Social Science Reference Sources : A Practical Guide

✍ Scribed by Tze-Chung Li

• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 526
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The social sciences continue to generate vast amounts of research, which is typically published in scholarly monographs and journal articles. This research, in turn, is summarized in a wide range of reference sources, such as bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, and yearbooks. Now in its third edition, this essential guide provides entries for roughly 1,600 reference sources in the social sciences, including anthropology, business, economics, education, geography, history, law, political science, psychology, and sociology. Most titles published before 1980, which are listed in the second edition, have been excluded, while the present volume gives special attention to electronic resources, including more than 200 web sites.

The first part of the volume contains chapters on the social sciences in general, including discussions of available research tools. It also provides brief descriptions of the features and search methods of online vendors and reviews the specialized reference sources available in selected periodicals. The second part contains chapters on reference sources in particular social science disciplines. The first section of each chapter examines access to these sources through such tools as bibliographies, indexes, and abstracts, while the second looks at particular types of works, such as directories and encyclopedias. In most cases, entries are listed alphabetically under each heading and subheading, with full bibliographic information provided.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Social Science Reference Sources
Contents
Preface to the Third Edition
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations of Institutions and Terms
Part I Social Sciences in General
Chapter 1 Reference Sources in an Electronic Age
DIRECTORIES
ONLINE DATABASES
OPTICAL DISCS
THE INTERNET
Components of the Internet
E-mail
Telnet
Data-Access Services
Guides
Search Engines
Web Sites
NOTES
Chapter 2 Research Resources in the Social Sciences
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE MEASUREMENT OF RESOURCES
SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND SHARING RESOURCES
Self-Sufficiency
Guidelines for Building Research Resources
Methods of Selection
Sharing Resources
DELIVERY OF RESOURCES
LIBRARY CATALOGS
Printed Catalogs
Digital Catalog
Online Public Access Catalogs
Online Union Catalogs
INFORMATION ABOUT RESEARCH RESOURCES
NOTES
Chapter 3 Access to Sources
GUIDES
BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF BIBLIOGRAPHIES
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
General
Subfield
PROCEEDINGS
UNPUBLISHED MATERIALS
Archives and Manuscripts
Theses and Dissertations
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
REVIEWS
INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS
Indexes
General
Subfield
Abstracts
CONTENTS REPRODUCTION
General
Subfield
CITATION INDEXES
SELECTIVE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION
AREA STUDIES
African Studies
Asian Studies
Latin American Studies
Middle East Studies
Slavic Studies
NOTES
Chapter 4 Sources of Information
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
General
Subfield
DICTIONARIES
General
Subfield
DIRECTORIES
General
Subfield
Organizations
Foundations
Grants
CONGRESSES AND MEETINGS
BIOGRAPHIES
General
Indexes
Biographies
Subfield
HANDBOOKS, YEARBOOKS, AND THE LIKE
General
Subfield
AREA STUDIES
General
Encyclopedias
Dictionaries
Handbooks, Yearbooks, and the Like
General
Subfield
NOTES
Chapter 5 Statistical Sources
THE STATISTICAL SYSTEM
ACCESS TO SOURCES
Bibliographies
United States
International
Indexes and Abstracts
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Encyclopedias
Dictionaries
Directories
STATISTICAL SOURCES
General
United States
General
Subfield
International
General
Subfield
Chapter 6 Periodicals
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
General
Selective
Subfield
UNION LISTS
REFERENCE SOURCES IN PERIODICALS
Access to Sources
Bibliographies, Abstracts and Indexes
Business
Economics
Education
Geography
History
Law
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Contents Reproduction
Business
Economics
Education
History
Law
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Theses and Dissertations
Anthropology
Business
Economics
Education
Geography
History
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Research in Progress
Cultural Anthropology
Business
Economics
Geography
History
Political Science
Sources of Information
Biographical Sources
Business
Education
Directories and Guides
Anthropology
Business
Education
Law
Political Science
Rankings and Ratings
Business
Education
Political Science
NOTES
Chapter 7 Government Publications
THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
DEPOSITORY LIBRARIES
GUIDES
BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF BIBLIOGRAPHIES
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
United States
General
Federal
States
Serials
International
DIRECTORIES
PUBLICATIONS OF THE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
Publications of the Legislative Branch
General
Indexes
Manuals
Procedures and Debates
Bills and Resolutions
Calendars
Journals
Congressional Set
Reports
Documents
Executive Reports and Documents
Hearings
Committee Prints
Publications of the Executive Branch
Publications of the Judicial Branch
NOTES
Part II Subdisciplines of the Social Sciences
Chapter 8 Cultural Anthropology
ACCESS TO SOURCES
Guides
Bibliographies of Bibliographies
Bibliographies
General
Subfield
Theses and Dissertations
Reviews
Indexes
Abstracts
Contents Reproduction
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
General
Encyclopedias
General
Subfield
Dictionaries
General
Subfield
Directories
Biographies
Handbooks, Yearbooks, and the Like
NOTES
Chapter 9 Business
ACCESS TO SOURCES
Guides
Bibliographies
Theses and Dissertations
Research in Progress
Indexes
General
Subfield
Abstracts
General
Subfield
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
General
Encyclopedias
Dictionaries
Directories
United States
International
Subfield
Accounting
Advertising
Banking and Finance
Employment
Franchising
Insurance
Management
Manufacturing
Marketing
Real Estate
Biographies
Statistical Sources
Handbooks, Yearbooks, and the Like
INVESTMENT SERVICES
Moody’s
Standard & Poor’s
Value Line
Disclosure
Bloomberg
NEWS SERVICES
NOTES
Chapter 10 Economics
ACCESS TO SOURCES
Guides
Bibliographies
General
Subfield
Theses and Dissertations
Research in Progress
Reviews
Indexes
Abstracts
Contents Reproduction
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
General
Encyclopedias
Dictionaries
Directories
Biographies
Statistical Sources
United States
International
Handbooks, Yearbooks, and the Like
Handbooks
Yearbooks and the Like
NOTES
Chapter 11 Education
ACCESS TO SOURCES
Guides
Bibliographies of Bibliographies
Bibliographies
Theses and Dissertations
Reviews
Indexes
General
Subfield
Abstracts
General
Subfield
Contents Reproduction
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
General
Encyclopedias
General
Subfield
Dictionaries
General
Subfield
Directories
United States
General
Colleges and Universities
Graduate Studies
Schools
Special
International
Financial Aid
Rating
Biographies
Statistical Sources
Handbooks, Yearbooks, and the Like
Handbooks
Yearbooks and the Like
NOTES
Chapter 12 Geography
ACCESS TO SOURCES
Guides
Bibliographies
General
Subfield
Theses and Dissertations
Research in Progress
Reviews
Indexes
Abstracts
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
General
Encyclopedias
Dictionaries
Directories
Biographies
Gazetteers
United States
International
Atlases and Maps
General
United States
International
Subfields
United States
International
Handbooks, Yearbooks, and the Like
Handbooks
Geographical Names
NOTES
Chapter 13 History
ACCESS TO SOURCES
Guides
General
United States
Bibliographies
General
Subfield
Oral History
United States
Genealogy
Theses and Dissertations
Research in Progress
Reviews
Indexes
Abstracts
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
General
Encyclopedias
General
Subfield
Dictionaries
General
Subfield
Directories
Biographies
Handbooks, Yearbooks, and the Like
General
United States
NOTES
Chapter 14 Law
ACCESS TO SOURCES
Guides
Bibliographies
Theses and Dissertations
Reviews
Indexes
General
Subfield
Abstracts
Contents Reproduction
Citations
Uniform Citations
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
General
Subfield
Constitution
Statutes
Regulations
Treaties and Other International Agreements
United States
International
Court Decisions
Digests
Encyclopedias
General
Subfield
Dictionaries
General
Subfield
United States
International
Directories
Biographies
Handbooks, Yearbooks, and the Like
NOTES
Chapter 15 Political Science
ACCESS TO SOURCES
Guides
Bibliographies
General
Subfield
Theses and Dissertations
Research in Progress
Reviews
Indexes
Abstracts
Contents Reproduction
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
General
Subfield
United States
International
Encyclopedias
General
Subfield
American Government
Foreign Relations
Human Rights
Political History
International
Dictionaries
General
Subfield
American Government
Foreign Relations
Philosophy and Theory
Public Administration
Directories
United States
General
Subfield
International
Biographies
United States
International
Statistical Sources
Handbooks, Yearbooks, and the Like
United States
General
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
State and Local
International
NOTES
Chapter 16 Psychology
ACCESS TO SOURCES
Guides
Bibliographies
General
Subfield
Theses and Dissertations
Reviews
Indexes
Abstracts
General
Subfield
Contents Reproduction
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
General
Encyclopedias
General
Subfield
Dictionaries
General
Subfield
Abnormal Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Mind
Psychiatry
Psychotherapy
Social Psychology
Others
Directories
Biographies
Handbooks, Yearbooks, and the Like
Tests and Measurements
Handbooks
General
Subfield
NOTES
Chapter 17 Sociology
ACCESS TO SOURCES
Guides
Bibliographies
General
Subfield
Aging
Ethnic Studies
Marriage and Family
Population
Social Problems
Social Services
Urban Affairs
Women’s Studies
Theses and Dissertations
Reviews
Indexes
General
Subfield
Ethnic Studies
Population
Urban Affairs
Abstracts
General
Subfield
Aging
Child Abuse
Ethnic Studies
Marriage and Family
Population
Social Problems
Social Services
Urban Affairs
Women’s Studies
Contents Reproduction
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
General
Encyclopedias
General
Subfield
Aging
Ethnic Studies
Population
Social Problems
Social Services
Dictionaries
General
Subfield
Aging
Population
Social Problems
Social Services
Urban Affairs
Directories
General
Subfield
Ethnic Studies
Population
Social Problems
Social Services
Urban Affairs
Biographies
Subfield
Statistical Sources
United States
International
Handbooks, Yearbooks, and the Like
NOTES
Appendix: Cited URLS
Name and Title Index
Subject Index
About the Author