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Sociology and Social Policy Databases
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| Sociological Abstracts (1952 - present)
References articles, conference papers, books and web resources on sociology and other related social science disciplines. Useful for locating peer reviewed journal articles in Sociology. |
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| JSTOR
Full-text for major journals in the Social and Political Sciences. Latest five years are not available in this database. |
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| Family & Society Plus via Informit Online (1980 - present)
References research, policy and practice issues relating to Australian families and society. Includes journal articles, government documents and publications from non profit and advocacy organisations. Selected full-text from 2000.  |
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| APA-FT : Australian Public Affairs Full Text (1978 - present) References journal articles and other published material in the social sciences and humanities. Selected full-text from 1994/1995.
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| Web of Science via ISI Web of Knowledge
Social Sciences and Arts & Humanities citation indexes, useful for citation and subject searching for articles, books and reviews in the social sciences and related disciplines. Allows the identification of key articles in a discipline. |
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| ProQuest Social Science Journals
Search a collection of full text journals covering the social sciences. |
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| Proquest 5000
Multiple databases covering disciplines within the Social Sciences. Also includes digitised collections of key US newspapers, dissertations & theses. |
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| Google Scholar
Searches academic information on the internet. May also allow access to publications to which the University of Sydney Library subscribes. |
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| News databases for Sociology | |
| Factiva
Full-text news, commentary, pictures and media transcripts from over 8,000 overseas and Australian news media sources. |
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| World News Connection
Compiled by the United States Foreign Broadcasting Information Service (FBIS) from non-U.S. media sources including newspaper articles, conference proceedings, television and radio broadcasts, periodicals, and non-classified technical reports. Material is translated and either an extract, or the full publications is available from the database. |
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| Statistical databases useful for Sociology | |
| Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australia's official statistical organisation. Freely available data for social, health, economic and demographic research and census data for 1996-2006. Links to other statistical agencies via the ABS subject themes page.
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| ASSDA : Australian Social Sciences Data Archive (1977 - present)
Over 2,000 data sets from Australian and non-Australian Studies. Data available for research includes opinion polls, electoral studies, education, youth studies, social welfare and social attitudes. Access information is available from the ASSDA website.
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CData Online 2006
Allows you to create your own tables of Census data on a range of topics such as, age, education, housing, income, transport, religion, ethinicity, occupation and more. |
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| Source OECD Full-text for all OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) publications, useful for economic, social data and analysis. |
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| AGIS Plus Text : Attorney General's Information Service (1975 - present)
References journal articles, government documents and publications from non profit organizations and law reform commissions. Covers all aspects of the Law in Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific. Full-text for selected publications from 1999.
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| Agreements, Treaties and Negotiated Settlements Database
Online gateway linking "current information, historical detail and published material relating to agreements made between Indigenous people and others in Australia and overseas"
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Capital Monitor's University Intranet (1990 - present)
Parliamentary and Legal information from federal and selected State Parliaments. Includes extracts from debates, press releases, case information, policy and legislative documents. Full-text available for many publications.
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CIAO : Columbia International Affairs Online (1991-present)
Published research on international affairs from university research institutes, NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, conference proceedings, books, articles and policy briefs. |
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| CINCH : Australian Criminology Database (1968 - present)
References published and unpublished material on all aspects of crime and criminal justice in Australia.
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Communication & Mass Media Complete via Ebsco (1915 - present)
References articles, conference papers, magazines and books in media studies, journalism, publishing, public relations and related disciplines. Useful for locating academic journals in media and communications. |
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| Libraries Australia
Searches the combined catalogues of Australian libraries and also includes Australian Research Repositories Online to the World (ARROW), PictureAustralia, the British Library Catalogue, Consortium of [British] University Research Libraries,Library of Congress Catalogue, and OCLC WorldCat.
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| MAIS : Multicultural Australia and Immigration Studies (1988 - present)
Covers immigration and multicultural issues, including ethnicity, racism, education, migrant health and welfare, refugees, population studies. Compiled by the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Library. References articles and other published and unpublished material.
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| Peace Research Abstracts (1963 - present)
References articles and other published material in peace and conflict studies, human rights and other related disciplines. |
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| PAIS : Public Affairs Information Service (1972 - present)
References articles, conference papers, books and web resources in international policy & governance issues, political science and other disciplines within the social sciences. Useful for locating peer reviewed journal articles in the social & political sciences. |
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| ParlinfoWeb
Freely available Australian parliamentary documents including debates (Hansard), media releases,legislation, bills, second readings, explanatory memorandum, senate and house committee transcripts, background papers and research notes
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| World Wide Political Science Abstracts (1975 - present)
References articles, conference papers, books and web resources in Political science and other related social science disciplines. Useful for locating peer reviewed journal articles in Sociology. |
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| United Nations Treaty Collection Homepage (Scroll down and click on Access to the database)
Treaty Reference Guide Home Page Full text access to all treaties and international agreements entered into by any Member of the United Nations. |
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