Sociology: Databases

This multi-disciplinary database provides active full text for more than 3,100 journals, including active full text for nearly 2,750 peer-reviewed journals.

Academic Video Online: Premium consists of thousands of streaming videos from a large number of producers and distributors across a wide range of subject areas, including art, architecture, business, counseling and therapy, dance, economics, education, ethnic studies, ethnography, gay and lesbian studies, health, history, humanities, law and public safety, literature, opera, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, science, theater, women's studies, and more.

Films on Demand is a streaming educational video resource. Subjects include: allied health, anthropology, archival films/newsreels, art/architecture, biology, business/economics, communication, counseling/social work, criminal justice, earth science, education, engineering, entertainment, environmental science, geography, health/medicine, history, mathematics, music/dance, philosophy/religion, physical science, political science, psychology, sociology, technology, world languages. Many of the videos are close-captioned and/or have interactive transcripts.

GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.

This JSTOR collection includes core journals in: Eastern and Western religions; ecology, economics; film studies; folklore; history; mathematics; music; performing arts; political science; sociology; the history and study of art and architecture; statistics.

This multidisciplinary database provides full text coverage of general interest subjects, and also includes reference books, image collections, maps and flags.

Opposing Viewpoints covers social issues from a variety of perspectives. A rich resource for debaters, the database includes viewpoints, reference articles, infographics, news, images, video, audio.

Points of View Reference Center is a full text database that provides students with a series of controversial essays representing multiple sides of a current issue. Essays include questions and materials for further thought and study with supporting articles from the world’s top political and societal publications.

The Star-Ledger coverage is from 1989 to the present. It is provided through NewsBank. It is a daily newspaper based in Newark, New Jersey.

Covering more than 500 years of the African-American experience, African-American History explores the full spectrum of African-American history and culture, with videos and slideshows, images, biographies of key people, event and topic entries, primary sources, maps and graphs, and timelines.

The experience and impact of Asian Americans as recorded by the news media. 1704 to today, updated daily.

CQ Researcher provides in-depth, coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.

Criminal Justice Database is a comprehensive database supporting research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends. It includes U.S. and international scholarly journals, correctional and law enforcement trade publications, dissertations, crime reports, crime blogs and other material relevant for researchers or those preparing for careers in criminal justice, law enforcement and related fields.

Diversity Studies prepares researchers for social science, history, and liberal arts coursework. This collection explores cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community.

A resource for diversity and ethnic studies that includes journals, newspapers, primary sources, and other materials.

Ethnic NewsWatch is a current resource of full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press, providing researchers access to essential, often overlooked perspectives. The database now also contains Ethnic NewsWatch: A History, which provides historical coverage of Native American, African American, and Hispanic American periodicals from 1959-1989.

GenderWatch is a full text database that provides archival material dating back to 1970, with authoritative historical and current perspectives on the evolution of gender roles as they affect both men and women. Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) studies; family studies; gender studies, and women's studies are included coverage areas. With hundreds of academic, gray, and popular literature titles from voices seldom heard in the mainstream media, researchers have access to robust collections of articles on wide-ranging topics from over three decades of gender studies.

The experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media. 1704 to today, updated daily.

The NCJRS Virtual Library, from the U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs contains bibliographic information and abstracts of more than 230,000 collection resources and over 80,000 online materials, including all known OJP works.

"PTSDpubs database (formerly PILOTS) is a freely available, online database providing access to the worldwide literature on PTSD and other mental health consequences of exposure to traumatic events. It is produced by the National Center for PTSD." (From https://www.ptsd.va.gov/PTSDpubs/index.asp)

SocINDEX with Full Text is a premier sociology research database containing full text for more than 860 journals dating back to 1908. Full text for more than 830 books and monographs, and over 16,800 conference papers is also included.