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Library Course Guide for Sociology 323
Sociology of the Law
Introduction
This guide is arranged in the order that one might work through the research process. However, if you would like to go to a particular area, choose from the alphabetical grouping below.
Books | Citation Styles | Databases | Journals, Periodicals | Library Help & Contacts | Locating Library Materials |
| Reference Materials | Research Process
Reference Materials
Locate background information on your topic by using the Library Catalog. To restrict your search to reference materials, click on the Other Searches box, then choose Restrict Searching to Reference Collections Only.
Please note: The "Ref" before the call number indicates an item in the Reference Collection, which is located on the Main floor of the Du Bois Library.
Books
Search for books in the Library Catalog. Use either subject or keyword search to find books on a particular topic. Write down the location and the call number. Consult the floor Directory to the Du Bois Library to find the floor where your call number is located.
Other sources of books include:
Databases
Locate citations, abstracts and/or full text of journal articles, magazine articles, newspapers, dissertations, government documents, and other information sources in your subject.
Try CrossSearch (Searching multiple databases simultaneously)
The UMass Libraries database collection is licensed for on-campus access by all and remote access by OIT Account holders. See Library Services for Remote Users for information about off-site access.
Please note: In some of our databases you may see the UMLinks button - 
. Clicking on this button will take you directly to the full text of your article, if available, or to other options for finding the article if not available online. For more information, see Frequently Asked Questions about UMLinks.
Selected databases for Sociology 323 research topics are:
Journals and Periodicals
The Library offers many journals in digital format. To search for title listings, use the E-Journal Locator (a link is always available at the top of the page.)
Finding Journals - When consulting databases and journal indexes, make sure to write down the complete citation for each journal article that you would like to find. This includes: author, title, journal name, date, volume, and page numbers. Journal articles can be printed from library computers, emailed to yourself, or photocopied. Go to the Library Catalog and search on journal title to see if we own that journal. Search the E-Journal Locator to see if the journal is available electronically.
Locating Materials within the Libraries
After you have the citation for your material (from a database, library catalog etc.) find the call number. If not available in the database or index you are using go to the Library Catalog.
If this library doesn't own the material you want, try searching for an item from the Four College Catalog, or fill out an Interlibrary Loan Request Form with the appropriate citation information. Staff will attempt to locate and bring the material here for you to use.
The Research Process (an introduction)
Citation Styles
See Using Citation Styles for examples and links to standard style formats.
Prepared for Professor Jill McCorkel, Sociology 323, 2/05
Library Guide by Barbara Morgan, Law Reference Librarian
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