Introduction to Sociology
ANSO 107

Books | Book Chapters | Journal Articles | Citing Source

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FINDING BOOKS

Using Catalogs to locate books:

1.) Ariadne - Kalamazoo College Library Catalog

• Search by Keyword
• Find and Use Subject Headings
• Browse the shelves by Call Number

2.) MeLCat Group of Libraries in Michigan

• Search by Keyword
• Find and Use Subject Headings
• About MeLCat

3.) WestCat - Western Michigan's catalog

• Search by Keyword
• Find and Use Subject Headings
• Browse the shelves by Call Number
• Waldo Library: Hours and How to get to Western

4.) WorldCat and 5.) Interlibrary Loan

• Search by Keyword
• Find and Use Subject Headings
• Order item through Interlibrary Loan

See the Sociology Research Guide on Finding Books.

Using Subject Headings and Descriptors

• Search by Keyword (use Boolean Logic) and look for Subject Headings in individual records.
• Find and Use Subject Headings, also called Descriptors
• Use words from the Subject Headings in a Keyword search
• Some catalogs and databases let you click on the Subject Heading itself

  Examples of Subject Headings:

  • Social Classes
  • Social Structure
  • Ethnology
  • Race
  • Family
  • Gender Identity
  • Popular culture -- United States
  • Working Class

Background Sources in Reference

• A Dictionary of Sociology, Ref. HM425 .D5735 2005
• The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology : A User's Guide To Sociological Language, Ref. HM425 .J64 2000
• Encyclopedia of Social Theory, Ref. HM425 .E46 2006
• Encyclopedia of Social Theory, Ref. HM425 .E47 2005
• Key Concepts in Critical Social Theory, Ref. HM511 .C77 2005
• The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology, Ref. HM425 .C36 2006
• International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family, Ref. HQ9 .E52 2003
• Encyclopedia of Race and Racism, Ref. E184.A1 E584 2008
• Dictionary of Race, Ethnicity and Culture, Ref. GN495.6 .D53 2003
• Work in America : An Encyclopedia of History, Policy, and Society, Ref. HD8066 .W637 2003
• Encyclopedia of Environment and Society, Ref. HM856 .E53 2007

Don't forget to use bibliographies contained in reference books, annotated bibliographies, circulating books, and journal articles!

Book Chapters

To find chapters in books, search in the four places listed above for finding books.

To find chapters within books, do a keyword search on your topic, whether your topic is an idea, a period of history, or a person. A keyword search will search multiple fields of the record for a book, such as title, author, contents, etc.

Example: working class
Example: racism
Example: asian american

In Ariadne, you can use a keyword search to find your topic specifically in the contents note field, where chapter titles are listed. To search the note field, your search would look like this:

Example: n: health care

FINDING JOURNAL ARTICLES

See Finding Journal Articles.

Sociology Indexes and databases
All Indexes and datab ases listed alphabetically

Look for citations

• Gather citations using Indexes
• Search by Keyword (use Boolean Logic)
• Find and Use Subject Headings (also called Descriptors)
• You may Limit by Language and/or Year
• Find citations in Bibliographies in books and articles

Sources for Citations and Articles

To use these resources from off campus, see Indexes and Databases and Off-Campus Access to Licensed Resources.

Subject Specific Indexes

Indexes lead you to article citations that include author, article title, journal title, volume number, publication date, and page number. Citations do not include the entire article. You must locate the journal once you have a citation.

Social Sciences Abstracts < about > (1983-present)
Social Sciences Citation Index < about > (1993-present)

PsycINFO < about > Psychology

Education Abstracts < about >
ERIC < about >

America: History and Life < about >

General Indexes - Many subject areas, mix of scholarly and popular publications

ArticleFirst < about >

Do you have access to a journal?   Locating the journal when you have a citation

1.) Ariadne (print)

• Title search on Title of the Journal to locate print journal

2.) Online Journals at K

• Title search on Title of the Journal to locate article in a Full Text Database

3.) WestCat - Western Michigan's catalog

• Title search on Title of the Journal
• Waldo Library - Hours and How to get to Western

4.) Interlibrary Loan

• Order item through Interlibrary Loan
• Use *only* when the journal is not available through Ariadne or Online Journals at K

What Journals does the Library Own?

• In paper - Check Ariadne - search on your discipline or subject area, and in Step 2, limit the location to "Periodicals"
  • Or - Search Ariadne for a specific journal - enter the journal title into the Ariadne Title Search
• Online - Check Online Journals at K - to find out what online journals the Library subscribes to

Which index includes the journal I'm looking for?

• Ulrich's Periodicals Directory < about >

Full-Text Online Databases

Full text resources include citation information as well as the article itself.

• Do we have a specific journal in full text? Ask Online Journals at K!
• Full Text Journals in Social Sciences from Online Journals

Annual Review of Sociology
1975-present in Annual Review of Sociology Online
1972-2002 in JSTOR    

JSTOR < about > All Scholarly Journals
- Sociology Journals in JSTOR (36 titles in Sociology)

Project MUSE < about > All Scholarly Journals
- Sociology Journals in Project MUSE (7 titles in Sociology)

Proquest < about >
Academic OneFile < about >
Expanded Academic ASAP < about >
OmniFile < about >

Types of Periodicals

Periodicals are publications that are issued "periodically" - that is, at regular time intervals, such as weekly, monthly, or quarterly. They can be magazines, journals, or newspapers. Periodicals can be divided into two broad categories: scholarly journals, and news or popular magazines. These two types of publications serve different purposes and different audiences.

Scholarly Journals (Social Forces)

• Authors are scholars or researchers in their fields.
• Authors cite their sources in footnotes, endnotes, and bibliographies.
• Individual issues have little or no advertising.
• Articles must go through a peer-review process.
• Articles usually report original scholarly research.
• Most illustrations are charts, figures, or graphs.
• Authors use the specialized language or jargon of the discipline.

Popular Magazines (National Geographic)

• Authors are freelance writers or magazine staff members.
• Authors may mention sources, but rarely cite them in notes or bibliographies.
• Individual issues contain many advertisements.
• There is no peer review process. Articles are reviewed by editors or publishers.
• Illustrations are numerous and colorful.
• Articles are meant to inform and entertain an educated audience.
• Language is written for the general adult audience (no specialized jargon).

Is it Scholarly? Look it up in Ulrich's Online!

Ulrich's Periodicals Directory Online < about >
Look for section called "Document Type"
Document Type MUST say "Academic/Scholarly Publication" "Peer Reviewed," or "Refereed" to be considered scholarly!

Don't forget to use bibliographies contained in reference books, annotated bibliographies, circulating books, and journal articles!

CITING YOUR SOURCES

Chicago Manual of Style
15th ed. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2003.
Reference, Z253 .U69 2003.

Chicago Style
An online guide from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center

Chicago Manual of Style Documentation
A web site for citing electronic resources in the Chicago Style

See also: How to Cite Sources

ALWAYS check the style manual!! DO NOT rely on other guides!

When in doubt, ask your instructor!