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Articles Books InterLibrary Loan Web Resources Citation Help Additional Research Help ARTICLES The databases below are especially helpful for accessing articles and citations in your discipline.
If you are off-campus, use the link for off-campus access to our databases provided at the end of each description on the Find Articles page.
Academic Search Premier - large interdisciplinary database, with much fulltext content
CQ Researcher - comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news.
Historical Statistics of the United States - quantitative facts of American history.
JSTOR - large, interdisciplinary fulltext database
LexisNexis Academic - note this database's legal section
OmniFile Full Text Mega - multi-disciplinary database, with much full-text content
Social Sciences Full Text - standard resource, with full text content of over 200 journals
Women and Social Movements in the United States - covers the time period from 1600 - 2000
Here is a list of
all Ryan Library databases.
Also try
Google Scholar to search for scholarly articles.
BOOKSThe databases
NetLibrary Collection and
Oxford Reference Online have full-text books online.
Below is a representative list of
subject encyclopedias held at Ryan Library's reference area.
Encyclopedia of AgingCountries and Their CulturesEncyclopedia of Cultural AnthropologyMacmillan Encyclopedia of World SlaveryInternational Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family Check
Phineas, Ryan Library 's online catalog, for more books.
Google Book Search is a good Web site to search for books on your topic
WorldCat - The world's largest network of library content and services
INTERLIBRARY LOAN
Use
InterLibrary Loan (LINK+ and ILLiad) to access books and articles not held at Ryan Library.
WEB RESOURCESSubject Specific Sites
Homelessness - Programs and the people they serve
Official California Legistlative Information - Official site for California legislative information.
Online Journal of Peace and Conflict Resolution - Articles toward the reduction of conflict
Pew Charitible Trusts - Investigates issues in human services, public policy and religion.
Violent Gangs - FBI report on gang activity.
WWW Virtual Library: Sociology - compilation of subject-specific links.
Anthropology Resources on the Internet - General anthropology and cultural anthropology, .
Directories
Librarians' Internet Index InfoMineBUBL LinkSearch Engines
Google Advanced - provides more options for your search strategy
Google Scholar - Search for scholarly articles
Google Book Search - Search for books on your topic
Zuula - A meta-search engine that searches more than one search engine at a time.
CITATION HELPEndnote is a Web-based tool for managing and citing references in papers and creating bibliographies. EndNote has numerous citation styles including APA, MLA, Chicago (Turabian). EndNote is available to current members of the PLNU community. Use your 8-digit PLNU ID card number to access EndNote Web.
ADDITIONAL RESEARCH HELP
Contact the Reference Desk at:
reflib@pointloma.edu
Ask A Librarian IM/Chat
619-849-2337
Also contact PLNU's Sociology & Social Work Department.
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