The University of Michigan's Department of Sociology ranks among the finest in the country, and the University Library has historically sought to develop collections responsive to the needs of world class researchers in Sociology. The interdisciplinary nature of the field, however, results in local resources being dispersed across a number of campus libraries. While the core collections in sociology are likely to be found in the Shapiro Undergraduate or Hatcher Graduate Libraries, useful paper or electronic resources may also be found in the Social Work Library, Public Health Library & Informatics , Population Studies Center, Kresge Business Administration Library, or other specialized campus collections [see map]. The strengths of the sociology collections are the breadth and depth, providing items of research interest in various languages, but focusing on English language materials.

The sociology collections at the Hatcher Graduate Library are developed by various professionals who can be contacted for class instructional sessions, in-depth reference assistance, or with purchase suggestions for books, journals, or electronic resources. (See the list of Subject Specialists for contact information.)

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Mirlyn

Mirlyn is the University of Michigan University Library catalog. The catalog represents those items owned by the campus libraries. (The Kresge Business Administration Library and the Law Library are administratively separate from the University Library system, and therefore have distinct and separate catalogs.)

Searching for locally held resources in sociology generally begins in the catalog. Mirlyn includes the catalog of University Library holdings in all formats, and links to catalogs from other local and regional libraries from which holdings can be obtained either through U-M borrowing privileges or interlibrary loan (ILL). For brief information on searching Mirlyn, please see Mirlyn Tips.

Some subject headings you might use in Mirlyn as "Subject begins with . . . " searches are:

sociology	clinical sociology	city planning
sociology --history	educational sociology	crime
sociologists	historical sociology	ethnology
social problems	industrial sociology	family violence
social change	organizational sociology	homeless persons
social history	political sociology	labor movement
social control	sociology, military	population
social movements	sociology, rural	poverty
social psychology	sociology, urban	public welfare
social reformers	sociolinguistics	race relations
social stratification	aging	violence

It is best to use the most specific subject heading possible when searching the catalog.

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GENERAL AND SPECIALIZED REFERENCE TOOLS

The Reference collections in the Hatcher Graduate Library and the Shapiro Undergraduate Library cover core resources in almost all fields with emphasis on the Social Sciences and Humanities. Some social science resources are available in the Reference Collection of the Social Work Library.

University of Michigan University Library Gateway

For general and specialized library information, links to electronic resources and subject-based bibliographies, and access to Mirlyn.

Ready Reference Shelf (U-M only)

The University Library subscribes to a collection of electronic reference resources available to faculty, staff, and students. Includes such titles as the Oxford English Dictionary, Encyclopedia Britannica, Associations Unlimited, etc.

Encyclopedias

Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. Antony Manstead & Miles Hewstone. Oxford: Blackwell, 1995. HM 251 .B4761 1995 Grad Reference

This encyclopedia can be used by beginning students as a comprehensive introduction to social psychology; by advanced students and instructors as a way of checking or extending their knowledge base; and by researchers as a guide to the research literature.

Encyclopedia of American Social History. Edited by Mary K. Cayton, Elliot J. Gorn, & Peter W. Williams. New York: Maxwell Macmillan International, 1993. 3 volumes. HN 57 .E581 1993 Grad Reference

Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. Edited by Edwin R.A. Seligman. New York: Macmillan, 1930-34. 15 volumes. H 41 .E56 Grad

A classic tool for sociological and social science researchers. Many articles contributed by scholars who shaped the social sciences in the 20th century.

Encyclopedia of Women Social Reformers. Helen Rappaport. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2001. 2 volumes. HQ 1236 .R291 2001 Grad Reference

A good source for short biographies on women involved in charitable work, activism, and philanthropy in countries around the world. Predominantly UK and US women represented.

International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences. Edited by Neil J. Smelser and Paul B. Baltes. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2001. 26 volumes. H 41 .I581 2001 Social Work Reference

The latest entry to the social sciences encyclopedia market, reflecting current thought about the social and behavioral sciences fields.

International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. Edited by David L. Sils. New York: Macmillan, 1968. 19 volumes. H 41 .I58 Grad Reference

This is the most comprehensive encyclopedia in the social sciences. Updates the 1934 Encyclopedia of Social Sciences but does not supersede the earlier set. Articles provide excellent background on the development of major concepts in the social sciences, and include bibliographic references. Volume 18, published in 1979, covers biographical information; volume 19, published in 1991, is devoted to quotations.

Encyclopedia of Sociology. 2nd ed. Edited by Edgar F. Borgatta. New York: Macmillan, 2000. 5 volumes. HM 17 .E51 2000 Grad Reference

Approximately 400 signed articles covering major concepts, scholars and traditions within sociology. With bibliographic references.

The Social Science Encyclopedia. 2nd ed. Edited by Adam & Jessica Kuper. New York: Routledge, 1996. H 41 .S631 1996 Grad Reference

Provides broad, authoritative coverage of the social sciences in a convenient format. Major entries survey the central disciplines in the social sciences.

Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice. Edited by Joshua Dressler. New York: Macmillan, 2002. 4 volumes. HV 6017 .E521 2002 Grad Reference

Provides a information from a variety of disciplines concerning crime and justice.

International Encyclopedia of Population. Edited by John Ross. New York: The Free Press, 1982. 2 volumes. HB 849.2 .I551 Grad Reference

The content includes the major divisions of the field, such as fertility and marriage, mortality and morbidity, internal and external migration, data and methods, and much more.

Dictionaries

Blackwell Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Social Thought. Edited by William Outhwaite & Tom Bottomore. Oxford: Blackwell, 1993. H 41 .B531 1993 Grad Reference

Much of the dictionary is devoted to particular bodies of thought that have been influential in shaping modern social science, with articles covering individual social sciences, philosophical schools, political doctrines, etc.

Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology. Edited by Allan Johnson. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2000. HM 17 .J641 2000 Grad Reference

This is a dictionary of sociological language, created as a guidebook to ease the way toward a deeper understanding of social life.

Critical Dictionary of Sociology. Edited by Raymond & Francois Boudon. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1989. HM 17 .B753 1989 Grad Reference

Review of sociological concepts from a European critical perspective.

Dictionary of Criminal Justice. Edited by George E. Rush. Connecticut: McGraw-Hill, 2000. HV 7411 .R871 2000 Grad Reference

Dictionary of the Social Sciences. Edited by Julius Gould & William Kolb. New York: The Free Press of Glencoe, 1964. H 41 .G72 Grad Reference

A historically significant dictionary of sociological concepts. Especially useful for coverage of sociological work in the first half of the 20th century.

Guides, Directories, and Yearbooks

Aby, S.H. Sociology: a guide to reference and information sources. (2nd ed.) CO: Libraries Unlimited. Z 7164 .S68 A241 1997 Grad

Europa World Year Book. London: Europa Publications Ltd. D 2 .E92 Grad Reference

Foundation Grants Index. NY: Foundation Center. AS 911 .A2 F775 Grad Grants Collection

Guide to Graduate Departments of Sociology. Washington, DC: American Sociological Association. HM 45 .G94 Grad Reference

Research Centers Directory. Detroit: Gale Research. AS 25 .D59 Grad Reference

Statesman's Year Book. NY: St. Martin's Press. JA 51 .S8 Grad Reference

Statistical Reference

American Factfinder

Searchable census database used to view, print, and download statistics about U.S. population, housing, industry, and business.

County and City Data Book, 1994, 13th edition. US Bureau of the Census. Washington, D.C.: US Printing Office, 1994 HA 202 .A12 1994 Docs

Presents a variety of statistics on states, countries, cities, and places with populations of 25,000 or more.

Demographic Yearbook. NY: United Nations. HB 881 .A2 U5 Grad RefSourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics. 30th ed. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Washington, DC: US Printing Office, 2002.

Presents data from more than 100 sources related to criminal justice in the US. HV 7245 .S73 Grad Documents Center

Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2004, US Bureau of the Census. Washington, DC: US Printing Office, 2004.

Provides summaries of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions in the United States. A companion volume is Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, Bicentennial ed. HA 202 .A2 1975 Grad Reference

Statistical Record of Black America. 4th ed. Edited by Jessie Smith & Robert Johns. Detroit: Gale Research, 1997.

Contains data of interest to civic and community groups as well as individuals who are curious about the general and specific aspects of conditions and attitudes of Black America. E 185.85 .S79 Grad Reference

Statistical Resources on the Web -- Sociology. Web page produced by Grace York. (Updated 2006) http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stsoc.html

A great compendium of sources for social science statistical information.

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Bibliographies

Annual Review of Sociology

Provides systematic, periodic examinations of scholarly advances in major subdisciplines of sociology. In print, HM 1 .A625 Grad International Bibliography of Sociology

Z 7163 .I63 Grad

Reviews

Book Review Digest

Index to reviews of fiction and nonfiction books appearing in 100 periodicals published in the US, Canada and Great Britain. Adds reviews of over 7,000 adult and children's books each year. Part of the Wilson Indexes to Journal Articles.

Contemporary Sociology

Issued by the American Sociological Association. Available in print HM 1 .C76 Grad, and via ProQuest or JSTOR.

These databases are available to U-M students, staff and faculty only. Valid authentication is required for off-campus access. Databases appropriate to sociological research are listed in the Social Sciences section of Search Tools. Please remember that paper indexes to periodical articles often extend back in time as compared to the coverage available in electronic form. Most appropriate paper indexes for sociology research are available in the Hatcher Graduate and Shapiro Undergraduate Libraries.

AGELINE

Indexes and abstracts books, journals, research reports, consumer guides, and book chapters in the field of aging.

America: History and Life

Citations and abstracts to social science and humanities literature focusing on all aspects of US and Canadian history, culture and current affairs.

Biography Reference Center

Biographical information on more than one million people throughout history is available in this database. This is a good database for finding short biographies on prominent social reformers.

Contemporary Women's Issues

Citations to information on women worldwide. Includes journal articles, newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies, and fact sheets from sociology, psychology, health, education and human rights.

Criminal Justice Abstracts

Indexes major journals in criminology & related disciplines, plus books & reports from government & non-governmental agencies. Covers crime trends, prevention projects, corrections, juvenile delinquency, police, courts, offenders, victims & sentencing.

Dissertation Abstracts

University Microfilm Intl.'s "Current Research @" web site for UM, a database of all UM dissertations indexed in Dissertations Abstracts, with links to "near-line" full-text versions of dissertations from the last two years, downloadable at no charge.

Ethnic Newswatch

A full text database of 200 publications of the ethnic, minority and native press. Searchable in both English and Spanish, with titles in both languages. Includes more than 100,000 articles in Spanish and over 400,000 in English.

Family & Society Studies Worldwide

A "comprehensive, systematic, and non-evaluative resource of research, policy, and practice literature in the fields of Family Science, Human Ecology, Human Development and Social Welfare." With links to web documents.

Gender Watch

A full text database of 140 international publications devoted to women's and gender issues, including scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers, plus reports, pamphlets, papers and conference proceedings.

LGBT Life

the premier index and for literature related to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues and research. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 400 magazines, journals books and news sources, including full text for 50 of the most important GLBT serials and dozens of books.

LexisNexis Academic

Provides full-text access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information, including hundreds of US and foreign newspapers, legal and business publications, wire services, broadcast media transcripts, and trade/news magazines.

PAIS International

Contains references to over 450,000 journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, research and conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material, etc. concerning public affairs worldwide.

 

POPLINE (Population Index)

Citations on population growth, family planning, related health care, law and policy issues.

ProQuest Research Library - Peer-reviewed journals

A subset of the complete ProQuest Research Library database including only scholarly journals that use a peer-review process to determine what they publish. Indexes over 1,000 titles and provides full text for articles from over 700 of them. PsycINFO

Citations to international journal literature in psychology; also includes citations to dissertations and some book chapters.

Sociological Abstracts

Citations and abstracts of journal articles concerning all aspects of sociology published in Sociological Abstracts and Social Planning Policy and Development Abstracts (SOPODA). The key database for the field.

Social Sciences Citation Index

A multidisciplinary database, with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the social sciences. It indexes 1,700 journals spanning 50 disciplines.

Social Work Abstracts

Indexes journal and dissertation literature in the fields of social work and human services. Includes citations to more than 35,000 articles.

Statistical Universe

Indexes and abstracts federal statistical publications since 1974, business and state government publications since 1980, and international agency publications since 1983. Provides links to full text of 15% of federal publications.

UN Statistics Common Database

This United Nations database provides social and economic indicators for most countries beginning with the year 1946. Subjects covered are agriculture, development assistance, economics, education, energy, environment, health, labor, national accounts, population and prices.

WorldCat

Contains more than 40 million records describing items owned in libraries around the world including books, periodicals, musical scores, and sound recordings,films, software, videos, archival materials, and much more. It does not include individual articles appearing in journals.

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CAMPUS LIBRARY COLLECTIONS, PROGRAMS, CENTERS, and DEPARTMENTS

Hatcher Graduate Library including the Documents Center and the Numeric & Spatial Data Services unit	Shapiro Undergraduate Library	Labadie Collection in Grad Special Collections (social movements and social change)	Social Work Library (including gerontology) and the School of Social Work
Population Studies Center Library and Population Studies Center	ICPSR Data Archive	Institute for Social Research (ISR)	U-M Department of Sociology

ELECTRONIC JOURNALS

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Internet Resources in Sociology

WEB SITES FOR SELECTED SUB-DISCIPLINES

Affirmative Action and Diversity Project

An academic resource for discussion of issues surrounding affirmative action, prepared by faculty and staff at the University of California - Santa Barbara.

Center for the Study of Group Process

Center promotes basic research in the field of group processes. From the University of Iowa Sociology Department.

critcrim.org

The Critical Criminology homepage is a project of the Critical Criminology Division of the American Society of Criminology. It links to basic criminology sources but also offers links to resources developed within a critical sociology framework.

Institute for Research for Poverty

Designated as a National Poverty Research Center by the US Department of Health & Human Services, based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

International Victimology Website

IVW is a resource for "improving justice for victims of crime and abuse of power." There are two databases available at this site: Victimology Research Database and Victim Services and Victimization Prevention Database.

Joint Center on Poverty Research

Sponsored by Northwestern University and the University of Chicago, this site provides links to publications, newsletters, conference events, policy briefs, and working papers.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service

From the Department of Justice, one of the most extensive sources of information on criminal and juvenile justice.

National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect

From Cornell University.

Population Index on the Web

The entire published database for 1986-2000 is available online and can be searched by author, subject matter, geographical region and year of publication.

Public Agenda Online

A nonprofit, nonpartisan public opinion research organization, whose aim is to educate the citizenry on such topics as child care, crime, immigration, medical research, poverty and welfare, race, and social security.

Social Psychology Network

 

Sociology of Death and Dying

Michael Kearl's guide to the sociology of death and dying contains resources that look at death across cultures and time.

The Urban Institute

A policy research organization that addresses the social and economic problems confronting the nation.

Urban Planning, 1794-1918

A bibliography of primary source documents dealing with the history of urban planning. Can search the bibliography by author, subject, or keyword, and by following the link, can read the original text.

Voice of the Shuttle: Science, Technology, and Culture Page

The "Cyberculture" section of Alan Liu's "Voice of the Shuttle" page is a listing of resources that examine the influence computers have had on culture. Alan Liu is a professor of English at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Women's Studies Database

The web site, created and maintained at the University of Maryland, gives excellent coverage to the women's studies profession and general women's issues. Includes special features like a picture gallery.

DATA ARCHIVES

Internet Data Resources for Social Scientists

From Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research.

UK DATA ARCHIVE

The Economic and Social Research Council is the UK's leading research agency for the Social Sciences.

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Statistical division of the US Department of Labor.

Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)

CIESIN provides free data of interest to social scientists. See specifically Access to US Demographic Data and Social Indicators of Development.

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)

Searchable index to the holdings of demographic, economic, health, and political machine readable data available through the ICPSR.

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD)

Under the auspices of ICPSR and the Bureau of Justice Statistics makes available data collections related to crime and criminal justice.

PSC Data Archive and Data Support

Provides data for researchers at the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan. Some data files have been made available for public use through anonymous FTP. Links are also provided to other sources of data on the Internet.

Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN)

Provides census data for use in the classroom. The Resource Center has some appropriate exercises using data.

Social Science Electronic Data Library (SSEDL)

A health and social science resource that consists of over 300 data sets from 200 different studies comprising six topically-focused collections (Aging, AIDS/STD, etc.). These are raw data sets that are available for downloading as compressed files.

University of Michigan Documents Center

Nationally acclaimed access to government and quasi-governmental statistical sources compiled and maintained by Grace York of the University Library Documents Center. Includes Census Bureau, Dept. of Justice, educational statistics, and much more. See specifically Statistical Resources on the Web - Sociology.

University of California, San Diego, Data on the Net

A listing of over 800 web sites of numeric social science data and gateways.

ASSOCIATIONS

American Sociological Association

Provides information to members and the general public on meetings, conferences, and publications of the association.

European Sociological Association

Professional group which aims to facilitate sociological research on European issues.

Midwest Sociological Society

Professionals from Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Kansas, South Dakota and North Dakota.

North Central Sociological Association

Membership and meeting information available.

Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction (SSSI) Homepage

SSSI is a social science professional organization of scholars interested in qualitative interactionist research. The SSSI site includes interactionist-related papers and discussions as well as links to related resources.

DISCUSSION GROUPS

Progressive Sociologists Network

PSN is a moderated list concerned with issues of theoretical and political importance from a sociological perspective.

European Sociologist

Newsletter of the European Sociological Association.

Journal of Social Structure

For members of the International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA).

SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENTS ON THE INTERNET

Graduate Departments of Sociology in the United States - from New York University's Department of Sociology

Columbia University

Ohio State University

Stanford University

University of Chicago

University of Wisconsin-Madison

SYLLABI

Rutgers University Graduate Sociology Course Offerings

Sociology Department Online Syllabi, from the University of Colorado at Boulder

World Lecture Hall (browse by area, sociology)

Google, a search engine

-- construct a search for "sociology" and "syllabus"