Selected Library and Online Resources for Sociology 100

Online at http://people.hws.edu/hunter/bennett09.htm

 

Professor Sheila Bennett                                                    Michael Hunter  Reference Librarian

 

Note: Campus-wide access to the Library’s catalog and electronic resources is through the Library home page--  http://academic.hws.edu/library/

 

Scholarly Research Databases

 

Sociological Abstracts

Political Science Abstracts


Public Affairs Information Service

National News Sources

 

Proquest Direct  Click the “Publications” tab to search New York Times only

 

New York State Newspapers

 

Regional and Local Resources

 

Finger Lakes Times   Latest 14 days, with Archive searchable from Dec., 2006 – present using     Advanced Search Mode

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle   Searchable Archive from 1/1/1999 – present

Relevant Websites

 

New York State Department of Health - http://www.health.state.ny.us/

          Descriptions of current programs and news of upcoming developments in health coverage

 

New York State Insurance Department - http://www.ins.state.ny.us/

          Health New York program and consumer information

 

New York State Partnership for Coverage - http://partnership4coverage.ny.gov/

          Umbrella for new initiatives and improvements

 

Statistical Sources on the Web - http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html

          Look for “Health Insurance” in the left-hand frame

 

National Academy for State Health Policy - http://www.nashp.org/

Covers many aspects of health policy at the state level, including access for the uninsured and safety net providers

 

 

Reference

 

Blackwell Dictionary of of Twentieth-Century Social Thought  REF H 41 .B53 1993

 

Dictionary of Statistical Terms  REF HA 17 .K4

 

Dictionary of Statistics and Methodology  REF HA 17 .V64

 

Encyclopedia of Sociology  REF HM 17 .E5  1992

 

Social Science Encyclopedia  REF H 41 .S63  1996

 

Statistical Abstract of the United States  REF HA 202 .A3 2002 

 

Statistical Yearbook of the United Nations  REF HA 12.5 .U63   (earlier years in the stacks)

 

Books

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