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Primary subject databases
Database	Description
Sociology @ ProQuest	Selected ProQuest databases for Sociology. View Full Description

Main databases

Secondary subject databases
Database	Description
Google Scholar	Searches for articles and web resources from academic publishers and universities. View Full Description
Sociological Abstracts	Comprehensive, international coverage of journal articles, books, papers, etc. in sociology and related disciplines. View Full Description
Sociology - Oxford Bibliographies	A collection of core resources in sociology. Selected by experts. View Full Description
Sociology @ EBSCOhost	Selected EBSCOhost databases for Sociology. View Full Description
Web of Science Core Collection	Citation indexes for the arts & humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences. View Full Description

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Tertiary subject databases
Database	Description
CANSIM @ CHASS	Canadian socio-economic statistical data. For advanced users. View Full Description
Child development abstracts and bibliography	Print index for articles, books and other materials. View Full Description
Child Welfare Information Gateway	Links to information and publications for the well-being of children and families. View Full Description
Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text	Covers journal articles, books, reports, dissertations and unpublished papers. View Full Description
JSTOR	Current and back issues of journals in arts and sciences. View Full Description
Mass Observation Online	Papers from the archive of a pioneering British social research organization. View Full Description
odesi	Repository of socio-economic survey, census, and polling data from Statistics Canada, Ipsos Reid, Gallup, etc. View Full Description
OECD iLibrary	Access books, articles, reports & statistics from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. View Full Description
PILOTS: Published International Literature On Traumatic Stress	Index for assessment, treatment, services and policies relating to stress disorder. View Full Description
Sage Knowledge	Social sciences books by Sage Publications. Primarily Sociology, Education, and Business & Management. View Full Description
Scholars Portal Journals	Several thousand full-text electronic journals; especially strong in sciences and social sciences. View Full Description
Social Sciences Citation Index	(included in Web of Science) View Full Description
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000	Full-text documents, plus scholarly essays, book reviews, commentaries and bibliographies. View Full Description
Women and Social Movements, International: 1840 to Present	Letters, conference proceedings and other primary material concerning women's social movements. View Full Description
World Development Indicators	Development data from more than 200 countries View Full Description

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21st Century Sociology: a reference handbook (2007)	A comprehensive assessment of over 100 sociological fields, as well as an examination of the development of sociological inquiry
Encyclopedia of Sociology (2001)	Classic sociological reference text covering core issues such as race, poverty, violence, economics, pregnancy and abortion
Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives (2007)	Reference text for sociology, criminology, cultural anthropology, social psychology, and economics
Dictionary of Sociology, 3rd ed. (2012)	A comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of sociological terms. Over 2,500 entries
Oxford Bibliographies Online: Sociology	Core research resources and bibliographies for many sociological fields such as deviance, norms, health, and aging

Statistics

Also see the Library's Data and Statistics page for a complete listing of statistics-related resources.

Statistics Canada	Discover resources, news, and research from Canada's national statistical agency
<odesi>	The Library's searchable repository of microdata from StatCan surveys and Canadian polling data. Create your own tables, or expect data into SPSS, SAS, and Stata
Elections Canada	Campaign results, voter turnout, and campaign finance information. Click on Resource Centre for reports and publications
Juristat	Juristat is Statistics Canada’s annual publication for crime and justice statistics, such as homicide rates and violent crime rates by region. See topics by browsing by Chronological Index in the left-hand menu
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Surveillance	Uses administrative data to analyze incidence, prevalence, and outcomes of chronic conditions and disease in Canada
The Source for Women's Health	Identifies and tracks sources of women's health data, reports, and reviews
Canadian Institute for Health Information	Statistics and analysis on the Canadian health care system
Canadian Index of Wellbeing	Measues the social well-being of Canadians
Community Information Database (CID)	Develop basic socio-economic profiles for communities in Canada

Course guides

Course guides organized by course number and course title
Course #	Title
SY	How to "Anne Kelly" your search
SY102	Analysis of Social Issues