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This guide is your one-stop library resource for scholarly and non-scholarly books and eBooks, databases and journals, web resources, research tips and tools, career information, and more to support your assignments in SCS 224! In this guide, you'll also find information on library services, tools, and other web resources to help you conduct your research project, create your presentation, cite your sources, submit a proposal to Undergraduate Research Day, and more.
Use the blue buttons on the left to navigate through the guide and find what you need. Ask a reference librarian if you need additional assistance via email (ask@snhu.libanswers.com), phone (1. 844.684.0456), or by using the yellow "Chat 24/7 with a Librarian" button on the library home page. Additionally, you can make an appointment (any length... 5 minutes to an hour+) to meet virtually or in-person with the Social Sciences Liaison Librarian, Karin Heffernan, by emailing k.heffernan@snhu.edu.
Social Sciences are fascinating and varied. Often, you'll find that the core resources (databases) below contain the information you need for your research project. However, you will want to look at websites from non-profit organizations in the field as well as government agency websites for sources of information and data.
For most topics and research questions in Social Sciences, you'll find the resources below helpful. Icons indicate what kind of resources are included in each database. Because the Social Sciences span across other disciplines, you will see databases listed below for specific areas that may not apply to all Social Science topics but do apply to topics frequently selected by students for research in SCS 224.
All Shapiro Library databases are available from the A-Z Database List link in the Quick Links box or from the Find Articles, eBooks & More tab on the library home page.
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There are many sources you will encounter as you research in psychology. These sources have different characteristics. Take care to match the sources you use to your projects.
Publication Type | Examples | Content | Authors | Audience | Reviewed by |
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Academic Journals |
Social Change Review |
Original research, In-depth, Specific, Sources cited | Scholars and Practitioners | Scholars, Industry Professionals, Students | Scholars (Peer Review) |
Popular News and Magazines |
Mother Jones |
Shorter, uncited articles on topics of general interest, Advertisements | Journalists | General Public | Editors |
Case Studies |
Academic Search Ultimate |
Detailed examination and analysis of a specific case | Scholars and Practitioners | Scholars, Industry Professionals, Students | Scholars (Peer Review) |
Government Information |
U.S. DHHS |
Research, Health Guidelines | Government Agencies, including NIH and CDC | Scholars, Students | Government Agencies |
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts, and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities, and other web sites.
Each result in a Google Scholar Search has options beneath it including: Citation for the article in 5 formats & export to various citation managers; "Cited by" lists all the articles written more recently that cite the article; and related articles. If the full text is available, it will appear as a link to the right of the citation. The link below demonstrates how to connect Google Scholar to the Shapiro Library databases. Google Scholar searches may be narrowed down by date in the left margin of the results list.
Like Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar searches scholarly publications of all kinds. They are "a free AI-powered research tool for scientific literature based at the Allen Institute for AI." Their mission "is to accelerate scientific breakthroughs by helping scholars locate and understand the right research, make important connections, and overcome information overload. Semantic Scholar is... open and free for all to use... and they actively collaborate with industry partners... to provide open access to relevant scientific research." Search using the link below.
If you locate sources that are not available in the library databases, you may request them through Interlibrary Loan and the library will provide them to you for free. The link to request something through ILL is in the Quick Links box on the library home page.