Criminal Justice Abstracts - Database provides comprehensive coverage of the major journals in criminology and related fields, books and reports from government and non-governmental agencies from 1968 to the present. Each entry includes a summary of the findings, methodology and conclusions. Topics covered include crime trends, juvenile delinquency, corrections, prevention projects, police, courts, offenders, victims and sentencing.

ICPSR -  The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research archive of social science data sets.

International Bibliography of the Social Sciences - Database indexes books, chapters and articles from over 2600 international journals in sociology as well as anthropology, economics and political science.

The Left Index - Database indexes the diversity of literature on the left, with emphasis on political, economic, social and culturally engaged scholarship from 1982 to the present.  Topics include the labor movement, race and ethnicity, social and cultural theory and sociology.

ProQuest Social Science Journals   ProQuest Social Science Journals is a definitive resource for those who need access to a variety of scientific journals. The database includes over 510 titles, with more than 280 available in full text.

SCOPUS Abstract and citation database covering thousands of titles in Science, Social Sciences and Arts & Humanities.

Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of science)    Indexes over 1,725 journals in the social sciences since 1998.

SocINDEX with Full Text   A comprehensive index to the literature of sociology including journals, books, and conference papers. Many of the items are in full text.

Social Science Electronic Data Library - Over 300 data sets on AIDS, Disability, American Family, Adolescent Pregnancy, Aging, and Maternal Drug Abuse.

Statistical Universe - Database provides an index to over 100,000 statistical publications.

DICTIONARIES

The A- Z of Social Research Jargon.  Aldershot, Hants, England: Ashgate/ARENA, 1998.   (RH) Ref  H49.5 .A15 1998

Abercrombie, Nicholas.  The Penguin Dictionary of Sociology. 5 ^th ed. London: Penguin, 2006.(RH) Ref HM17.A23 2006

____________. The Penguin Dictionary of Sociology. (electronic resource) London: Penguin, 2006.

Bardis, Panos. Dictionary of Quotations in Sociology. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1986. (RH)  Ref  HM17 .B25 1985

The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology: a User's Guide to Sociological Language. (electronic resource) Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2000.

Bruce, Steve. The Sage Dictionary of Sociology. London: Sage, 2006. (RH) HM425.B78 2006

The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology. NY: Cambridge U. Press, 2006. (RH LC) Ref HM425.C36 2006

The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology. (electronic resource) NY: Cambridge U. Press, 2006.

Collins Dictionary of Sociology. (electronic resource) 4th ed. Glasgow:Collins, 2005.

A Dictionary of Sociology.  3rd ed. NY: Oxford U. Press, 2005.  (RH) Ref HM17.D53 2005

A Dictionary of Sociology. 3rd ed. rev. NY: Oxford U. Press, 2009. RH Ref HM425.D5735 2009

A Dictionary of Sociology. (electronic resource) 3rd rev. ed. NY: Oxford U. Press, 2009.

Lawson, Tony.  Dictionary of Sociology.  NY: London, Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001.  (RH)  Ref HM17 .L39 2001

Petersen, William. Dictionary of Demography, Terms, Concepts, and Institutions. NY: Greenwood Press, 1986. (RH)  Ref  HB849.2 .P47 1986

Petersen, William. Dictionary of Demography, Multilingual Glossary. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1985. (RH)  Ref  HB849.2 .P468 1985

Sage Dictionary of Social Research Methods. London: Sage, 2006. (RH) Ref H62.S274 2006

Young, T.R. The Dictionary of Critical Social Sciences.  Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1999.  (RH)  Ref H41.Y68 1999

The Blackwell Dictionary of Modern Social Thought. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2003. (RH)  Ref  H41 .B53 2003

The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. (eletronic resource) Cambridge, MA: Blackwell, 1999.

The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2007. (RH W) Ref HM425 .B53 2007

Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology Online (electronic resource) Blackwell, 2007.

Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2003.  (RH) Ref HM756 .E53 2003

Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice.  2nd ed.  NY: Macmillan, 2002.  (RH LC W)  Ref  HV6017 .E52 2002

Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2002.  (RH LC) Ref  HV6017 .E524 2002

Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology. NY: Henry Holt, 1996. (RH LC)  Ref  GN307 .E52 1996

Encyclopedia of Population.  NY: Macmillan, 2003.  (RH) Ref HB871 .E538 2003

Encyclopedia of Population. (electronic resource) NY:Macmillan, 2003.

Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology. NY: Routledge, 1996. (RH LC)  Ref  GN307 .E527 1996

Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology. (electronic resource) NY: Routledge, 1996.

Encyclopedia of Social Issues. NY: Marshall Cavendish, 1997. 6 vol. (RH LC)  Ref  HN57 .E59 1997

Encyclopedia of Social Measurement.Boston: Elsevier, 2005. (RH) Ref H62.E53 2005

Encyclopedia of Social Theory.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2004.  (RH) Ref HM425 .E47 2004

Encyclopedia of Sociology. 2^nd ed. NY: Macmillan, 2000. (RH LC) Ref  HM425 .E5 2000

Encyclopedia of Sociology. 2nd ed. (electronic resource) Macmillan, 2000.

Encyclopedia of Women and Crime.  Phoenix: Oryx Press, 2000.  (RH)  Ref  HV6046 .E56 2000

Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1991-. (RH LC)  Ref  GN550. E53 1991

Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America. Detroit: Gale Research, 1995. (RH LC)  Ref  E184.A1 G14 1995

Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America. 2nd ed. (electronic resource) Detroit:Gale, 2000.

Grossman, Mark.  Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1998.  (RH) Ref HV8694.G76 1998

Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press, 1980. (RH) Ref  E184.A1 H35 (LC)  Res  E184.A1 H35

International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences.  NY: Elsevier, 2001.  (RH LC) Ref H41.I58 2001

International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences. (electronic resource) NY: Elsevier, 2002.

Kronenwetter, Michael.  Encyclopedia of Modern American Social Issues.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1997.  (RH)  Ref HN57.K73 1997

Lewis-Beck, Michael.  The Sage Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2004.  (RH) Ref H62 .L485 2004

Sifakis, Carl.  The Encyclopedia of American Crime. 2nd ed.  NY: Facts on File, 2001.  (RH LC)  Ref  HV6789 .S54 2001

Social Issues.  NY: Macmillan, 1998.  (LC) Ref HM17.S576 1998

The Social Science Encyclopedia. 3rd ed. (electronic resource) NY: Routledge, 2004.

Sociology Basics. (electronic resource) Pasadena: Salem, 2000.

Survey of Social Science. Sociology Series. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1994. 5 vol (RH)  Ref HM17 .S86 1994

Aby, Stephen. Sociology: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources. 3rd ed. Westport: Libraries Unlimited, 2005. (RH)  Ref  HM8 .A28 2005

The Sage Handbook of Sociology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2005. (RH LC)  HM586 .S24 2005

Annual Review of Sociology. Palo Alto, CA: Annual Review, 1975 - 2004. (RH LC)  HM1 .A763

Annual Review of Sociology. (electronic resource) Palo Alto, CA: Annual Reviews, 1975 -

Current Sociology. Paris: UNESCO, 1952 - 2004. (RH LC)  H1 .C8

Current Sociology. (electronic resource) Paris: UNESCO, 1999 -

International Bibliography of Social and Cultural Anthropology. Paris: UNESCO, 1955 - 2004. (RH LC)  Ref  H1 .A61 Available online through International Bibliogrpahy of the Social Sciences.

International Bibliography of Sociology. London: Tavistock Publications, 1955 - 2004. (RH LC)  Ref H1 .C81

Population Index. Princeton, NJ: Office of Population Research, Princeton University, (Microfilm 1937-1954) 1953 - 1999. (RH)  Ref  H1 .P65 Available online through JSTOR

County and City Data Book. Washington: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 19 - . (RH LC)  Ref  H2 .C3 S85

County and City Data Book. (electronic resource) Washington: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

Historical Statistics of the States of the United States: Two Centuries of the Census, 1790-1990. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1993.  (RH LC)  Ref  HA214 .H57 1993

Historical Statistics of the United States, Earliest Times to the Present. Millennial ed. New York: Cambridge U. Press,2006. (RH) Ref  Desk HA202.H57 2006    (LC)  Ref  HA202.H57 2006

Historical Statistics of the United States, Earliest Times to the Present. Millennial ed. (electronic resource) New York: Cambridge U. Press,2006

Mattson, Mark. Atlas of the 1990 Census. NY: Macmillan, 1992. (RH)   Ref  G1201.E2 M3 1992 .(LC) Atlas Area G1201.E2 M3 1992

State and Metropolitan Area Data Book. Washington: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 19 - . (RH LC) Ref  H2.C3S94 

State and Metropolitan Area Data Book. (electronic resource) Washington: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

United States. Bureau of the Census. Statistical Abstract of the United States. Washington: G.P.O., 1879 - . (RH) Ref  Desk H2 .C3S8   (LC W) Ref  H2 .C3S8

United States. Bureau of the Census. Statistical Abstract of the United States. (electronic resource) Washington: G.P.O., 1879 -

Vital Statistics of the United States. (electronic resource) Washington: U.S. Dept. of Health, 1937 -.

Demographic Yearbook. (electronic resource) Lake Success, NY: Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office, United Nations, 1948 -

Keyfitz, Nathan. World Population Growth and Aging: Demographic Trends in the Late Twentieth Century. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990. (RH LC)  Ref  HA155 .K49 1990.

Segal, Aaron. An Atlas of International Migration. London: Hans Zell Publishers, 1993. (LC) Atlas Area   G1046.E27 S4 1993

AcademicInfo: Sociology. An annotated directory of Internet resources.

Allyn & Bacon Sociology Links. Extensive collection of Internet links arranged by topic such as population and urbanization, family, socialization, criminal justice system etc.

American Factfinder. Site is the U.S. Census Bureau's main access point for Census 2000 data as well as statistics from 1990 census, 2004 population estimates, 1997 and 2002 economic censuses, 2003 Annual Survey of Manufacturers, and the American Community Survey.

CenStats. Site is maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau and contains population, housing and economic data for the United States.

CQ Researcher. Link to full text of CQ Researcher, weekly report providing in depth coverage of controversial issues of the day.

Criminal Justice Links. Site contains internet links relating to crime, juvenile delinquency, police and the courts as well as to electronic journals and governmental sites.

Dead Sociologists' Index. A listing of various theorists in sociology with biographical information and a summary of their work and collection of Internet links arranged by topic.

Institute for Research on Poverty. The Institute is a national university-based center for the study of the causes and consequences of poverty and social inequality in the U.S.  The site contains a large collection of links arranged by topic such as activism, homelessness, welfare reform, housing etc.

Intute:Social Sciences.  Metasite of sociology Internet sites.

Justice Information Center. Produced by the National Criminal Justice Reference Service, this site is a major source for information on criminal and juvenile justice. It also includes NCJRS Abstracts Database which summarizes criminal justice literature including journal articles, books and government reports.

Nationmaster.  Site contains statistics in over 20 categories for the nations of the world.  Charts and graphs can be created.

Social Science Data Archives. Homepage of the Council of European Social Science Archives which provides access to electronic data for social science teaching and research in Europe.

The SocioLog. Comprehensive guide to on-line resources in sociology, professional associations and university sociology departments.

A Sociological Tour through Cyberspace. Collection of Internet links to resources for general sociology material, data sets, materials on research methods and statistics, resources on writing research papers and selected sites on subject areas.

SocioSite. Megasite produced by the Sociological Institute of the University of Amsterdam to provide access to European and worldwide resources of academic sociology. It includes a comprehensive list of Internet links.

The SocioWeb. A comprehensive guide to sociology resources on the Internet divided into twelve categories including indexes and guides, commercial sites, sociological theory, journals, surveys and statistics, topical research etc.

StateMaster. Site contains statistics drawn from the Census Bureau, FBI and National Center for Educational Statistics. Charts and graphs can be created.

United Nations Population Information Network. Site is maintained by Population Division of DESA of UN Secretariat to "coordinate population information activities at international, regional and national levels."

United Nations Statistics Division. Site is the official access point to statistical data compiled by the UN and other international agencies. Free access to much of the data; some require paid subscription.

WWW Virtual Library: Demography & Population Studies. Meta index of sites relating to population, regional and ethnic studies.

WWW Virtual Library: Sociology. Meta index of sociology Internet sites.

Yearbook of Immigration Statistics. A compilation of statistics on annual immigration into the U.S. and immigration law enforcement actions.