Subject Guides
HDEV 100: Study of Human Change
Getting Started
Sources for topic exploration and development
- Points of View Reference SourceEssays that present multiple sides of a current issue.
- Opposing Viewpoints
Includes viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.
- Encyclopedia of bioethicsProvides ethical arguments on a variety of current topics, ranging from abortion to euthanasia.
Literature
- Social Sciences Full TextFull-text articles from hundreds of journals, covering the latest concepts, theories and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences. Coverage: 1972-present.
- Political Science CompleteScholarly articles and other literature that is international in scope covering all areas of Political Science.
- Education Source UltimateFull text for more than 1,700 journals, 550 books and conference papers, citations for over 4 million articles including book reviews and over 100,000 controlled and cross-referenced names of educational tests.
- Sociology Source UltimateProvides comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study. These include abortion, criminology & criminal justice, demography, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, political sociology, religion, rural & urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history, sociological research, sociological theory, substance abuse & other addictions, and violence.
- Anthropology PlusIndexed materials focus on topics of anthropology, archaeology, and related disciplines.
- America: History & Life with Full TextLiterature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. Indexes 1700 journals, provides full text of 200 titles.
- Human Rights Studies OnlineA research and learning database providing comparative documentation, analysis, and interpretation of major human rights violations and atrocity crimes worldwide from 1900 to 2010. The collection includes primary and secondary materials across multiple media formats and content types for each selected event.
- Archives of Sexuality & Gender: LGBTQ History and CulturePrimary sources for the historical study of sex, sexuality, and gender. With material dating back to the sixteenth century,you can examine how sexual norms have changed over time, health and hygiene, the development of sex education, the rise of sexology, changing gender roles, social movements and activism, erotica, and many other interesting topical areas.
- Archives UnboundIncludes dozens of rare primary source documents organized by topic/ focus which span European colonialism, 1960s social movements, womens' rights, African-American civil rights, the Holocaust, and the Tiananmen Square protest.
- Human Rights WatchThe definitive non-governmental organization devoted to tracking human rights conditions worldwide. Web site contains annual reports from 1996 to the present, thematic reports, and current news releases, updated daily. Can browse by country or theme.
Finding Books
Start your search on the "Catalog" tab on the Library home page.
If you are looking for a specific Author or Title, you can change the "Keyword" box to reflect your search. Otherwise, type in one or two select keywords.
The results will show with the number of results at the top of the screen. If there are too many, you can use the filters along the left to limit, including by:
- Available in the Library -- generally, items that are in physical form - i.e a print material item
- Available online - ebooks and journal titles that are online
You can also often limit by Material Type, such as:
- Book
- Audio-Visual (streaming video / dvd)
Date, language and topics will be available to limit to by as well.
Also Consider
- Statistical Abstract of the United StatesAn authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. Can download the statistics files as Excel files. Coverage: 1878-ongoing
- News ResourcesWhere to find news articles in full-text or and how to search for specific newspapers (NYT, WSJ, local papers, etc)
- Finding and Using Streaming VideoHow to find streaming video thats not Youtube.
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