
US Census Fact Finder [US Census Bureau] - Population, housing, economic, and geographic data of the United States.
US Statistical Abstract [ US Census Bureau] -Statistical data on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.

Books, eBooks, DVDs, CDs, etc.

Start with PrinCat to search for Principia College library materials.
Use I-Share to expand your search to include other academic libraries in Illinois. Requested materials usually arrive within 3-5 days.
Use ebrary to search in and read over 50,000 academic eBooks.
Use WorldCat if you need to expand your search beyond I-Share. WorldCat materials are available through interlibrary loan. They usually arrive within 7-14 days.

Videos

Ethnographic Video Online [Alexander Street Press] - a comprehensive human culture and behavior resource of documentary films, including interviews, previously unreleased raw footage, field notes, study guides, and more.

Primary Sources

Black Thought and Culture [Alexander Street Press] - Over 1,000 leading African Americans' non-fiction published works.
Women and Social Movements 1600-2000 [Alexander Street Press] - Primary source documents pertaining to the history of women in social movements in the United States.

Journal Articles

SocINDEX [EBSCOHost] - Sociology research database of journal articles, books, monographs, and conference papers.
JSTOR [JSTOR] - Academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
CQ Library [CQ] - Current coverage of public policy issues including social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy from a nonpartisan source.
CIAO [Columbia University] - International affairs database of working papers, research reports and policy briefs from university research institutes, NGOs, and think tanks as well as proceedings from conferences, books, and journals. Also includes Economist Intelligence Unit reports on economic and political conditions of individual countries.
For additional resources, see the Find Articles page.

News and Public Opinion

LexisNexis Academic [LexisNexis] - International, national and local news sources including the Christian Science Monitor and the New York Times.
For additional news sources, see the News Sources page.
Gallup Brain [Gallup]- Public opinion data from Gallup.

Legal & Government Information

LexisNexis Academic-Legal [LexisNexis] - locate state and federal laws, regulations, and opinions.
LexisNexis Congressional [LexisNexis] - locate bills and legislative histories.

Article Citations, Conference Papers and Proceedings

ArticleFirst [OCLC FirstSearch] - Index of articles from table of contents in academic and popular journals.
PapersFirst [OCLC FirstSearch] - Index of papers presented at conferences worldwide.
ProceedingsFirst [OCLC FirstSearch] - Index of conference proceedings worldwide.

Citation Guides