Public Sociology - Spring 2011  

VIRGO
Don’t forget to check VIRGO for books & journal articles.  We have some good ones!

 Journal Databases

Sociology LibGuide
Starting place for sociology research.  Links to both U.Va. subscription databases (Soc Abstracts) and web resources (General Social Survey).

 Academic Search Complete
Large general database of articles from scholarly journals and a few newspapers on many topics. Also includes reference books (World Almanac, American Heritage Dictionary), biographies, speeches and other primary source documents.

 Sociological Abstracts
Sociology and related fields. All languages. 2600 scholarly journals. Includes book, book chapter, and conference paper abstracts and book reviews. Use Advanced Search.  Updated quarterly.

 Demographics

Social Explorer
Census and American Community Survey (ACS) data.  Custom maps and reports.  Doesn’t yet include 2010 Census counts.

• Select “Reports.”   Then choose ACS (or whatever data looks interesting).  Then choose “County.”  You can then select both Albemarle AND Charlottesville (use CTL to select two options). 

 American FactFinder – 2010 Census - 

• 2010 Census counts to the county level
• By address
• Maps are at country level
•  American Community Survey

Economics

County Business Patterns - http://www.census.gov/econ/cbp/index.html

• Numbers of people employed, number of establishments by type, etc.
• Compare with other cities and places
• By zip and NAICS code – employment and wages

 Bureau of Labor Statistics - http://www.bls.gov/

• Time Use Surveys (!) - http://www.bls.gov/tus/
• Resources for…. - http://www.bls.gov/audience/home.htm
• At a Glance - http://www.bls.gov/eag/

Other Resources

• FedStats – www.fedstats.gov – links to many agencies statistical resources
• ChildStats - www.childstats.gov – wealth of data on “children” up to 17 years old
• GuideStar - http://www2.guidestar.org/ - financial reports on nonprofits.  Free registration allows you to view more of the data.
• Monticello Avenue - http://avenue.org/ - community network site.  Eligible groups can have websites hosted.
• CvilleCalendar.com - http://www.cvillecalendar.com/
• Scholars' Lab C'ville resources - http://www.lib.virginia.edu/scholarslab/resources/gis/cityguide_cville.html
• City Neighborhood plans - http://www.charlottesville.org/Index.aspx?page=1546

 Tools

Proxy - http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/tools/offgrounds.html
Connect to U.Va.’s databases from your apartment or home.

 RefWorks – http://www.refworks.com
Click on “Login” to access login and account creation information.

·         Format bibliographies and citations automatically in over 400 styles including ASA, MLA, etc. Use in conjunction with WORD to write papers, dissertations, etc.

·         Access your RefWorks account from any computer, anywhere

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