Holy Spirit Library wiki / Social Theory and Applications

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Reference Wiki for Social Theory and Applications

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Finding Books & E-Books

CAVALOG is the library’s catalog. CAVALOG is used to find books, e-books, videos, DVDs and other materials. Access points are word/phrase, author, title, subject, and series.

Connect to CAVALOG
To find e-books use the Search limits and set location to Internet. How to: CAVALOG e-books.ppt

Recommended Reference Books

These selected print books are available on the main floor in the Reference collection.

The Blackwell encyclopedia of sociology (Ref HM 425 .B53 2007) Sample view: Blackwell encyclopedia of sociology.pdf

Encyclopedia of criminology (Ref HV 6017 .E5295) Sample view: encyc_of_criminology.pdf

Encyclopedia of sociology (Ref HM425 .E5 2000) Sample view: encyclopedia_of_sociology_1.pdf

Encyclopedia of social theory (Ref HM425 .E47 2005) Sample view: encyclopedia_of_social_theory.pdf

International encyclopedia of the social & behavioral sciences (Ref H41 .I58 2001) Sample view:Intl Encyc of Social and Behavioral Sci.pdf

21st century sociology: a reference handbook (Ref HM585 .A13 2007) Sample view: 21st Century Sociology.pdf

Finding Articles

The primary periodical databases, SocIndex, Science Direct: Social Sciences and Humanities, and SAGE Journals are available by selecting the Social Sciences subject link from the Databases tab on the Library's homepage*. Secondary periodical databases, PsycINFO and Academic Search Premier are also available.

SocIndex: Learn more about the database (Create your own EbscoHost account to retain documents, searches, etc.)

Science Direct: View a tutorial (Use advanced search and limit the subject to Social Sciences)

SAGE Journals: Learn more about the database (Use advanced search mode)

Education Research Complete: Learn more about the database (Use the scholarly peer reviewed limiter)

PsycINFO: Learn more about the database (Limit your search with terms like Sociology, Social theory...)

Academic Search Premier: Learn more about the database View a tutorial (Use the scholarly peer reviewed limiter)

*Your Cabrini network username and password are used to access periodical databases remotely. Please contact ITR (610-902-8366) if there are any problems connecting to the databases. You can also get help online through ITR's Online Problem Reporting System.

Web Tips:

Use google in advanced search and add domain limiters: .edu, .org

Use search tools such as iboogie or clusty for results grouped by subject.

Writing Helps:

ASA style: The preferred style for Sociology. (Download the Writer's Guide)

Style Guides: ASA, and others. (Check with your instructor to make sure you're using the appropriate citation style)

The Writing Center

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