Find Books in Catalyst
Catalyst lists the collections of both Carleton and St. Olaf.
To find books held at libraries beyond Carleton and St. Olaf (and request them through Interlibrary Loan): Search WorldCat!
Books and more from other libraries
Request books you find on WorldCat using the "Request Via Illiad" links.
Collecting context and search terms
Academic reference sources are a great set of tools to use alongside article databases. Consulting a signed article is like asking an expert about a topic. Use these short articles to get a sense of how research in the field is organized what language is used (gather keywords to improve your searches elsewhere), find ideas for shaping your question, and see vetted lists of books and articles (better than 3,000 results from a search).
Citation Searching
While JSTOR and Sociological Abstracts have some citation search functionality, it is not as broad or robust as the following options.
- Social Sciences Citation Index This link opens in a new windowSearch the bibliographies of core journals to find who has cited a book or article. Provides a more focused and precise citation search than Google Scholar, but it is more limited in scope. Has the unique "related records" tool.
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowUse the "cited by" link under articles to find articles from journals as well as from reports from government and other organizations. Much broader scope than SSCI, but has fewer tools for refining your search.
Find Articles in Journals
This is a short list of what is available. Talk to a librarian for ideas of other places to search or peruse the Databases list.
- Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and some full text)
Main index to research in sociology, anthropology, and related fields in the social and behavioral sciences. Covers 1963 - current. - ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and some full text)
A broad, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary search tool. Covers 1973 - current. - Project MUSE This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations and the full text)
Search through the full text of key books and journals from across the disciplines, with emphasis on recent scholarship. - Google Scholar This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations and the full text)
Use Google's special academic search to locate scholarly articles from across disciplines. On campus, the preferences are set to indicate the Library's full-text access to what you find (links on the right). Use the "cited by" link to see who has cited a particular work you're interested in. - Social Sciences Citation Index This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and some full text)
Available through the Web of Knowledge. Search through current and historical literature in the social sciences, and perform cited reference searching to see who has cite a particular document. Covers 1898 - current.
Note: To do cited reference searching, click on "cited reference search," fill in an author's last name and publication date, figure out which of the resulting list of citations match the work you're looking for, and then "finish search" to see who has cited that work. - Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and some full text)
Search through the full text of newspapers, magazines, and journals published in the U.S by ethnic, minority, and native presses. Covers 1991 - current. - JSTOR This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations and the full text)
Provides access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines. Most journals are included from their first issue until 5 years ago.
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