ISS 3300: Social Research Methods (St. Petersburg - O'Leary)

Multidisciplinary full-text database with peer reviewed journals, magazines and other resources from 1975 forward.

JSTOR coverage spans a variety of disciplines, with a focus on the humanities and social sciences. The included content is comprehensive for archival and historical materials in the collection’s scholarly titles. The most recent 3-5 years of each journal is not available directly via JSTOR, however the USF Libraries provides access to current issues of a majority of these titles in other database and e-journal subscriptions.

Research areas in LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe cover news,industry, and market news; legal news and research; company financial information; general medical topics ; accounting, auditing, and tax information; law reviews; case law; U.S. Code.

This collection provides access to databases covering international literature in social sciences, including politics, public policy, sociology, social work, anthropology, criminology, linguistics, library science, and education. Featured databases include IBSS, Sociological Abstracts and Worldwide Political Science Abstracts. Together, they provide abstracts, indexing and full-text coverage of journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, and more.

Comprehensive index of bibliographic materials in social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology. Coverage: 1880s-present.

Provides a single point of access to publications of the American Anthropological Association, including peer reviewed journals, newsletters, and bulletins.

This database includes indexing and abstracts of journals, books, reports, dissertations, and unpublished papers on criminology and related disciplines. Coverage: 1968-present.

Offers information on crime cause and impact, litigation, and crime trends. Includes scholarly journals, correctional/law enforcement trade publications, crime reports, crime blogs and more.

Information clearinghouse for research, policy, and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice, and drug control. Includes federal, state, and local reports from 1975 - present.

An index of citations and abstracts for economic literature beginning in 1886, as well as full-text book reviews from the Journal of Economic Literature.

To get to this section of the resource, click on "Source" on the home page, then go to "International Monetary Fund". You will then see all of the "Balance of Payments" data and filters. Summarizes the economic transactions of an economy compared to global economies. Contains time series data from 1948 and approximately 100,000 time series covering more than 170 countries and areas.

Full text articles from journals and magazines covering business subjects including accounting, finance, economics, marketing, MIS, and operations management, spanning from 1886 to the present.

Full text, citations, and abstracts from scholarly education journals covering all levels of education, multilingual education, health education, and testing. Coverage from 1980 forward.

ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and provides extensive access to education-related literature. Coverage: 1966-current.

Multidisciplinary database of indexed research literature on the earth sciences, including geology, human and physical geography, and environmental sciences.

Comprehensive source of geoscience information. Covers North American geology from 1693 to the present and global geology from 1933 to the present.

Global population statistics and geopolitical data.

Some full-text articles spanning roughly 20 years of general political science, American government and politics, political sociology, comparative politics, area studies, and related disciplines.

Full text articles, working papers, e-books, videos, etc. on international politics and related fields including material since 1991.

Selective coverage of issues in the public debate. Provides citations to journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, and conference papers. Coverage: international focus, 1915-present.

Select full-text coverage of professional, academic literature in psychology and related disciplines. 1800's to present, with most materials published in the 20th and 21st centuries.

PsychiatryOnline is a web-based portal that features the DSM-IV-TR, one of the most widely used psychiatric references.

Abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines published since 1963.