Sociological Studies: Databases/eResources

Includes bibliographic references to journal articles and books, reviews and selected chapters dating back to 1951. Its broad coverage includes anthropology, economics, political science and sociology, and is international in scope.

Abstracts and indexes the international literature of sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioural sciences. Includes journal articles, books and dissertations from 1952 onwards.

Anthropological Index Online (AIO) is published by the Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) in cooperation with the Anthropology Library and Research Centre at the British Museum. It is an index to articles in journals taken by the Anthropology Library and Research Centre and to films held at the Royal Anthropological Institute. Records cover 1957 to the present.

Full text access to UK Parliamentary and Non-Parliamentary publications, Scottish Parliamentary, Northern Ireland Assembly, Scottish Government and Non-Parliamentary publications from 2006 onward.

Search international literature in psychological, social, behavioural, and health sciences from 1806 to the present.

Enables you to answer methodology questions during the research process. It links full-text book, journal and reference content with advanced search and discovery tools, including visual search tools called Methods Maps. We have temporary access to the Foundations collection until 31 July 2022. Foundations are bite-sized introductions to research concepts and methods written by global experts.

National subject association for sociologists in the UK.

Provides access to publications, information on social policy, and access to Social Policy Net, the SPA’s social policy Internet gateway.

Comprehensive website of government services and information. Includes all government departments and many other agencies and public bodies.

Multidisciplinary research platform which enables simultaneous cross-searching of a range of citation indexes and databases.

Overton is a citation database of policy documents, parliamentary transcripts, government guidance and think-tank research. Globally collected data is made available through the Overton web application, reports and an API. Overton can be used to see how research is impacting on policy, and can also be used in literature searching to help identify grey literature.

Provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services and related areas, including social welfare, social policy and community development, from 1979 onwards.

Largest professional association for social work in the UK.

Independent charity working with adults’, families’ and children's care and support services across the UK.