Sociology 1001 Library Research Guide: Library Catalogue Subject Headings
Searching by Subject: Library Catalogue Subject Headings
- This section of the Sociology 1001 provides information on Library Catalogue subject headings.This page includes a list of subject headings that may be useful for essay topics.
Library Catalogue Subject Headings
Listed below are Subject Headings from the Online Catalogue which may assist with your essay research.
These are only suggested subject headings.
Keyword searches using other terms may also provide useful material.
To retrieve articles which contain more than one search term, and or or not can be used to combine terms.
and will retrieve items which contain both terms
For example aboriginal and poverty or work and family.
or will retrieve items which contain either term
For example Aborignal or indigenous, will retrieve either of these terms
not will exclude a term from a search
The search unpaid work will retrieve items which include this phrase,items with either term will be retrieved.
To search a term and its variants use the asterisk truncation symbol * The search institut* will retrieve terms such as institutional, institutions, institutionalise etc.
Subject headings or searches which retrieve a large number of items can be limited by date or additional terms.
Keyword searches allow you to a limit an initial search by date, language, format (vdeo, sound) location etc..
- Australian aborigines child welfare
- Children Australian Aboriginal Government Policy
- Australian Aborigines removal
- Poverty Australia
- Poverty social aspects australia
- Poor Australia
- Family Australia
- Demography Australia
- Family size Australia
- Fertility human australia
- Population Australia
- Sexual Division of Labor Australia
- Sex discrimination in employment
- Sex Role in the Work Environment
- Work and Family Australia
- Unemployment Australia
- Unemployed government policy australia
- Service compulsory non-military australia
Sometimes you may have difficulty finding a subject heading which describes your topic or there simply appears to be too much information. A keyword search may help you retrieve relevant information.
If you want to further explore the Library catalogue try the Catalogue Tutorial
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