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SOC218: Urban Sociology
Spring 2008 - J. Wynn
reference contact: David Podboy x2913, IM:davidpodboy

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STARTING POINTS

Source Call Number/Access
Encyclopedia of American Urban History ref HT123 .E49 2007
Encyclopedia of Urban Cultures: Cities and Cultures Around the World ref HT108.5 .E53 2002
Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical Encyclopedia ref HT147.5 .C574 2007
Encyclopedia of the City ref HT108.5 .E63 2005
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology online
ref HM425 .B53 2007
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences ref H41 .I58 2001
21st Century Sociology: A Reference Handbook ref HM585 .A13 2007
Encyclopedia of Sociology ref HM425 .E5 2000

FINDING ARTICLES

Journal Articles

Sociological Abstracts 1952+

Social Sciences Abstracts 1983+

International Bibliography of the Social Sciences 1951+

America: History & Life or Historical Abstracts

Newspaper Articles

LexisNexis Academic (includes international newspapers)

ProQuest Historical Newspapers (NY Times, LA Times, Chicago Defender & Washington Post)

FINDING BOOKS

Begin by searching the Five College Library Catalog using the SUBJECT KEYWORDS search. Try the following terms:

Metropolitan areas [Your City] Social conditions City and town life [Your City]
Cities and towns [Your City] Social life and customs City planning [Your City]
Sociology, Urban [Your City] History Urbanization [Your City]

To expand your search, use WorldCat to search libraries worldwide.

STATISTICS

American FactFinder (U.S. Census Bureau)

LexisNexis Statistical

County and City Data Book (1944-2000 is available at the Geostat Center)

County and City Extra ref HA203 .C68 (older editions A core)

Places, Towns and Townships ref HT123 .P53

CITE YOUR SOURCES

Resource Website
Documentation Guidelines: Citing Sources Within Your Paper (Duke University) Click on appropriate link to see citation examples.
Style Manuals & Citation Guides Smith College Libraries' web page with links

RefWorks
Bibliographic software designed to help researchers gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as to generate citations and bibliographies.

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CONTACT THE REFERENCE LIBRARIAN

Contact the instructors for your library session: David Podboy, dpodboy@email.smith.edu

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