Literature searching for social scientists

If you can't make it along to one of our training sessions, here are some resources you might find useful:

Planning your literature search

Conducting your literature search

Tutorial and guides for social science databases:

All Social Sciences

Web of Science (Social Sciences Citation Index)

https://www.brainshark.com/thomsonscientific/searchtipswok5_v2

Scopus

http://help.scopus.com/Content/tutorials/sc_menu.html

Expanded Academic ASAP
https://connect.le.ac.uk/p34868643/

ASSIA (Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstract)

http://blackboard.le.ac.uk/bbcswebdav/institution/Student%20Development/Online%20tutorials/Library/SearchingASSIA/engage.html

PsycINFO

http://www2.le.ac.uk/library/downloads/databases/psychinfo%2023.05.12.pdf

Criminology

Criminal Justice Abstracts

http://support.ebsco.com/help/index.php?help_id=DB:831

Economics

EconLit

http://support.ebsco.com/help/index.php?help_id=DB:355#A

Education

British Education Index (BEI)
http://proquest.libguides.com/bei

Education Resources Information Centre (ERIC)
http://proquest.libguides.com/eric

Management/Labour Market Studies
Business Source Premier
https://connect.le.ac.uk/bsp/

Emerald Full Text
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/help/user/index.htm

Media & Communication
Communication Institute for Online Scholarship (CIOS)
http://www.cios.org/www/aboutcomabstracts.htm

Politics
Historical Abstracts
https://connect.le.ac.uk/ahlha/

JSTOR

http://about.jstor.org/video-tutorials

Sociology
Sociological Abstracts
http://proquest.libguides.com/content.php?pid=301753

If you would like further help with your literature search then please email liblass@le.ac.uk to request an appointment.

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