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Social Sciences Subject Guide
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This is a guide to finding selected
Social Sciences resources in the Galvin Library. For more in-depth assistance, please contact the subject specialist, or click here to Ask a
Librarian.
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Subject Specialist:
Jannelle Ruswick
email: ruswick@iit.edu
phone: 312.567.3613
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Use these resources to find journal articles, conference proceedings, book reviews, and more.
Sociological Abstracts
Sociological Abstracts contains abstracts and indexes from over 1,800 social and behavioral sciences serials publications. The database covers materials dating from 1952 to the present in a wide variety of disciplines including environmental interactions, history of sociology, management and complex organizations, policy and planning, and culture and society.
Social Services Abstracts
Social Services Abstracts contains
abstracts of current research focused on social work, human
services, and related areas, including social welfare, social
policy, and community development. A good database for research in
the application of vocational rehabilitation and clinical
psychology.
JSTOR
This database includes an archive of important scholarly journals in a variety of subject related to the humanities and social sciences. Articles are scanned and viewable as exact duplicates from the original copy of the journal.
Project
Muse: Search
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This database offers a comprehensive selection of prestigious humanities, arts, and social sciences journals. Every journal is indexed and peer-reviewed. Project MUSE contains articles scanned as exact replicas in pdf format.
PsycINFO
This database is the authoritative source for scholarly
literature in the behavioral sciences and mental health. PsycINFO
includes material of relevance to psychologists and professionals in
related fields such as psychiatry, management, business, education,
social science, neuroscience, law, medicine, and social work. More info...
Tutorial: Searching PscyINFO
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