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300 Social sciences: general resources

        Titles Descriptions
  1. 19th Century Pamphlets
  2. Actor Network Resource: An Annotated Bibliography
  3. BIDS: International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)
  4. Bill Trochim's Center for Social Research Methods
  5. Communications for a Sustainable Future
  6. Economic and Political Weekly
  7. EmpowermentResources.com
  8. ESRC Society Today
  9. Intute: social sciences
  10. Odum Institute for Research in Social Science: Data Archive
  11. Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences
  12. ReDReSS: Resource Discovery for Researchers in e-Social Science
  13. Scout Report for Social Sciences
  14. Social Criticism Review
  15. Social Research Update
  16. Social Science Research Network
  17. UK Data Archive
  18. Yahoo UK and Ireland: Society and Culture Magazines
19th Century Pamphlets
Describes a project facilitating access to 19th century pamphlet collections held by the Consortium of University Research Libraries, and to raise awareness among humanities and social science researchers of their breadth and scope. Includes the full text of the proposal, contact details, a project plan, and minutes of partners' meetings.
      Author: 19th Century Pamphlets Project
      DeweyClass: 300
Actor Network Resource: An Annotated Bibliography
Bibliography, available both by thematically organised list and alphabetically, on the subject of actor-network theory.
      Author: Law, John
      DeweyClass: 300
BIDS: International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)
Searchable database consisting of citations and abstracts of articles, editorials, and reviews from selected international social sciences journals dating back to 1951. Full texts of some journals are available. IBSS covers the core disciplines of economics, sociology, politics and anthropology. Freely available to UK higher education, but a username and password are required.
      Author: BIDS: Bath Information and Data Services
      DeweyClass: 300
Bill Trochim's Center for Social Research Methods
Selection of resources for students in the social sciences. Includes a textbook on applied social research methods covering sampling, measurement, design, and analysis, full texts of papers on concept mapping, advice on finding the appropriate statistical test for data, and a bulletin board for discussions.
      Author: Trochim, Bill
      DeweyClass: 300
Communications for a Sustainable Future
A multi-disciplinary resource containing searchable, archived, discussion lists and access to resources on ecology, environment, economics, international studies, peace, and conflict studies.
      Author: University of Colorado
      DeweyClass: 300
Economic and Political Weekly
Online version of the weekly social science journal, featuring research articles in economics, sociology, and political science, scholarly communication on topical developments, weekly statistical updates, and a monthly review of the money market. The full text of the journal is available from 1999 onwards, with new editions typically available within one month of print publication.
      Author: Sameeksha Trust
      DeweyClass: 300
EmpowermentResources.com
Index to Internet resources covering personal growth, social change, personal, cultural and political empowerment.
      Author: EmpowermentResources.com
      DeweyClass: 300
ESRC Society Today
Database service containing in-depth information on social science research, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). It is possible to search for details of research projects which have been granted awards by the ESRC, as well as publications and other research activities which are products of such awards.
      Author: ESRC
      DeweyClass: 300
Intute: social sciences
A catalogue of thousands of Internet resources relevant to social science education and research, evaluated and selected by a network of subject specialists.
      Author: Intute
      DeweyClass: 300
Odum Institute for Research in Social Science: Data Archive
Maintains one of the oldest and largest archives of machine-readable data in the US, and provides access to data from several US national surveys.
      Author: University of North Carolina
      DeweyClass: 301
Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences
Searchable and browsable dictionary of terms commonly used in the social sciences. Both phrase and keyword searches are facilitated.
      Author: Drislane, Robert
      DeweyClass: 300
ReDReSS: Resource Discovery for Researchers in e-Social Science
Part of the Resource Discovery for Researchers in e-Social Science (ReDReSS) project at Lancaster University. The ReDReSS repository contains resources in the form of papers, presentation and multimedia presentation as well as many other formats aimed as raising the awareness of the benefits of e-Science to Social Science researchers. It also provides resources for further training.
      Author: Lancaster University and STFC Daresbury
      DeweyClass: 300
Scout Report for Social Sciences
Bi-weekly report for university staff, students and librarians interested in the social sciences, highlighting relevant Internet sites.
      Author: Internet Scout Project
      DeweyClass: 300
Social Criticism Review
Links to articles relating to the so-called crisis of modernity, covering topics such as Third World debt, globalisation, genetic manipulation, human rights, technological impact, sustainable development, and terrorism.
      Author: Talmon, Hans
      DeweyClass: 300
Social Research Update
Quarterly journal published by the Department of Sociology at the University of Surrey, discussing new statistical techniques and approaches to qualitative data offered by advances in IT, and the theoretical and ethical problems associated with these developments.
      Author: University of Surrey Department of Sociology
      DeweyClass: 300
Social Science Research Network
Contains a number of specialised networks on various social science topics including economics, finance, law and accounting.
      Author: Social Science Electronic Publishing
      DeweyClass: 300
UK Data Archive
The Data Archive at the University of Essex houses the largest collection of accessible computer-readable data in the social sciences and humanities in the United Kingdom. It is a national resource centre, disseminating data throughout the United Kingdom and, by arrangement with other national archives, internationally. Founded in 1967, it now houses approximately seven thousand datasets of interest to researchers in all sectors and from many different disciplines.
      Author: The Data Archive, Essex University
      DeweyClass: 300
Yahoo UK and Ireland: Society and Culture Magazines
Links to hundreds of online magazines and newsletters in the UK, Ireland and elsewhere. Headings include children, cultures, disabilities, environment and nature, food and drink, law enforcement, parenting, religion, teenagers, weddings, women and youth.
      Author: Yahoo
      DeweyClass: 300