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An index of journals, books, and conference papers in sociology, social work, and criminology. (Some full-text).

A multi-disciplinary database of journals, magazines, book chapters, and government reports. (Some full-text).

Scholarly journals from many fields. Archives go back to 1831, but recent issues (past 3-5 years) are not included. (Full-text).
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A multi-disciplinary index of journal and magazine articles from 1982 to present. (Some full-text).

Journals in communications, criminology, education, health, management, political science, psychology, and sociology. (Full-text).

An index of high impact research journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. (Citations only).

 

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U.S. Census Burea data on people, housing, and the economy for the nation, cities, counties, or ZIP codes. (Full-text).

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Basic information from specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks. (Full-text).

An Internet search engine for scholarly journals, books, preprints, and theses with links to UHD-purchased content.

An interdisciplinary encyclopedia of aging. (Full-text).

An interdisciplinary encyclopedia for students. (Full-text).

A summary of research on homelessness. (Full-text).

Covers essential sociological theories and theorists. (Full-text).

A comprehensive encyclopedia of sociology. (Full-text).

Profiles of individual ethnic groups in the United States. (Full-text).

Coveres issues and culture of the deaf and hearing-impaired community. (Full-text).

Covers family life in various countries and religious traditions. (Full-text).

Covers key concepts and people in the social sciences. (Full-text).

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An archive of the newspaper from 1980 to present. (Full-text).

A cover-to-cover archive of the newspaper from 1851 to 2003. (Full-text).

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Electronic journals in the humanities and the social sciences. (Full-text).

Social, political, and economic statistics of the United States from 1878 to present. (Full-text).

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