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Overview
The Sociology Collection provides access to Sociological Abstracts in combination with other databases covering the international literature in sociology and social services, along with related fields. Together, it provides abstracts, indexing, and full-text coverage of journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, and more, including full-text from hundreds of leading sociology journals.
Provides truly reliable and relevant content
The collection contains A&I databases renowned for their value to sociology and social work research, including Sociological Abstracts, which is considered to be “more inherently reliable and authoritative” compared to the nearest comparative database.
Offers a rich variety of content
In addition to full-text journal articles, users can access introductory information in videos and in-depth scholarly material found in dissertations.
Offers an easy way to conduct sociology research
The collection gives researchers one place to search and find a wealth of relevant records in sociology without being overwhelmed by content in unrelated disciplines.
Fits with your budget
This value-for-money sociology and social work resource is easy for librarians to promote and provide training for and therefore increases usage.
Provides international scope
The collection gives researchers a global perspective as a majority of the titles are published outside of North America. In addition, 20 percent of the content is published in languages other than English.
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